The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-01-12
Judicial Executive Committee Proceedings.

judicial Executive Committee Proceedings.
Pursuant to call, the Democratic Judi
cial Executive Committee of the Second
Judicial District, composed of the parishes
of Bossier and Webster, met at Bossier
City in the Parish of Bossier, La, on jan
uary 8, 1911, with the following members
present: H. A. Barnes and Cornell Fort
of the Parish of Webster, and w. J. john
ston and E. S. Dortch (proxy for J. F.
of the Parish of Bossi7r. Alb
sent: S. j. Harrell of Webster and A. j.
Moss of Bossier.
The committee organized by electing
w. J. Johnston Chairman and H. A.
Barnes Secretary, and proceeded to the
following business. Acting under and by
authority of the proclamation of the Gov
ernor of Louisiana, dated January I, 1911,
calling special election in the said Second
Judicial District of Louisiana for February
81, 1911, for the purpose OF electing
Judge and District Attorney for said dis
trict to fill vacancies in said offices caused
by the resignation of r. G.. Drew, District
Judge, and John N. Sandlin, District At
torney, the following resolutions were
unanimously passed and adopted:
Be it resolved by the Democratic Judi
cial Executive Committee for the Second
Judicial District of Louisiana, That Dem
ocratic Primary Election be and the same
is hereby called for Saturday, February 4,
1911, to be held according to law through
out the parishes of Bossier and Webster, in
the State of Louisiana, at the legal voting
precincts in said parishes, the said election
to be participated in by the duly qualified
Democratic electors of Bossier and Web
ster, at which election Judge and District
Attorney shall be voted for according to
law.
Be it further resolved, etc., That all
Democratic candidates having the neces-
sary legal qualifications shall file their in
tentions in writing to become candidates in
said election for the said offices of Judge
and District Attorney, and that this inten-
ton shall be filed with this committee on
or before January 20, 1911, according to
law, on which date ali nominations shall
be closed. Accompanying said declara-
ton shall be the sum of S15 dollars to de-
fray cost of printing ballots, tally sheets,
etc., of said election.
Be it further resolved, etc., That the
Democratic Executive Committee of the
Parish of Bossier, and the Democratic
Executive Committee OF the Parish of Web
ster, be and are hereby requested to con-
vene according to law and select clerks,
commissioners and all other election officers
necessary to hold said election and to take
all other steps to properly conduct the same.
The said clerks and commissioners and
officers shall axe due returns of the cleo
ton to Second Judicial Executive Commit
tee at Minden, La, according to law.
Be it further resolved, etc., That in the
event that there be but one candidate for
either of said offices Of Judge or District
Attorney, that this committee shall meet
at Minden, La, on January %, 1911, and
declare the said candidate the duly nomi-
mated candidate candidate of
said office.
It is further resolved, That in event no
candidate for either office of Judge or Dis
trict Attorney receive a majority Of the votes
cast in said primary election, that there
shall be second primary held according
to law, on Saturday, February II, 1911,
at the polling places above described and
conducted by the same clerks, commits
sioners and election officers, serving in the
first primary and at which second primary
only the two candidates for either office
who have received the highest votes shall
be voted for.
1t is futher resolved, That member of
the Judicial Executive Committee for the
Second Judicial District of Louisiana from
the Parish of Bossier, vice A. j. Moss re-
moved from the parish, be elected at the
said primary according to law and that
candidates for said position file their in
tention to so become candidates in the same
form and manner as stipulated for candi-
dates for Judge and District Attorney, and
that the said committeeman be elected OF
declared elected in the same manner as the
other candidates herein provided for.
Be it further resolved, That this com
mittee be convened in Minden on February
8, 1911, to canvass the returns of said
election according to law and to declare
| the candidate renniuinn tho hinhast vote