The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-10
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION,

THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.
The Newly Elected Town Officers receive
their Commissions-They will Enter
Upon their Duties To-Day---A Trick
| Fooled.
We expressed an intention in our
last issue to comment at length this
week upon the subject of the recent
town election, purposing to tell why
the contest was so close and why the
candidates for Secretary and Assessor
upon the Peoples Ticket were de-
feated, but after careful consideration
we have abandoned the project, de-
termined to let the dead past bury
it's dead" and speak only of the issues
Of the future arising from the con-
test. Some of the beaten candidates
are very touchy upon the subject of
their defeat, and we do not care to
hcighten their unpleasant feelings by
further allusion to the subject. Suffice
it, then, to say, the mass Of our citi-
zcns accept the result of the election
in good spirit and look to the success
full candidates to give us IN honest,
economical municipal government.
Supervisor of Registration Lott
carried the official returns of the cleo
ton to New Orleans upon Tuesday,
we believe, and upon Thursday Gov.
Kellogg was asked to issue commits
sions to the chosen candidates, but
demurred, saying that Il request had
reached him from DonaldsOnville to
delay the issuance for Il few days.
The Governor either did not know, or
did not care to divulge the names of
the parties preferring this strange
request, but we strongly suspect them
to have been men who are decidedly
opposed to low cunning i'll other peo-
pie and extremely solicitous that their
opponents should practice naught but
fair play. The town charter specifics
that newly elected officers shall qualify
on or previous to the first Saturday
succeeding their election, and the
parties who endeavored to delay the
issuance of tho commissions doubtless
hoped to prevent compliance with
this provision and then induce the
Governor to appoint officers more
suited to their personal tastes than
those chosen by the people. We can
imagine no other reason for their re-
quest. The trick failed, for upon the
urgent solicitation of Senator r. II.
Chadbourne, Gov. Kellogg commits
stoned the officers elected.
The commissions for all the success
full candidates except the Assessor
have been received, and the new Off
GERS will take possession to-day. The
Assessors commission was delayed by
a clerical error, but will be forwarded
by mail in day or two. We shall
closely watch the course of the new
administration, and while we will
take great pleasure in applauding its
wise actions, we shall not hesitate to
point out and condemn errors OF ex-
travagance and demand their corrcc-
ton.
We feel justified in making the
prediction than in the person of Mr.
Chas. F. Smith the people of Donald
sonville will have an energetic, pub
lie spirited, upright Mayor; in Messrs.
Ant. Rodrigue, JOS. Burbridge, S.
Weinschenck, c. Martin, ST., John +.
Link and JOS. johnson, II competent,
economical Board of Aldermen in
the popular young Mr.. JOS. d. Israel
Il Secretary who will never fail in the
performance Of his duties; in Mr..
Aug. Bercegeay all Assessor who will
give universal satisfaction as an Off
cial in Mr.. Frederick Fobb faith
full and efficient Collector; in Mr..
! Christian Kline i trustworthy Treas
urer: and in Mr.. Louis Lefort Con-
stable who will prove i terror to evil
doors.