Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-03-22
EAST BATON ROUGE NEVER TIRES
A PULL ALL ALONG THE LINE.
THE DEMOCRACY TRIUMPHANT.
THE coloaEo TROOPS FIGHT NoBlY.
A GILMAN swDuP.


Constitutional Convention, and .,
long as the names Of the candidates
mentioned were of the class that
would Ike acceptable to the majority
Of the people, and SO long as it ap'
peared that the Republicans would
make no regular nominations, the Par.
ish Central Committee Of the Demo.
cratic party, was inclined to leave tllt
field open to free competition for the
suffrages Of all voters.
When it became apparent that the
Republican party was in process Of re.
organization with the view Of drawing
the lines, it became necessary to arrive
at some plan through which the votes
Of all those desiring the election Of q
good representative ticket might bt
concentrated on three among the sew
eral candidates who were spoken Of
The Parish Committee was assembled
to deliberate over the situation, wher
it was deemed inexpedient to call q
party nominating convention for the
following reasons, viz:
The short space of time intervening
until the day Of election, coupled will
the fact that some disaffection had OK.
listed during the late campaign, when
a number Of good and tried men had
espoused the Independent or Green
back cause, in opposition to the reg.
ularly nominated Democratic ticket.
The probability that many Of these
men would remain aloof, and thus
withhold their support from the selec-
tions made under strict party rule,
and thus imperil the success Of desi,a-
bic candidates.
Inasmuch as nearly all the gen
tlemen whose names had been spoken
Of had manifested a willingness to
submit their claims to a fair arbitra.
tration, the committee, after mature
deliberation, resolved to adopt the
plan of recommending the candidates
from among those who were willing
to withdraw their names in the in
terest Of harmony and unity, and thus
in an amicable way dispense with the
holding Of a party convention calcu-
lated to encourage the formation Of a
regularly organized opposition.
The wisdom of such u course be-
came apparent as soon as the names
of Messrs. Heron, Young and JAS
tremski were presented for the sup.
port Of the people. While many citi-
zens expressed their disapprobation Of
this course, a larger number accepted
this ticket and gave it their unquali-
fed support. Independents, Green.
hackers and many Republicans gave
in their adhesion to the "Capital-
Democratic ticket" In the mean
time, the Republicans held conven-
ton and nominated q cololed man,
Louis Francois, for Senatorial dele.
gate, with s. H. B. Schoonmaker,
another member Of that party, and
took up to complete the ticket for rep.
resentative delegates, the name Of Mr..
s. p. Greves, who had declined to
abide by the plan Of the Democratic
committee. This list composed the
opposition to be encountered by those
recommended by the committee.
The personal friends Of Mr.. Greves
gave that gentleman some votes while
giving their other ballots to the two
on the "Capital ticket" and the bulk
Of the Republicans supported Mr..
Greves on theirs.
Despite the above opposition the
regular ticket of the Democratic COM
mittee swept it's opponents from the
field, and routed them, "horse, foot
and Dragons" after a lively and spir-
tied contest.
In this short, sharp and decisive
campaign, the "unterrifed Democ-
racy," aided by many Independents
and Greenbackers who have once
more rallied to its support, seconded
by numbers Of colored voters, have
held the line firmly from Port Hudson
to the Manchac, carrying with them
in triumph the entire Democratic
ticket, composed of Messrs. HEBRON,
YOU'VE and JAsTREMsKI!
This last victory has infused new
life to the gallant Democracy of East
Baton Rouge, and has shown the flu
tility Of all attempts to break through
its serried ranks. We hope now that
the smoke of the recent battle has
risen above and has cleared away
from the field, that all our friends for
getting the differences that are insep-
arabic to all political contests, will
bow cordially to the will Of the ma
jority expressed in q free and fair
stand up fight, and In q manly way
"slake hands across the bloodless
chasm," and range themselves anew
under the glorious banner of Democ-
racy.
To the boys who have SO gallantly
faced the music by the side of the old
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