The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-11-22
Local Politics.
The Boilers in Secret Council-They Nomi-
nate n Ticket.

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who are riding on the shoulders Of poor
old John Cheevers and expecting through
the prestige of bis popularity to feather
their own little nests and secure control
of the local Offices, met i'll secret conclave
at G. II. Hills residence to-day, and i'll
the seclusion of q private and exclusive
caucus, mapped ont their plan Of cam
paign and framed l,sFoGhial ticket
The assembly consisted Of some twenty
or twenty-five persons, mostly from the
town Of Donaldsonvlle, assembled to-
gether by mutual agreement and under
standing, without any pretense Of the
forlnality Of holding an election for dele
gates in any Of the wards None were
admitted to the confab but those who
obligated themselves beforehand to sup
port whatever action would he taken,
with two or three exceptions which we
do not wish to mention with more par
ticularity at this time. So far as our in
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sented by the defeated aspirant for Sher-
if before the conclave; the second by a
self-constituted delegate and resident
Of Donaldsonville; the third by two
chronic boilers, who have invariably OPP
posed every thing done by the regular
Republican organizations for several
years past; the fourth by ten or dozen
parties from this town; the fifth by the
king boiler Of the parish and one of his
brothers: the sixth by an individual ac-
cidentally present and pressed into ser
vice; the seventh and eighth by nobody,
The handsomest Internal Revenue Col
1cctor III the State, was present and
those distinguished compatriots from St.
James, ex-Sheriff v. Miles and Hon. Son
ny SHINES also shed tho light Of their
presence and added the weight of their
wisdom to the gathering. After much
secret solemn discussion and rubbing of
heads together, and sundry recesses for
the purpose of visiting an unlicensed
deadfall iii Mr.. Hills front yard wlaepe
liquid lightning was served out to the
thirsty, the following ticket was forn,l-
lated:
State Senator, Richard SHINES,
District Judge, John a. Chcevers,
Representative, J. j. Sullivan, sJr.
Sheriff, Louis Lefort
Clerk Of Court, G. H. Hill,
Coroner, pr. John Dominique.
1t was decided to leave the District At
torneyship blank, but whether the blank
will appear on the tickets Oh election
day remains to be seen. A proposition
was also made to take no action with re-
spect to the Representative, in accord
ance with the plan Indicated i'll the
CHIEF last week, but tho matter was
discussed and it was finally decided to
indorse Mr.. Sullivan, the regular nomi-
nee. The contest for Sheriff was close
one, Mr.. Lefort only gaining the ques-
tionable prize of the nomination, VIC I'M
I'LL W OhC WIZ VNCl llS COIIIBCll-
tor, Mr.. A. 2. Dominique. The nomina-
tion Of Mr.. Hill for tho Clerksllip over
Mr.. Jno. ID. Ca1Ftey controverted the doc
trine OF the survival Of the fttcst," for
it is q notorious fact that Mr.. Hill is to-
tally incompetent to perform the duties
Of Clerk of Court.
After the business of the f,lcical coll
vention had been accomplished, some
miscellaneous chin music was INDUCED
i'll, and the Collector of Internal Reye-
nue. took occasion to declare to the boys
that if money was all that was aleclcd
to carry the thing through, he had
plenty Of it for the purpose.
Mass-Meetings in the First and Sixth
Wards.
The Republican mass-meetings i'll the
first and sixth wards, last Sunday, were
well attended and proved entirely salts
factory in results. The first ward meet
ing was held at the Adlard Landry
school-honse, opening 1T 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, MI. Louis Bntler presiding
and ". f, A. Gaines. Esq, acting as sec
rotary. The Excelsior Brass Band was
present and its fine music did much to
attract the large assemblage Of people.
The speakers were Messrs. P. A. Jones,
L. L. Bentley, Augustus Knight aud j. J.
Sullivan, Jr., and their exposition of the
political situation and the issues Of the
canvass wero listened to with deep inter
est BY the audience. Judge Henry L.
Duffel visited the meeting pursuant to
invitation and being introduced, ac-
cepted tue Republican nomination for
the District Judgeship in the following
appropriate remarks:
Fcllou Citi-ens-I was informed by
committee that have been nominated
by the Republican party for the office Of
District Judge. / was also invited by
members Of the Parish Executive Com
mittee of your party to attend this meet
ing. This invitation accepted and am
here to thank you.
Two years ago when l was appointed
District Judge by Governor Nichols |
learned that the colored people were
alarmed, lest, as l was a pronounced
Democrat, would prove a partisan
Judge. Your voluntary choice OF me
now, proves that the alarm was I'M
founded, and is complimentary to me
personally and as Judge.
The selection of Democrat by you
when you could elect one OF your own
party shows a generous and fair minded
which will meet its own re-
ward. The people Of this parish, and in
fact Of the State, will not fail to note this
disintercstedness on your part, which
does you much credit.
l accept the nomination with pride.