The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-04
Seventh Congressional Primary.

Lake Charles La July 18th. 1875
The Democratic Executive COMMITTEES OF tbs
Seventh Congressional District of Louisiana
met this 18th day Of July. 1906. pursuant to cali
OF the chairman. with tho following members
present either In person or By proxy, and eonsti
Grant Parish-c. H. Teal by proxy to NJ. J.
Cunningham. Jr.
Rspides Psrish-D. r. stafford. Vice On airman,
Vernon Parish-w. H. Smart.
Calcasieu Parsh-C. c. Gsuthier BY proxy to
j. W. Rosteet.
Acadia Parish-E O. Bruner By proxy to M.
J. Cunningham, il
Cameron Parish-J. A. Wakefield.
At Large-M. cunningham. Jr.. r. q. Pugh
by proxy To G. H. winterhaIer. Z. b. Dubuisson
by proxy to c, B. Richard.
Abeent-St. Landry and Avoyelles parishes.
On motion OF Mr.. N. J. Cunningham. Jr., the
following resolutions were adopted. to-wit:
Resolved, that White Democratic Primary
gressonai District Of the state OF Louisiana. ON
Thursday. the 9Th day of September A. D. 1905
for the purpose Of the candida of the
Congress OF the United statra tor said District.
at the election ~ be held ON November 9Th 1906
said primary election to be held under the pro-
General a..embly Of the State Of Louisiana. for
the year 1904. known AZ the Primary Election
Law: approved June 18Th 1884,
Be it further resolved. That at the sams time
and place there shall be elected from each parish
OF the seventh Congressional District OF Louixi-
ana a duly qualified voter therein, and three duly
qualified voters from said District at large. who
mittee Of the seventh Congressional District OF
Louisiana. That the candidates for memberuhip
on the Democratic Conversational Committee
large shall. withln twenty 10, days from the r..
of this call ale with the Serretary Of State
their written notification to become q candidate
Tor .ss =, position At said primary The mem
jestic Hotel. In the city Of Lake Charles on Mon
day. September 10th. 1905. at u O'Clock noon, or
AZ soon thereafter as possible. for the purpose Of
BE it further resolved. That the Secretary Of
this Committee be. and he = hereby authorized
and requested TO cali the Alteration OF the Chair
of the Registrars OF voters and Of the Sheriffs Of
the respective parishes composing the Seventh
Congressional District 81 Louisiana to their du-
ties under the provisions ofssctions q and q Of
De it further resolved. That BY virtue of the
power vested In this committee BY Resolution of
state Of i.ouisaaa. adopted at its mesting in the
City of New Orleans. L0uisiana. held on July 18th
1906. Ii IL hereby ordered that q white Demo-
ocratic Primary Election b held throushout the
oussiana. on Thursday, September 9Th. 1905.
between legal hours at the same places at which
the Congressional Primary is to be held. for the
ocratic party from the seventh Congressional
District for the Office Of member Of the State
Board of Equalization created by Act No. 1ss Of
July nth. 1905. which said Primary Election shall
be held under the provisions Of said Act No. 10 of
1905. known as the Primary Election Law, Ap-
De II further resolved. That this committee as
sess against each candidate Tor Congress and for
Member of the Board Of Egualization the sum OF
$leo and Sse respectively to deiray the actual ex
surplus remaining to be returned pro-rata to the
respective candidates.
Be II further resolved. That when tAis commit
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