The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-07-16
Official Proceedings of the Democratic
Executive Committee, Seventh
Congressional District.

tee OF the Seventh Congressional Dis
trict OF Louisiana met this day pur
suant to the call of the chairman
the following being present in person
or by proxy:
Atlarge: E. B. Dubuisson, proxy
to B. T. Lewis.
Acadia parish: E. o. Bruner
proxy to b. T. Lewis.
Avoyelles parish: G. H. Couvillion
absent; l.. j. Coco, absent.
Cameron parish: James A. Wake
field, proxy to B. Il. Lewis; c. f
Henry. proxy to B. T. Lewis.
Calcasieu parish: c. C. Gauthier
proxy to B. L. Lewis; ]. L. Caruth
ers, absent.
Grant parish: C. II. Teal, present
{. Wayne, proxy to C. H. Teal.
Rapides parish: John c. Black.
man, present; ID. L. Stafford, prox y
to John c. Blackman.
st. Landry parish: l.. j. Doss.
man. proxy to b. T. Lewis.
= Vernon parish: W. H. Smart, alb
sent.
On motion duly seconded, Mr.. G..
II. Teal WAS unanimously elected as
chairman, and MIR. T.. c. Gauthier
was elected secretary. Mr.. Gauthier
being absent, MIR. b. T. Lewis WAS
elected secretary pro TEN.
On motion OF John C. Blacknan.
duly seconded, the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted, viz:
Resolved, That a White Demo-
cratic Primary Election be held
throughout the Seventh Congress
siOnal District of the State of Louisi-
ana. on Tuesday, the 9Th day OF
September, A. d. 1910, between legal
hours, for the purpose of nominat-
ing the candidate of the Democratic
party for Representative in the Six
ty-second Congress of the United
States for said district, at the cleo.
tiOn to he held on Tuesday, Novem-
Der 8, 1910; said primary to be held
under the provisions, rules and regu-
latiOns of Act No. 40 of the General
of thu State of Louisiana.
for the year 1906, as amended.
known as the Primary Election Law.
Be it further resolved, That all
for Congress shall flo
their notification of candidacy with
the Secretary of the State, 10 the
form required by sections / l and IL
Of Act 40 of 1906, on or before the
18th day of July, 1910.
Be it further resolved, That at the
same time and place there shall be
elected from each parish of the Sew
enth Congressional District of LOU
isiana, two (2) duly qualifiedelectors
therein, who shall constitute the
Congressional Democratic Executive
Committee for the Seventh Congress
siOnal District of Louisiana, for a |
term of two years. That the candi-
iates for membership on the said
congressional Committee from the
parishes of the district |
'hall, within twenty (2O) days from
he issuance of this call, file with the
Secretary of State their written mott
icatiOn Of intention tn become a can
lidate for such Office n said primary.
I'he members oil the newly elected |
congressional Committee shall meet |
lt the court house in the city of Alex
iria, Louisiana, on the first Monday
II October, 1910, at II O'Clock noon,
o organize.
Be 1t further resolved, That the
of this committee be and
he il hereby authorized and instruct-
d to call the attention of the chair
nan of the respective Parish Demo-
rattle committees, of the registrars
i voters, and of the sheriffs of each
i the respective parishes composing
he Seventh Congressional District
4 Louisiana, to their duties under
he provisions of sections 81 and %
/ said Act No. 40 of 1906, as
mended.
Be it further resolved, That this
hereby assesses against
ach candidate for Congress the sum
| one hundred and fifty ($15O) dol
hrs, to be deposited with the secre-
AIRY OF this committee to defray the
ctual expenses of calling and hold
~ the said primary election, not
therwise provided by law; any sur
lus remaining to be returned pro-
ate to the respective candidates.
Be it furthtr resolved, That when
his committe adjourns it shall re-
Dnvene on Monday, September II.
80, at IL O'Clock noon at the Ma
site Hotel, in the city of Lake
haries, La. for the purpose of an
ouncing the result and promulgat-
X the returns of said primary. II