The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-11


| ly and orderly as its predecessors.
No disturbance of any kind occurred
during the day, and the best of feel
ing prevailed among the candidates
and their respective supporters.
When the polls closed the ballot
boxes were taken to the Court House,
where they were opened and the
votes counted in the numerical order
of the municipal wards. A large
crowd was present and exhibited I'M
firing interest in the tally, although
it was well along towards midnight
before the work was finished. This
new method of conducting the count
was adopted with view to facilitate
the process, but it produced a con-
trary effect. If the Commissioners
had been allowed to count the votes
in their respective boxes at the vari-
Gus polls, the result would have been
known and the returns made by eight
o'clock in the evening.
There were four tickets in the
| field: the "People's Ticket" nom
mated by jerry Sullivan's conven-
ton; the &c Citizens Ticket" with
Landry for Secretary, Vicknair for
|
Treasurer, Bercegeay for Collector
and St. Martin for Constable; Bob.
Noel's " Town Ticket for 1873" the
same as Jerry's ticket with the excep-
ton of Noel for Constable; and Sol
lie Schouberg's Citizens Ticket"
| being a mixture Of the others, with
Schonberg for Alderman as it's humble
objective point. To give an idea of
the relative measure of success
achieved by the tickets, we classify
the elected candidates as follows:
Mayor, Duffel-on all tickets
Secretary, Dugas-PeOples Ticket.
Assessor, Landry-People's Ticket.
Collector, Bercegeay-Citizens Ticket;
Dutfel, Peoples ticket, tie vote.
Treasurer, Israel-People's Ticket
Constable, ST. Martin-Citizens' Ticket.
Aldermen, first ward, Schonberg, indie
pendent-elected by "pasters," Carroll
Citizens Ticket.
Aldermen second and third wards-ou all
tickets.
Pasters," or little gummed slips
with the name of single candidate
printed on each slip, played an i'm
portant part in the race and account
in great measure for the mixed result.
There was some scratching, but
FASTING was the favorite method of
diversifying tickets.
The election of Mayor Duffel was
of course foregone conclusion, and
the unanimity of the vote given
him attests the public appreciation of
his Jealous services in behalf of the
town. Messrs. Gustave Dugas and
David Israel more than verified our
representations in their behalf by
the large votes and handsome MAORI
ties they polled. Mr.. Israels success
was especially noticeable as his OPP
ponent is gentleman of good rec
ord, considerable popularity and an
indefatigable worker. The tie be-
tween Messrs. Bercegeay and Duffel
for Collector was naturally unex-
pected, and demonstrates the really
equal strength of the rival tickets.
JOS. A Landry was defeated for an
Office he wanted-Secretary-and
elected to one he didn't want-Asses-
sor. But the red letter achievement
of the day was the election of Sam
st. Martin as Constable by a vote of
nearly two to one over Jerry Sullivan.
ST. Martins heavy majority was sur
prise to all, and it must be accredited
partly to the excellent reputation he
has made as capable, fearless and
upright officer, and partly to the I'M
sayory record of his opponent. We
have no desire to taunt young Sullivan
with his past misbehavior, and we
must acknowledge that he seems to
have shown earnest regret and contri-
ton, but it can not be concealed or
denied that his defeat was a public
blessing and a most salutary lesson to
He will now probably dis
abuse his mind of the idea that he and |
his ''pikers" carry the destiny of Don
in their breeches pockets,
and will exhibit more modesty of de-
pertinent than heretofore, as better
becomes a young man yet upon pro-
baton for past transgressions.
Concerning the defeat of the writer
and the election of SchOnberg for |