The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-04
THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN.
Republican Meetings in the First, Second
Fifth and Sixth Wards.

OF the river. The first of those on
the right bank took place at Rev.
Aug. Kings place, Smoke Bend, COM
meucing about 3 O'clock in the after
noon, aud was attended by some $50
people. ?. 4. Jones, Esq, called the
meeting to order and read the following
list of officers, which WIS adopted:
President--Geo. Jackson.
Vice observation-disclosures Richardson, Fred,
Fobb Louis Butler. Doctor Wright
Seeretary-W. j. Neams
Rev. Aug. King opened the meet
ing with prayer, aad the president
introduced the following speakers in
the order named: Frederick Fobb,
Henry johnson, Louis Butler, L. E.
Bentley and Jno. A. Cheevers. Mr.,
johnson declared himself still a Re-
publican, aud announced that he would
vote the national aud State tickets
straight, but would scratch the Repub,
!lcau parish ticket. His proposition
met with little encouragement, while
the Arguments of succeeding speakers
against it were received with enrhusi-
aStie approval. Tue policy of the
second ward Republicans will be to
stand by the entire list of their party's
nominees.
The second meeting on the west
side of the river was held at the Ad-
lard Landry school house, first ward,
tile speakers stand being located un-
der the gallery of the buildings. An
audience of several hundred gathered.
including IA number of Democratic
citizens, who gave close attention to
the speakers. The Republicans pres
eiIt exhibited much interest aud en-
thuslasm, and the effect of the meeting
was highly beneficial Hon. Louis
Butler acted as president, witt, Messrs.
VIM. Diggs, A. p. Dominique, and
two others whose names have escaped
our memory, as vice presidents, and
Mr.. Aug. Julien as secretary. The
speakers were MesSrs. Fred. Fobb, w.
W. Buford, Louis Batter, VIM. Diggs,
?. 4. Jones, L. E. Bentley and A. ?
Dominique, and their efforts 10 inter
est their hearers We're not vainIy made.
Music for this meeting aud the one in
Smoke Bend WAS furnished by Il field
band.
The meetings on the left bank of
the river occurred at Mount Houmas
place, sixth ward, early in the after
noon, and at the Maicl.and place, fifth
ward, at evening. The officers of the
former were Mir. Abner Hill, presi-
dent, Joseph Carter, Esq, secretary.
Messrs. Pierre Landry, Augustus
Knight, Arthur Burnett and A. Har-
risen were the speakers; and they
made good impression upon the
minds of the assembled Republicans.
OF the meeting at Marchaud place
Hon. G. II. Hill acted as president
and Peter James. Esq, as secretary.
The speakers were Messrs. Nathan
Ross, Jerry Sullivan, Jr., james Rob
erson, Morris Marks and Pierre Lam
dry. In the earlier stages of the pro-
ceedings some dissatisfaction was
manifested by parties whose minds
had been poisoned 10y the emissaries
of Judge Oily Cannon Flagg, but
when Senator Landry took the stand
and exposed the course of this iucon-
sistent triellster and uuplincipled of
fee hunter, the scales fell from the
eyes of the disafeeted, aud they de-
n0nneed Flagg as heartily as they h;sd
before praised him. The Republicans
of the fifth ward are awake to the
pending issues aud TO the Importance
of giving their united strength to the |
party ticket. They will not fail in
their dnty on election day.
Thursday night IA meeting was held
on the Tureaud place, lower end of
the fifth ward. which was addressed |
by Messrs. Pierre Landry and L. E. |
Bentley. The audience was attentive
aud enthusiastic, and the voters on |
the place are we'll informed upon the
political situation.
Miscellaneous.
Indications of an immense attend
ance at the meeting tomorrow
afternoon multiply, and the apparent |
tactics of our friends of the opposition