The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-03-26
The Election.

returns of the election held on Tuesday
last, but all in vain. Reports reach Us
of an unreliable character, sometimes
assuring us of the success of the Nc
Emery ticket, and at others leaving it
doubtful on whose banner victory has
perched. We have as carefully as we
could, examined the figures given by
the Delta and the Times Democrat,
and whilst we have concluded that, to
some extent, both we're guessing, we
find that the former has over estima-
ted Fosters majority in the country
parishes about 1900 votes. Knowing
as we do that it has the habit of claim
ing all the earth and the fullness there
of, and guided to some extent by our
preference, we lean to the M ore modest
view taken of results by the Times
Democrat. In other words, we have
thought that in some instances the
Delta has magni6ed the figures. Be
this as it may, there is but little doubt
that the race has been much closer than
either faction thought it would have
been. We cannot, with the light before
us at the moment of writing say with
any certainty which is the successful
ticket. We hereunto affix editorial
view presented of the situation by the
| Picayune. We have found it conser-
vative 80 far, and as we incline TO be-
llieve, less liable to be Influenced by
excitement and zeal, The remarks OF
/ that paper would dispose its readers
to think that the McEnery ticket has
been elected by majority reaching in
the neighborhood of 5000. But as we
have already stated, nothing in any
one of the papers contained can be ju-
diciously relied upon as being correct
It will be seen from our tabulated
statement of the returns from the coun-
/ try parishes, with estimates in cases
/ where returns are lacking, based on
the most conservative views of both
sides, that McEnery has majority Of
just about 5000. We have seen nc
reason to change our estimate of yes
Y terday morning, the news which has
since come in having very plainly con
firmed the view then taken Of the sit
uatiOn.
1 McEnery has been nominated direct
/ " by the people for the Office OF Gov
ernor and the ticket which Is headed
by his name has been quite as deci
sively accepted The election was {
perfectly fair one and it will be difficult
to falsify the returns 10 any parish un,
less through the treaebery, intimida
ting or unusual weakness of the com
missioners in such a case. We hea
that orders have been sent out By tele
graph from the Foster headqnarter
4 ~ ffa
tile full strength Of each parish is need
ed. 1t il obvious that no help can %
given day after the election N
more votes can be cast, and it is takel
for granted that the vote every wher
had been counted and the returns mad
/. out. Then let them como forward
Nothing can be honestly gained il
keeping the returns back, and certainl,
the friends of McEnery are not engag
ed or interested in delaying them
There never was a vote so easil,
counted, therefore, there is no goot
reason for any delay in keeping bacf
the returns
LATER.
The following kilograms give th
latest news. The first was delivers
Thursday evening at about I o'clock
and tile last Friday morning after
o'clock
New ORLEANS, Thursday, $50 /
nj. M.-McEnery's Majority now exceed
fifteen hundred. We fire one hnndre
|, guns tonight A. NJ. CRANnL.E..i
To Jno. N. Ogden
New ORLEANS, March "a. McEneryi
election is assured BY over fifteen hun
tlred majority McEnery's Headqnal
ters ali Illuminated and we are all jnhi
liant. r. N. OGDEN,
i JNo. FITZPATRICK.