St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-23
Nominating Primaries

NUuluQtlu6 1llMull0D
The Democratic committee of tie Sixth
District Let at Baton Rouge Monday,
Aug. 4, and adopted the system Of white
primaries for che nomination Of a candi-
date for Congress.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Resolved, l. That the nomination for
Democratic candidate for Congress
J for the SIKH. District be made by pri-
mary election, conducted on the same
day throughout the district, al the poll-
ing places established by law in the
several parishes
2. That this primary election shall 80
held OH Tuesday, the 9th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1902. ard that the polls be
opened not earlier than o'clock a. III.
and closed at 5 p. NJ, except in incorpo.
rated towns, where the polls shall re-
main open Until Up. l..
j. That the candidates for the Demo-
cratic nomination oe voted for direct.
each legal voter casting one vote for the
man OF his choice, and the candidate re-
ceiving the pAjorit: of votes cast shall
be declared the regular nominee Of the
De nocrat tic party for Congress.
4. That none but white Democrats,
who are qualified electors under the
laws and Constitution of the State, duly
registered, shall vote at said election. Il
IL person offers to vote and his right be
challenged, he must prove to tn" satis-
faction Of tie commissioners OF election
that he is a duly qualified voter OF the
precinct a. which hr offers to vote, and
he shall also declare his purpose to sup
port the Democratic NOMINEES.
5. vhat the members of the congress
sional committee from each parish SHALL
appoint three or more commissioner, OF
ell ection for each polling place; that IL
the choice OF the commissioners OF cleo
ton the candidates for Congrass, or
their friends, shall I've consulted, and Il
representative Of each candidate ap-
pointe;i as commissions r at EACH polling
place.
E. That members Of the congressional
committee shall have charge of the NJ.
engagements for. conducting said pri-
mary election in their respective PARISH
IS; shall provide ballot boxes, and sre
places.
:. That the several clerks of counts Of
the parishes in the district be requested
to furnish the regular ballot boxes tor
the primary. but in the event Of their
failure to comply with this request tae
commissioners are hereby authorized to
improvise boxes.
=. That If the election officers or any
Of them appointed TO conduct tue cleo
ticn at any polling place be not present.
at the hour fixed for the opening OF Il. 9
polls. then it one election com 44issio1 er
be present, he shall choose another, and
together they shall choose third. Ii
no election commissioner be present at
the Lour for opening the polls the voters
present shall, after waiting al hour, Sc
lcct trcr: among themselves three Gle =
ton commissioners whose selection
shall be made in accordance it'll article
5 of this resolution.
8. That written lists: of the Nal, es of
those voting shalt lie kept numbered
consecutively in the order in which they
vote.
10. That Immediately after ;losin g the
polls the boxes stall be o. enod and the
ballots counted III the presence OF the
b, ISLANDERS, IL tally Of the Totes kept md
duplic4 te returns made out snd signed
and swoln to by The commission ers.
IL. That IL sufficient return IT the
election shall be statemen t in Wi ting,
made IL duplicate, signe by the com-
missioners, of the total number of votes
cast ut the polls, and the number .ctu-
ally cast tor each candidate, accompa-
nicd by the tally sheets an,; list OF voters
also in duplicate. This statement shall
siOncrs.
IL. That one copy of the tally sheets
ANA list CT voters herein provided tor
shall he delivered to the chairman Of
the Democratic Parish Executive Com
rllttee, and the otter transmitted Ly
MAJ TO the Secretary 0! the democratic
Congressional District Executive Com
mittee ut Baton Rouge.
IL. That Oh Monday, Sept 10. at ~
o'clock NJ, the Congressional Executive
CoElr.ittee shall meet ut Baton Rouge
for tie purpose of ascertaining aid de-
cleriDg the Result OF the primary clec-
ton. The secretary Of the congress
sional committee shall produce the re-
turns mailed to him, and the vote shall
be canvussei and the result sscertalnyd
and formally announced. The chairman
ard secretary OF the congressional CON-
mittee shall certify the result OF the
Canvass to tie Secretary OF State and
name the person nominated.
IA. That at the said primary election
the voters participating therein shall il,
eacl: parish also vote for men be; to
represent such parish on the Congre>-
sional Executive Committee, AMI seven
members ut large to srve for thee ensu.
in. two years.
Returns OF election for such mem bers
shall be made in the saue manner rs for
the congressional candidate, aud the
votes canvassed ard tho result declared
as in the case of the congressional CALI
dldute,
Is. That if it appears from the Cam
vass Of the votes by the executive conf
uittee that o candidate has received a
major!t. Of the vote: cast in this pri.
n. nrv, then secold primary shall b.
held in :he district on Tuesday. Sent,
30. l9U3, At Which the two candidates
receiving the highest Number Of votes
at the first primary shall he the candi-
dates. and none others. The second
primary shall he conducted by the same
officers. in the same manner and under
the sam rules rs the first primary here.
in provided. The present Congress
sion.l Executive Committee shall meet
and compile the vote III Case sec ond
primary Is nee, ssary, on SATURDAY, Oct.
4, 1902. In the Case OF the election of
the mem bers of the congressional com.
mittte from tie several parishes, and
from the district at large, II plurality
vote sLall elect and IL minority vote shall
cot be required.
16, That all Democratic, newspapers
in the district be requested to publish
the resolutions o: this committee in full
in each iss"e until the election shall
lave taken place; that the several clerks
OF the cou rts ut the parishes III the dis
trict he requested to furnish the reSu-
lar ballot boxes for the primary, uEd
h a r.,vor,I s.l,ariffa AI,a 1istr,ot