The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-12-13
Facts Concerning
the Late Election.

During the pOiltlcal CANVASS
that closed on December End, 1t
was said, in political circles, that
Gov. Wiltz's name would he lib
orally scratched, especially in the
city Of New Orleans; that the
merchants and business men
would vote for Beattie and so Oh,
so that any one not used to such
bOastiDg would have come to the
conclusion that the Democratic
candidate for Governor would be
left SO far behind his ticket, that
his election was extremely doubt
tuI.
These assertions, coupled with
the notorious fact that the Repnb
iican patty was expanding all it's
ammunition and exerting all its
strength to secure the success Of
Mr. Beattie, even with the loss
Of everything else, had a tenden-
cy to cause apprehensions among
the creduloms members of the
Democratic party and make them
entertain doubts of tina election OF
L. A. Witt. But the more cool
and calculating Democrats, al.
though aware that the Republi-
can candidate would derive some
support from the democratic 70,
ters, felt no uneasiness in regard
to the triumph Of their pure and
upright standard bearer. The
election has come and passed and
the result known.
Judge Boattie has certainly
run ahead of his party, and, con-
sidering the circumstances, has
made a canvass that showed a re
suit creditable to his energy and
management, so far as his vote is
compared with the radical vote.
In the city Of New Orleans,
where Beattie was going to re-
ceive such a heavy support from
the Democratic ranks, the returns
show that Wilt was scratched
by about $50 voters. of whom
about $50 voted for his opponent.
Judge Beattie. throughout the
State has generally kept ahead
of his ticket, but with this he has
been badly distanced, being the
worst beaten candidate, perhaps,
who ever ran for the office oi
Governor of Louisiana.
The idea of placing men on a
Republican ticket, whose persona,
characters are above reproach,
linking that simple fact would
draw strength from the opponents
OF that party, has proved to he a
IL lnsion. The Republican leader
has stated in his canvass that he
hears men say every day. that
the Republican party was the
best party, that they would joiu il
it it were not for the rascally men
who control it, but when the
State was scraped from Arkansas
to the Gulf, from Pearl river to
the Sabine, in order to obtain a
half dozen candidates whose pri>
waite characters were good. these
men were not found ready to vote
that ticket to any practical extent.
When the Radical party tells
its vagabond leaders,. that have
heretofore cont, oiled it's destinics
that they must take IL back seat
aud when that party sends its
honorable and just men from all
parts of the State to nominate it's
candidates according to custom
and usages of party, separated
entirely from the influence of its
rascally Tom A~nIerson's, Mad.
Wells's and the public pluuderers
lowering, like birds Of prey,
about the Custom House in New
Orleans, then it may hope to have
~accessions from the ranks of the
Democratic party. So long az
such tiends incarnate as those
aided by Kellogg aud his legion
Of rapscalIions. are permitted to
nominate candidates for State