The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-10-23
THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC
RALLY

On Tuesday the weather was
magnificent, aud suspicious for the
grand ratification meeting of the
Democracy of Lafoulche.
At 1880 A. NJ. a humber of citi
zens composed OF Messrs. p. Il. Lo
'io. chairman of the reception CON
mittee, |. u. Moore of the Di~trir,
Executive Committee, S. I. GIi>a
more OF the Parish Central Com
mittee, Lit. Gov. Knobloch, Judge
J. NJ. Howell. u. w. Tabor, j. N.
Wright, F. Z"rnott, w. 81. Raglan
j. s: Billiu aud others assembled
With carriages. IT the Depot to 4
ceIve LOuisiaua's able aud distiu
guished Senators, Eustis and Glib
~on. Az the :rain approached, tue
Baud began playing, and after tie
noted guests had urbark-u aud r.
celved Il hearty welcome from their
friends, they were seated in carria
yes aud driven to the Franklin
House where rooms had been pre-
pared for their reception. The re
ceptiOn committee then proceeded
to the trout OF the Ridgetield place
where they met the Hon. E. j. Gay,
our candidate for Congress, aud Is
curted him to town. After an hours
rest, passed iu social conversation
with friends, tho guests we've cou
Quoted to FrUSt's restaurant where
u dinner awaited them such as
FIost only knows low to prepare,
and to which ample justice was
done. The table composed, besides
the Hon. +. j Gay. Senators Eustis
aud Gibson and Gov. knObloch,
Messrs. +. A. O'Sullivan, T. A,
Badeaux. L. L. CaillOuet, j. S. Bill
llu, S. L. Grisamore, p. E. Lolio
Laurent Fraucioni, aud /. ID. Moore
This pleasing work being compile
ted, tho guests retired 10 theil
rooms where they were visited by
numbers OF citizens aud cordially
welcomed to Lafourche.
At six O'Clock Firemenss Hal
began 10 fill, whilst music on ths
street, and the roar Of Cannon al
nounced that the hour Of meetiu:
was approaching
At seven O'Clock the speakers
accompanied by friends, entered
tue great hall when tue hand struck
ny Dixie in real old fashion sty L..
As the guests were seated upol
the stage IL beautiful panorama pr
> sented ilsoif. All the chairs, som,
Z 300, were occupied by the fair daugl
tiers of Latourche exhibiting u bev.
of beauty seldom witnessed, willis
I the remaining seats and standi0.
room were crowded to the full c;
pacity of the hall; showing an .,
+ deuce of about 1000 persons.
After \ tune the chairman of tn,
t Parish Democratic Committed aros
I and announced the following of
. GERS of the meeting, and requested
them to take seats upon the stage
B PRESIDENT:
Lieut. ,nant Governor Clay Knobloch.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Hon. +. A. Tete. .Theo. Thibodaux.
. Tobias Gibson. Lconidas TrOsclair,
J. Il. bourgeois. Richard II. Allen,
T.. l.. LoriD, A. A. Laforest,
Sam. .Ja,nisom. f.. A. O'Sullivan,
Oz6me Nnquiu, Judge +. w. Blake,
. John ). Seely. d. n. Caillouet,
Felicien Toups. I'd. johnson.
0 Icon Laine. Ozem6 Tonps,
!, Alfred Pochet. w. II. Raglan.
d !. w. Kn"bloch. Judge J. NJ. Howell,
Lewis GuiOn, N. DelauLo,
Col. C.. Lagarde, Hon. is. Billiu,
Judge A +. kucbloch. Ernest Roger,
Wallace Letoct, Lawrence keefe.
q j. Il. Baleaux. n. w. Whitehead,
o &. C.. Williams, DIR. John Gazzo,
SECRETARIES.
Hon. II. n. Coulon.
4 Judge l.. L. CaillOuet,