New-York tribune., 1884-11-03
PREDICTING THE OUTRAGES.
COLONEL MuRRELL TALKS ABOUT TnE POLITICAL
FEELING IN LOUISIANA.

COLONEL MURRELL TALKS ABOUT Ihh foi''i.~I
FEELING IN LOUISIANA.
A TRIBUNE reporter had an interview yes
,erav concerning the ourages the lid Congressional
r,,,r,o, or Io,,.an, with Colonel william Murrell, the
coorel orator who has made many effective speeches
I'm Maine, New-Jersey. ono West virginia ana ihaana'
Mr. Murrell IL planter ari was 'or scNoa'
xe,r- nember of the Louisiana Legislature before 1879
when he was counted out lie thoroughly unuerst'n''
the southern system of elections. and sail
About ten days ago told the editor OF me fH"""o-
, rcss i a prj yate versation that before election
d,v he would hear OF murders Of Republicans ana
negroes Ia kelloggsthe lid CoDgreNSioua-Dsilc.o o'
In.an and than IL would be sent to tho country that
the niggers started tue trouble "a" IN 'ms morning
TRIBUNE that the prediction hai been Vtrihco' 'no
r,p,t says that Joe" Gllfory. whom know to be a
bitter bn -dclng Democrat. Na- murdered ny hepuon
can ne grucs How strange IT Is that De sioul 60 w
a h,Ys / see. also. ihat Judge Fontclieu mas been
ti,t lie was one OF tie most distingnlSbeu wne I've
wIn"r,a lie was twice elected District Judge and
served rghi yeas lie was thru elected taie t.atoi
aud that office for four years, last spring
be- Was again elected District Judge Thc Governor
however ciuscd to commission nm ps sn,u ,"e ~, Inc
parish o nus Judge Fonl,lcu and tle other eLnle ~,
e, and n,,r tho "a the I%%s"'' p" "0 "
ne shooting of Judge fonteIen n-nies ihe eseu""
+ .s n. SucaS 81 n Sns @ sSeu, %s aar ].
that all the Republicans WHO were sn"l were iene,s
S Sc ' 3 Rsp%SSs SS "5' next % Press
which Won read from Louisiana Will say that the state
has gone Democratic by b0.O0u majority. ami ti't te
entire delegation to Congress Dcmrclatlc Inc iacl
ci the whole matter Ia ths The Democrats ~ 'he S"u.n
have ven up all hope of eectng Cleveland anh nave
sai In language not to be mistaken thht they VIII coh-
front Mr. blaine with n Democratic House
TONE or Tus DEMoCnAtiC PRESS
"ou what dill you base your prediction of muidcr'
4" On tho tone of tho Democratic press oi tue HtaS
when the Drinocfata get ready for bulioting you o"
awsIs tell " by articles IN the country papers wn"n
are fofacrd with big type, innahmatofy h'"uih'"
dnectd Il az ,inAt the nesroea ~ general hnd Mr he"Hs
~ paiI ouiar tsbuk ut for nsscr klihg whenever
yni any thing of that kind III brmooihtic rap'i'
Tho Democrats nave been h'uc more decrht ~
Mssissipp. "a Tar they have only ki"i Que nits"i
there, but they have managed 10 compel Johh W.
J., ,nc one of the Republican candidates lor Cot,ons
Ia oancal aii bis engagements iui apeahns ail ln
leave the stats They have also driven out M lrhcr.
another Cong Icssional candidate Running III Tue aoe
'shoesttng district. private letter rrsri'rd ~, ny
that the Democrats have nhde ~ so not io MI
Pearce that he has disappeared, aud no one knows
where he ID. Another caldil late hasn't lren hrai'i
from siI seized ana dragged lo ihe woods oil
Coplah County"
Mr. Murreli speaks to-day at the meeting Of the Iron
aud Metal aud Hardware Trades IN Wail-s and IN the
eveuing will speak to the oolored people In Dr. W. b.
Derricks church Ia bullivan-sL