The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-04
New, tie warnotA Coalition Works.

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fft THE SENATORIAL CONTEXT
Was the flrst game OF the session In
which Gov. warmoth took hand.
Upon It's result devolved, In 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
annihilated Gov. Warmoth
iu this State for all time to come. But
the Inducements held out by the cum
ming and unscrupulous Governor, 1t |
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 nibbcd at the hook. Tho Gov
ern0rss first advance upon the Demo-
es1e3c members, was made through tho |
DR21oeRATIc STATE CENTRAL COM
MIrrnE,
or at least its chairman, Judge A. q.
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 I 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 cold
wheel horse of fDemncracy,". T. q. Da-
wilson, who in his old age, has not for
gotten his tricks and political chicanery;
by Gen. b. b. Simms, politician OF
the came school; by Duncan F. Kenner,
the lessee of the New Canal, and a
jealous guardian ofhis own interest; by
Mr.. Hatch, Of the firm of O'Fallon 4
Hatch, a now conner, but a lessee OF the
State Penitentiary, and likewise vig-
liant agent; by Senator Blackman, a
young man OF some talent, but inexper-
fenced, with no judgement or political
sagaeity. This combination, organized
and instructed, exerted powerful In
huence with the innocent and unsophis-
| ticated Democratic members from the
country who knew nothing Of tho polit-
fcal 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 o1
the
faAxrrapy q Axn DEcRTII.IZINCS COMPANY
became q 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 un.
| til after the election for United States
Senator. Governor War1noth's candi.
date having been elected by Democratic
e,Otes, 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 II
the company. The Hon. Devices like
wise came in fo- a few shares, who
threatened to <<blow" on tho Speaker
unless muxzled by some stock, and II
this way several hundred shares, 1t Il
said, were extorted before possession o
CuS NcVO AAASNosASS SoAAN w OOsShA1AS>A
Judge Brice is or was one Of tho direc
tors Of this sweet-scented company, tn
franchises Of which, fnot odoro,ks, ar
, certainly very valuable. Here then,
the milk accounted for in one cocoanut
u Another seductive promise held out
the country members was to give then
the
SELECTION OF LOCAL OFFICERS,
For appointment by tho Governor
r How faithfully this agreement wa
\ \ kept is fully illustrated by tho appoint
S ment Of J. L. Lewis as judge of til
Eleventh District. For some reaso
this gentleman was very obnoxious
the Democratic members of the Legil
t lature from that Judicial District, an
more particularly to Senator Blackmal
!. iwho succeeded last year in having tn
+ appointment rejected by tho Senat
d It was confidently believed that the c'
D operation of the Democrats with tt
81 Governor would effectually squelo
Mr.. Lewis chances, and in the end
good Democrat would be appointed
= the suggestion Of Senator Blackman ar
his colleagues. But In this they we
disappointed. Having served the Go
ernOr in electing his candidate for Il
y United States Senate and In strippil
his rival Dunn of his favor in the Sc
late and transferring 1t to the ExecutiN
his Excellency had no further use
Democratic votes, and felt at liberty
~ violate and evade all Of hfs pledg
VI Hence disappointment Of Judge Lew
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