The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-11-16
I%uilOrs Oflhe late Elrc-
lions.

Tie late election in this Dis
has be-n one of the most.eX
II anutinary, in many respects.
held on our peaceful Bayou.
To go from the highest to the
lowest. Radicals are labOring I'M
der the effects of diseased imagi-
nation, as regards the Senatorial
question, owing to pretended
majority, fabricated by returns,
already contested, perpetrated
by Radical Sheritts, at least one
of whom was a candidate for re
election, aud would have been
defeated, had all the precincts,
promptly challenged by tue Con
srrvatlve> been thrown out. AS it
i, he counted out all he could, a
long as he saved his own bacon,
and no more.-Won't do.-Fiat
ijnstltia, pereat E%cheverria. In
TerIehonne, the Courier" al
ready COMMENCES softly bowling,
all / bess to know, where the law
is, 10 allow Deputy Sheritfs (crea
ture OF the colored sheriff. to
handle the ballots of unsophist!-
Gated voters. There is no aoubt
bat the Democratic Executive
Committee of the District which
has been properly applied to. will
he able to account for the milk III
the cocoanut, and to reduce the
putfed majority in Terrebonne tc
it's proper level.
While Senator GrisamOre has
taken nc part whatever III his
nomination, made no canvass,
and no share in any contest arts
ing from the election. the party
Authorities will undoubtedly ac'
with energy: aud secure justice
to the people and to the man
, whom it elected as its standar,
bearer.
1t will be proved, that undo
Gov. Nichols administration
| election frauds are not admissi
be, an | that he can vote bu'
s onsp, Notwithstanding he may b
# Il .'ward of the nation" He ca
not vote the ticket of one war
in another, as has been done J
Assumption, nor can a small MI
jority be screwed up into the IN
n possible as has been done i
| Terrebonne.
Trrrebunne and AssumptiO
have, since reconstruction, bee
o the very hotbedS of eIectio
Il frauds. and it is high time, the
e should DC stopped in their ma
tareer.
e In Laiourche everything wei
5. we'll with certain exception
le Dead men and penitentiary birt
n votel not and there was no Ma.
le criin Le,let 10 get up fancy r
to turns.
Ia Yet in the Courthouse war
OF ewing 10 the perfect want of c
at .a!liz .tion of the Conservative
st the Radical candidate for Poll
1t Juror exercised such a CONT
oS over the colored voters, as
tc amount to perfect bnlldOzin
and to force the defeat of as pc
he ular Il candidate as Capt. j.
to Aucoin 10y IA votes. First t
10 gentlemen issued the tickets
H. the boz itself, until Billy Rag;
ell stopped that little game the r
ce Iicals had issued no tickets, so
he to fully control their unfortuns
he dupes ut the ballOt-box and
mt ter that he had the door so "
guarded, AS to render a free b;
Ell lot :, snare and a Gelusion,
IRE timfd character of our coloIed
I'd tiers being well known.
he Under these circumstances
en- so, the Parish Committee, NJ
ed. the petition of prominent citize
he will Dc compelled to contest
ties election of Police juror for
lee second ward, and it is hig
res probable. that one Harry will
it'll little assist in fabricating ordil
al ces tG.t"nr Parish as t%hesother
ed, III evol> ing laws for cur st;
I'VE For
.pg "Fnr ways that are dark,
And for tricks that are vain,
That Radical crowd is peculiar