St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-09

IAu3AoV - AV"~s T.
Nominating Primaries
The Democratic committee of tie Sixth
District Let at Baton Rouge Aooday'
Aug. 4. and adopted the system ofwhita>
primaries for che nomination Of a candf-
date for Cong ress.
The following resolutions were adopt.
ed:
Resolved, l. That tho nomination for
a Democratic candidate for Congress
for the Sixth 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.
Z. That this primary election shall 30
held OH Tuesday, the 9th day Of Sep
TENDER. 1902. and that the polls he
opened not earlier than = o'clock a. NJ.
and closed at 5 p. m, except in incorpo.
rated tow ms, where the polls shall re-
main open until p. L..
3. That the candidates. for the Demo-
cratic nomination be voted for direct,
each legal voter casting one vote for the
man of his choice, and the candidate re-
ceiving the Dajorit: OF votes cast shall
be declared the regular nominee of the
De nocra 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. II
person offers to vote and his right be
CHALLENGED, he must prove to tho satis-
faction Of the commissioners OF election
that he is duly qualified voter Of the
precinct al which hr offers 10 vote. and
lie shall also declare his purpose to sup
port the Democratic nominee.
5. That the members Of the congress
sional committee from each parish shall
appoint three or more mmissioners OF
election for each polling place; that in
the choice Of the commissioners OF cleo
ton the candidates for Congrass, or
their friends, shall he consulted, and
representative of each candidate APP
pointed as commissioner Mt each polling
place.
s. i hat members of the congressional
rangemenx for conducting said phi
macy election in their respective parish
es; shall provide ballot boxes, and see
to their transmission to the polling
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 the
commissioners are hereby authorized to
improvise boxes.
=. That il the election officers or any
OF them appointed To conduct the cleo
tie'n at any boiling place be not present
ut tho hour fixed for the opening Of Il: 9
polls. then il one electio, com piission or
be present, he shall choose another. and
together they shall choose third. II
no election commissioner be present 1T
the Lour for opening the polls the voters
present shall, after waiting an hour, Sc
lcct freq. among themselves three ele' :
ton commissioners whose selection
shall be made in accordance " it'll article
of this resolution.
8. That written lists, of the nnl.,es OF
those voting shall be kept numbered
consecutively in the order IN which they
vote.
10. That Immediately af..r ;losin & the
polls the boxes shall he o! encd and the
bsllots counted in the presence of the
bystanders, a tally of the Totes kept and
duplic. tel returns made out end signed
and sworn to Ly The commissioners.
IL. That sufficient return IT the
election shall he u STATEN ent in wri ting,
made 10 duplicate, siynel by the c"u'-
luissioners, of the total number OF votes
cast ut the polls, and the number Actu-
ally cast tor eac b candidate, accompa-
niod by the tally sheets and listot voters
also in duplicate. This statement shall
be sworn 70 NJ correct by the commits
siOners.
~. That one copy of the tally sheets
ana list Of voters herein provided tor
shall be delivered to the chairman q
tue Democratic Parish Executive Com
lulttee, and the otter transmitted ty
mail to the Secretary Of the democratic
Congressional District Executive Com.
mittee at Baton Rouge.
H. That on Monday, Sept Is. at ~
o'clock u, the Congressional Executive
Committee shall meet Mt Baton Rouge
for the purpose of ascertaining aid de-
cIsripg the result OF the prinar, cleo
iion. The 40 3rctary Of the congress
sionxl committee shall produce the re.
turns mailed to him, and the vote shall
he csnvassed and the result sscertainvd
and formally announced. The chairman
and secretary OF the congressional CO u.
miiteo shall certify the RESULT OF the
CANVASS to tie Secretary Of State aria
name the person nominated.
IA. That at the said primary election
the voters participating therein shall in
eacl parish also vote tor ~ men. be: to
represent such parish on the Conyr.>-
sioual Executive Committee, AMI SEVEN
members At large to srve f"r thee ensu-
ing two years.
Returns Of election for such u,b,-rs
shall be made in the Same m inner as for
the congressional candidate, aud tie
votes cnnvassod and tho result declared
rs in tho case OF the congressional Cali
dldxte.
Is. That il it appears from the cAn-
vass of the votes by the executive coai-
mittee that Il candidate has received a
maior!t, OF the vote, cast in this .ri'
msre, then second primary shall be
hold in he district Oh Tuesday. Sent,
30, 1902, A. which the two candidates
receiving the highest number OF votes
vt the first primary shall be the cHDdi:
dutes, and mono others. The sec"p'
primary shall be cond ncte,l by the same
officers. in the sane manner and nhae'
the sam rules "a the first primary h'rr'
in provided The present CoLgreF'
sion;l Executive q ,m'nittee shall ui"e'
and compile the vote In case sec on'l
primary is necessary, on SATURDAY. Oct
i, 1902. In the case OF the election I"
the mem bars of the congressional com
mit,ee from tue several parishes. and
from the district at large, DlnraI't.
vote 81 all elect and majority vote shall
Eot be required.
is. That all Democratic newspape r.
in lie district be requested to pnb!i