The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

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orators 81, the occasion, who had filed
tb, 9mselves with a big speech, and had
no opportunity to get clear Of it.
TuE CANDIDATES ANNoUEoED-The
offices 81 state Senator and Sheriff
seem to be tdejones 0 most desired
there are thre,s candidates out for each,
I'M white. 4 w,aFthY example for the
whites to set the Bslaeks. But they are
all unobiectionable TO the great body
of voters. The present. incumbent OF
the Shefifs Office has .slready served
one term, and is now a candidate for a
third. Mr.. Chachere had p brother
who flledsthe office several times, ably
and successfully and he would de q
worthy successor. Mr.. Duson has had
considerable experience as deputy I'M
der two Sheriffs, and would make an
excellent officer. They are all indie
pendent candidates at present. The
election of either would be satisfactory
tn Tile people at large. 1T is rumored
that the White Leaguers win u Mr..
Alc6e Dupre, a very clever gentleman,
astth6ir candidate. II e6uas TO us liow-
ever, IL they really have fears Of a
colored candidate being elected, they
sllomld make efforts to reduce the NUM-
Der of white ones nov on hand instead
of increasing it. 0g
The arsS candidate out for State
Senate was DR. W. a. Robertson, our
Clerk of Court. Judging from the
signatures To the published solicitations
for him to become a candidate, he must
be quite popular among the whites in
allsections of the parish-he was sum
GENTLY I'D at the last election to be cleo
ted Clerk, when the Republican vote
was against him. His open declaration
of and active opposition o White
Leagueism now will have d tendency to
riye him the coIored vote in all the
marshes 0f the District. Geo. III. Wells,
Esa.. the next candidate out, is vel
known here .snd throughout the State as
an able criminal lawyer, and highly as-
teelned Nv his friends and acquain-
tances. ,He has never Bsen in politics
since the war, we believe. He heiGfh 9
Office of District Attorney, before the
war, for several years in North Loslisl-
ana and, it ID said, made a very abe
and efficient one. The first we knew
OF Dr. ~. ii. KIrkmans c~andidature,
was his a~nnoafsc6tnent iii hast Satur-
days Courier. Tie announcement was
accompanied With strong endorsement
from Cal6asieu. He does not announce
himself, but is announced Eat the
solicitation Of many Democrats and
Conservatives BIZ the parish of ST.
Landry He is highly esteemed, ne
believe, by all who know him, both
at home and abroad. HE was elected
To the Legislature in 1872, on the Fu-
sion ticket, and like Senator Anderson
Of this parish, went straight into the
kellogg Legislature, where he stuck
through thick and thin to the very last,
wit2soak changing sides. WemayjHdge
from this that he has sound judgment,
and decision Of character-0r what
may be ealied iii politics. political back
bone. The White Leaguers now win
have to lie still on the Senatorial ques-
ton. III bring out another candidate,
which would be certain 10 elect DR..
Robertson, OF i nigger.n For W
know that their severe orthodoxy sill
not permit them to vote for Oh support
ANY man who IL opposed to their 7 ism
or who went into tie Kellogg Legisla-
lure.