The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-08-14
Primary Election,
August 10, 1902, to Nominate Candi-
date for Congress, 4th District.

August 10, 1902, to Nominate Candi- !
date for Congress, 4th District.
Under authority of the Con-
gressional Executive Committee |
Of the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict, we, the undersigned, hereby |
appoint the following commission
ers and clerks to hold a primary
election throughout the Parish OF
Bossier, on August 10, 1902, to
vote for their choice for Congress
man for the 4th Congressional
District, to be voted for at the
Congressional election in Novem-
Der, 1902, and also to express their
choice for q member of the Con-
gressional Executive Committee
from Bossier parish, to serve for
two years, to-wit:
Ward 1.
Atkins. T. McDade, r. H. Raines,
Ev Connell, commissioners; Colquitt
Bledsoe, clerk.
Curtis-J. w. Prince, T. w. Holmes,
J. M. Stacy, commissioners; T. N. Bra
den, ST., clerk.
Ward 2.
Benton-J. G.. Ogden, A. P. Butler,
w. G. Burt, commissioners; G. 0. Gayle,
clerk.
Ward 8.
Plain Dealing-R. H. Allen, j. P.
Mitchell, N. w. Sentell, commissioners;
r. 2. Barnett, clerk.
Alden Bridge-F. J. Love, J. F. Wise,
w. L. Adger, commissioners /. F. Elder,
clerk.
Ward 4.
Carteryille-G. T. Mays, J. G. Martin,
J. w. Walker, commissioners; J. S.
Dodson, clerk.
Mot. B. Lynn, T. r. Crawford, O.
G. Cason, commissioners; s. P. john
ston, clerk.
| Ward S.
Rocky Mount-E. w. Martin, r. L.
Bprks, J. B. Wilmington, commission
ers; J. F. Hughes, clerk.
Midway. R. Bumgardner, L. T.
Merritt, r. E. Thomas, commissioners;
r. E. Pilkington, clerk.
| Ward 6.
Bellevue. H. Wyche, C. w. Berry,
w. M. Vickers, commissioners; D. p
Howell, clerk.
| Haughton-J. A. Afford, w. N. Duty
]. G. Hodges, commissioners: J. w
Elston, clerk.
The polls to be opened at 8 A.
NJ, and closed at 6 P. NJ, and te
| be held under the rules and regu-
lations of the Congressional Elk
ecutive Committee, and the re-
turns to be made in accordance
Herewith.
We hope the commissioner
herein appointed will serve, AMI
we recommend that the Board 0
Supervisors of Election for tn,
parish appoint the same commits
sioners and clerks to serve at tn
Congressional election in Novem
; Der next, in order that they ma,
get some compensation for thei
. time in holding the election.
81 Done and signed officially, thi
August 4, 1902.
E. 8. DoRTcH,
. Congressional c Committee, Bessie
Parish, La.
. w. B. BoGGs, :
, Chairman Democratic Executiv
i Committee, Bossier Parish.
' Resolved, By the Democrat
{ executive committee of the Fourt
congressional district:
That the nomination for demo
d cratic candidate for Congress frol
g the Fourth district be made b
i general primary election to be hel
on the 10Th day of August, 1870:
throughout the district, at the pol
. ing places established by law j
q the respective parishes, the pol
. to be opened at 6 o'clock a. n
and closed at 6 p. m. except in IL
= city of Shreveport, in which plat
Q the polls shall be opened from
d o'clock a. m. to 6 p. m, and tt
}. candidates for Congress be vote
n for direct by the parties voting
= said election, and the candidate
= receiving a majority of all Il
70 votes cast shall be deemed Il
l. choice of the democrrtic party f
Il representative of the 18Th Coz
: gress from this, the Fourth col
gressional district.
= None but known white dem,
y Gratis who are duly qualified ele
tors under the constitutional la,
of this state, duly registered, al
: who will pledge themselves to vo
y for the democratic nominee, shs
l. be permitted to vote at said prin
A. ary election or elections. If
person offer to vote and his rig
!" be challenged he must prove
re the commissioners of election /
l. political faith and utilization al
ID declare his purpose to support t
q democratic nominee.
- The commissioners shall Ike
:. q list of the names of those VIC
re ing, duly numbered in the ord