The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-31

e the chalan of the State committee
L is becau when there is a convention
4 he attelts to dictate who shall b
4 admltteas representatives of tn
people. ut | claim the right to ex
e press mIpreference of candidates
, leaving people free to vote for O
against tn"
1t was pin to be seen that the sym
pathles the majority were will
Landry d his candidates. as cheers
were givfor Vicknair and Matthew
which qui drowned the attempt OF
the little nd of strikers Marks had
collected / the occasion to get III
some entlfasm for Maher.
| Marks a Hayes again claimed the
floor, and was, us before, accorded
the formerThis made HAYES furi-
Gus, and hsecame so violent in his
protests, using determinedly to
yield the fiji, that there arose n cry of
Ut HIM oUT!"
and put on lie was, several of those
around hinFizing hold of him and
hustling hiput the door in short or
der. He SO came back and begged
everybody'sardon, saying, "On1y
give me nights and | will keep as
quiet as anyle."
Marks noWfered Il resolution that
no candldatshould be nominated
whose name ds not appear on the
roll of a Reptican club. This was
intended to st out Vicknair, but
Landry jumpetp on a bench in the
middle OF the'om and denounced
the resolution svehemently that it
was almost UNANIMOUSLY defeated, and
a substitute aided which gave all
VINO desired cnce to come forward
TO enroll Their mes. The introduce
ton of the realtion was q sbarn
move, but Plerr Landry and the old
Wheel-horse bert Noel proved Il
little too much fwire- pulling Marks
anu defeated hlnignally.
No1IATIoNs
for Justices of tt Peace were now
entered upon, j. Matthew. F. Vick-
halr and ii. .. Mer being placed in
The held. The cnt of the ballots
demonstrated ths Matthew had re-
,elved IS votes, V Enair So, Maher IS.
AMID the enthuslal of their friends,
Matthew and Viclzfr were declared
NE nominees, andalks and his cab
u were complett checkmated in
'plte OF the two vts which each had
probably cast for lher.
The selection of Instables was the
lext thing in ord, and some half
lozen candidates Fere nominated
stout Robert NodEas delegated to
lold the hat in villa the ballots were
o be placed, and did hold it until
was crammed f4and running over
there being in ibout four times as
Many ballots as ere were persons
oIihS-When honF indignation 0v-
rcame nm, and lspoiled the game
the repeaters b1hrowing the hat a
n the floor andhgihg it a kick that
catered the balls far and wide.
ms unexpected a0n caused quite :
LIvEL1CENE, f
general melee, inhich nearly ev- l
y man III the hou; was either hit,
'stled or scared. Dne endeavored
} crawl under beh and come M
4 the other SIDE oft to get nearer :
lie door, but raisf too soon he /
tied the bench oIhis back, from
here it fell to the FIR with a crash z
lat heightened the ready uproari- U
is DIN; another fritened individ-
u got under the stH and upset it +; p,
1t few jumped uthe windows; b
I'd finally when the I'm was cleared. p
'erturned benches nd desks. tbe is
'Ostrate stove and aumber of hats o.
altered over the holbetokened the 81
olence of the fray. It is somewhat
traordinary that none was seri- y
sly hurt.
ON THE HOME SsETCH.
An eyewitness of he scrimmare
forms us that when commenced. &
at valiant knight ofnother mans i
Ill, Morris Marks, ickly moved :