The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-10-25
Local Politics.
Matters Connected with the Republican
Parochial and Senatorial Conventions.
The Coming judicial Convention.


Ward Nominations, etc.
The inside history of the Republican
parochial and Senatorial conventions is
quite interesting, but the salient points
may be given i'll comparatively few
words AS expected, union was effected
and !. harmonious understanding cstab-
lished between the leaders and friends of
the hitherto antagonistic Landry and
Hill wings of the party, a movement i'll
tended to prevent this consumption
having failed Of it's purpose The tempo
rary organization of the convention and
the selection Of the Senatorial delegation
were conceded to Mr. Hill and his coun-
sellers, and it was also decided that Mr..
Hill should be complimented with the
permanent Craftsmanship Of the conven-
ton. The remaining points Of the agree
ment were that MI. Landry should lie
chosen president Of the new parish exec
utive committee, and the friends Of the
two gentlemen respectively agreed that
Mr.. Landry should be endorsed lbs the
choice of the Republicans of Ascension
for Congressman from this district, and
Mr.. Hill as the party choice for State
Senator. The understanding was faith
fully carried out in every particular, as
the official proceedings of the conyen-
ton, which we published last week, will
show. Former differences and hard feel
ings were ignored, and the several fea-
lures of the compact were approved by
the unanimous vote of the assembled
delegates. .# ...... ...
Concerning the parochial nominations,
it was generally thought, up to within a
day or two previous to the assembling of
the convention, that there would be d
spirited contest for the positions of Rep
resentative and Sheriff, the candidates
for the first named office being Messrs.
j. j. Sullivan, Jr., Of Donaldsonville and
A. T. Grigsby Of the fifth ward, while
the contestants for the Shrievalty We're
Messrs. P. A. Jones, present incumbent,
and Louis Lefort, the we'll known keeper
Of the parish Jail. The morning of the
convention, however, it was authorita
lively announced that Mr.. Lefort had
withdrawn from the field and as the
nomination for Representative was about
being proceeded with, Mr.. Peter James
of the fifth ward, /, third candidate whom
we omitted to mention, withdrew i'll IA
vor of Mr.. Sullivan, and Mr.. Grigsby
announced that his name would not he
submitted to the convention; therefore,
Messrs. Jones and Sullivan We're nomi-
mated by reclamation. It had also been
the prevailing opinion, we believe, that
there would be little Or no opposition to
the denomination Of the editor OF the
CHIEF, but, 10! and behold, there sud
denly appeared upon the scene no less a
of Internal Revenue for the District of
Louisiana, Hon. Morris Marks, who pro-
claimed the elict that Bentley must not
be reelected Clerk af Court and that
he, Marks, would spend time and money
to prevent such a dire catastrophe. The
distinguished civil service reformer Sc
cured the temporary cooperation of a
small but lively coterie, and for a short
time fierce assault was made upon the
political status Of this writer, past, pres
ent and future. By the time the conven-
ton had assembled, however, the comedy
Collector had buttoned up his pocket,
shut off the supply of grecnbacks and
pensively away. The bottom
had dropped out of his fight, and when
the vote was taken On the nomination
for Clerk of Court, the obnoxious Ben
tley was endorsed by t4ree-fourths of
the total number Of delegates composing
the convention. A more vindictive per-
son placed in our position, and having
the columns Of !. newspaper under abso-
lutte control, would feel disposed to re-
sent the spiteful assault in the spirit
which prompted it, and expose the SLAM
derous and ridiculous nature of some of
the statements made by Mr.. Marks, but
we have no desire to take such Il course.
Satisfied with the vindication which the
kindly accorded us, we can
the nagnanimity OF victor and
allow the futile calumnies Of our hand
some assailant to pass without further
notice. We trust he will pardon us for
the fact, however, that some
had been shown, prior to the
to select him as one of the
delegates to the State convention, but in
view of his attempts to interfere with
the accomplishment Of plans made to
unite and harmonize the PARTY, his claim
to such Endorsement, if any had existed,
was quietly ignored by silent yet unani-
nous consent. M@1@@
WIN relation to the senatorial matter,
5he stubbornness of the contest between
Hons. G. II. Hill of Ascension and Rich
nd Sinnnes of St. James was indicated
BY the proceedings Of the Senatorial
printed III the last number of
he CHIEF; nor is it necessary to give
my further statement than is therein |
contained of the immediate circumstan-
;es under which u climax favorable to
he St. James candidate was reached F;
,ut brief reference to other tea lures of |
he struggle may not be amiss. The UNI
lerstanding among the Ascension dele
rates, proposed by this writer, was that