The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1902-08-30
Proceedings of she Democratic EXee"-
tive Committee of the Seventh Com
sressional Dist. of Louisiana.
Rooms Democratic Congressional Executive
| Committee for tho Seventh District OF


Opelousas, La, Aug. II, 1902
The Democratic Executive Committee OF ;ne tne
met this day pursuant to resolution adopted
by the State Central Committee on July o.
1902. Hon. E. E. Smart called the committee T &c
TO order, and on motion OF Mr.. z. s. PuSh. or
Acadia, the committee at once proceeded TO
permanently organize.
Hon. E. Il. Smart was elected permanent
chalrpoan by acclamation, and Mr.. r. Il. Du-
s6lfsecretary, i'll like manner
The roll was then called, and the following
properly accredited members OF the com colahllttee Tee
answered to their names: L. Z. Smart. mem
her-at large; Acadia. L. 3. Pigh; AVoJeles,
G. II. Couvilon Calcaseu, Joseph Moore;
Cameron Angnste Pavell; Granf' =; fa,adan: III rea:
st. Landry, f. B. Dubnlsson, ana vernon. W.
ii. Smart. All present i'll person or by proxy.
Mr. Joseph Moore of Cacasieu offered a set
of resolutions providing for the nomination of
q Democratic candidate for the seventh Con
gresslonal District, which, after having been
read section by section, discussed ana amend
| ed were duly adopted as whole as follows:
| Resolved. l. That the nomination OF Demo
cratic candidate for Congress for the Seventh
/ District OF Louisiana be made ny primary t elec-
ton conducted OH the same day throughout
the district at the polling places established by
| law in the several parishes.
2. That this primary election shall be heldSn
! Thursday, the 11th day OF September, 1902, and
/ that the polls be opened not earlier than eight
| O'Clock a. m., and closed at five p. m., except
| in Incorporated towns, where the polls snail
| remain open until seven y. IN.
3. That the candidates for the Democratc
nomination be voted for direct. each qualified
voter casting one vote for the man of his
| choice. and the candidate receiving the major
| ty of the votes cast shall be declared the reg
uiar nominee of the Democratic party for Con
gress.
| l. That none but white Democrats who are
registered who have paid their poll taxes for
the year 1900. prior to the first day of january,
1901 and for the year 1901, prior to the hrst DAY
| of January, 1902, and who are otherwise quail
| fed to vote under the constitution ana laws OF
this State, shall be permitted to vote at sald
| urinary provided that the poll tax qlaliftea-
ton shall not apply to persons over sixty years
| of ge and to those VINO nave feacned tne age
| of tWenty-one since January !, 1902; ana, pro-
vided further, that for those who have reached
| the age of twenty -one during the year 1901 the
poll tax requirement shall apply for that year
only. No evidence of the payment OF the poll
as above acePa ea h be- tI9
but the affidavit OF the voter shall be suiicleht
evidence of his age In case OF challenge the
voter may estaosa sui all m tne dsrf 4aef sh1nld
voter be challenged and he establishes his
qualification by affidavit, the same shall be re-
dueed to W wrhng t pc pnne1 eU HlS b'"' anu
| s. Chat the Democratic Parish Executive
Committee of the several parishes ol TIE dls-
trict shall appoint not less than three nor nor more
polling place; that in the choice OF commission
ers of election the candidate for congress OF
their friends snail ne consnafu; aiiM n lepIe c
missioner at each polling place II praetieable
The commissioners OF election shall be white
Democrats, and shall be duly quahnea electors .oG
of the polling place for which they arc seleet ed
and before entering upon the dlseharge OF thelf
duties, shall be duly sworn in the manner pro
vided by law to faithfully, honestly ana lmpar-
TALLY conduct the election.
G. That the Parish Democratic Executive
| Committee of each parish shall have charge or
the arrangements Tor eonduetlng saia primary ,n
| rules herein provided, and they shall provide
ballot boxes and see to their TRANSMISSION to
the polling places.
= rhat the several clerks of court of he par
ishes in the district be requested to furnish the
: regular ballot boxes for the primary, but in
! the event OF their failure to comply with this
! request, the commissioners are hereby author
! ! lied to improvise boxes.
a That ff the election officers or any of them
appointed to conduct the election at any poll,
| the opening of the polls, then II one election
commissioner be present, he shall choose an
other, and together they shall choose q tmrd
hour for the opening of the polls, the voters
!, present shall after waiting an honr, select
from among themselves three EEL, eiee.Gn ha com IL
9 accordance with article five OF these resoiu
tions. o..
| OF those voting shall he kept, numbered con
! seeutively in the order in which they vote
8 TO- That Immediately after closing the polls
}. the boxes shall be opened and the ballots
i counted in the presence OF the Dystanders,
tally of the votes kept and duplicate return!
}, made out and signed and duly sworn to by thu
Y commissioners. .
shall be q statement in writing, made IN dHpli
), cate signed by the commissioners, OF the tota
; number of votes east at the polls ana me nun
{: ber actually cast for each candidate, accom-
u panied by the tally sheets and lists OF voters
also in duplicate. This statement shall b
n sworn to as correct by the commissioners.
10 That one copy of the tally sheets and lis
of voters herein provided for shall be Delivers
by the commissioners to the chairman or SCI
rstary of the Democratic Parish Execatlv
Committee, and the other TRANSMITTED by ma
N to the secretary OF the Democratic C0ngret
s.onal District Executive Committee, at Opt
iousas La The commissioners, after cauntin
n the ballots, shall replace them IN TN inc pa pale y
posit with the clerks OF court OF their respectlv
p parishes.
- Committee shall meet at Crowley, La, for th
~ purpose of ascertainlng ana declaring the r.
q suit OF the primary election. me secretary
o the Congressional Committee shall produce til
= return mailed TO him, and the vote shall be cal
y. - yassed and the result ascertained and formal
h announced. the CHAIRMAN ana secretary
. result Of the canvass to the Secretary OF Stat
., = and name the person nominated;
10 Il. That at the said primary election the yo
~ ers participating therein shall in each paris
~ ~ vote for member TO represent each parish G
'h the Congressional Executive Committee, an
three members at large to serve for the ensuir
- hers shall be made in the same manner as I,
congressional candidates, and the votes ca
yassed and the result declared, as in the ca
OF the congressional candidates
, Is That IL it appears from the canvass OF Il
votes by the Executive Committee that o ca
ng didate has received majority of the votes ca
on i'm this primary, then second primary shall
In held in the district on Wednesday, Septemb
nd %. 1902, at which the two candidates reoeivil
hn the highest number Of votes at the first prima
It's shall be the candidates, and none others. n
th, second primary shall be conducted by d
same officers, in tho same manner, and und
the same rules as the first primary herein pl
he yided. The present Congressional Exeeuti
Committee shall meet and compile the vote,
ve case q second primary is necessary, at Alexa
on dria, La, on Monday, September ~, 1902, a
u. M In the case of the election OF the me
nd bers Of the Congressional Committee from t
a plurality vote shall elect and a majority vC
shall not be required
16. That all Democratic newspapers of
. district be requested to publish the resoutio
Of this committee in full III each issue until I
election shall have taken place; that the 81
eral clerks of court Of the several parishes
" the district he requested to furnish the re5u
;,o ballot boxes for the primary and that the
ion sSsso1 - ~ each ,snlIin1 lana u hi
IL, list of the registered voters,
,nn , II That the shei ifs of the different parsl
On he. requested to furnish to the commission
of each voting precinct In tneir respective p
shes certified list OF those voters, reside
ion | of each ward wherein the precinct is sitHat
I W who have paid their poll taxes for the ye
1900 and 1901 prior TO January !, 1901 and ]!
owe respectively.
primary be required to hand in their Names
Da the secretary of this committee Onze bef
eot the 25th OF August, 1902, and after that date
candidate can enter said primary; that
names Of all candidates shall be printed on
irao otfs hal TO- n a al