The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-09-04

The Radicals held their pow
WOW on Saturday last, with
about the usual results They
first met at the Nj. Il. Church:
but in consequence Of the ihtoxi-
Gated condition OF some of the
sachems, particularly Bush Cnnio
and Seymour Barege, the assem-
blage broke up in a row, the trus
tees locked up the church and the
Convention had to adjourn to the
Grisamore School House, where
they continued in.well doing.
NJ. A. Icdet was elected TEN
porary chairman, permanent chair
man and President of the Parish,
Executive Committee with power
to appoint all committees,by crush
ing majorities, the conservatives
hardly showing up a bakers doA
en- of votes. That faction conten
ded, improperly, we believe, that
in consequences OF Mr.. 4Ledet'S
former reputation, his election
would he a disgrace to fhe party.
That party has dissraced itself to
such an extent, that "A little more
Or less could hardly intensity the
carbonate hne Of tsescntcheon. Be
sides, there is an eternal fitness
in all things, id est. that the cap
should fit the head, and the head
the body. For Secretary the rul-
ing faction selected j. II. Bailey,
one of the shining lights of. the
younger (colored) generation, who
is ambitions, no doubt, to tread
in the footsteps of another college
graduate. who was so nnceremo
niou>ly bounced. by the Parish
School Board for INDUCING too
freely in his peculiar political
idiOsyncracieS.
In connection with this CoDven
ton a remarkable fact deserves
notice. Ever since the inception
of that fraudulent changeling, the
Radical party of this Parish, We
always noticed the fact, that the
bosses, for the time being. used
to stuff the conventions, called to
nominate candidates to lucrative
positions. up to the tune of 100 or
more delegates, while it is a noto
riouS fact, that the colored troops
who aud even onl, a portion of
whom can alone he relied upon
to blindly follow the dictates of
the pollticasters. cannot even regis
ter one third of the votes to jnsti
fly that number. This time no
pickings were in sight, and though
every bona1ide club was fully and.
amply represented, only about 40
delegates We're voting. while there
was not a single contest. i
1t would be erroneous, however
to suppose, that Lehet's election
means anything in the way of in
fluencing the Congressional elec-
ton, which is in reality, the only
one, upon which it can have any
hearing. Ledet, as shown by his
action in the Congressional Cons
vention, and previously =, has
about as much use for Darrall, as
devil has for gun powder.
No endorsement Of Darrall or
even Gartish was. attempted. 1t
lis we'll known that the coIored Gle
ment ia very much divided, as
lar as fhis matter is concerned,
Rillin having many. friends, and
Darrall still more enemies. A
trial of strength might not have
been very advantageous to the
magnate Of the Morgan City Gus
tomhouse.
: The only question upon which
the happy family are really and
sincerely a mutt, is their furious
hate. OF the Customhouse, and
their endorsement of :the Beattie
Committee.
An onslaught on the Democrats
is no more worthy OF their steel.
but talk Customhouse to them
and You will getthem every pop.
Wen, great is the Radical par
ty, and Marcelin Ledpt is It's Ia
test land greatest) Grand Mogu!.