The Opelousas courier., 1902-08-16
Proceedings of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of she seventh COna
gressional Dist. of Louisiana.
Rooms Democratic Congressional Executive
Committee for the Seventh District of

| Committee for the Seventh District of
| Opelousas, La, Aug. IL, 1902.
The Democratic Executive Committee of the
Seventh Congressional District OF Louisiana
| met this day pursuant to resolution adopted
| by the State Central Committee July %,
| 1902. Hon. E. E. Smart called tho committee
| TO order, and ON motion, Of Mr.. F. s. Pugh. OF
Acadia. the committee at once proceeded to
permanently organize.
Hon. L. +. Smart was elected permanent
chairman by acclsmation. and Mr.. E. B. Du-
buison secretary, th like manner.
| Tho roll was fen called, and the following
properly accredie Jed members of the committee
answered to thGir names: Il. t. Smart, mem
ber-at large; ftadia. P: s: Pugh; Aveyelles,
Cameron, Allguste Pavell; Grant, 9. FL; Teal;
Rapides. j. a9 Wise. proxy, John c. Btacknnan;
st. Landry, Il. b. Dubuisson and Vernon. W.
| I'll. Smart. hNl present in person or n, proxy.
Mr. JOSEF u Moore Of Calcasieu ofreftd set
of EesoutiNhs providing for the nomination of
a bemoey9ic candidate for the Seventh Con-
gresat-e1ii District, which, after having been
read section by section, discussed and amend
| ed, were duly adopted as whole as follows:
Resolved, l. That the nomination OF q Demo
cratic candidate for Congress for the Seventh
| District of Louisiana be made by primary cleo
tion 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 held on
Thursday, the 11th day of September, 1902, and
! that the polls be opened not earlier than eight
O'Clock O M, and closed at five y. IN, except
in Incorporated towns where the polls shall
| remain open until seven p. i'll.
! 8. That the candidates for the Democratic
nomination be voted for direct. each qualified
/ voter casting one vote for the man of his
| choice, and the candidate receiving the major
ity of the votes cast shall be declared the reg
ular nominee of the Democratic party for Con-
gress.
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 first day
| of January, 1902, and who are otherwise quail
| fed to vote under the constitution and laws OF
this State, shall be permitted to vote at said
| primary, provided that the poll tax qualitica-
ton shall not apply to persons over sixty years
| of age and to those who have reached the age
| of tWenty-one since January /, 1902; and, 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 zen, OF the eo podl
tors receipt or certificate, shall be received,
but the affidavit of the voter shall be sufficient
Of s sSe the
Eerein provided for by affidavit Should
| voter be challenged and he establishes his
qualification by affidavit, the same shall be re,
duced to writing, be pinned to his ballot. and
deposited in the ballotbOx Herewith.
s. That the Democratic Parish Executive
Committee of the several parishes OF the dls-
trict shall appoint not less than three nor more
than five commissioners OF election for each
polling place; that in the choice OF commission
ers of election the candidates for congress or
sentative of each candidate appointed as COM
missioner at each polling place II practicable
7 The commissioners OF election shall be white
/ Democrats, and shall be duly qualified electors
of the polling place for which they are selected
and before entering upon the discharge OF their
shall be s day IN eas ANN pao
tally conduct the election.
6. That the Parish Democratic Executive
Committee of each parish shall have charge OF
the arrangements for conducting said primary
election in their respective parishes under the
rules herein provided and they shall provide
ballot boxes and see to their transmission to
the polling places.
7, THAT the several clerks of court of the par
shes 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 ~
| 8. That II the election officers. or any of them
appointed to conduct the election at any poll
, ing place be not present at the hour fixed for
the opening of the polls, then if one election
; commissioner be present, he shall choose an
other and together they shall choose third.
| III no election commissioner be present at the
hour for the opening of the polls. the voters
| present shall, after waiting an hour, select
J from among themselves three election COM
| missioners, whose selection shall be made i'll
accordance with article five OF these resOln-
L ti0ns.
of those voting shall be kept, numbered con-
secutively in the order in which they vote.
10. That immediately after closing the polls
-
, counted in the presence of the bystanders, a
tally OF the votes kept and duplicate returns
) made out and signed and duly sworn to by the
commissioners.
! II. That a sufficient return of the election
shall be statement in writing, made IN dupli
, cate. signed by the commissioners, OF the total
] number OF votes cast at tho polls and the mum
: Der actually cast for each candidate, accom-
, nanied by the tally sheets and lists of voters
6 also in duplicate. This statement shall bt
sworn to as correct by the commissioners.
l Al, a
of voters herein provided for shall be delivered
I by the commissioners to the chairman or sec
!, retary of the Democratic Parish Executive
j Committee aud the other transmitted by mai
: to the secretary OF the Democratic Congress
Y sional District Executive Committee. at Opc
|, lousas, La. The commissioners, after counting
= the ballots, shall replace them i'll the ballo
boxes, which they shall lock and seal and dc
Il post with the clerks OF court OF their RESPECTIVE
. parishes
/ o'clock n m the Congressional Exeeutiv
Committee shall meet at Crowley, La, for tn
II purpose Of ascertainlng and declaring the RI
sut Of the URINARY eleG.lGn ane seerdesasy
y return mailed TO him, and the vote shall be car
= yassed and the result ascertained and formal
announced. nne CHAIRMAN ana h secretary
result Of the canvass to the Secretary of Stata
II and name tho person nominated.
10 IA That at the said primary election the vo
- ers participating therein shall in each paris
I. vote for member to represent each parish o
! the Congressional Executive Committee, an
three members at large TO serve for the ensuin
a. | two wears Returns OF election for such men
. beers shall be made in the same manner as II
., enngressioI al candidates. and the votes cal
nf yassed and he-rcsut declared, as in the Ca.
of the congressional candidates.
is 15 That il it appears from the can vass of I'll
iyotes by the Executive Committee that no ca
fiidafe has received a n tJority0f the votes ca
in this primary then u second primary shall
held in the district on Wednesday,. Septemb
re q, 1902. at which the two candidates reeeiviI
the highest number OF votes at the first prinn
% shall be the candidates, and none others. II
i'm second primary shall be conducted by Il
same officers, in the same manner, and und
w the same rules as the first primary herein pi
"a vided. The present Congressional Exeeuti
Committee shall meet and compile the vote,
III case IL second primary is necessary, at Alexa
N dria La on Monday, September 90, 1902, 81
Ill D. iu In the case of the election OF the me-
IN hafs OF the Congressional Committee from t
several parishes and from the district at lars
,e, a plurality vote shall elect and q majority vC
m, shall not be required.
~ l6 That all Democratic newspapers Of {
IL district be requested tn publish the reseutio
OF this committees IN full in each issue until
lg election shall have taken place; that the 8,
-, erat clerks of court OF the several parishes
IL | the district be requested to furnish the regu
|e- ballot boxes for tho primary. and that the
SCISSORS In the district bs requested to furn
OIL the commissioners at each polliHg place wit
list of the registered voters,
IT, That the sheiiffs 0f the different parisl
be requested to furnish to the commission
du OF each voting precinct in tifer respective \
~ ishes certified list OF those voters, reside
gs of each ward wherein the precinct ie situat
= {, who have paid their poll taxes for the ye
Sn 1900 and 1901 prior to january !, 1904 and Il
his 1 respectively
sct primary be required to hand in their name!
, 3. the secretary of this committee on or bel
~ . fhA 2sfh of August. 1902. and after that date