Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

.WO radical negroes, ana tllat nc
lid not represent the Democratic
party of Louisiana. ] observe that (
that paper is several days old, ana
that Senator Jonas Is
still in the city of New Orleans, but
| have seen no correction III the
morning papers from the senator
or his friends, so, in justice to Mr.:
Eustis, who is absent, as one OF
his friends. | feel called upon to
state the facts. state cmphaucal-
~ that not a single dollar OF money !
was used for improper purposes to
secure the election of Senator Eus-
It's, and / cbGl'cngc 0my aHah N the
state to contradict Il.
Regarding Senator Eustis being
a representative of the Democratic
party of the State Of Louisiana, 1T
is a notorious fact that the canvass
for city Offices throughout the city
of New Orleans was made upon
the issue of Jonas or Eustls Tor
United States Senator.
The ticket in the Eleventh
ward, the ward in which Mr.. Eus-
It's resides, was headed by his
brothcr-in-law, Mr. Buckncr.
"Col. |. W. Patton, our worthy
CITY Treasurer, who was an earnest
supporter of Senator Jonas cam
vass will not say that anything i'm
proper was done IN that ward to
bring about the election of the del
egation that was favorable TO Sen
ator Eustis. That there was money
spent, or tried to be spent, at Baton
! Rouge, in the senatorial contest, L
do not deny. But l DO positively
state that it was not by Senator
Eustis' friends. Senator kustls
ability is too well known through
out the State of Louisiana to require
the use of money to elect him to
the United States Senate. This l.
the first time that | have spoken
in regard to that canyass, and wouiC
have ycfrained from so doing now
but | have heard of this charge o
the use of money by the same mel
/ who did use it, and tried to use it
and | knew that the statement wa
: without foundation.
81 have no desire whatsoever t.
, assail the character of b. +. Jonas
( nor do | charge that he was cog
l infant party to the transaction, bu
, l do feel called upon to tell tn
C truth when the character of a gen
L tleman is assaulted"
"Mr. Houston, | understand 20
to have remarked in conversatio
c that you had seen a letter, in whic
it was stated that Gen. Gibson ha
s told the Republican Committee
g they expected to accomplish any
: thing in Louisiana that they ha
l. better change their leaders, an
e communicate with Mr.. II. &. N
II nor, and try and get him to lea
: their party ?"
1t You misunderstood what
$ stated. / did not state that sa
IS a letter, but | did state that ! vi
p informed by gentleman to who
Senator Gibson told the fact, tn
n he had advised J. &. Blaine, whC
II he met him after his nomination
al Chicago. and subsequent to n
ClevelanGs nomination, that If !
N desired to carry the State OF LOU
es lana. he would have to change b
is leaders, and suggested to III
Of Blaine), as Mr.. IL. c. Minor, W
a relative of his, that he had bctt
lit write to him and get him to orga
n izc a Conservative Rcpublic'
S. party in Louisiana. 1t Is an OPP
~ secret that certain leaders ct t
is Reform Democracy of LouisiaI
contemplated, in the event
re Blainc's election and kellogg
re defeat, raising the banner of co
as scrvatism in this State and MAXI
e, n combination with the negro(
of Kcllogg's defeat was prerequlsl
IS. because they did not desire t
as odium attached to his name in Il
on State to be carried by the new Il
of and Morality party.
ho "At no time in the canvass q
IS, any reform leader attempt to liz
ed a battle for Grover Cleveland.
N the contrary, they organized Blal
it and Logan clubs in the distrlc
Ike with the names of their memb'
nc for Congress on the ticket.
wo the first district the reform can
re- date, Mr.. Carleton Hunts comm
ats tee was very ably assisted by
lie. entire Republican party. Sup
le- visors of election under the Fed
ell al election law, who were to II
for resent the Democratic party, w
en entirely appointed upon their +
ed concentration by Judge Don
Pardee. They together with
ev- Republicans, pretended to max
he canvass of voters through the +
nd Congressional district, and asl
ust the Federal Court to strike out o
i've 1000 names of white voters-Dt
i'm ocrats, who on cursory examl
cal ton by the State Registrar OF ' OF
18th in two days, time over l 800 "
hat found to live at the identical pla
'ity named and entitled to vote as