The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-04-19
THE MERCHANTS TICKET.

t0u---d OlOS0 VUuI6St Ill lUbpoCb--A uo
Chiefs" View Of the Future.
We do not in the least regret that
the publication of this number of our
journal is delayed beyond the adver-
tised time of issue, as we are thereby
afforded an opportunity to chronicle
and comment upon the proceedings of
the meeting Of citizens, to which we
have referred in another paragraph,
held at the Court House for the pur-
pose of placing in nomination, in an
ticipation Of the coming municipal
election, what seems to have been in
vested by universal consent witt. the
sobriquet of Merchants Ticket"
The assemblage was respectable if
not very numerous, and it can not be
denied the intelligence and property
interest Of the town was well rep
resented therein. We counted the
number of persons in the courtroom
when the gathering was largest, and
forty-four was the result, Of these four
or perhaps five were colored men,
while eight or ten were mere specta-
tors whose predictions were against
the ticket to he nominated, and fav-
orablc to the perspective Republican
candidates.
Mr.. Solomon Weinschenck, our pres
ent Mayor, was chosen chairman Of
the meeting, and Mr.. Bernard Lem
ann, II leading merchant, secretary.
Nominations were at once entered
upon, and in less than half an hour
after assembling the meeting had
finished its business and adjourned.
The prompt manner in which nom
nations were seconded and adopted
indicated previous understanding
and arrangement among the leading
spirits that was faithfully adhered to
| on all sides. There was but one can
didate named for each position, and
the nominations were, with one ex-
ception, unanimous.
Mr.. V. Maurin, we believe, named
Mr.. j. j. Claverie as candidate for
Mayor.
| Mr.. J. J. Claverie named Messrs.
DR.. Beauville Claverie and Cllas.
Gecks for Aldermen from the First
Ward.
| Mr.. Marx Israel named Messrs. S.
Weinschenck and Casimir Martin, ST.,
for Aldermen from the Second Ward.
Mr.. V. Maurin named Messrs. A.
Maurin and Ursip Landry for Alder
men from the Third Ward.
Mr.. Jos. Israel was nominated for
Secretary; Mr.. Gus. Dugas for Treas
urer; Mr.. Octave Terrio for Collector;
Mr.. Aug. Bercegeay for Assessor, and
Mr.. Geo. Raphael for Constable.
1t is needless to conceal the fact
that the ticket is one which possesses
elements Of considerable strength.
Our Republican friends may just as
well look the fact squarely in the face
that they will have to put their best
men forward to compete with these
candidates, and then rally to Il man
upon the day Of election and support
the party nominations, or they are
beaten beyond peradventure.
We argue no disaster to the town
in case of the success Of the Merchants
Ticket. The men upon it are mostly
citizens whose financial interests arc
identical with those Of the Corpora
ton; they are tax payers who have te
bear a good share Of the municipal
expenses, and an unwise and ex-
travagant administration of the affairs
Of the town would work injury tt
4 themselves. It is but reasonable to
suppose their regard for their owl
pockets, aside from their natura
motives of honesty and justice, woilt
lead them to constitute themselye!
exemplary public officials, bent upol
running the government upon thu
most economical and advantageous
basis possible.
The fact that there are but three
colored men upon this ticket-an'
those three candidates for the rathe
secondary positions of Aldermen AM
Constable-may initiate against
among those Of the colored voters VIII
view with a Jealous eye any politica
move in which their race is not rep
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