St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-12-01
MISLEADING DISPATCHES

hiisihiorihed as to the political stu
alton IN the country parishes. Til
dispatches to that paper make i
appear that Mciinery is not by an,
means as popular as his opponents
and that his friends are compelled
to resort to all kinds of tricker,
and lraud, In order to secure hin
; even respectable showing. The
following communication and dis
patches to the Times-Democrat vii.
illustrate how much dependence
can be placed in the specials to
the Picayune:"
New ORLEANS, Nov. 2a.-"An
Actual Resident" publishes, in this
mornings Pica.une, charges asains,
the !"r conduct of the election in
The nth ward and tenth ward of
the parish of Plaquemines. The
Eote at the tenth ward poll, where
your correspondent saw every vote
poIled, was 1872. Two votes were
those of coloied men, who stated
that they mad, and all the comuis-
slcners agreed, had, formerly voted
TIE Democratic ticket. The major
ity against the Ogden ticket was
twenty-five to fortv per cent. OF the
vote cast. All save the two coIored
voters were registered white voters
OF the ward. Ii the picayune wish.
es to publish anything unfair, 1t
must investigate the conduct of the
two leading Nichols men of the
parish. 'cho attempted to threaten, in
he featt 'rerd. a young storekee;,er
'c''h run If lie did not support the
candidates on the Ogden or Mich
Oils ticket. 1t will find, also, that
THIS young man received the high
est, while his attempted intimidator
and opponent received tue lowest.
vote on his ticket Ii the election
lad not been carried on by open
and honorable means, the parish
might have gone otherwise than it
las Fyp- Wrrx..s
SHREVEPORT. Nov. 2S.-The cor
respondent of the Picayune having
erorted Capt. NJ. S, Scoyell as n l
1oncure man, your correspondent I
allied upon that gentleman to-day t
o get statement. =
Capt. Scoyell said that the only
round for the report was an asser.
ION OF his, some tine ago, that, as !,
strong personal friend OF Mon Ii
ure. ii his single vote could make S,
IN Governor he would give it, but p
e has never and does not yet look r. +,
pom Moncure as a possible candi-
ate. He was drawn to McEnery AZ
the Infamous charges made q
,alnst him, and McEnery is his !"
reference against every one but p,
-oncure. Capt. Scovell was on an
'e straight McEnery ticket, was =
ecsed as an administration man ~
I'd will undoubtedly vote US such. dc
NERMILLIoSAILLE, Nov. 2o.-What
rs SAID In yesterdays Picayune
'oat the election Of delegates in -
Is parish Is not III accord with the
cts. To carry the ward meetings.
'rticularly this precinct (the I'M I'M
urthousel the opposition made sn,
rslstent efforts. They succeeded pre-
bringing GU. men who habItual!y Gle
stain from attending political La,
,etlnss OF the kind, but were de- No
tied by vote of forty-seven to the
Some of tie best and shi
'st prominent men of tue parish Me'
ended and took sides This ward sec
etlnS. III reality the only place cas-
ere the Ogden men made SHOW 4
!. was presided over by G. De- pro pro
Icon, Esq., and among the sixty ]
| present, there were, at most, Coo
ee parish officials and five rail MAJ
Il employees. natives of this par no.
and working here. The Pica-
les statement must refer to this
citing, because III the parish con-
ton there were neither railroad -
Dloyees nor parish officials. Any -
:, does such employment or po- y.
on disfranchise men? Perhaps " -
Picayuue's informant has not VI
ded here lcng enough to know p,s
names and faces of our citizens. SAFE
y nothing OF their standing. Deee
->se-- ance
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