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

COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIoN.-Mr. j. j
Lafarsue, Returning Officer fog this par.
ish. announces the following appointments
of Commissioners of Election to serve al
the various polls on Tuesday next:
First ward. pail at II. E. Dulfel,s store, Vic
tor Duffel, Davis Boote. Samuel Mullen.
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VIM. Stevenson. Second precinct, poll at sec
ond ward sehooa~house, Jos. Dicharry, Joe
Richard, j. W. Jones'.
Jules Ayrand, Ozeme Gomez, D. G. Nelson:
Fourth ward, poll at Courthouse, T. o. Dial
feres, Frederick Landry, james u, Russell.
Edear f Fr Pss aasde ss Tho@as
Second precinct, poll ct Cofeld warehouse, j.
". Bailey, Louis Davis. William simmons.
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house. 81. Boote, J. Nj Breaux. Albert Brandy.
Third precinct, poll at Tureand ware
Ward.
Seventh ward, poll at Ashland warehouse,
Thomas Miller, Armand Gaudin, Ben Reddick.
Eighth ward, poll ct New River Lane, W.
sHackett, Lucien Gautreau. Reed Saul.
Ninth ward, first precinct, poll at Paul Lam
dry store. Vincent Z. Landry. Hercide Hebert,
Robert Allison. Second precinct, poll at st.
Al store, J. A. Gonzales, Leon T. Dugas,
Thomas Dyer.
Tenth ward. first precinct, poll ut Hercule
Landry store, Edward Landry, Augustin King,
Henry Johnson. Second precinct, poll at Mag
nolia schooI-house, John f. Collins, Jasper II.
Courtney, j. B. Gonzales.
We do not and would not even insinuate
that tho Commissioners at any one of
these polls would stoop to the preparation
of fraud in the conduct of the coming cleo
ton. On the contrary, laying aside the
consideration of personal honesty and con-
scientiousness which affects every decent
and reputable man, we do not believe any
set of these officials would lay themselves
liable to the penalties attaching to the
commission of crime in the performance
of their functions-but we do criticise
as bad taste aaa e contravention of the
spirit of the election law the failure to give
the adherents of the Republican party or
ganization and supporters of the Repub-
lican Congressional candidate any repre-
sentation on the boards of Commissioners.
The campaign committee officially charged
with the conduct of the canvass on behalf
of the Republican party in this parish, sub
mitted a list of recommended ons to the
Returning Officer, including two names
for each poll excepting those at st. Amant's
store and Magnolia school-house, but only
one of the persons so recommended has
been appointed Commissioner, and he has
been ascertained to be a supporter of the
Democratic nominee for Congress. ALI
the appointees classed as Republicans are
supposed to be ''Gay men, and we be-
lieve the entire list does not include the
name of asingle man known to be friendly
40 Gov. Kellogg. Still, the Returning Off
Ger has the right, we presumervand I'm
auestlonably the power-to take the reeem-
lnendations of Clerk Hill and Sheriff Jones.
recreant officers o.. the Republican parish
committee, as representatives OF tie Re
publican party: and the Republicans are
not disturbed by the matter. hut rely upon
fhe Democratic Commissioners, as gen
tlsmen and honorable citizens, to see that
the people are given free election and a |
fair count. There will be Uuited States Su-
pervisors at every poll, but we are conf /
dent that their labors will 5e Simple and |
easy and that there will be no occasion to |
invoke the power of the general govern |
ment to insure an honest election in Ascan- |
sion. .ss5S5
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