The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-08-25
THE CIRCUIT JUDGSHIP.
Executive Committee Meets and Decides
Upon Plan Of Election.

Inc O6UlOCIdtAC CACCoeAFC S0AiAAAAe'So
for the Second District of the Second
Circuit OF the Court of Appeals of Lou
isian met at Ruston on Tuesday, August
16, 1904, at 2 o'clock p. M, in accordance
with the recommendation Of the State
Democratic Central Committee.
The committee went into temporary
organization by selecting Judge R. c.
Drew as Chairman and William G. Bar
nett as Secretary. E. L. Kidd was duly
elected by the committee as committee
man at large.
The chair appointed the following
committee on credentials, to-wit: Judge
J. E. Moore, of Claiborne; B. A. Kelly,
of Bossier, and John H. Matthews, of
VIM. They reported the following as
having duly certified credentials, viz:
B. A. Kelly, of Bossier; w. G. Barnette,
of Bienville; j. E. Moore, Of Claiborne;
A. A. Barksdale, Of Lincoln; r. G.
Drew, of Webster; John H. Matthews,
of VIM; Geo. E. Wear, Of Caldwell, by
proxy to w. c. Barnette, and E. L.
Kidd, of Lincoln, at large. There were
three parishes unrepresented, namely:
Grant, jackson and Union.
The report OF the COMMITTEES on ere
dentials was, on motion, adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly, the tempo
rary organization was made permanent.
On motion OF Mr.. Barksdale, COM
mittee on resolutions was appointed,
to-wit: Messrs. Barksdale, Kelly and
Kidd.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented and read by B. A. Kelly, as
chairman, and unanimously adopted:
list. That the nomination for Demo-
cratic candidate for Circuit Judge for
the Second District of the Second Cir
cult Court of Appeals be made by gen.
eral white primary election to be held
on the 18th day of September, 1904,
throughout the district, at the polling
places established by law in the res
pective parishes, the polls to be opened
at 8 o'clock a. m. and closed at o'clock
p. M; and the candidate for Circuit
Judge to be voted for by direct vote of
those voting in said election, and the
candidate receiving majority of all the
votes cast shall be declared the nominee
of the Democratic party for the place of
Circuit Judge of the Second District
of tho Cooop1 r;ro,,;f 80 o,,;o;ono To-
the event no candidate running shall re-
ceive a majority OF all the votes cast at
said primary election, then second
primary election is hereby ordered for
September 81, 1904, to be held and con-
Quoted under the same rules and regu-
lations as first ordered, and in which
none but the two candidates receiving
the highest number of votes in the first
primary shall be voted for.
I'd. That all candidates wishing to
enter this contest shall, not later than
the Sd day of September, 1904, send his
announcement to the Chairman of this
committee, at Minden, La, and no can
didate shall be permitted to run in said
race who fails to strictly comply with
this rule. And in case there should be
but one candidate announced by said
date, he shall be declared the nominee
OF the Democratic party, without any
primary election at all, and the commit
tee shall meet to so declare and certify,
on call of the Chairman.
Sd. That none but known white Dem
ocrats, who are duly qualified electors
under the constitution and the laws of
this State, shall be permitted to vote at
said primary.
4th. That the Democratic Executive
Committees of the said parishes COM
prising this district shall select COM
missioners and clerks for the different
polling places in their respective par
ishes, and otherwise provide for this
election, according to the primary
election law of Louisiana.
9Th. The commissioners shall keep
duplicate voting list, duly numbered in
regular order in which they vote, and
Immediately after the polls are closed
the boxes shall be opened and the count
proceeded with to the completion of
same, in the presence Of the bystanders,
and a tally sheet of the votes kept in
duplicate and returns made out and
signed by the commissioners in dupli-
cate. And one OF the duplicate tally
sheets, together with one Of the polling
lists, shall be mailed to r. C. Drew,
Chairman of this committee, at Minden,
La. The Chairman of the committee
shall not open the returns Of said cleo
ton which are mailed to him until
meeting of this committee, which shall
be held at Ruston, La, on September
20, 1904, for the purpose Of canvassing
the returns of said election.
9Th. In the event that a second pri-
mary be necessary, as provided for in
the first section of these rules, then this
committee shall meet for the second
time at Ruston, La, on October 4, 1904,
for the purpose Of canvassing the re-
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