The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-08-07
Primary Election,
August 10, 1909, 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-J. T. McDade, r. H. Raines,
Ev Cornell, commissioners; Colquitt
Bledsoe, clerk.
Curtis-J. w. Prince, T. w. Holmes,
J. M. Stacy, commissioners; T. N. Bra
den, ST., clerk.
Ward z.
Benton-J. G. Ogden, A. p. Butler,
w. G. Burt, commissioners; G. O. Gayle,
clerk.
Ward 8.
Plain Dealing-R. H. Allen, J. p.
Mitchell, N. w. Sentell, commissioners;
T. 2. Barnett, clerk.
Alden Bridge-F. J. Love, ]. F. Wise,
w. L. Adger, commissioners; I. F. Elder,
clerk.
Ward 4.
Carterville-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 5.
Rocky Mount-E. w. Martin, r. l..
Burks, J. B. Wilmington, commission
ers; j. F. Hughes, clerk.
Midway-L. r. Bumgardner, L. T.
Merritt, r. E. Thomas, commissioners;
R. E. Pilkington, clerk:
Bellevue. H. Wyche, c. w. Berry,
w. Nd. Vickers, commissioners; D. P.
Howell, clerk.
Haughton-J. A. Afford, w. M. Duty,
J. G. Hodges, commissioners: J. W.
Elston, clerk.
The polls to be opened at 8 A.
NJ, and closed at 6 P. NJ, and to
be held under the rules and regu-
lations of the Congressional Ex-
ecutive Committee, and the re-
turns to be made in accordance
Herewith.
We hope the commissioners
herein appointed will serve, and
we recommend that the Board OF
Supervisors of Election for the
parish appoint the same commits
sioners and clerks to serve at the
Congressional election in Novem-
Der next, in order that they may
get some compensation for their
time in holding the election.
Done and signed officially, this
August 4, 1902.
E. s. DoRTcH,
Congressional c Committee, Bossiel
Parish, La.
| w. B. BoGGs,
Chairman Democratic Executive
| Committee, Bossier Parish.
! Resolved, BY the democratic
executive committee of the Fourth
congressional district:
That the nomination for demo.
cratic candidate for Congress from
the Fourth district be made b,
general primary election to be helt
on the 10Th day of August, 1902
throughout the district, at the pol
ing places established by law il
the respective parishes, the polll
to be opened at 6 o'clock a. m
and closed at 6 p. m. except in tn,
city of Shreveport, in which place
the polls shall be opened from
o'clock q. m. to 6p. M, and tn
candidates for Congress be votet
for direct by the parties voting il
said election, and the candidate
receiving q majority OF all tn
votes cast shall be deemed tn,
choice of the democratic party TO
representative of the 58th Con
gress from this, the Fourth con
gressional district.
| None but known white demo
Gratis who are duly qualified cleo
tors under the constitutional law
of this state, duly registered, an
who will pledge themselves to vot
for the democratic nominee, shal
be permitted to vote at said prim
ary election or elections. If
person offer to vote and his RICH
be challenged he must prove t
the commissioners of election hi
political faith and affiliation an
declare his purpose to support th
democratic nominee.
| Bossier Schools.
On motion. fha BOARD locakn