The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-24

there shall be elected
one member of the Democ ratio Execu-
tive Committee from each of the
eight wards IN the parish, and the
eight members so eleG ted, shall as
semble at the City Hail, New Iberia
on Saturday the oath day Of March
1900. and elect from among their
number Chairman, vice Chair
and Secretary. The Chairman SO
elected shall, within ten days, APP.
point seven additional members Of
SAID committee from the parish a,
large. None bnt white Democrats
who are duly registered shall be
entitled to vote at said primary. 1t
is hereby declared to be the desire
Of the Democratic party of this
parish to offer to all white men who
have heretofore affiliated with any
other party an opportunity to re-
turn to the Demo cratic party. AL
known white Democrats and all
white voters. who will declare
themselves Democrats and who
pledge themselves to support the
straight Democratic ticket, State,
District and parocholcsl in the gen.
eral state election next to be held.
The Commissioners of Election
shall decide upon the qualification
of the voter, according to the fore
going rule.
The polls shall open at 7 a. m.
and close at p. m. in all the coun-
try, wards and In New Iberia and
Jeanerette from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m.
APPOINTMENT of COMMISSIONERS
That subcommittee of three, COM
posed of DR.. Geo. L. Minyeille
M essrs. y. p. Romero, and Max
Levy, be appointed by this commit
tee whose duty 1t shall be to appoint
three commissioners at each polling
place as soon as practicable, and to
publish the names thereof as soon
as said appointments are made.
That il one Of the commissioners
appointed fail to appear or refuse to
act the two remaining commission
ers shall choose third. That If tv o
commissioners be absent or refuse TO
act then the commissioner present
shall choose one commissioner and
the two shall chose third. That
If all the commissioners are absent,
then three commissioners shall be
chosen by the qualified voters pre-
sent.
CANDIDATEs-That all candidates
for the several porocbical and
ward offices who shall desire to sub
NIT their names TO be voted for IN
this primary shall notify The sub
committee OF that desire on or be-
fore Wednesday the 9th day Of
February 1900 at II o'clock moor, In
order that their names may appear
on the printed ballot, and no ballot
snail be received by the commits
sloners, other than those prepared
by the committee. Also that be-
fore the name of any candidate shall
be printed on said ticket, he
shall file with the subcommittee q
written pledge to abide by the re-
suit OF the said primary election and
pledge himself as Democrat to
support the nominees of said
primaries and vote in April for the
State, disirict and parachoial and
ward nominees. Eacn candidate
shall bear his pro rata expense Of
the prIlninary as computed by the
SUBCOMMITTEE and this amount shall
accompany bis aforesaid written
pledge.
BALLoTs-That the snb-com-
lnittee above provided for shall
prepare printed ballots for the
primary, and that at the head Of
each ballot shall be printed the
pledge herein above required, and
no ballot shall be counted by the
commissioners unless it contains
said pledge.
The tickets to be voted at the
primary election herein called pre-
pared by the subcommittee shall
be of uniform size and quality of
paper on which the names of all
for parish officers shall
be printed with circle opposite
the name of each candidate where