The St. Mary banner., 1904-07-23
MEETING OF TIE PARISii Dem $
OCRATiC COMMITTEE.


> the Democratic Parish Committee me
this day at o'clock at the Cour
House. The roll was called and th'
following members were present: a
d. Allen. Il. +. Milling. Will T. Jones
". r. Peterman. proxy Fl. w. Zap
> pel: VIII. Latham, J. y. Sanders
Dr. d. N. Foster. w. Fl. Kramer
Jno. Il. Sanders. r. Hanf. Fl. w
Kappel, N. Alleman. w. H. \etter.
r. l.. Sauires. proxy Jno. 3. San
ders: f. c. Price. proxy Jno. B. san
ders: A. Fortier. proxy \. {. Allen:
Henry Jacobs and \. Gilmore.
The Chairman stated that he had
called the Committee together fer the
purpose Of providing was and means
for nominating a District Judge and
District Attorney for the 23rd Judi
cial District.
On motion of Mr.. J. y. Sanders.
the following resolution was adopted
Be it resolved by the Democratic
Parish Committee of the Parish OF
ST. Mary:
| That "a primary election for Judge
and District Attorney in and for the
23rd Judicial District of the State
Of Louisiana be held on the l>t day
/ of September. 1904 in the Parish of st.
! Mary at all the polling places now es-
tabli>hed by law. ws.in:said Parish under
the following rules and conditions.
to-wit:
lst. At--aid''primary all legal quail
! fled electors shall be entitled to vote.
if they voted at the general election of
April. 1904. straight Democratic
ticket: and if for any reason they fail
ed to vote at said election. declare
that they i: they had voted, they
would have voted the straight Dem
ocratic ticket.
2nd. All persons Offering to vote
must produce their poll tax receipts
for 1902 and 1903. if same is required of
them under the law: and must be duly
registered.
3rd. Candidates for the Democratic
nomination for Judge and District
Attorney must file in writing with the
Vice-C Hartman of this Committee their
written notification of said candidacy
on or before the 10Th day of August.
1904: and in the event that at the eX
piratiOn of this time, there shall be
but one candidate for either or both
of said positions. then and in that
event it shall be the duty of the Vice
Chairman of this Committee to certify
this fact to the Chairman of this Com
mittee and under the rules hereinafter
provided the name of and position
for which there i, no opposition shall
not be printed on the ticket. and when
this Committee meets to compile the
returns of said primary. the candidate
having no opposition shall be declar-
ed the nominee OF the party the same
as if he had been regularly nominated
in a primary after opposition.
18th. 1t shall be the duty of the
Vice-C Chairman of this Committee to
name three commissioners and clerk
at each of the polling places in the
parish OF st. Mary: said commission
ers and clerks to possess the qualifi-
cations of an elector in this primarr.
by the opposing candidates. and their
appointment to be made in writing at
least five day, preceding the primary.
In the event that any of these com
fail to appear on the morn
ing OF the election the remaining com
missioners shall fill their places and
If no commissioners appear at any
polling place, the Democratic elec-
tors at that polling place shall pro-
ceed by placing three of their number
in the poll as commissioners and one
as clerk.
9th. The Vice-Chairman of this
Committee shall have tickets printed |
OF uniform size on white paper. con-
tanning the names of the candidates.
the office for which they are running
with instructions to the voter to
scratch out the name or names for |
whom he does not desire to vote: said |
tickets to be furnished to all the can
didates who desire the same. and to be
at various polling places:
said tickets to be ready for distribu-
ton at least five days preceding the
primary.
9th. 1t shall be the duty Of the
of this Committee to
see to it that the ballot boxes, poll
lists, tally sheets. ETC.. are furnished
to each of the various polls through
out the Parish.
7th. 1t shall be the duty of the com
nissioners to keep poll list of all
hose voting at this primary in the
order in which they vote, to tally the
votes when the polls shall have been
;losed, to sign the tally sheets and
poll lists in duplicate and forward
he same to the Chairman of this
Committee, whose duty It shall be to
preserve the same and to call tie
Committee together for the - day of
september, 1901, at which time said {
Committee shall compile the vote and ,
announce the result and certify the ,
ame to the Secretary of State as re- .
luired by law.
Sth. In all the proceedings had in !.
his primary, the opening of the polls.
ne casting OF the vote, the counting I
hereof, and the compilation before !
he Committee shall be open to all t
Democratic electors. and particularly !
o any watcher at the poll duly com :
nissioned in writing by any candi- !
ate in said primary.
9th. The polls shall open at si,: ::
'clock in the morning and shall re- i
1aln open continuously until seven
o'clock in the evening. 1t
10Th, All candidates having or- c
osltion in this primary shall deposit
18th the Vice=Chairman of this Com
littee the sum of Fifty (95O.OO) Dol r
ars each to cover the expense of print
~ tickets and the distribution of the
oxes, etc., to the various polls and Q
same. The candidates S
lust provide commissioners of elec- S