The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-13
Meeting Of Parish Committee.

Columbia, La, Sept. Z, 1911
The Parish Democratic Exec
tive Committee met at the cou
house in Columbia, La, purs,
ant to adjournment, with the 70
lowing named members present
Ward /, J. A. Powell; ward 2, j
=. Graves. ward 4, j. A. Mere
dlth; ward Z, B. J. Lively; war,
u, J. W. Price. Parish at large
3. Davitt, E. ]. Langham and r
R. Redditt.
The committee proceeded Il
tabulate and promulgate the re-
turns OF the primary election
held on Sept. 3, 1912, in wards
L 3. 4, 5, 8, for member of the
fa Y School Board, with the
following result:
Ward For Member School
Board, +. L. Cottingham II, W.
3. ReitzelI 8. Cottingham's ma.
jority 9. ~
Ward 3 For Member School
Board, A. D. Grant "a, Hugh
Mcdaniel Is, H. H. Tarver 70.
No majority. ~
= Ward 4-For Member School
81 board. }. A. Meredith ll8, E. D.
50; r., Meredith's majority 20.
Ward 5--For Member School
Il. ". furlow So, ]. M. Sherrod
S. ~ Furlow's majority 48. W
ward 9-FOr Member School
Board, +. L. Meredith II. r. IL
Meredith 10, G. W. Wall is. No
majority. " " 40 1''
The following resolution was.
on motion duly seconded and car.
RED, unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTION
whereas, at the democratic
primary election held on Sept. 8, |
dS1z, tor member of the Parish
School !, Board in wards /, 4. 5.
inc following named persons re.
c cev q majority of the votes
cast in their respective wards.
to'wit: Ward !. F. L. Getting.
NAM; ward T. J. A. Meredith:
ward 5, H. W. Furlow.
SAID candidates are therefore
q declared to be the nominees Of
tno oemocratic party for mem.
oers OF the Parish School Board !
from their respective wards. and
!ne chairman Of this committee
,s hereby instructed to forward
the |! names Of these candidate tn .
the Secretary of State. to be a
placed on the official ballot as T
nominees of the democratic par !
y Tor members of the Parish =
school Board from their respec. G
ave wards, to be voted for at theI
ssnssal election IL November
No candidate for member Of
be Parish School Board in wards v
and 9 having received a major n,
" OF the votes cast at said pri- in
nary election. it is hereby order. al
q mat 9 second primary election c.
hall be held in said wards 3 and :
on Tuesday, October !. 1921
Or the purpose of nominating a
'e en- Of :! the school board.
me following named candi- =
ates having received the high.
81 number Of votes cast in their .
sspectlve wards, are hereby de-
ared to be the only candidates
their said wards entitled to |
m in said primary elec-
Ward ga. D. Grant, H. H.
arVer. ]
, Ward La1,1, Or. L. Meredith, G. {
Said primary election shall be :
I'd in accordance with law. and J
tne same election officers who
nducted the primary election .
September 3, 1912. {
The chairman presented q :
'tement of the receipts and dis. !
rsements a. follows:
Received ! from nineteen candi. =
tea for member of Parish School
a.u -;;.-----..----.-- S IS s
, to candidates with. -
lance on hand s * y
IN? ;. half Of the amounts de- +
''ted by candidates for mem. &
8 Parish School Board from
r s1s = 8, Z, 8, 10, amountingl g
lzo;W. was ordered returned
'ald candidates, said amount
lrned being $3.50, leaving a
anCe OF $40 IN wh;nh ,,,.