The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-10-18

sum of Forty Dollars; the candi.
dates for clerk of court shall de-
post the sum of Twenty Dollars;
the candidates for assessor shall
deposit the sum of Twenty Dol
lar>; the candidates for surveyor
shall deposit the sum of Five
Dollars; all candidates for mem
bers of the police jury shalt de-
post the sum of Two Dollars, and
all candidates for justice of peace
and constable shall deposit the
sum of One Dollar; that all de-
posts are to be made in cash at
the time of the filing of the Motif
cation to become candidate, and
SAID amount shall be used in the
payment of the expense incurred
in the holding of the said primary
election in accordance with the
primary election law.
Be it further Resolved, etc..
That all persons desiring to be-
come a candidate for any Office to
be voted for at the primary to be
held in January, shall file a mott
fication or his intention to become
a candidate, with the chairman of
this committee on or before Octo-
Der 22nd, 1907, and shall declare
That he is a white democrat; that
at the last general election he
voted democratic ticket; that he
Is fully competent to hold the
Office unLer the election laws of
the State, and that he is IA legal
and qualified voter under the cleo
ton laws, and at the same time
make deposit of the amount re-
CURED of him under the above
resolution.
Be it further Resolved, etc,
That all parties desiring to become
a candidate for member of the
Democratic Executive Committee
shall file notification of his inten-
ton to become u candidate, either
from his ward or at large, aud he
shall make the same declaration
of candidates for the
other offices.
The following resolution was
offered by Mr.. Mccain, and being
seconded by Mr.. Ferguson, a vote
taken, it WAS unanimously passed
and adopted:
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and
spirit of the primary election law
{ Act 40 of 1860 that only white
Democrats should vote and parti-
cipate in said election; and,
WHEREAS, it is repugnant to the
spirit of law and to the teDets of
the Democratic party that Repub-
licans or so-called independents
should vote or parti-
elpate in said Democratic primary
election, therefore,
be it resolved, That it is the
sense of this committee that only
white Democrats should particip-
ate in the Forthcoming primary
election for parish and ward Of
fees to compose the Democratic
parish ticket; and to the end that
none put white Democrats shall
vote and participate in said cleo
tiou, it is the sense and opinion of
this committee that all commits
sioners of election who shall be
selected to serve in said forth
coming primary, be and they are
hereby authorized, directed aud
to carry into literal
effect, Section 10 of the Primary
election law, and shall ask the
questions therein set forth to
every person offering to vote,
whose party allegiance may be, or
is questioned, so that none but
Democrats shall be allowed to
vote. Section 10 reads as follows:
"Be 1T further enacted, etc.,
That in order that none but those
with and being members
Of any political party shall parti-
cipate In any primary election
held by said political party every
person offering to vote shall be
asked by the commissioners of
election whether or not he Is a
of such a political party
md whether or not he will sup
port the nominees of said primary
and he shall not be per-
nitted to vote unless be shall
answer both questions in the
lffirb.ative.
Be it f. -ther Resolved, etc., |