The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-11-14
Communicated.
CcLrAx, Nov. 9th, 1874.

CCLFAx, Nov. 9th, 1874.
EDITOR VINDlCATOR:-A few days
previous to the election, Il think it
was exactly six days. the notorious
William Ward and his go-and- fetch
puppy, II. 3. Phillips, arrived at this
quiet village after an absence Of about
eighteen months. Twelve hours or
less after their arrival they were reg
istercd in due form, and of course
took the necessary oaths that they
had not come to this parish for the
purpose Of voting, and that they had
resided in this parish for the ten days
next preceding, etc.
Ward ran for the Legislature and
Philips for the Parish, Judgship. Out
of the Eve boxes fixed upon by the
Police Jury, only one was opened:
that at Colfax, lst ward. BY q SIN
gnlar coincidence, the LIST ward, that
Of Colfax, has about four hundred ne
gro voters, all Radicals, to about fifty
white, about forty of whom are Dem
ocrats. There were several Radical
candidates for the various parish Of
fees, and though our parish has a
Democratic majority Of some two
hundred, yet were the Radicals so
confident of success, that the return
ed Representative declared that if he
should receive only twenty votes, ne
was sure of his seat. Phillips was
returned for parish Judge, and "gen.
tle' Willie Calhoun, for the Legisla-
ture. "Little," "Sweet" or "Gentle"
Willie, is a good specimen Of . Radi-
cal: his moral and physical natures
corresponding with each other.
The Supervisor Of registration took
upon himself to change the commits
sioners Of election, by virtue Of his
being a member of the Police Jury
an Office which he had resigned more
than fifteen months before.
Ward is a good Radical. He be
lives, and firmly believes, that none
but Radicals should hold Office. But
then, Ward must be Zone of them"
The election is al, wrong if Ward is
not elected. Hence he was mad ut
the result. Baron Levy said of Ran
dali Leslie, that the latter, potwith.
standing lis talent, was "a failure"
and Ward felt that Kellogg would say
the same Of him. .,t.
He therefore kicked up a fuss;
first with Radetzki, our Tax -collec-
tor. He and his friends crowded
Radetzki; but Ra,letzki managed to
get away. When he returned, pre-
pared to make an issue, man to man,
Ward and his bummers were conven-
iently absent.
A day or two afterwards, Ward
held out the olive brans!s Of peace to
Radetzki, and after remarking that
men Of the same party should be
friends and not enemies, that BY
genes should be by-gones-begged
him the loan Of sixty dollars. Ra-
detzki agreed with him in all-except
the sixty dollars.
On Saturday last, abont shutdown,
certain Capt. Moss, who had come
up from New Orleans With Ward and
Phillips, bringing up with him a
commission from Gov. Kellogg, either
az tschool- teacher or school. director,
II don't know whicb) was in an alter
cation or discussion with Ward about
some matter or other. All of sud-
deA, Ward pulled ont his pistol and
fred at Moss, evidently aiming at the
head Of his opponent. Moss threw
up his arm,- and thereby saved his
life at tho expense Of his right arm,
which received the ball-the latter
ranging backward and downwsrds,
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