The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-09-21

in his resolution the first resolution
of the Bossier parish Committee,
and would accept it without a
murmur. He refused to do this.
l again protested against such
unfair methods, calling his atten-
ton to the fact that he was fore
ing the Democrats of Bossier to
go to the polls against any aohate
roter of Webster who chose to
consider himself, either in whole
or in part, for the time being, a
Democrat.
Be it Resolved by the Democratic
Judicial Executive Committee OF the
Second Judicial District, That there be
held in the parishes of Bossier and Web
ster, on October 9th, 1899, between the
hours of 8 IN and p m primary cleo
ton to nominate candidate for District
Judge and District Attorney and two
members of the Judicial Executive Com
mittee from each parish and one at large.
Said election to be held under the same
rules and regulations and by the same
commissioners as ordered by the respec-
tive parish committees; except that none
but white registered Democrats shall
vote for District officers and on separate
| tickets for parish officers, and shall vote
in separate boxes from the parish boxes,
and the said commissioners shall keep
| list of all the votes cast for said District
officers, and return same to this Com
| mittee at Haughton, on Wednesday fol-
lowing said election.
You will see from Judge Wat
kins' resolution, which was adopt
ed-yeas, Harrell, Barnes and
Edwards; nays, Abney and Ca
been-that the election for Judi
cial officers is to be held by the
same commissioners, under the
rules passed by the respective
Parish Executive Committees,
except that none but white reg
istered Democrats shall vote for
District officers" AS applied to
Bossier that exception has no
sense; as it will operate in Web
ster, under the manipulation Of
such an able and astute politi-
clan, no man need doubt. The
Democratic Executive Committee
of Webster having defined a Dem
ocrat to be a white man who
wants to vote in the primary, and
appointed commissioners to pass,
| presume, upon their color, it is
not likely that those commission
ers will make fish and flesh at one
time of one and the same voter.
In other words, if he be white
enough to vote in the Webster
parish primary, he will be white
enough to vote in the Judicial
primary.
| After this resolution was car
ried, said, gentlemen, since you
force me to an supplementary
ruling, l offer the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That there be private poll
ing booths at each polling place, where
the voters shall be required togo and
prepare their ballots.
| Lost. Yeas - Abney; nays
Harrell, Barnes and Edwards.
| I then offered the following res
olution, so that Bossier might
have an equal chance with Web
ster:
Resolved, That Bossier parish be re-
leased OF the restriction of private booths
so far as the Judicial officers are con-
cerned.
This was also voted down
Yeas - Abney; nays - Harrell
, Barnes and Edwards.
Now, fellow Democrats, was
there anything fair in the actor
of the majority, who represented
) Judge Watkins, on the Judicia
Executive Committee?
: Proud to represent the unfair.
i nished Democracy of Bossier,
fought for that Democracy as
understand it, and, God being
willing, l shall always be foune
fighting on the same line.
w. M. ABNEY.