The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-16
OUR PARISH ELECTION.

The election in St. Landry was not
only free from disturbance, but was a
successful one, on the whole, for the
Liberals. The Bourbons have practic~
ally gained nothing. The convention
ticket was an utter failure, for no can
didate on it, who had opposition and re-
lied on the Bourbon or party vote was
elected. .t..
The candidate for District Judge was
elected by his own personal popularity,
and his nomination by the convention
had a tendency to do him harm instead
of good. He did not seek the nOmina-
ton, he didnot needit, and consequently
did not want it. Though he had made
a thorough canvass Of the parish before
the convention met and dominated him
he had to make q more thorough n at
forwards for the purpose of counterfeit
ing the damaging effect Of the nomlna-
ton. '.""f
The candidate for District Attorney
had no opposition, and was the candl-
date of the Liberals before the BOurbOns
nominated him. His nomination by
them was simply a piece Of buncombe'
The Liberals did not0ppose Judge
.Garrigues for Parish Judge, for reasons
satisfactory to themselves, though they
were confident he could be beaten. II
the Bourbons did not understand these
reasons then, probably they ca1se them
now. II.
Two candidates for the Legislature
. on the convention ticket, Messrs. Can't
and Estilette, were elected, but not by
the strict convention OF Bourbon vote,
Mr.. CAN'T always declared his independ-
ence of the convention, and stated atall
times andplaces, publicly and privately.
that he did not seek or care for the nom
nation butthat ifthe convention choose
10 support and vote for him, they could
do so, without any obligation on his
to support their ticket. Mr.. CAN'T re-
ceiFed a large colored vote, as we'll asa
large independent white vote; and hi
election, like that of Judge Morgan, Ii
due, MOTTO the convention, but to his own
influence and personal popularity.
Mr.. Estilette also received q con
siderable, independent white savote
and at some polling places he wa
IL on the regular Republican ticket
the Republicans having only thre'
candidates of their own. he doe
not owe his election therefore tt
the convention, but to his ownand othe,
influences. Mr.. Estilette, we under
stand, was very sensibly advised by
friend, not to rely solely on the Bourbon
or convention vote, if he wished to b.
elected and he followed the advice.
u The other two candidates on the BUur
bon or convention ticket, Messrs. Gar
diner and Webb, who had no outsid'
combinations, but relied solely on loea
and convention strength, were both de
feated. Away from theirown neighbor
hoods, they received but a small vote
considering the importance that was at
tached by some to the power, Influence
and strength of the convention and tn
samterriied Bourbon Democracy j E
Our. candidate for State Senator, An
derson, cleaned out both Moore and Ri
ard, the Democraticand Republican can
didates for the same positions r~eeeivinj
a majority over both Of them combine
in this parish, and more than nine hun
dred majority over the Democratic can
didatc. Senator Anderson's vote in thi
parrish alone, eleCtsshin b~ysseveTal hun
idred majority, H.
The Liberals have elected the Clerl
Sheriff, Recorder, Coroner, Police JurJ
and nearly all.of the magistrates an
c~onstables. They have, in a word, game
all the parish Offices, except that Of Pal
ish Judge, for which there was no oppe
sition.
1--WE have been a citizen OF this paris
more than thirteen years, and durfn
that time we have eel any loo;
party here so overwhelmingly defeate
as the Beurbons were in this election
We have been trying TO make hema nj
derstand that the Democratic party VI
dead; but they hinged their own ILL
sion, or tried to delstde the people in
believing, that the dead vas still alive
and their organ, the Courier, abused !
for telling the ttuth, and persdadingt
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