The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

Baton Rouge, July 3.-The State
Central Committee met in the Cham
Der of the House of Representatives,
ut o'clock tonight. with Chairman
Estopinnl in the chair and Secretary
Landry at the desk. The roll was
called and quorum found present.
MIR. Claiborne sent up the following
resolution, which was adopted:
"Be it resolved by the State Cen
trail Committee of the Democratic |
party of the State of Louisiana, That
primary election is hereby ordered
to he held on the LIST day Ut Septein-
Der, 1908, to nominate candidate
for said Democratic party for assoc'-
ate Justice of the Supreme Conrt ct
Louisiana, for the Third Supreme
Court District composed at the FOL
lowing parishes: DeSoto, Red River,
VIM, Grant, NatchitOches, Sabine.
Vernon, Iberville. St. Landry, Acadia,
Lafayette and VermillioD.
BE it further resolved, That all
candidates for the office of associate
Judge of the Supreme Court shall fiie
their notification of candidacy with
the Secretary of State, in the form
required by section IL OF act 40 Of
1906, on or before the 23d day OF
July, 1908.
| Mr.. Gilbert offered resolution
which WIS amended to include 1.-TWO
members from each ward Of the city
of New Orleans" The amended RES
: Olution follows:
"Be it resolved by the State Cen
. trail Committee of the Democratic
party OF the State of Louisiana, That
the various congressional and judIc'-
lal district committees of the State
> of Louisiana are hereby required to
order Democratic primary election
to he held Sept. 1. 1908.
: BE it further resolved, Tint the
: cOmposition of the resptrtivecongres-
/, sional committees throughout the
:. State for each district shall he two
: members from each parish in the
: said district. and two members from
q each ward of the city of New Orleans.
= to be elected on the same day as Con-
yressrneu are elected, and are to bp
elected 10y the respective voters al
u each parish for term Of two years.
= All persons desiring to be candidates
u for members of the congressional
. lcommittee shall file their notifica tiOns
of candidacy with the Secretary al
State. on or before the date fixed E,s
law for the closing Of the congress
sional nominations.
BE it further resolved, Tint the
n respective judicial committees in the
n various judicial districts throughout
the State shall he composed OF onl,
Z one parish. each parish composing
- said district. provided the district il
r. composed OF more than one parish
D. In the eventof the district being com
D. posed of only one parish, the parisf
!, committee of said parish shall be tb'
judicial committee; that they shall
+ I've elected for a term of four years
:. that nominations for the Office q
= mrmber of any judicial committee
> shall close Oh the same date tina
II nominations for Judges, etc, in tn
b. same district shall close. and all per
le sons desiring to become candidate
rr for said committee shall file their nj
=. tifications of candidacy with tn
= Ichairman of the respective judicia
:, committee and before said date. b
. it further
v Resolved, That the said congres
d sionaI and judirial committees shal
u. meet and organize on the first Mon
u day in October, 1905"
I'd The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Gay offered the following REF
Olution:
!. BE it resolved by the State Ger
trail Committee of the Democrat
party of the Stat of Louisiana, Tina
;" any vacancies that have occurred. q
=. that ARE existing in the membershi
at of the State Central Committee {
ut Louisiana, shall he Tiled by an ele,
in ton to be held on Sept. l, 1908; tina
4 all persons desiring to I've candidate
!. Tor said position shall file their not
fications OF candidacy. in accordane
with the provisions Of the law. wit
ne the Secretary OF State on orbefoI
10 July 10. 1908. Be it further
IT'S "Resolved, That il only one pc
to son has filed his notification Of cal
didacy on or before July 10, h
III name shall be transmit ted by the Sc
Al. rotary of State to this committe
=. and SAID person shall he declared
|. { he member of said committee, ha'
All ing. been selected without oppos
Ut ton"
ny The resolution was adopted.
ar- The following was offered by NJ
Fitzpatrick:
"Be it resolved, That the DEM
cratic parish COMMITTEES of the pa
~ isb of Orleans shall consist of tw
), members from each ward of said pa
'u' ish, to he elected by the fpspecti'
ar voters in each of said wards, for