The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-04-11
FIRST GUN OF THE CAMPAIGN /!


Our anticipation of good attend
ance at the meeting of the Fourth
Ward Lincoln Republican Club was
fully realized, last Saturday evening,
the hall being well filled half-hour
before the time fixed upon for calling
the assemblage to order. Hon. Pierre
Landry, president Of the club, took the
chair and brought the house to order,
when w. w. Buford, Esq. was chosen
temporary secretary. Mr.. Landry in
vitea vice president Robert Noel, Esq.
to preside, then took the floor and
| announced the object of the meeting
| to be the election of eleven delegates
| to Parish Convention to be held ON
the 25th inst, and the reorganization
of the club in accordance with the in
structions of the State Central Com
mittee of the party. Mr.. Landry
closed his remarks with stirring APP
peal to his hearers to stand together
in the approaching contest and dis
oountenance all attempts on the part
of ambitious hunters for place to ere
ate division and discord among them.
He informed them that a clique had
been formed in this town to shake the
confidence his people had heretofore
reposed in him and to pull him down
from the high place. lac held in their
esteem therefore, would he ask all
present who proposed to sustain lia
in this fight to take their places on
the right-hand side of the room, in
order that he might know in what
measure the work of his defamers had
been successful.
This request was the signal for an
enthusiastic rush on the part of the
audience for the side indicated, and
in less than three minutes the leader
of the would be disorganizers was left
blooming alone upon a front seat, and
the few henchmen he had depended
upon to aid i'll the prosecution of his
nicely laid schemes had either skunk
off or joined the throng on the right
side of the house, and, we may add,
of the question also. Gradually the
sense of his complete discontinue
overcame his prudence, and taking
his hat in hand he left the room ex-
claiming that no decent man uasala
remain in such a crowd-an express
sion of sentiment which, if we mistake
not, will cenfreat hina like the CHEST
of Banquo did Macbeth when Le
comes before the Republicans of AS
cension this fall seeking faTors at
their hands.
A motion was made and carried to
proceed to the election of delegates,
and the distribution Of tickets began.
Upon motion, Messrs- Fl. O. Mailer,
jerry Sullivan, Jr. and Chas- 0ber-
kamp, Jr. were appointed telIers.
Over one hundred votes were cast,
and not one of the white tickets of
the disorganizers found its way into
the hat used for receiving the ballots.
In view of this, Mr.. Maher moved to
dispense with the counting of the
votes and declare the yellow ticket
unanimously elected, which was car
ried without opposition. This ticket
was printed in the CHIEF office, and
bore the following names:
Pierre Landry, N. NJ. Conway, Rob-
ert Noel, Louis LeGcst, Nathan HAYS,
Frederick Fobb, Edward Cantey, Bev-
erly Willis, L. E. Bentley, Jos. Rey-
maud and v. G.. cantrelae.
1t being resolEed to proceed to
reorganization under the uaMe of
Central Ward Club of Ascension Par
isil, l.. E. Bentley nominated Hon. P.
Landry for president, who in turn
nominated Mr.. Bentley The latter
declined, and Mr. Landry was chosen
unanimously. The following aAdi-
tlonal officers were selected First
vice president, Robert Noel second
vice president, Chas. Oberkamp, ST.;
secretary, L. E. Bentley assistant Sec
rotary, w. G. Wilkinson treasurer,
Jos. Armand, ST.; first sergeant-at-
arms, Jacob Bailey; second sergeant
alarms, James McCray.
There was cali for a speech from |
Landry, who respond |
ed in an address of some twenty min
ntes duration, aud kept the wrapt at