The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-09-17
LETTER FRO5I AYOYELLES PAR
ISL.
AvoYELLEs PARISH, LA.,(
Sept. 13, 1879.

AvoYELLEs PARISH, Lat
Sept. Is, 1879.
To alexandria Democrat, Alexandria :
Well, The people Of Avoyelles are
running for ofice-not many out yet,
except for Sheriff; but then, bless
your sonl, the dark horse is in the
field.
AT Marksyille, 18th inst, / saw
several buggies on the street, and a
few horses hitched up to the racks,
and I thought I would just call and
sec what's the news.
First I knows the Court House
bell rings out on the morning air,
and being on the qai a'ive for news,
goes over to see what's the matter
Why, bless your "sweet life" enough
is the matter!
A good looking old gentleman call,
ed Coco (grass) called the meeting
to order, three or four dozen of US,
and said we were going to have a
Mass Meeting. A meeting to ap-
point delegates to the State, Senate
rial and District Conventions. 1.-THE
Dickens you say" A great big, fo-
rid, blue-eyed, good looking young
man, that I afterwards learned was
from the sand lots of San Francisco,
California, made q motion that Mr..
Jofrion take the chair. He done so
briefly, and in q brief manner made
a brief speech. We'll, this means
business-wish we had somebody
here from the country Wards.
A committee of three was appoint
ed to draft some kind of suitable and
seasonable resolutions, to express the
sense of the meeting. The good
looking gentleman from California
was first chairman. A dark, thin,
black-eyed, bilious looking indiyidu.
al was second, and Frcnchy-look-
ing fellow third, that lives somewhere
about the Fillager. 49,,
The Committee were given q few
minutes to report-all cut and dried,
you know-and soon reported a ma
jority and minority report, both
meaning the same thing, and eulogi-
sing and endorsing Louis A. Wilt
as the first choice Of the people OF
Avoyelles Parish for Governor.
couldn't see any difference in these
resolutions, but the Committee did.
They wanted to make speeches, and
did make speeches, especially the
bilious indiyidual," who made a
very bilious speech.
Resolutions adopted. Next in or.
der, nine delegates we're appointed to
the State Convention. AS I am q
stranger and don't know any ofthem
you must get their names from the
Bue|etin. BY resolution the same
delegates mako the Senatorial nomi-
nation.
ooh ye gods and little fishcs,1
GLOW We apples do swim"
A managing sort Of individual slip
ped up to where the Bulletin Was
writing up the meeting" aud hand
ed in "very suspicious looking doc
| umcnt" which, being read, proved to
be the interest of the meeting. The
document appointed nine delegates
from two Wards, l believe, about
Town, to tho District Convention at
Alexandria, the majority TO cast the
whole vote Of the Parish, FIRST, last
and all the time, for foxy-looking
individual, with "high cheek bones"
(having plenty Of cheek and a very
severely looking wolfsh moustache,
dubbed Aristide Barbin.
On, ye gods, shame, shame! A
buzz Of dlsapprobation ran through
the crowd, when a clean shaved, red
faced old gentleman, with a juvenile
appearance for a man seveEty-fve
years old, trying to look Green, and
wearing green spectacles, got up, in
the corner, and commenced address,
ing eve, the people," in q very Sc
rious manner. He talked Of Demo
cratic usage aud Democratic prece-
dent. The judgeship ought not to
be sought--the Office ought to seek
the man and not the man the office,
etc. Very nice, very pretty logic,
but it was no 60, it fell like wet
blanket on eve, the people," The
Barbins were out in full force.
Finally, resolutions constructions
were withdrawn. Somebody made a