The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-01-19
SeantOr SanlifOrd.
The N. O. Democrat reporter puts

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Mr.. Saudiforl down as saying:
When questioned Oh the subject, sa'a
that he did not believe a greater caIan'-
ty could fall upon the State than !''e
holding of an election at the present time
for mpmbers of 4 constitutional convcn-
tion, In the country the people, at least
the thinking people, were opposed to the
movement, and it was rarely that per-
son cVlld be met who favored it. The
people are tired Of politics, and IN crc-
ton in the sprinE, coming 80 near .''a'
which will be held in the fall for State
Treasurer, would initiate much against
their interests. AZ things now ar"-thc
negro is fast growing a'athrtic AS to pol
itics, having a strong feeling Of perfect
security as to his rights under the pre-,
sent a,lmiuistration-an election would
only serve to distract them from their
pursuits.
If Mr.. Sandiford says that "rarely
a person thinking pe'son) can be
met with who tavOrs a convention,'
lie has either remained at home to
keep from meeting shrinking peo-
pie" or else he willfully mistates facts.
Nj. Hall, District Attorney of the
district and a resident of DeSoto par
ish, is our authority for the statement
that his parish thinking men and all
arc ro]id)y in favor of the measure,
while tax collector Self and a dozen
private citizens of Sabine informs us
that the sentiment Of Sabine is equal
ly as strong and when Senator Sand
ford presnmes to speak for the
thinking men, of Natchitoches par
ish, he assumes an unauthorized pre-.
rocative. His acquaintance with
them is too limited for we opine he
does not know a dozen of them all
told.
Let us see how they stand-these
thinking men of Natchitochcs parish.
Beginning with ward Judges Pier
son. Chaplin ard Tucker Messrs.
Boyce, Levy, Chaplin, Cunningham,
Scarborough, Dranguet and Morse,
the bar Of this city, all taror strong
a Constitutional Convention. Take
mercIa nts-Carver, Schuman, Cas-
pari. Smith, Levy, McCook, Billiard
Genoe, Trichel, Lichstentine, French,
Genius and many others. Take doc
tors - Gillespie, lIam|in, Gallon,
johnson. Stephens, Powell, &c. Take
mechanics 49, lIaller, Genius, Curtis,
Scl,attrath, Ware, Lark, Dunkleman,
&c. Take farmers-Tessier, Cam
mack, Cloutier, Kile, Tauzin, Barhee,
Sompayrac, Levy, Payne, Newman,
Lane, Hynes, Mcssi, Lecomte and
others; Take otticials-Ju''ge Pier
son recorder Kearney tax collector
Lane assessor johnson police jury
men Payne. Ross, Chopin, jackson,
Butler, Carter, Llorens. Jones and
F!cmming magistrate Tucker;a and a
host of clerks, professional men, &c.,
who are reading and thinking men.
Ward give have Ross, Rains, Hath
orn, Weaver, &c. Ward Blame,
Timon, Boundaries, Wolfson, Ham
NETT, Breazeale, Mabin, Adams, &c.
Ward 4 -Perot, R"adhimer, Garrett,
Prulhomme, Henry, Hill, Deblienx,
Hyams, Sompayrac, Butler, Airey &C.
Ward 5-Jenn1ng, Pro'hro, Crnmp,
Massey, Jackson, B|scksher, Jourdan,
Rains, &c. Ward 6-Ponder Carriers,
Keegan, Scarborough, Cassidy, Tram.
nell, &c. Ward Addison, Me-
Clendon, Beaz|ey, Sinsleterry, &c
Ward 8-KiIc, Airhart, &c. Ward
9-Chopin, Grant, Scr"ggs Marano'
yich, Givanovich, Charleville, Racial
Dawson, Lacour, &c. Ward TO-
Curry, Wheeler, L'"rens, PrndEom
me, lIertzogs, Sompayrac, Metoyer
Chaler, Buard, nc.
| We select these gentlemen that oc
Cured to our mind, who are repre-
sentative shrinking men, and there
are an hundred others whose names
we cannot now remember equally a.
good, true and shrinking" who ia
vor a Constitutional Convention ant
who are equally certain that no re
form can be had without it. Senate
Sandiford should be a little NOR
guarded in his expressions, for mot
withstanding the ponderosity of hi
intellect, there are few thinking
men in this district besides himself
, Az we said last week Senate
Sandiford, does not represent his con
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