St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-09-14
COMMITTEE
IN SESSION
SATURDAY
26th Judicial District Demo-
cratic Committee
Met Saturday and Tabulated
the Election Returns.
The Total Number of Votes
Cast for Judge, 261*.
j
-Tntol Number of Votes Cast
Totol Number of Votes Cast
for District Atty, 2515.
Covington, La, Sept. Z. 1912.

al Committee of the 26th Judicial
District of Louisiana, in pursuance
of law, did, at the hour Of IL o'clock
noon, meet in session at the court
house in the town of Covington. in
the parish of st. Tammany, on Sat-
urday, the 7th day of September,
1912, for the purpose of ascertain
ing and declaring the result of the
Democratic primary election held on
September 3, which primary election
was held for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidate of the Democratic
party for Judge and District At
torney of the said judicial District,
to be elected at the general election
to be held on the first Tuesday of
November, 1912.
The following members were pres
ent: w. r. Badon, chairman; r.
C. Smith, secretary; f. Elmo Bollin-
ger, of the parish of st. TamWany,
and Magee w. OFT, C. H. Richard
son by proxy held by Magee w.
OFT. and Lindsay McDougall by proxy
held by H. E. Gayer.
A. quorum being present. w. r..
Badon called the meeting to order
and stated the purpose of said meet
ing, whereupon said committee pro-
ceeded to business.
The chairman of the committee
having tabulated the returns OF said
primary election received by him.
as required by law, submitted said
tabulated statement. together with
the original tally sheets received to
the committee.
The committee having compared
said tabulated statement with the
original official tally sheets, found
the result as follows:
Number of votes cast for the
Judgship in the district, 261S.
Jos. B. Lancaster received of that
amount 1868.
Lindsay McDougall received of
that amount 1890.
Jos. B. Lancaster received a ma
jority of 1873 votes.
Number of votes cast in the dis
trict for the District Attorneyship,
2515.
J. Vol Brock received of, that
amount 1887.
NJ. /. Varnado received of that
amount 1864.
j. Vol Brock received a majority
of 423 votes.
1t having been ascertained that
Jos. B. Lancaster, candidate for
Judge, had received q majority Of
1873 votes, upon motion of III. E.
Gayer. seconded by p. c. Smith AMI
carried, Jos. B. Lancaster was de-
clared the nominee Of the Demo-
cratic party for the office Of Judge
of the 26th Judicial District Of Lou
isiana, at the coming general elec-
ton to be held on the first Tuesday
in November, 1912.
1t having been ascertained that
J. Vol Brock, candidate for District
Attorney, had received a majority OF
423 votes, upon motion of H. E.
Gayer, seconded by P. C. Smith, j.
Vol Brock was declared the nominee
of the Democratic party for the Of
fce of District Attorney of the 26th
Judicial District of Louisiana, at the
coming general election to be held
on the first Tuesday in November
1912.
The following persons having re-
cefved a majority Of the votes cast
for members of the Judicial Com
mittee of the 26th judicial District.
to-wit: Warren r. Badon. p. c.
Smith and E. E. Bollinger, repre-
senting the parish of st. Tammany
and Magee w. OFT, Bascom d. Tally
and E. L. Magee, representing the
parish of Washington, upon motion
made and seconded and carried. the
said named persons were declared
elected as members of the Democrat.
ic Executive Committee for the 26th
Judicial District of Louisiana for the
ensuing year.
Upon motion duly made, second.
ed and carried, the chairman Of the
committee was instructed and auth
orized to issue certificate of nomi-
nation to Joseph B. Lancaster and
J. Vol Brock, nominees for Judge
ana District Attorney, respectively
and forward the same to the Sec
retary of State, as required by law.
There being no further business
the committee adjourned sine die.
receivedb atlHo, ,tooPhcsecEts
W. r. BADON.
Chairman of Dem. Ex. Committee.
P. c. SMITH,
Secretary