The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-06-19
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DR. w A. Robertson, Of this parish, NJ
q candidate for the State Senate, bhe
Lake Charles (Caleasieu) Echo, of the
25th ult., addresses the following
gentle admonition'' to the people Of
st. Landry (the' Conservative portion,
we presume):
"Be satisfied with one Senator, fou1
Representatives in the Lower House,
the District Judge and District Attor,
ney.s Let Lafayette, or Cameron, OF
Caleasleu- have aIvOice in the State
Senate, and let u St. Landry friends
not forget that by attempting to grasp
everything in the gift of the! people of
this District, they may. lose that sup
port and aid which they, in future, may
ask for, and which they will most cer-
tainly4 need.n .'p.a -.., 49,, ,~a
We would right here call the atten-
ton OF OH cORff6re to the fact that it is
neither the Democrats nor ,ConserYa-
tiVes of st. Landry who propose to
force upon their friends in this District
a candidate for the Senate from this
parish. On the contrary, the Democrats
and Conservatives of this parish are
ready and willing to cOncede to the
parish of Calcasieu the choice. of lean
didate of their political faith for. this
office and We think we may safely Of
firm that they are only waiting for this
candidate to present himself to give
him their strongest support. We will
add, further, that we have excellent
reasons for believing hat our friends in
Lafayette will not be behind st. Landry
in this neutrality-suspicious. Courier,
May I'd. a .@. nr. '.'Iya- .JI
We are pleased to, to-day
DIR. VIM. FL. Kirkman, of Calcasieu, as d
candidate for the State Senate. ".# r, y
1t is at the solicitation of u large num-
Der of influential citizens of the parishes
FOf Calcasieu and st. Landry, that DIR!
Kirkman has consented to allow his
name to be straightforward aus a candi-
date for that Otfice-a list of his fellow
citizens OF Calcasieu requesting him to
do so will be found in another column.
This list comprises a majority of the
most influential citizens of that parish.
The Conservative voters of this parish,
will readily recognize the .iusticetOf all
lowing C~alcasieu, (for9 the first time
within our reCollection,D the choice off,
Conservative candidate for the State
Senate ;aand it Will.nOt De denied that
her choice is q most judicious one, for
Dr. kirkman is probably the most pop
ular man i'll his parish, and it is conf
IDENTIFY predicted that he will get four
tifths of the vote of both Calcasieut and
Cameron. t., 70 af..L
The Doctor represented Caleasieu in
the Lower House of the last Legislature.
~|'t IOpelOusas Courier, May 18th.
From the Lake Charles Fclfo.I
49,. LAKE CHARLES, June o., 1874.
Editor Weekly Echo II notice in the
last issue of your paper an article dated
the 28th of May, 1874, signed we, 1.-THE
People," calling the attention of the
people and candidates, OF. this district
for the Senate to the propriety of calling
a Convention for the purpose Of select
ing q suitable candidate as their stand,
ard-bearer in the present campaign.
This idea, in part, meets fully with my
opinion and appreciation, and one that
! would willingly abide by;- provided it
be a convention of the people of Calca-
sieY; and let them decide who shall be
their candidate. This is a righttllat has
been accorded to our parish both by st.
Landry. and Lafayette for years past
and it was upon that ground consented
to become a candidate, believing, at the
same time, that the signatures to my re-.
quest to become a candidate was a full
guarantee to me of thesentiments of the
majority of the people of thepariSh; and
up to this time [ have no reason to be-
lieye they did not. @1f.3 @a.. .
Upon those conditions, / will abide
the decisions of my people; otlierwiseI
undetermined to run the race through,
unless requested to withdraw by ma
jority of my solicitors. tl.tl5i l5.&
Furthermore, so,far as being styled a
z sugar and vinegar candidate, I deny
the; allegation, and would be as fal. from
imposing myself upon the people OF Cal