The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-02-19

Representatives from our Parish le
This was without his solicitation OF u
knowledge, and during lis absence absence u
from the Parish. After his cleo n
ton. on taking his seatin the House, 81
ba at once took a most prominent a
nosition in that body. He was ap- y
noiuted Chairman Of Ways ana =
Means. acknowledged to be the most !
;mnortant Committee 10 the House. I
On account of his recognized ability, p
he was constantly looked up 10 oy :
bis brother members as a leader.
So highly were his talents apprec'a-
ted BY the General Assembly, that
majority of The Democratic mem
bers we're anxious to elect him TO
the United States Senate, although
, he had positively refused TO De
{ candidate. On the day Mr.. Eust's
was nominated by the Caucus MI.
JefIries was also put in nomination
against his will. He arose IN MS
4 seat. declared he was not and cou'u
= not be a candidate, and urged MS
f,;o,ds 10 vote for Mr.. Eustis, stat
e ing that he intended voting iof nun
% himself. Despite this, he t'ed MI
10 Eustis on the first ballot. MI 1ei-
fries then made another urgent ap-
neal to the Caucus, and more paftlc-
= uIarly to his immediate personal
~ friends, to vote for Mr.. Eustls.
- Some of these last yielded to his IN
10 sistance, and yet, on tue second oal.
:, lot he was beaten by only one vo'e
- It is undeniably true that the eau
. ems would have nominated him.
These facts can be vouched for BY
-, Messrs, Luckettt and Stafford, hi
81. colleagues from this Parish, and D.
AIT. numbers of Representatives fron
hr other Parishes Of the State. lhl
.rs looks something like prominence
,;r his fret Legislature. O.ing TO III
rot satisfaction Of his constituents vii
! to his course, he was again nominate
,,s for the same position in 1876, durin
Two his absence from the State, but
and the discredit of the Parish, WI
,ine beaten. IF
we For tie third time, last Fall,
your was nominated for the Legislator
sale and this time, against his earne
and and honest protest, he was elecle
ated in company with the entire tick
king and when the General Assembly CO
lion vened, was again appointed Cha
,leen man of the Committee on Ways a
de- Means, besides being appointed
pore. The Committee OF Judiciary. In
c de Assembly pre-, cminently dlstlnsu''
citing cd for talent, he has occupied p"
and tion second TO none. Recently, l
pital, New Orleans Times in opposition
e Sc The action Of the House, II Me ~
,ding ter Of the State Printer: charged Y
Sc of Mr.. Jefl,ies and Jss,sc Lsnass Y
Fri, responsible for ii, on. The I: cunt :
tcrest ,bey were the leaders ofthe lio'
being So much for Tie question OF pro
MGR. ,enca in 4his Legislature. l Il
t This been moved 10 wife this article,
{ iev- cause such charge made II, l'i
at the published among the people who I
a few deli. GIFTED 10 honor. Mr.. Jef, les,
con objection upon them as well as
Is and self, and should not so unco'tr;
ted. IL every instance III which
ia. Jeflrics has served the spenplei OF
pldes, he has Rejected credit on
Parish, as we'll as himself. AND
bruary as TO Lhe question Of having hi'
q sign a delegate TO The approaching
Y to an stitutional Convention. ! know
End of he is no mole candidate for
Bayou than he has been for any other Q
3 post I believe it would be out of his
tuition or to accept The nomination i i
Ir. JEFF rendered him. But all the san
er. In my opinion-we need him lor
ses the position. We ncca him in thu
n with guage of bayou Rapides," 10
er par abrain, learning, thorough pol
ntially, reading and study" Twill add
wn the we need him for his conserv;
lat the for his high sense of 1ustic'
as evil right, and for his magnetic pc,
cuniary attract and influence others.
at he is ides can end many men more
wing on ious to represent her ini,his CeE
e Of Mr.. ton, but not one more able.
7as born T. B
an argu- ----- 8 So &
' think Editor Democrat
i an ACE An editorial, under the t
be more ssThe Legislature" was pablis
Of nub. ave The People, of Februal
,e filed The article. rejects severely