The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-28
tees Of each parish on the FOCAL condi-

Itees Of each parish on the Vocal cond
Sda1e>
/, The nominations o. State Office,
COULD BE CARVED on in the 1e>pectiv
0"II'nS places at which the parnchi;
2":nlnati0H> aye being held. ana AZ vhic
!. the same commissioners and clerks O
election could act IN dual capacity 70
State as we'll as parochial somination,
At such elections Two sets Of hoxe
and two sets of tickets would be nee
Sary. he t&ets for State officici
would be voted in f3>e State box and Oh
tickets for the parochA offices woul,
be voted in the parish box. and, there
fore, fhere should not be kved. in an,
lparlsh. any assessment on tfe State can
(dldates. cor should fi1e State committe,
exact . greatef sum from each State
candidate than would be necessary k
meet the expresses akeadyCout1ined.
' Vt may Se said in this connection aha,
the Democsacv II Caddo has ~ever re.
ce1ved. expected or sequired cent OF
contribution from any candidate for
State offices. % defray me expenses
originating from s11e conduct % an cleo
tlos BY the Psish Excessive Commit
tee. ana this same spirit should be gen
cray and govern B,rougout the State.
lhe ajority rule e1ust srevail.
n ~ ~.
didates for any office q State % parish
and nelther should seceive a e1a;ority. a
| second election must be held. at dc same
polling booths, in the sespective parishes,
with the same commissioners an4 clerks,
and under the same rules as were ero-
vlded for the first primasy. and this same
rule should apply o parochial nomina-
tlons which should be held on dhe same
day as fixed for the nomination of State
officers by second primary. and not
earlier than thirty days after the date of
the first nomination.
At this second election all the canii
dates, except the two receiving the
greatest number Of votes. should be
dropped or eliminated from further con-
test. and these two, having received the
greatest number of votes in the first pri-
mary. should stand for nomination in the
second primary, and the one receiving a
majority of the votes cast shall be de-
clared and proclaimed the nominee.
In every second primary for State Of
fclals. the State should be required 70
detray the actual expenses thereof. At
the same time the candidates for par
Ochial Or Legislative office not nominated
IN the first should be selected as already
suggested >:
The aforesaid rule should be applied
to candidates for nomination to the
United States Senate.
Every candidate for State. parochial.
legislative or municipal office shall be a
qualltled voter as required by law.
The nominations by primary elections
should be secret. 1t should not be a |
pretense or burlesque of fair and hon.
est lntents. The voter should be fully |
from all interference. or med
ding, or sugges- .ons, Or the ready help |
Of "a friend" .i'he ticket fxer should
be given no cou1,tenance whatever in or
about polling l'oth The voter should
go into the polling booth alone and
where he should, if qualified to vote, re-
>elve two tickets from one of the COM
for State and the other
:or parochial officers and members of
he General Assembly and the
United States Senate He should then
etlre to some table or desk in the booth
where he should prepare his tickets for
'otlng. and being ready to vote, he
hould deposit his tickets in tb boxes
n which they should be voted. Should
he voter be unable to make out his tick
t, owing to some physical inability or
inability to read and write, he shall then
pply to one Of the commissioners to as
ist him, and his tickets being completed
e shall deposit them in the boxes in
which they should be voted. No one.
xcept one of the commissioners. in the
Doth, should be permitted to assist such
voter in making out his tickets. A ;
easonable time, say five minutes, should
e granted such voter to make out his
ckets. {
The election officers, or commissioners {
nd clerks who are to conduct the cleo {
on, must be qualified voters as is re-
rlred by law, and should be named and
9pointed by the executive committee of c
1e party, in their respective parishes, '
nd should be apportioned as fairly as t
osslble to represent each of the two c
factions of the party. These F
should be governed in T
very respect as is provided by law, and t.
,ould be held accountable for any in
action thereof
There should be provided some reas- "
1able rules for challenges. t.