The Lafayette gazette., 1903-08-29

ho", /. G. St. Julien, hi,> Ei''cand; cIc,h
, Si>,h wnd ca,cnr,", commissioners,
G. II. Guilhelu Numa Hreaux, E,Igrr Xii
christi clerk, Odon Guidry.
II. Simoneaux--t tomm ssioncrs, NicNan
DIRE Rrasseux. IL, T.. Toll, &. G.. Brown
clerk. Murphy B,hineaux.
Seventh ward-C"mmis>ioncrs. Aymar
Comcanx. o. +. Comeau<. J. :. Bronssard:
clerk, \. A. Meaux.
Eighth ward-Comnissio ioncrs, a. -. Lam
dry, jules Meoux, leopold Gudry; clerk,
Leo Judicc.
The qualifications of voters shall be white
registered Democrats regardless of the poll
tax qualification.
Any person persons being challenged
on their political qualifications, one of the
! commissioners shall Immediately administer
i to the person challenged the following
oath, to wit : l, ............................ do
soIcmnly affirm that am a Demo
era, and that will support the nominees of
! this Democratic election at the general State
election to be held on the - day of the
! month of April, 1904. There shall be tw"
! tally sheets kept by the commissioners in
each polling prec inct. Immediately upon
closing of the polls the commissioners shall
count AMI tabnIa'e the votes cast. One tally
sheet from each precinct shall he delivered
! by at least two commissioners to the chair
man of the Democratic Executive Committee
, without unncccSS Iry delay: one tally sheet,
together with the box o. election, to be de
Hvcrcd to the clerk of court.
The Democratic Executive Committee
shall meet in the town of Lafayette on the
10th day of September, 1908, Or soon
thereafter practicable to compile the
turns and proclaim the election.
Notice of the calling of this election shall
contain a copy Of this resolution and he
signed by the secretary of thus committee
and shall be published in newspaper of
this town at Least two weeks prior to the
time fixed herein for the PRIMARY.
BE it further resolved that the Hon. AN.
of
registrar of voters, be and he is hereby re
spectully requested to open the office of
registration, and the same to hold open, at
the court house of the parish OF Lafayette,
La. between legal hours. beginning Mon
day, August 81. and closing Saturday, Sep
tember rs, 1905, for the purpose of supple
menting the present registration for the pur-
poses of this primary election.
o., mpt"n of p l.. I,cCfouct, duly sec
ondcd by !. O. Grouard, the above Icsplu-
nons were accepted 10y the following votes
Yeas: Jean Htgneaud, T. l.: DeClouet |. O.
Girouard, Noise Bra-seux, Albert Guidry (by
proxy, ana X. II. Br"uSsard. Nays: Elias
SreII, X. O. Young and john Whitting'on.
In support of these resolutions Hon. X. w. /
Elliott addressed the c"m:ni'iee by rern's
sion of IN" committees. Hon. john l.. X en- !
needy also addressed the c"lnnittuc in sup ,
port of the resolutions ani presented the |
following pledge
LAFAYETTE, LA., Angus, p, 1898. |
To the Hon. Chairman and Member, Of the !
Democratic Parish Executive Crniuittcc
of the Parish Of I.afayettec
conference.-the undersigned, candidates .
for office in the parish of I.afovettc, do
hereby respectfully consent and agree to sub
NIT names as candidates before open
white Democratic primary election. t" be
held under the authority of your houora bic
committee upon i registered vote, without
regard t" poll tan qualification, promising
faithful submission to the result of >aII I,r- (
mary election Respectfully,
(Signcd). Ed. &. EDpNIi!t~