The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-09-30
PROGRESS 0F THE CANVASS.

lana progresses satisfactorily all along
the line, and the large attendance at
the mass meetings and great enthu-
siasm being evinced by the members
of our patty in all parts OF the State,
taken in connection with the large I
number OF recruits " coming over TO t
the Lords side y from the Democratic |
camp, renders it almost certainty |
that the Republican party will be sue
cessful at the approaching election II
peace prevails and our voters are not
kept away from the polls by the Vlo-
Ience aud threats of Democratic bull
dozers.
Mr.. Packard and the party OF speak
ers accompanying him have met with
uubounded success i'll alOuslng the
people to proper appreciation OF the
political issues of the day, and their
reception at the principal points where
they have delivered addresses has
| been continued ovation. At every
meeting there has been considerable
attendance of Democrats, and with
the exception Of the illmannered in
teirupti0n of Speakers at Clinton and
Bastrop, their department has been
gentlemanly, and they have given
close aud respectful attention to the
proceedings. At Bastrop a Demo
cratic flag pole was hung with carpet
bags aud an effigy OF Nj. Packard,
while at Monroe carpet-bags were
also displayed from a flagstaff and
the grounds upon which the meeting
was held spriukled with cayenne pep
per. Other means were also en-
poyed to discourage Republicans from
attending the meetings, such as the
lnostiug of armed men upon the roads
leading into town, etc. These eX-
hibitions of Democratic meanness,
however, were the exception, not the
rule, and SD far from serving the pur-
pose intended, will prove beneficial
to the Republican cause by disgusting
decent men with the diSreputablt
methods of our opponents. The cam
paigning party headed by our eandi.
date for Governo: now includes Gen
w. l.. McMillen of Carroll, j. z. Har
ris, ESQ.,, OF Pointe Coupee, Gen. Jaet
Wharton, Col. james Lewis and Judge
Hugh J. Campbell of Orleans. All are
talented and eloquent orators, ant
their splendid efforts in the advocacy
of Republican principles aie bearin:
good fruit and filling the hearts of Re
publieans with enthusiasm and hope
Lieut.. Gov. antoine, accompanies
: By Judge A. B. Levisee and Hon. Geo
o L. Smith Of Caddo, Marshal Pitki
Il and james d. Kennedy, Esq, of Or
u leans, has been making Il tour OF Il.
Red river parishes with gratifying re
suits, rallying the people in grea
numbers and creating intense interes
= in the political contest To eliminate !
the polls on the 9Th of November. |
- this section of the State our part
is gaining strength every day, an
y many gentlemen who have heretutol
been prominent in the Democrat
70 rank s are actively engaged i'll adv0ca
e ing the cause and principles of Reput
a. licanisnl. III Caddo, Rapides aD
p. other parishes several individuals
= this class have been nominated t,
= important offices by the Republican
4 and their cooperation i'll the canva
insures peace aud fair election
which is all Republicans need TO Ell
r able them to carry the Fourth Coz
II gressional District by decisive III
Z jority.
) In the Fifth District, Col. Leonar
- the Republican nominee for Congress
ie started out with his Democratic o
y pouent, Capt. Farmer, for IL ioint di
70 cussion before the people, but intel
ID geuce reaches US that in consequen
G of the Republican champion gettil
the best end of the arguments al
err almost monopolizing the expiessio
TX of popular approval, the nominee
tie the Democracy has abandoned t
e. contest in despair. He had not on
os to contend with clear Republic
x. majority, but-also against the Bou
ny hons of his own party, who have I
m peatedly attacked him for his CT
y fusion with the Liberal movement