The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-03-12

man, and spoke for one hour III ffehch
in a mastery style. His speech was
listened to with the greatest attention,
and often interrupted with peals and
bursts of applause. His speech not
only was to the point, but Il full and
complete history of the Democratic
party since 1872 mp to the present date,
showing how we had shaken off the
shackles of f~adicalism, c~arpetbasism
and scalliwagism, and delivered from
bondage, and made free once, and he
hoped, forever, the people of the State
cf Louisiana, and when he proved to
McEnery was. due in great part this
reversion of affairs in the body polite
of this State, the audience knew no
bounds to their applause, they yelled
out-right-in fact whenever the
name of McEnery was mentioned, the
house just shook with plaudits and
hurra.is.
Then Hon. f. A. O'Sullivan was in
troduced, and made a telling speech
which was listened to with cOusidera-
BILE attention, eliciting from the APP
preciative audience frequent applause.
Then spoke Mr.. Horace L. Dufour, OF
New Orleans, in the French language.
His French was perfect and we'll arti-
culated, not a syllable escaping the
furthes: man in the Hall. He thanked
the ladies especially for having by
their presence lent encouragement to
the good cause, and begged of them to
stand by McEnery-that they being
on the side of McEuery, he had no
fear that their fathers, their husbands.
| their brothers and their lovers would
be there too.
The meeting then took a recess un-
il s o'clock P. NJ. when the meeting
! would again assemble.
At dark the Steamer Helene arrived
from Lockport with eighty Democrats
on board, which was all she could car
ry.
At 7 o'clock a torchlight procession
was formed at the Union Hall of the
Y. NJ. b. A. of L~afourche, in which
were over 200 lanterns and torchlights.
The procession, headed by the Thibo-
daux Brass Band, paraded several
Streets, going up Main st. to Jackson
St., down jackson st. to Short ST.,
Short ST. to Canal St, up Canal ST. to
Bridget ST., and Bridget st. to the
Opera House, which they entered.
There we're in the building then over
1000 voters, besides a large number of
ladies.
The meeting was again called to
order, and Hon. j. V. Calhoun, who
had been kept in reserve for the even
ing session, was introduced and spoke
in English, holding his audience for
/, an hour enchanted by his %eloquence.
Mr.. Dufour followed in French in n
of those eloquent speeches for Which he
is famous, then came Judge Poche in
English who made the speech of the
evening +; he spoke forever an hour.
with his audience St ell-bound !; you
could have heard a pin fall while he
spoke-he was listened to with mark
ed attention and plauded TO the echo,
especially by his old friends who knew
him in former days.
Then Mr.. A Joliet. Jr., one of the
secretaries read the following resolu-
tions
Be it resolved. by the Democratic
party of the parish of Latourclie, in
mass meeting assembled. Tat we de-
! clare our ~nnaiterable attachment to
the time-honored principles of the
grand old organization to which we
belong, and particularly, VIC desire { o
emphasize our belief i'm the doctrines
that tho members of the party should
be consulted in primary elections on
all matters of importance and all is
sues of public interest. and, above all,
in the choice If tic candidates who
are to BE- the standard bearers of the
party in all public elections.
Be it further resolved, That we un-
eQuiyocally the doctrine
that when the majority of the party
has made known its will, in the usual
mode. and declared It's preference for