The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-08-14

wit: G. w. Gaines, Chairman, A. J.
Sever, c. S. WHY and }. NJ. Hamley
by FOX 10 John E. Yerger, David n.
Eva:s, met and convened at the Court
Houre ii the town of Talluiah, Lou
isiai a, at twelve O'Clock ~ on this
August u, 1920, when and where a
quo: I'M CT said committee being pres
ent and participating the following
proceedings were had, viz: The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
"Whe2eas, in accordance with res
olution CT this Committee, of date
July 81, 1920, Democratic Primary
was called to be held throughout the
said Judicial District on September
IA, 1890, for the purpose of nominal
ing Z Democratic Candidate for the
Doffice OF Judge cf said Distr;ct,a Dem
ocratic Candidate for District Attor-
ney of said District, two Democratic
candidates for each of the said par
ishes composing said District and one
Democratic candidate at large from
said District, to serve on and compose
the Democratic Executive Committee
of said District for the term next en-
suing after the general election to be
held in said District on Tuesday, Nov
ember 2, 1920, and
Whereas, by said resolution of July
81, 1920, al! persons intending to be-
come candidates fer nomination in
said primary election OH the Demo
/ cratic ticket for the several offices
above named, were notified and re-
quired to file with the Chairman of
! this Committee their declaration of
/ intention to become such candidates
| for nomination within twenty days
/ from July 81, 1920, and
/ Whereas, the said time limit ex-
pired at midnight on August Il, 1920,
and
| Whereas, the following named per-
sons, and no others, having in due
form filed their declarations of in
tention to become candidates as afore-
said, and having otherwise fully COM
piled with all other requirement Of
this Committee, and the Primary Flee
ton Law, to-wit:
+. X. Ransdell, of East Carroll Par
ish, Louisiana, for Judge OF said ia
dicial District; Jeff B. Snyder, C.
Madison Parish, Louisiana, for Dis
| trict Attorney OF said Judicial Dis
trict; G. W. Gaines and A. j. Sewer.
both of Madison parish, as Committee
men to represent Madison Parish on
said Executive Committee Of said Ju-
dicial District, and j. NJ. HanIley AMI
C. S. WHY, both of East Carroil Par
ish, Louisiana, as Committeeman to
represent East Carroll Parish OF said
Executive Committee and =. N.
Evans, of Madison Parish, to repre-
sent as Committeeman the ssid Judi
cial District at large on said Execu-
i've Committee Of said Judicial District
the whole Committee consisting OF
five members, two from each Of said
Parishes and one at large, from said
| District; and whereas It appears that
none of said candidates for nomina-
ton for the office sought by each Of
them respectively was opposed by any
other person for the said nomination,
NOW, THEREFORE, this Commit
tee, by virtue of the authority vested
in it by law, does hereby declare F.
X. Ransdell to be the regular Demo-
cratic nominee for the office OF Judge
of the Ninth Judicial District of Lou
isiana; Jeff B. Snyder to be the reg
ular Democratic nominee for the Of
flee of District Attorney of said Jul
dicial District; G. w. Gaines and A.
J. Sewer to be the regular Democrat
ic nominees as Committeeman to rep
resent the Parish of Madison on the
Democratic Executive Committee Of
said Judicial District; c. s. WHY ant
J. NJ. Harnley to be the regular Dem
ocratic nominees as Committeeman t.