The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-04-12
ST. JAMES POLITICS.

The political situationin Ascension is-or
has been-somavhat mixed, butt can not
compare, in fusion OF confusion. with that
ofst Jarnes. Combination has followed
combination there in rapid succession with
in the past few weeks, and the suffragans
of that parish will have n variety Of tickets
and miscellaneous assortment Of candi-
dates to select from on election day.
The first ticket in the field was that Of the
Republican party, which started into the
campaign united, with Messrs. SHINES,
Como, Dickerson and Grima at the head of
it's affairs and candidates for the positions
of Senator, Sheriff, Representative and
Clerk of Court respectively. Recently,
however, SHINES and Dickerson have
formed combination with the Poche fac
ton of the Democracy to give Como and
Grima the grand bounce in favor Of Bour-
geois and Laiche, the Democratic candi-
dates for Sheriff and Clerk. In retaliation
for this exhibition Of treachery, the Re-
publican campaign committee, which is
friendly to the Como faction, has h9isted
Dicksrson off the parish ticket, substituted
him With George ". Payne, and proposes
to place candidate for Senator in the field
in opposition to SHINES.
When the Republican parish convention
was held, faction led by Messrs. George
w. Payne, J. w. Jhade and N. S. Landry
split off from the main body and nomi-
mated mixed ticket with Payne for Rep
resentative, Bourgeois for Sheriff and Lam
dry for Clerk Of Court. The transfer of
Payne to the regular ticket will doubtless
lead to the fusion Of the Como and Payne
factions.
The Pochve faction Of the Democracy
nominated Messrs. Scannell for Represent
alive, Bourgeois for Sheriff and Laiche for
Clerk of Court, and aided in the ponina-
ton of Duffel for Judge and Gaudet for
District Attorney at the district conven-
ton.
Failing in their efforts to make peace
with their Democratic opponents, the Ro-
man-Billon Democrats have also put forth
ticket with Messrs. Roman for Senator,
Billion for Representative, Jacob for Sheriff
and D'Aauin for Clerk of Court.
Now, to cap the climax of this political
chaos, report reaches US that confer
ence has been held between committees
representing SHINES Dickerson Republi-
cans the Poche Democrats, at which it
was agreed that the cOnferees and their
friends will support Messrs. Cheevers for
Judge, McCulloh for District Attorney,
Dickerson for Representative, Bourgeois
for Sheriff and Laiche for Clerk of Court.
The prospect is certainly confusing, but
the election of the Como ticket seems to
be pretty well assured, as it has the sup
port of decided majority of the Repnb-
licans, who are largely in the prepondsr-
ance in the parish. The Democrats are
about equally divided. Complaint is made
that in the appointment of Commissioners
and Clerks of Election the Roman Billion
Democrats and the Como Republicans
have been studiously ignored, creating a
suspicion that some crookedness will be at
tempted in the count, but We think these
fears will prove groundless and that ST.
James, like Ascension, has too many good
citizens in both parties interested in the
maintenance of her fair name to permit it
to be blotched with an attempt to reverse
the popular will by chicanery and fraud.