The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25
s. REMAaKABLE CAMPAIGN.


vass for Mr.. Gay in this Congressional
District is being conducted, that the pro-
claimed expectations of his election are
based upon, the hope that q sufficient, Hisra-
Der of Republican voters can be bribed
into deserving their party to give the Dem
ocratic nominee majority, or, failing IN
that, that the election machinery can be
so manipulated as to secure an official dec
laration of his success, even though he ID
defeated by the people.
We doubt if theirs has ever been Con-
gressional candidate in this or any other
State in whose behalf the corrupt. nses Of
money was made to play a more undis-
guised or conspicuous part. The Repub.
ican parishes of the district particularly
seem to have been supplied with large
campaign fund, and special efforts are
made to purchase the cooperation Of col
ored speakers, preachers and ward strikers
with a view toseeuring control of the col.
ored vote, The means employed to in.
fuence them are SO palpable, however, thai
the hirelings who suffer themselves to 81
bribed find that they are without following
OR weight among the people, and there II
no probability Of the success Of the scheme
to buy up the Republicans of the disEricI
like SO many cattle.
The assumption that there is desire te
fall back upon fraud in the count in case Of
the failure of the corruption fund te
accomplish its purpose, arises mainly from
the systematic Misrepresentation of the
real character of the canvass In the reports
published by the Democratic press. Repub.
ican meetings have been ignored or BELT.
tied, while Democratic gatherings were
magnifed tenfold. Hundreds of ,colored
Republicans have been represented as join
ing Gay clubs at meetings where only a
few dozen people attended, and wards and
parishes are pictured as Solid for Gay,''
" Wild with enthusiasm, y . Sure, to give
Gay an overwhelming majority = where in
point of fact the Republican candidate is
assured of heavy preponderance of the
popular VOTE It is apprehended that these
glaring MISREPRESENTATION are designed to
serve as cloak to the preparation of cleo
ion frauds in the district, but if this be the
it is likely to be checkmated
" the provisions made for federal super
,ision of the registration, the voting and
he count.
The Denstatic managers are conducting
remark e campaign and one that prom
ses nothing but disaster to their candidate,
Who, evsn if be goes to Congress with a
certificate of election-of which there is
mall probability-is more than likely 10
'e ousted for securing his seat by corrupt
md fraudulent means.
LIE CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS.
A third candidate for Congressional hon
ors has appeared in the First Louisiana
District, in the person Of Hon. Jos. H.
Acklen, formerly member of Congress
from the Third District, who has received
Ind accepted the Republican nomination
Ind also the endorsement of the clubs
forming the Blaine and Logan Legion of
The First District. Opinions as to the eff
sect and intent Of Mr.. Aeklen's candidacy
1lffer widely, both among Republicans aud
Democrats. We have heard the belief ex-
pressed that Mr.. Acklen is not an earnest
but is running in the interest
IT one or the other OF the rival Democrat
C nominees. This is warmly denied by
us friends, however, who seem to be CON
ident of his election, on account of the
ilvision existing in the Democratic party
It the district. The partisans of Messrs.
hunt and st. Martin are equally sanguine
II the success Of their respective favorites,
md the outcome of the triangular contest
5 extremely problematical.
There is no prospect that Mr.. Blanchard's
7alk-oyer in the Fourth District will be in
erfered with. @
In the Fifth, the contest between Messrs.
Ting and Boatner abates nothing of its
and the chances seem to prepou-
crate IN favor of Gen. King. The Repub-
can district committee met at Delta this
5eek and put ex-Congressman Frank Mo
ey in the field as Republican nominee, but
re doubt if there is any serious expecta-
ion of his success. The Republicans are
lsorganized in most of the parishes of the
istrict, and will be apt to make a small
howing in the Congressional fight.
Mr.. Swayze opens his campaign at Ba-
IN Rouge day and will canvass the en-
re Sixth District. Judge Irion, the Dem
cratic candidate, is prosecuting a vigor-
US canvass.
ALI over the Third District the Rapub-
cans are united and enthusiastic. The
'ay boom on paper has exploded and it is
oW apparent to every well informed and
sndld man in the district that the onIv |
nance to defeat Mr.. Kellogg is to over
lrov the popular vote by fraudulent man |
'ulation Of election machinery. Gay
ackers In Ascension are openly threat |
hing that this is to be done, but we feel |
they are playing the same game
bluff that was practiced two years ago, |
Id that neither our parish OR any others
the Third District are to be disgraced
7 such rascality. KelIogg's majority in
e district will be overwhelming.
New syrup at Mr.. Charles Maurin's Cheap
rocery Emporium: 60 cents gallon.
A Democratic paper published near the
sxas line says that g the election of Blaine
I'd Kellogg means Negro supremacy"