The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-09-30
THE REPUBLICAN, CAMPAIGN.
Meetings and Torohight Professions in
the Second, Sixth and Fifth Wards.

Bend, second ward, Saturday evening;
at Mount Houmas plantation, sixth
ward, Sunday evening, and at the
MarcIland place, fifth ward, Monday
evening. At each place the atten-
dance was large and the proceedings
interesting and enthusiastic, demon
| trating the earneStuess and unity
prevailing among the Republicans in
this most important campaign.
Saturday evening, just after dark,
a procession formed on the bayou
bank, at the ferry, opposite Donald
sonville, and marched up the river to
the upper end of Smoke Bend settle
meut, there being some 300 men in
line with torches, some on horse
back, but the majority afoot. Con-
ways field band led the cavalcade,
aud upon il hack was borne tue large
| transparency which was carried in the
DonaldsOnviIie procession the pre-
ceding Sunday evening. The march
was enlivened with repeated cheers
| for Hayes and Wheeler, Packard and
Antoine, and the several local candi
dates. At Rev. Aug. Kings place
preparations had been made for
speaking, and large crowd filed into
tile spacious yard, the torch bearers
forming in a semi-circle about the
speakers staud. Mr.. Peter A. Jones
called the assemblaGe to order, and
Messrs. Henry +. johnson and A. p.
DominiQue were chosen president
aud secretary. Rev. Aug. King was
invited to open the proceedings with
prayer, after which Messrs. A Har-
rison, Peter A. Jones, Henry F. John
son, Fred. Fobb, G. H. Hill and l.. E.
Bentley were introduced in the order
named and made brief speeches,
which were received with much favor
and enthusiasm. At 10 z. NJ. the
procession again formed and marched
to the point of starting, as the bank
of the bayou, where it ,tisbandc;l with
three rousing cheers for Hayes and
Wheeler
The meeting in the sixth ward the
following evening was no less enthu-
siastic AMI successful 4 large crowd
gathered i'll response to the call, aud
interest in the proceedings was main
tanned throughout. The officers of
the meeting were: Abner Hill, presi
dent; A. p. Domiuique, P. A. Jones,
Geo. Turner, f. Fobb, 6. II. Hill,
Henry Hcynan, Robert Allison and
Henry johnson, vice presidents; Ed
ward Hill and Joseph Garter secre-
taries. The speakers were Messrs.
Augustus Knight, James Robertson,
Henry T. Jo!lusolI, Jnu. 4. Chrcvers,
F. Fobb, L. E. Bentley and A. p.
Dominique, and all were successful
in interesting and exciting the enthu-
sias.n of the audience. The las;
speaker warmly euIogized the paro-
chial ticket and offered resolutions
indarsing the national, State and par
ochiai nominees of the Republican
party, which were unanimou sly |
adopted. A copy of these resolutions |
WAS furnished Us for publication, bat
by sunle miscltance we mislaid it. |
About 8 O'Clock the meeting adjourned |
and the torchlight procession was |
formed, marching up and dawn the
road and attracting great interest.
Every body was in the best humor,
and it was nearly midnight ere the
torches were extiugnished and the
well pleased Republicans of the sixth
wal u lCtlitd ~ tilSit homes.
Considering the unpropitious time
it being working day--the meet
ing at the old Marelland place, fifth
ward, Monday evening, may be re-
garded as one of the most gratifying
aud successful of the campaign. Over
300 people attended, and the en-
thRsiasm was general. Hon. G. H.
Hill was chosen president, with
list of eight vice presidents and two
secretaries, whose names we omitted
to note down. The speakers were
Messrs. A. Harrison, Jno. A. Cheevers,
F. Fobb and L. L. Bentley, and each
secured the wrapt attention of the
audience and the reward of repeated
applause. Renewed interest in the
grave issues of the campaign was