The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-10-12
THE STATE SENATORSHIP.

EulIOF VI MtiiulOlId Ill your
issue of Sept. 2Sth appears an ar
ticle entitled "the Senatorial Mud
de-" which, while stating some
facts relating to the quus, nomina-
ton of Mr.. Wells for State Sena-
tor, suppresses other facts, which
in Justice to Mr.. F. r. King, as
an independent candidate. should
have been made public. The eau,
ses which led to Mr.. Kings an
nouncement as such are not men,
toned in the article /; nor the rca-
sons why the parish of St. Mary
repudiates tire nomination of Mr..
Wells and calls for a new conven-
ton. For the information of the
public, as we do not presume the
Meridional prefers darkness to
light III the discussion Of the sub
ject, we will state some OF those
reasons, which are already mat
tiers Of public record.
1t has been publicly charged.
and not denied, that Mr.. Wells
nomination was the result Of a
bargain made last winter in New
Orleans between the representa-
tiyes in the Legislature from Yer
million and Calcasieu parishes
That Ivy the terms Of that bargain
Nermilion parish was pledged to
Calcasieu without reference to the
voice of the people ; that the par
ISL convention, which declared
Mr.. Wells the choice Of Vermil-
ion, was packed mainly with the
mere puppets Of that bargain who
only reflected the wishes of the
principal ringleader in the matter
by instructlng its delegates to the
senatorial convention to vote for
Mr.. Wells.
When the convention met at
Abbeville, the parish of St. Mary
was not represented BY any one.
The Democratic Executive Com,
mittee of that parish charge that
their delegates were notified to
meet the other parishes Of the Dis
trict in convention on the oath of
August, whereas the convention
was held on the 18th Of August,
nine days prior to the time agreed
upon. It further objected to the
resolution Of the parish Of Yer
million instructing its delegates to
vote for Geo. II. Wells of Calca-
sieu, as being supplementary
and contrary to established usage
in such matters. St. Mary deman.
ded a new convention to be com'
posed Of delegates, free and unin.
structed, from all the parishes
This reasonable demand has been
refused by the Executive Commit.
tees of the parishes of Vermilion
and Calcasieu, and hence the so.
called Senatorial Middle"
Now Mr.. Editor, We have some
remarks to make in conclusion
which we hope the people of this
parish will weigh and consider.
We say that the partial and IN.
satisfactory nomination Of Mr..
Wells is entitled to no respec. Or
support from the Democratic par.
ty ; that under the circumstances
the parish of St. Mary was right
in repudlating hat nomination
and we hope and believe that the
same will be repuoiated by the
voters of Vermilion parish at the
next election.
1t is we'll known that no citizen
Of Vermilion parish has ever been
honored with the senatorial toga
and that at this election, St. Mary
was ready to confer that honor
upon Vermilion by nominating
some competent citizen of the par.
ish. This offer was rudely reject.
ed by our parish convention when
it declared Mr.. Wells the choice
of the parish Of Vermilion for
State Senator.
To say that Mr.. Wells, of Cal
casieu, a man almost totally I'M
known in Vermilion was the
choice Of the parish over a number
Of our own highly esteemed citi-
zens just as competent and able to
represent the District, was a total
mistatement Of facts and a stigma
upon our ablest and best men.
Vermilion has never had a SEN
ator +; one Of her citizens was enti-
tied to the nomination, aud we en-
phatically say that a mar from
VermIlom should have been nomi.
mated !; and that her so called del
egates to the senatorial conven.
ton who pretended to represent
her people there failed in their
6utv and uora raoroonf ~ &bair