The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-22
EDITORIAL MATTER,
The Louisiana Senatorial Elec-
tiOn.
From Tri-We ekly issues 0 Mon day a nd

Jonas, of Louisiana will have the
proud satisfaction of knowing that
there is not a man, woman or
child within the bounds of his State
who can point to any act of his that
does not stand out in Gods sunlight
as pure, noble, patriotic and manly,
in a career extending from the day
when the private soldier returned
from four years arduous service in
the ranks of the army to a bearth>
stone desolated by the hand death
laid upon his only child just when
the Confederacy died, up to the day
when combinations of capital that
were too powerful for moneyless
man to break, recalled him for a
time from the public service.
That he had in this contest the
we'll nigh solid support of the un.
purchasable country parishes of hi
State, is no light compliment to the
defeated candidate; and that he re.
fused to leave his seat in the Senate
Chamber to battle for his own re.
turn during the many weeks when
important interests of his people
we're at stake, is evidence that the
compliment was we'll bestowed. The
city combinations that defeated him
took greater heed of local and judi
cial appoin ments than of represen-
tation IN Congress, but his official
return to the Capital is only a mats
ter of time to a man who has the
and integrity to merit what
a great State has the power to be-
stow.
The following extract from the
report of the Democratic Caucus of
{ he Louisiana Legislature, we take
from the Times Democrat:
BATON RoUGH, May 15.-The joint
caucus of the House and Senate met
last night in the hall of the House of
Representatives, with Mr.. Hunter in
the chair. As soon as the caucus
was called to order, nominations for
the United States Senatorship were
announced as being in order. Rep
resentative Hunter nominated Judge
T. g. Manning, of Rapides. Senator
Cordill nominated Hon. j. B. Eustis,
and in. this was seconded by Senator
Carlisle and Representative Great
house. Senator Sutherlin nominated
Hon. B. F. Jonas, and was seconded
by Mr.. Harang. The nominations
were then declared to be closed and
the caucus proceeded to ballot.
The count of the votes was as fol-
lows: Eustis, So; Jonas, So, and
A. Upon the announce
ment of the vote the Eustis men sent
up long and loud cheers of victory.
When the applause had subsided
Senator Sutherlm moved that COM
mittee of four be appointed to escort
Mr.. Eustis to the chair. Messrs.
Cordill, Munday, Breaux
and Parlange were appointed on the
committee, which was also instructed
to escort Senator Jonas to the hall.
Mr.. Eustis, on taking the chair,
said:
Gentlemen of the Caucus have
been in such condition of physical
exhaustion that it will be impossible
tor me to make a prolonged speech,
out l will take pleasure in address
ng the General Assembly when |
'eceive my credentials as United
States Senator. To my friends, who
nave worked so earnestly for me, l
now tender my. sincere thanks. To
he gentleman who was my opponent
md whose reputation is so high and
whose record is so brilliant l can say
that for him l have no feeling but
that of the warmest friendship.
When l take my seat in the United
States Senate / hope by attention to
5he wants OF Louisiana and my peo-
pie, that they will never regret the
action which this caucus has taken |
tonight.
Hon. B. F. Jonas was then intro
1uced by Chairman Hunter.
Senator Jonas said:
Gentlemen of the Caucus thank
you sincerely for the invitation which
you have extended for me to address
you. l am a Democrats member
Of the grand old party-and / bow
most gracefully to the verdict which
you have rendered. | have enjoyed
too many honors at the hands Of the
Democratic party to feel any chagrin
Or regret. l wish to return my SIN
cere thanks and to say that l never
will forget those friends who labored
so earnestly for me, many OF whom |
never have seen and who reside in
parishes in which / never set my foot.
| have but brief time to serve, and
when my term has expired, I will
return to private life, feeling that no
error of mine, no faulty record, has
caused my retirement. You scarce
expect me at this time to make an
extended speech, as l, too, am fa-
tigued by the contest in which ] en-
tered If any asperities have arisen
in this canvass, / hope they will be
buried, and that we will all labor for
the success of the party and to put
Democrat in the White House. l
promise that in that battle you will
find me in the foremost rank, fight
ing as best l can for the glory and
success of the party of which have
had the homer to be a leader.