The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-27
How the Warmoth Coalition Works.

How the Warmoth Coalition Works.
"Argus," a correspondent of the New
Orleans Bulletin, favors us with the
following interesting developments:
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST
Was the first game Of the session in
which Gov. WarmOth took q hand.
Upon its result devolved, in a great
measure, the continuance of the almost
unlimited power of his Excellency and
undisputed sway over the people OF
this State.
After naming his candidate for the
United States Senate, Gen. J. II. West,
the next move was to secure for him
the vote of the Democratic members.
So irreconcilably and equally divided
was the Republican party, that the
balance of power was completely In the
hands of the Democrats, which, had
they judiciously used it, would have
completely annihilated Gov. Warmoth
iu this State for all time to come. But
the inducements held out by the cum
ming and INSCRIPTIONS Governor, it
seems, were too powerful for the sup
plant Democrats, who readily fell into
the snare so cleverly prepared for
them. He baited them, and they
quickly nibbed at the hook The Gov
ernor's first advance upon the Demo-
cratic members, was made through the
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COM
MITTEE,
or at least its chairman, Judge A. &.
Brice. The efforts of this gentleman in
behalf of the coalition with Gov. War
moth and his party, were very persis-
tent and assiduous, and might add
highly successful. In this course, how
ever, / am credibly informed and know
it to be the fact, that majority of the
members of the State Central Commit
tee did not sustain their chairman, and
in truth so utterly did they repudiate
his entire conduct in the premises,
that they have requested him to resign
his Official position. In this work Judge
Brice was ably assisted by the "old
wheel horse of Democracy" T. g. Da-
wilson, who in his old age, has not for
gotten his tricks and political chicanery;
by Gen. B. B. Simms, a politician of
the same school; by Duncan F. Kenner,
the lessee of the New Canal, and a
jealous guardian fhis own interest; by
Mr.. Hatch, of the firm of O'Fallon &
Hatch, new conner, but lessee of the
State Penitentiary, and likewise Wig
liant agent; by Senator Blackman, a
young man of some talent, but inexper-
fenced, with no judgement or political
sagacity. This combination, organized
and instructed, exerted q powerful in
fuence with the innocent and unsophis-
ticated Democratic members from the
country who knew nothing of the polit-
ical situation, and readily adapted the
advice of those whom they deemed COM
petent and reliable authority. But the
country members never discovered un-
til it was too late the interested motives
that prompted these devoted and zeal
Gus advocates of the WarmOth party.
When they discovered how the bill of
the
SANITARY AND FERTIL1zING COMPANY
became law, they began to smell
something very loud. This bill had
been vetoed by the Governor, and his
message sent to the Speaker of the
House, Mortimer Carr. The consider
alton of the message was postponed I'M
til after the election for United States
Senator. Governor WarmOth's candi-
date having been elected by Democratic
rotes, the veto message was with
drawn by the Governor. But be-
fore Speaker Carr would surrender the
message, it is said he exacted and re-
ceived one hundred shares of stock in
the company. The Hon. Devices like
wise came in for few shares, who
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