St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

Announcement is made of the candidacy of
Hon. W. A. Robertson, OF st. Landry, Tor Con
gress, 9th District, before the DemoG5atS Con 1i
gressional Nominating Convention, which will
assemble in this city on the 10th OF september
next. Dr.. Robertson has, at all tlmes, proven
himself an ardent supporter OF me Delnocratlc
party, and has represented his parish several
times in tile state Senate, where ne mas dls-
played great energy and ability ana th0r,
Ough knowledge Of parliamentary Isa3es anu
tactics. He would doubtless prove 1nnseH an
efficient CONGRESSMAN. - Capit0l1an Advocate,
July &c.
For the first time we are made aware
by the above paragraph that the 10 OF
September is the day appointed for the
holding Of the 9th District Convention
at Baton Rouge. The texture OF the
paragraph seems to justify the opinion
that DR.. Robertson is offered to the vO-
tiers of the 9th District under the aus
pices Of the State administration. Ii so
it arOuses some unpleasant suspicious
in our imagination it appearing to us
improbable, in the extreme, thaC any
thoughtful citizen OF the District would
urge the nomination or Dr. ROBERTSON,
on his naked merits we are driven TO
conjecture the concealed motives which
have induced the suggesting OF his
name in connection with trust so res
Donsible and SO honorable. We cOnjec-
ture that his candidacy is suggested as
reward for some uper-servlceable
compliances either personally to Gov
ernOr McEnery or to some individual
| member of Gov. McEnery's cabinet ; or
is it q yindictive attempt to crush tho
present member, by raising up in his
own parish the standard of popular
| neighborhood leader, because, per-
chance, Gen. Lewis did not abandon
his field of duty at Washington to como
home and electioneer for the nOmina-
ton of Sam. McEnery If any unsO-
| phisticated citizen suppOses in his inno-
cency, that the Governor OF Louisiana
| is incapable of being influenced by such
petty contemplate motives Of personal
vindictiyeness, we remind them of the
F! fact of his removal of the Police Juror
of the First Ward of this parish, proves
| that those petty motives are just the
kind which would most probably sway
his small intellect.
| Public opinion all over the District
has branded LOTTERY all over DIR.
Robertson. And although on the score
of political services he might possess
some claims, which we are ignorant of !;
still, on the score of conscience and
morals, the low estimation in which he
is held by the public ought to preclude
him from the nomination, and will as
suredly preclude him from election,
even should he be nominated. Upon
reflection we are convinced that it will
take more heroic heat-meat than large
doses of cut and dried hattery to win q
seat for DR.. Robertson in the next Con-
gress, despite the friendly backing be
gets from the State administration
Southern EAST Feliciana) Waterman.
|
Candidates for Congress from this district
| are getting numerous, Up to the present time
| we note the following Gen. E. r. Lewis, 1.-THE
present incumbent land DR.. w. A. Robertson,
| of st. Landry, And Gov. Wickliffe and VIM.
| Henry Pipes, OF East Baton ROuge.-st. Tam
many Farmer.
It ia a mistake neighbor, the two last
named gentlemen hail from the Fell
ciaDas. East Baton Rouge has not a
candidate for Congress so far, but she
is expecting the announcement of one
at any time.-Baton Rouge Truth.
DR.. w. A. Robertson, Gov. r. c.
W:ckliffe, Hon. W. H. Pipes and Hon.
E. L. Lewis (present incumbent), are
candidates for the Democratic nomina-
ton to represent the Sixth District in
COngress.-Iberville South.
DR.. w. A. Robertson and E. T. Lewis
of st. Landry, and Senator Chas. Par
large and - Sparks, of POinte Cou-
pee, are spoken of as candidates for
Congress. Modest Avoyelles will re-
main in the back Notwithstanding
Review.