The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-10-03
THE COMPROMISE.

ton parties held several meetings
last week, IN the city of New Orleans
but failed to arrive at any satisfac tory
basis Of adjustment of the pending
difficulties that were agitating the
public mind and causing an almost
total plostration Of business.
/ The proposition to secure the resig-
nations OF Gov. Kellogg and other
State officials was early abandoned,
owing 70 the irnprobability of obtain
ing the acquiescenct of the several
functiolaries, and the inability OF the
committees to devise q legal and
acceptable plan for filling the vacan-
cies SO the question soon resolved
itself do wn to the composition of the
Board Of Returning officers, consisting
Of FIVE members, whose puty it is to
ca1avass the official returns of State
elections and promulgate the result,
discretionary power being vested in
them to throw out the vote of any
poll, parish or district where fraud or
intimidation operated to prevent All
untranmeled expression of the will
Of the people. The Republican confer
ence committee proposed to obtain
the resignation of two members of
this board, and allow the vacancies to
be filled by such persons as the oppo-
sing party might designate. The other
committee demanded the privilege of
naming three returning officers, but
this was very naturally refused; and
it could hardly be expected of the
Republicans that they would relin-
quish to their enemies power which,
in INSCRIPTIONS hands, could be used
to defraud them out of Il fairly earned
victory, and to disintegrate their gov
cIHIlieHG anu party.
Being nable to reach an agreement,
the committees separated, and even
the most enthusiastic friends of COM
promise despaired of its accomplish
ment. Last Monday, however, Hon.
Duncan F. Kenner, chairman of the
Democratic or Peoples Party COM
nittee, communicated to Judge A. A.
chairman of the Republican
the intelIince that il had
been decided to accept the terms pro-
posed by the Republicans. Another
was held, and the result
thereof is to he found in the following
agreement, subscribed to by Messrs.
John NcEnery, D. B. Penn, B. F.
Jonas, Samuel Chopin, Albert Voor-
ices, D. f. Kenner, G. Beard. G., w.
Mott and d. S. Cage on the part of
Democrats, and by w. 2. Kellogg.
J. B. Packard, A. A. Atocha. B. F..
FLANDERS, james Lewis, O. F. Blandin,
". G.. Brown and b. F. Joubert on
he part Of the Republicans:
The committee representing the Conser- !
-ative Peoples party pledge themselves to |
arse all violence and Intimidation, if any !
xlst. to cease throughout the State, and to
ssist the constituted authorities in MAIN
aiming peace and insnring a strictly fair
mi impartial reglstrationnnd election Also
o dlscountcnance acts and threats of per-
onal violence. and all improper influences
control the will OF the electors and render
sslstance and use every effort to subject to
he penalties OF the law all persons who may
omlnit acts OF violence or Intimidation. or
onspire to ito the same.
Z. In order to guarantee Il fair registration
nd election, there is hereby constituted and
Established an advisory committee, compo-
I'd ct five members, namely: Messrs. Albert
oorhees and + A. Burke, selected by the
representatives. of the Conservative PEOPLES
itrty, and Messrs s. d. Packard and b. f.
oubert. selected by the representatives Of
le Republican party, and OF an umpire.
amely: DR.. NJ. Il. Bonzaao. who has been
unity selected.
lhis advisory committee is to supervise
Nv @'.ii y va VIC ItSiSttdblOH throughout the
tate on behalf of all parties. to the full tx-
mt OF suggesting changes in the reais.ra-
OH officers, and the manner of conduct;up
nd carrying on the Registrations
Governor Kellogg, III the interest of a fair
ld impartial registration. of his own accord
edging himself to act upon the advice and
'ggestions Of the advisory committee. so
ny as such advice and suggestions are in
nsonanre with and permitted by the exist
< laws OF the State. t
1t is agreed that two persons shall be
'mcd by the representatives of the Con
rvatives Peoples party, who shall be cleo t
d according to law to fill two vacancies
hich shall be created by resignation in the {
turning board within twenty days +
In order to express his official an :
oval of the arrangement, Governor
ellogg addressed a letter to Judge q
tocha, under date of Sept. goth. :,
herein he says: i
Having been officially notified of the
reement entered into by the committees I
the Conservative and Republican parties
ely IN conference, and having I,een lesi-
us from HE first to assure a fair registra- q
II and election, hereby ratity the agree
mt i'll $" far as it depends upon me for it's a
visions so long lis the State Central Ex-