The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-28
A PRIMARY
ELECTION LAW
WHAT OFFICIALS SHALL BE
NOMINATED AND HON'e
QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS
The Expenses and How Provided for.
Suggestions Ofere3 fv Critie
sas1n, in Democratic spteit,
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biguit< ann every word phrase ana sen
contradiction. that the maioeiey Of eh
people who vote in louisiana, and these
are Democrats. are in favor On a pri.
NAVY election Yaw which shall govern ID
the nominations br every e'ectise of.
hcer-State. parochial and municipal
and at which may be endorsed by nomis
nation such candidates for offices as arc
appointive by the executive Of the State
In these nominations should be EN-.
braced all she officers from governor q,
constible Why noto
AS primary nomination, for instance,
by Democrats. who dominate in this
State. is equivalent to an election. the
nomination by primary election must be
safeguardei against every fraud and
fraudulent practice.
The primary law must be simple, fair
and honest. It must be free from am
b1gu1ty IN every word, phrase and SEM
tence which would lead to some misap-
prehenson or misconstruction of intent
and purpose, must be eliminated so as 20
make impossible the notification of the
fairness and honesty of the election by
rulings or decisions which would be
5artisanly in favor of some candidate,
clique or faction. The verbiage must be
so plain and positive as to convey, INTEL
llgently. the exact construction and the
tul! sense of the meaning of the intent
and the purpose Of the law which is to
maintain the purity and fairness of NOM
nations by primary election.
lhe primary election law should be
and being surrounded with
every possible safeguard against frauds.
and trickery. would nat
urally stimulate a general awakening of
the people in political contests when the
greatest number of the suffragans would
actively in the nominations
by primary election
At such election the right to vote must
be limited to citizens qualified to vote
as is provided by the Constitution. being
duly registered and including the pay
nent of the poll tax as provided.
At every primary election for the NOM
nation of candidates of the Democratic
'arty, only known Democrats should be
permitted to vote. An electorS who NAV
'e Republican in National politics,
should not have the right to vote at
Democratic primary for the nomination
II Democratic State. parochial or mu-
l1clpal officers. The same ruling should
'e applied to and given other political
'arties in the State.
When registering, the electors should
re required to announce their political
reed. National as we'll as State, which
hould be recorded officially.
All nominations for State and par
chlal officers should be held on the
anne day throughout every parish of the
state. and the announcement thereof
reclaimed by the State party authority
least ninety days preceding the date
xed for such nominations Through
lis system would be aroused the great
st interest and the fullest vote of the
ectors would doubtless be assured,
| he law should be uniform in all its
perations and without exceptions or ;
oecial provisions for the city or parish I
Orleans, Caddo or any parish of the |
tate +
BY combining the elections for State
I'd parochial nominations on the same a
ate the cost would be minimize1, that +
, the candidates aspiring to State Of {
>es would not be stared with bank a
'ptcy before their announcement. and t
e man of limited means could cone and a
'mpete with the man possessed of big z
g of money or unlimited credit at the c
INK.
The candidates for State offices should E
assessed a nominal fee, which should S
held IN the keeping of the treasurer f
the State Central Committee of the
rty with which to defray the cost of O
kets, tally sheets and limited incidental
penses o
The candidates for State Offices should i,
relieved of all costs attending the
ectlons in the parishes throughout the e
ate as at the same election there D
ould (should) be in progress the NOM tt
alton of candidates for parochial Of il
es, members of the General Assembly n
d including the candidates for United te
ates Senator, and the expenses arising v
eretrom would be met by the assess "