The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-11-01
LOCAL POLITICS.
The Closing Week of the Republican Can

held at Calafel's place, in the third ward,
last Saturday evening, presided oyer by
Mr.. G. G. Hunter, president of the central
club. Speeches were made by Messrs. G.
S. Braud, W. E. Davis, L. E. Bentley, G. B.
Darrall and P. Landry, which were
extremely well received. Much enthusiasm
was exhibited and the mendacious state
ment transmitted to the New Orleans
papers that Gay club of 200 voters had
been organized in the ward was greeted
is but very small handful of colored
Gay men in the third ward, and they are
outnumbered four to one by the white
citizens who openly declare their intention
of voting for the Republican presidential
and congressional candidates. Another
meeting was held in the third ward last
evening at which Mr.. Raphael Lewis made
a speech that elected much approval and
applause.
The meetings assigned for Sunday last
in the first, third and ninth wards were
all postponed on account of the weather.
It rained heavily nearly all day and
question. The programme of Republican
gatherings arranged for that day will be
carried out tomorrow.
Gov. Kellogg arrived here by the after
noon train on Tuesday, accompanied by
Mr.. James d. Kennedy, and notwith-
standing the unfavorable condition of the
weather, large crowd of people assembled
at the depot to meet them. procession
was formed and long line of voters,
headed by the Crescent Brass Band and
Conway's Field Band, escorted the Gov
ernor to the Lee Hotel, cheering enthusiast
tically for Blaine, Logan and Kellogg at
frequent intervals along the route. By
half past o'clock large audience had
/ gathered in Phoenix Hail, and the meeting
proved one of the most effective and en-
thusiastic we have ever seen in Donald
sonville. As the secretary has furnished
| us an official accounted the proceedings we
deem it unnecessary to make any extended
editorial reference thereto. Gov. Kellogg
spoke over an hour and both he and Mr..
Kennedy made powerful arguments in be-
half of Republicanism and against Dem
ocracy. The other speakers, Messrs. John
A. Cheevers, Pierre Landry, j. J. Sullivan
and L. E. Bentley of Ascension and John
81. Lowery of Iberville. also spoke in their
best vine. The results of the meeting have
been evident in the increased confidence of
the Republicans and the dropping off of
people who have been on the fence or lean
ing towards the Gay side of the political
controversy. Gov. Kellogg and Mr.. Ken
nedy left for Ibervile Wednesday after
noon, accompanied by Messrs. J. J. Sulli-
van of Ascension, Chas. Roxborouhg and, j.
Fl. Lowery of Iberville, and were met on
the train by Judge Morris Marks of New
Orleans. The party attended large mass
meetings at Bayou Goula Wednesday even
ing and Plaquemine Thursday evening,
where the same state of Republican unity
and enthusiasm existing in Ascension was
apparent. Of course the usual Democratic
attempt to belittle the meeting at Phoenix
Hall was made through the medium of !.
special dispatch to the New Orleans Times
Democrat, but the correspondent was some
what less mendacious than usual and got
nearly half way to the truth by putting
the attendance down at 800 persons One
OF the speakers, Mr. Sullivan, is charged
with using violent language and waving
the bloody shirt, because he avowed the de-
termination of the people to see a fair
election and an honest count, sentiment
that every right minded and honorable
man ought to indorse and applaud
A meeting of about sixty voters was held
at Mt. Pilgrim Church, in the ninth ward,
last Saturday, at which D. NJ. Scale, Mix
ton Morris and others made speeches.
Friday evening meeting took place
at Creyasse Settlement which was ad
dressed by Messrs. ] j. Sullivan, D.
NJ Scale, Aaron Hill, Z. Z. Bentley
and G.. Fl. Hill, the Hill brothers adj
vocating the Democratic nominee for Con-
gress, the other speakers supporting the
Republican candidate. Ten or a dozen
Gay men we're present and began inter-
ripping the speakers, almost precipitating a
fight, one turbulent fellow from barrow
vile going SO far as to draw revolver, |
but by the efforts of the we'll disposed per-
sons in attendance peace was restored. The i
Republicans invited joint discussion and
carried the meeting with them SO thor
oughly that the concluding speaker was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers for Blaine |
Logan and Kellogg, and his advocacy of !
Gay was so distasteful to the voters that |
they all left the scene save the handful that /
had been gathered from the three wards, |
on the left bank of the river to canvass for |
Mr.. Gay in consideration of weekly |
stipend. We understand that one of the
clackers, who was saved from a thrashins
by the Intervention of Kellogg men, has
reported that an attempt was made to as
sassinate him, and that his lament will,
with characteristic mendacity, be trans
formed into Gay capture of a Kellogg
In the Crevasse, as elsewhere,
the Republican voters are for the candi-
dates of their party and Democratic mon
~ does not swerEe them from their allie
glance.
A number of ward club and plantation
meetings have been held during the week
BY the Republicans, bat it would consume
space needlessly to give detailed account
If each assembly. Suffice it to say that all
If these affairs have been entirely satisfac-
ory in their results and that they portend
he victory the Republicans will achieve in
tuesdays contest.