The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-11-29
Local Politics.
Republican Meeting at Orange Grove The
Boilers Afraid to Meet the Issue.

Republican Meeting at Orange Grove The
Boilers Afraid to Meet the Issue.
As the present number of our paper
day, owing to press Of job printing and
other work, our references to local po-
litical matters shall be compressed into
very small space. There was large at
tendance Of voters at the meeting held
in front of the Orange Grove plantation
in the fifth ward, Sunday afternoon, the
23rd inst. he bofters we're present in
force, accompanied by brass band and
a number Of strikers from Donaldsonville
and a field band and some Of Mr.. Gloster
Hills pet claqners from the upper end Of
the fifth ward. Though Hill and his
boys were on hand some time before the
arrival Of the speakers canvassing for
the regular ticket, they made no move
ment towards organizing the meeting
until the latter reached the ground. A
conflict Of authority then arose as to the
organization, Mr.. P. Landry claiming the
right, as president of the parish execu-
tive committee. to call the meeting to
order, and Mr.. Hill arrosating to himself
the same privilege by virtue of his posi-
ton as president Of the fifth ward club.
OF course Hill was in the wrong, as the
meeting had been called by the parish
committee and was not ward affair,
but Hill is generally in the wrong, and
being the possessor of an unusual guam
tity of assurance, commonly called cheek,
he can occupy such q position just as
comfortably as conscientious man can
a correct one. For some time fight
seemed imminent, the friends Of Hill and
Landry manifesting a disposition to vim
dictate the attitude of their respective
leaders, but gradually tho excitement
cooled down and speaking was begun,
Messrs. Landry and Hill both remaining
upon the platform. Mr.. Henderson Bold
ing Of St. James was the first speaker,
but after shouting for fifteen minutes
about the matter Of the District Judge
ship, as if that was the only question be-
fore the people, he subsidized. Mr.. L. d..
for more than an hour upon the topics Of
the campaign, national, State, district
and parochial, vindicatng the policy Of
the regular party organization with re-
spect to the District Judgeship. At the
conclusion Of Mr. Bentlcy's address, calls
were made for Messrs. Jones and Hill by
their respective friends. Hill desired Mr..
Jones to speak, i'll order that he, Hill,
might get in the closing remarks, but
Mr.. Jones demurred to such /; mancuvre,
and Hill finally proceeded to speak. His
remarks were of the character usual to
the mal-cynical, cold, mean-spirited
filings and innuendoes at his opponents,
rcbash of all the vapid ISLANDERS and
Misrepresentation he had heard or could
invent to injure his antagonists, and a
pitiful exhibition of his own political
sore places and INJURIES, displayed in the
spirit with which the beggar uncovers
his deformitics to the public gage. As
soon as Hill had concluded his harangue
he hastily declared the meeting al-
journed, and according to prior under
standing, both the bands began playing
and marched away, followed by IL portion
Of the diminished crowd. Senator Landry
took the stand and denounced iii vigor-
Gus terms the cowartlice Of Hill, who
did not dare to let oven his own friends
| remain to hear an exposure and denial
Of lis miserable SANDERS The flight Of
the boilers was a most abject confession
of the weakness and injustice of their
cause. No party or faction which shirks
a free discussion Of It's purposes or posi-
ton, is entitled to the support or conf
dence of the people.