The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-06-15
END OF THE DEMOCRATIC AND
REFORM CONVENTIONS.

Both the State Conventions which
held their sessions in the city of New
Orleans during last week, adjourned
Saturday evening, and the result of
their labors, instead of simplifying
the political situation, has placed it
in more perfect muddle than ever.
We shall not attempt to give a
lengthy account of the proceedings of
either body, for they are of too little
importance to warrant the waste of
time and space. Suffice it to say,
that after a weeks hard labor the
Democratic mountain has brought
forth a very small mouse, and the
Reform hill yielded nothing at all, al
belt that nothing may really be of
more Importance ultimately than the
mouse. In other words, the Demo
cratic Convention nominated a. State
ticket and adjourned sine die, without
even furnishing its candidates with a
platform of principles to stand upon
the Reform Convention refused to in
dorse the nominees and adjourned
subject to the call of its Executive
Committee. -
The following is the ticket presented
to the people of the State by the
Democratic Convention. ~ aL
For Gouermor--J. McEnery, of Ouaehita
parish. 3Fs ssf.5
Lieutenant Gocernor-B. f. Jonas, of Or
leans.
Attorney Generat-H. d. Ogden, of Or
leans. stf. .gf tut
Secretary of State-Alex. Bowman, of Cad
do.
auditor of Public Accounts--Allen Jumel,
of Iberville. a0 HJ3
Superintendent Public. Edtcatioa--R. NJ.
Lusher of Orleans.
Congressman at iarge-J B. Eustis, of Or
| leans. ls r. 5ai'f3
Both Conventions avoided an ex-
preston of opinion upon national af-
fairs, and it was perhaps this more
than any thing else that has rendered
their work of so little moment; for it
is not to be denied that the ticket
nominated by the Democratic Con-
Yention has failed to arouse the enthu-
siasn or procure the support of one
eighth of even the Democratic party
of the State.
1t is acknowledged by all sensible
and thinking men that the only man.
ner in which the State can be saved
from the rule of corruption and igno-
rance is BY union of all opponents
of such rule upon common platform
and in support of one State and one
National ticket. The only platform
upon which this union can be effected
is that framed by the Cincinnati Com
vention and the only candidates that
can be supported will be those of the
Liberal Republican party.
If the Democratic and Reform Con-
ventions had simply acknowledged
this fact, elected delegates to Balti-
more instructed to support a ratifca-
ton of the work of the Cincinnati
Convention, and then adjourned to
await the action of the Baltimore
Convention, they would have done
what the great mass of the people
whom they were. created to represent
would have approved. AS it is, the
Reformers acted most sensibly, fol-
they did nothing at all, while the
Democrats nominated ticket that
stands no possible show of success,
and which, we venture to say, will be
withdrawn from the field before sixty
days.
The cold blooded midnight assas-
sination of q colored preacher named
Willis johnson by gang of ruffians
i'll the parish of st. Landry is reported
by the Opelousas Journal of the 9Th
instant. The Journal calls loudly for
the detection and punishment. of the
perpetrators of this aud other bloody
deeds that have been committed in
st. Landry lately.