The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25
LocAL POLiTICs.
Prpgrcss of tho KepubIican Canvass in
a scensioff.

e a ScensaoIt.
Three Republican mass-meetings were
held Id this parish last Sunday, and all
/ were well attended and entirely salts
Ifact6fy III their results One Of these meet
/ inzs was held at Smoke Bend, III the sec
ond ward, another at Calafe1's place, II
/ tAath1rd ward .Eandths third il front q
the Orange Grove pssace, sixth ward.
~ The Smoke Bend meeting was offieeres
as follows: President, A. Harrison; frs
vice president, Chas. j. Bush; secona VIC
president, II. G. Robinson; secretary, r
81. Hill. The assembly was addressed By
Col. James Lewis of New Orleans ano
Messrs. r.. B. Baauis, Louis Butler and v
q. Thomas Of Ascension, all of whom en-
tertained their hearers with interesting
speeches. A Gay interrogation was presenf
OF the opening of the meeting but he wat
iefectually sauelched by the replies of Col
Lewis, and an invitation for any friend Of
Gay to take the stand and advocate his cause
| net with no response. The first ward bras
band. Etienne Julien, Header, was presen
and entertained the people with some ex
ceIlent music. The enthusiasm for the Re
publican nominees was marked, indicating
the earnestness with which the SECOND
ward Republicans are .adhering to theil
party's cause. A number of whites were
present and gave close attention to the re
marks of the speakers.
The third ward meeting had the follow
ing officers: President, G. G. Hunter; vict
president, Raphael Lewis; secretary @. S
Braud. Messrs. G. s. Braud, Raphae
Lewis, j. j. Sullivan, Robert Noel, p. L
Landry and W. Z. Davis were the speakers
and their arguments evoked the enthusiastic
approval of the assembled people. The Re
pnblicans of the third ward who have sole
themselves to the Democracy may be
| counted upon the fingers of one hand, ano
| for every colered vote given to Gay, foul
| whites will cast ballots for the Republican
candidate. -
The Orange Grove meeting was presided
over BY Daniel Hatch, with Anthony
Pack as vice president and Peter James
secretary, and these were also chosen Off
GERS Of Blaine, Logan and Kellogg club
organized before adjournment. The speak
ers were Messrs. Geo. Scale, Duglass NJ.
Scale, Milton Morris and Z. E. Bentley. A
light shower Of rain fell during the meet
ing, but the people stood their ground and
the shower soon passed over. Republican
leaders III this ward say they have not seen
greater unanimity among the voters of the
party there for number of years than ex-
lists at this time.
Last Saturday evening an enthusiastic
Republican meeting was held in A Bend,
presided over by Richard burden, with w.
". Mitchell as secretary. Messrs. ]. J. Sui
Ivan, L. Z. Bentley, R. B. Baquie and VIM.
J. Turner were the speakers and their adj
dresses were warmly applauded through
out. Conway's field band furnished music
for this occasion. and when the meeting
adjourned the people fell in line behind the
fife and drum and marched to a fair in pro-
gress few rods up the road. Gay men
are almost as scarce as hens teeth in A
Bend.
On the 10th inst, a largely attended meet
ing was held at the corner of Railroad
Avenue and st. Michael street, Donaldson
vile, for the purpose of organizing a
Blaine, Logan and Kellogg club for the
fourth ward. Seventy-fve names were en-
rolled and the following officers chosen:
President, FL. w. Larock, vice presidents.
Chas. W. King, Pal. Landry, Aristide Mar
tin, Amos Lang; treasurer, John Reynaud;
secretaries, P. l.. Carmouche, John Martin:
marshals, Glen Nebbert, George Harden,
Bernard Kelly. Before election day the
membership is expected. to reach 200.
Several meetings eff the club have taken
place, at which interesting speeches were
listened to by large numbers of voters.
A Blaine, Logan and Kellogg club was
organized on the Crescent plantation last
evening with the following corps of officers:
President, John Curtis; vice president,
Isaiah Woods secretary, Israel cambridge;
sergeant-at-arm Robert Robertson. Thir-
ty-fve names were placed on the roll and
Mr.. R. B. Baquie spoke eloquently on
the issues of the campaagG.. The Crescent
place is said to have nearly seventy-fve
voters and Of this number not more than
half a dozen will support Mr.. Gay.
On the Riverside plantation, in the ninth
ward, Blaine, Logan and Kellogg club,
with a membership of fifty voters, was
formed several weeks ago, with Bart Weller
president; Green Magee, vice president;
H. Porter, secretary.
Other ward and plantation meetings have
been held Throughout the parish, and from
every direction there is the same report
that the Republicans are united for the
principles and candidates of their party,
and that the number of whites in nearly
every ward who will vote for Gov. Kellogg
exceed the number of colored bribe-takers
and political renegades who will cast their
ballots for Mr.. Gay.
Rev. Arthur Burnett, a popular coIored
requests that the subioined state
ment shall be published in the CHIEF:
ASCENSION, OCTOBER rs, 1884.
Mr.. L. E. Bentley:
Dear Sir-In order to set myself right be-
fore the public. I write the following. / am
4 strong supporter of William P. kellogg and
advise every Republican to do the same, because
Mr.. Kellogg is a Republican and was nominated
by the Republican party, 1t is the duty of every
Republican to support him.
Very respectfully
ARTHUR BURNETT.
Pastor Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church
THE DEMocRATIc CANVASS
las been very dead affair during the past
week. To-day there was quite crowd of |