The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-23

New st. Petersburg, April l9.-An
ordinary vote was polled. McEnery
has made slight gains throughou ut the
parish.
The Fifth ward gives Leonard 296
votes, McEnery 1873, Foster SIS.
For the senate, Demas, Republican,
gets 3O3, MarrerO 167.
For district attorney, ]. Leche, Re-
publican, gets 435 P. E, Burlington,
Democrat, 43.
For district judge, Emile Rosr, 1852.
ST. MARY.
Franklin, April 10 Tho election
passed off quis tly. No returns are
looked for until morning. The indi-
cations are that McEnery's vote
throughout the parish will fall short
of the vote in the last primary.
TANGIPAHoA.
independence, La, April I9.-The
vote at this poll was as follows !: Fol
Governor MeEnery 20, Foster 90,
Breaux as, Tannehill 6.
ANTE CITY, La, April ia large
and a quiet election. McEnery vote
larger in proportion than at primaries.
Tannehill and Breaux drew heavily
from the Foster wing to-day. The Re>
publicans all voted and voted the
Breaux ticket.
KENTWooD, La, April I9.-The
total vote rs this box was 1I5-McEn-
cry a, Foster 81, Breaux IL, Leonard
IL. In March the vote sto od-McEnery
IL, Foster SO.
HAMMOND, La, April l9.-The pre-
cincts in this town give McEnery Al
votes, Foster IO4, Breaux II, Leonard
AZ, Tannerhill none. The same parish
in March gave McEnery 43 votes and
Foster 30.
VERMILLIoN.
Abbeville, La, April I9.-The elec>
ton passed off very quietly and a full
vote was pOlled. The parish is very
closely contested. Both sides claim n
majority. No returns in so far.
WEST FELICrANA.
Bayou Sara, April l9.-The election
in this Iparish as tar as heard from
passed off quietly. No news from, the
country wards had been received at a
late hour. The Bayou Sara box the
only n through counting, gives
McEnery SO, Foster Sc. The St.
Francisville box is not through c CUNT
ing, but will give McEneBy q good
majority. The two parish tickle is will
be close.
,LAFoURCHE.
LafourChe, La, April l9.-Nine
boxes of Lafourche give McEnery 657
votes, Foster 100, Leonard 266. The
same boxes at the March primary
gave McEnery 565, Foster 1859. Nc.
Emery people are confident of carrying
the parish by a large majority.
MADISON.
Tallulah, La, April l9.-F1rst box
at Delta precinct No. /, Madison
parish, gives Foster 25I, Breaux z.
Box No. 2, whichis at Kellogg, same
prebinct, will not be heard from till
tomorrow.
NATCHIToCHEs.
Robeline, La, April l9.-Ward six
gives Foster 100 majority o yer all the
candidates in the field. A heavy vote
was polled for the parish and district
tickets.
OUACHITA.
Monroe, April ~l9.-Nothing definite
can be learned here. The parish is
close. The Foster tibket is running
much stronger than expected. Gar
ret's majority for sheriff is about 600.
Probably McEnery has carried the
parish by about 400.
The election passed off quietly.
The Third ward polled 1901 votes.
McEnery's majority in this ward will
be about $50. His majority in the par
ish will not be as large as anticipated.
FRANKLIN.
Vidalia, La, April l9.-At 10 to-
day, the First and Second wards of
Franklin parish had given Foster a
majority of 20 over McEnery.
IBERIA.
CarencrO, La, April 19.-The pre-
cinct in this town gives Foster 70, Nc
10, and Breaux l. In the March
primary, the same prscinet gave Foster
rs and McEnery "a.
Dudley Avery, candidate for senator
on the McEnery ticket, carries this
poll by six majority.
J%eanerette, April l9.-Ninth pre-
cinct in this town gives MnEnery 122.
MINDEN, La, April he. e. Bright,
the only McEnery commissioner, was
forcibly elected. An ign GRANT negro
appointed in his stead. The peo-
Pile are indignant. We made the
necessary protest. R. C. DREW.
THIBODAUx, April 19.-Indications
Ire that McEnery has carried Lafour-
by several hundred majority over
Leonard, who has second place, giving