The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-11-11
The Election in Lafourche

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cal drsti,,eis of the State + to
he decided for Il certain period.
In elections here Registration
is one Of the preli n%inarirs and
certain rights are accorded by
law TO all parties.
On. of these rights is to permit
an Investigation of the Registrar
tion rolls and correction Of the
same previous to the day of cleo
ton. This right was fatty denied
ami refu,e d by NJ. A. Ledet, the
Supervisor of Latnurche and prin
ted lists we're never seen hy Il
member OF the conservative par
ty until the opening of the Polls
viii st any OF all a'fe:nations that
were made. were done by that
individual himself.
THIS was IA fiat refusal ola right
which the law allows the COnser-
vati,e commissioner of Regis,ra-
ton, and showed exactly the AMI
mus Of the man for whom the no
nest and impartial Panalle had to
give place.
The fixing of voting booths is
another of the prerogatives OF the
Supervisor which was exercised
in rather a new style.
A majority of the booths were
placed in plantation quarters, this
ofliciil assuming the power to go
into mems Plantations and 10 es-
tabli>h polls in or about sugar
hOnses, most of which OF were ut
work.
THIS was met by a determined
opposition that broush, these
uSnrpcrS to terms and to a little
common sense in "a hours after
the notice had been published.
To add to the Infamous pro.
ceedlnes of this man he refused
to appoint the conservative com.
Inis>iOuers recommended by the
executive committee Otthat party.
He left no stone unturned to
sxasperate the Conservatives.
and to exhibit the depth of mean
ness and rascaIity INTO which he
had descended and so the matter
stood until the morning Ut the
election.
The executive committee
had taken such steps as were
neceSSar. to insure a fair and
honest expression of the voters
and, to prevent, as far as possible.
the voting of fraudulent tickets,
No one knew on Tuesday morn.
ing whose names, it any. bad
been scratched off the Regislra>
ton lists which. as d matter OIL
course was not calculated to dir
finnish the uneasiness felt by the
members of the Conservative par
ty. Duting the d both Ccntra1
Committees were busy sending
commissioners and instructions in
every direction. The radicals in
cOncOcting villainy, the Demo
crates in chechmating them.
The day Of the Election opened
clear and cool, and so remained
during the day.
The first news of importance
came in early. First, that til,
Poll in Aliens warehouse was
not opened at all, and instead o
that the Radical Commissioners
had sneaked out into Allen,
quarters about 3 o'clock, and haC
then and there opened a poll ant
voting had been going without
any commissioners of the Con
sentative patty being present.
Second-That the poll OF Brou.
seau's warehouse had not beef
opened at all, and the parties who
had transported the box 10 tina
point hail not been heard of.
VOti, g ut the Court House COZ
tinued quietly during the day
ana information from all the re
naming boot hs were that the ele,
ton WAS passing quietly.
During the afternoon dispatch
es tom the City came in of ;
very encouraging character to til,
Conservative party.
WAITING FOE THE BALLOT.
At dark the Central Commit
. tee and a number OF candidate,
entered and took their seats upon
the anxious bench.
The first news OF the ballotin.
WIS the result of the ballot TO
Municipal officers Of the town O
1hibodaux.
Ii that ballot the followiu.
was the result:
For Mayor:
Conservative, votes
p. Z. LoriO. II,
independent, votes
Cieophas Hobert, A
For Trustees
Conservative, votes
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