The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-31

DclleNlng Lildt every CdliuludIt
whose name was submitted for
nomination should be qualified at
the time his name is being cOnsid-
cred by the Executive Committee for
nomination. II was contended by
|several of the committeeman that
the committee should not recognize
a candidate who is not qualified ac-
cording to law, at the time his name
is being considered by the commit
tee, as this would be not only unfair
to the candidates who are qualified,
but would probably lead to vacan-.
cies for which special elections
must be held, and that such pro-
ceedings would involve the parish in
an unnecessary expense.
Il was finally agreed that the con-
tention be left to the decision of ].
NJ. Foster, district attorney, and ex-
Governor N. C. Blanchard. The de-
cision was not unanimous. District
Attorney Foster held that the quail
ification as required by the primary
election law was sufficient, while
Judge Blanchard announced as his
opinion that the primary law and
other laws and the provisions Of the
Constitution must be interpreted
relatively and together, and it was
therefore necessary that every can
didate should be required to con-
form to the qualifications fixed by
law. He held that the committee
had full authority to specify the
qualifications of candidate within
the law.
There being conflict of views,
the subject was called by the COM
mittee when it was threshed out to
a frazzle, and by a majority of one
it was agreed that the only qualifi-
cations necessary would be as speei-
fled in the primary election law and
as applied to duly qualified elector.
The committee met al noon with
Chairman Hunsicker, and Hoyle|
Tomkies as secretary, and with al
brief recess for luncheon held their
session until after o'clock.
The session was tiresOme, trying
and enervating, with the result that
the resolution of the previous ses-
sion, which had been adopted unan-
was disregarded and an
nulled, and every candidate, of
which there are several possessed
only of the qualifications which ap-
ply to the voters, as recognized by
law, were declared 10 be eligible for
nomination.
After this long and tiresome
wrangle the candidates applica-
tions, to be in nomination at the
January % primary, were listed as
follows:
Legislature-Henry Hunsicker Sr.,
Lep Wolff, d. B. Samuels, l.. E.
Thomas, Jos. E. Johnston Jr. P. P.
Keith, w. H. Bryson, +. Wayles
Browne, s. r.. Bryson, r. H. Harrell.
II. S. Holden.
Ward One.
Justice of the Peace-W. O. Ow-
ems, L. NJ. Winston, H. r. Hood.
Constable-Noah Tyson, B. B. Nash
and L. s. Ogburn.
Police Jury-D. P. Hollis, w. w.
Wynn.
Executive Committee w. B.
Means, j. s. Douglas.
Ward Two.
Justice of the Peace. F. Dun
son, P. r.. Bostwick.
Constable-NOne.
Police Jury-R. 4. l.. Huckaby, DIR.
Ii. Ii. Pardue.
Executive Committee-James Gal
loway. H. H. Huckaby, C. F. Dunson.
Ward Three.
Justice of the Peace. F. Ivey,
w. A. Elicit, Ernest Solomon.
Constable-W. A. Daniels, C. r.
Bostwick, Thomas Lowe.
Executive Committee - j. E.
Groom.
Police Jury-Dr. r. II. Gulledge,
+. l.. Mccain.
WARD Four.
District Clerks. N. Kerley, Geo.
poleman, T. H. Thurmond.
Assessor-S. @. Hollingsworth, DR..
Thomas Comegys.
Coroner-Dr. O. b. Hicks, DR. A. A.
Herold.
Executive Committee (city)-Dr.
]. A. Blanchard, Noise Levy, G.. l..
Campbell, A. H. Van Hook, Hoyle
Tomkies, Gordon Irons.
Police Jury-T. B. Chase, w. T.
Crawford, d. III. Jones, J. J. Lyons,
w. F. Thoman, Geo. Thurber, Will
lia mWinter.
City Judge. d. Hicks, L. c..
Blanchard, Roland Williamson, A. A.
LeRosen, Hugh G. Fisher.
City Marshal-Geo. F. Gerald, d.
G. Heine, Gus Guynemer.
Ward Five.