The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-08-22
Proceedings of Democratic Par
ish Committee.

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CoIfax, La, Aug. II, 1908.
Pursuant to call of the chairman,
the Democratic Executive Committee
of Grant parish met at the court
house to-day. i
| The roll WAS called and the follow
ing wards answered:
Ward IA. A. Dean. j. b. Roberts.
Ward absent.
| Ward 3-Absent.
| Ward Absent.
| Ward 5-Absent.
Ward Cd b. Lyman.
i Ward &c l.. Purvis.
i At Large-C. H. Mccain, and H. g.
GOODWIN.
Il Mr.. Mccain moved that the meet |
Il iny for to-day be postponed untllthe
10th inst. Motion lost.
On motion of Mr.. GOODWIN, daily
seconded, the committee ruled that
three wards represented at any meet
ing of the committee, with one or
more members at large present, shall
constitute quorum for the transisc-
ton of business.
The committee then took the mat
ter of the candidates for members vi
parish school board underconsidera-
ton, and the following persons hav-
ing no opposition were unanimously
declared the regular nominees:
Ward ii II McNeely.
Ward "a. w. Stewart.
Ward 81. W. Barron.
Ward M. {. Nugent.
Ward ST. NJ. Bradford.
4 Ward Cd. l.. Calhoun.
d Ward IN. +. jackson.
On motion of MIR. Roberts, second
ed bv Mr.. Purvis, the following were
appointed as commissioners ana
clerks of the primary election to be
held on September l, 1908:
WARD ONE.
Colfax-R f. Mcknight, NJ. +.
Swafford, s. VI. LaCroix, commits.
. sioners. A. NJ. GOODWIN, A. M. LIE
Sage. clerks.
Fnirmount-Dr. Webster Smith
w. A. Barron. Il. II. Randolph. com
missioners. L. e. Bush, +. &. La
u cour, clerks.
WARD TWO.
Bagdad-J. NJ. Anthony. q. A. I'll
son. r. b. Han:aons. commissioners
"A W. A. Gatiin, l.. f. HadnOt. clerks.
IA Simns-M. Il. Rice. &. Delaney. {
H.. Clark. commissioners. Z. II
N Burns. W. f. Chandler. clerks.
al Brnce's Mill. T. Flanagan. MAI
tin Chandler. +. NJ. Morris. commits
sioners. Mack Perton, I. j. Smith
81 clerks.
non. W. l.. Johnson. commissioners
J. b. Wilmut. j. l.. Pinkston, clerks
WARD THREE. 81
Antonia-A. J. Chandler. John Per
nip.ton. l.. n. johnson. commission
rrs j. W. Barron, and j. Nj. Meta
clerks :.
Dry Prnng-Lee Willett, w. "
Thames. W. y. Greed. commissioners
ID II. GatIin. l.. l.. Fntrell. clerks.
Creed's-B. +. Ray, NJ. n. Corbit
Thomas Bisllle. commissioners.
A. Greed, A. H. Nugent. clerks.
WARD FOUR.
Buckelew--J w. White. VIM. st
phens. q. +. Ober, commissioners
w. p. Deem, O. e. Watson, clerks.
- Lincecum-W. j. RambO, j. +. N
gent. j. l.. Kent. commissioners
ii. West, +. p. Tabor. clerks.
10, WARD FIVE.
ess Genrgetown-A. j. Dunn, w.
TX. Westberry, e. l.. Tully, cOmmissto
,di- ers. q. l.. Barrett and j. A. Bra
the ford, clerks.
WARD SIX.
Summerfielsl-Cius st. Andre, J..
ecu LYMAN. W. l.. Richardson. comm
re- sinners. Geo. Payne, L. M. Smit
ex- clerks.
al WARD SEVEN.
iny verda-.J. =. Brister, Z. l.. Purv
roll w. j. Drewett, commissioners.
.;,,l ID. Fletcher. j. NJ. Hanchey. clerks.
80 Montgomery-EIm Hosner. J.
williams, Il. A. Fortson. comm
neo sioners. j. W. Dyson, b. .. Mecca
clerks.
10 The chairman was instructed to
mo turn the funds paid in by the vario
candidates.
On motion the COMMITTEES adjOuI
.eu ed subject to call OF the chairman.
'nS A. A. DEAN, Chnin
j. B. LYMAN, Secty.