The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-03-12
GRAND DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
N,uo RouS,up nouoonrafie Maot.
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 4th Is:
One at 2 P. NJ, And the other at s P. Y.

The true Democracy of Lafourche
showed its spirit on FRIDAY, March 4tl.
1892. As it had been previously IN
nounced that on that day, two meet
ings would be held, one ut / o'clock,
p. ~, and the other ar Z o'clock. P. NJ.
N The Opera House in the Town Of
1%hihodaux, in support of the candida
ey of the ticket headed by Judge sam
uel ID. McEnery, for Governor, and
Hon. r. C.. Wickliffe, for Lieutenant
Governor, grand preparations had
been made betting the reception Of
the distinguished visitors who We're
TO address the good people and .eom-
amy of Lafourche Oh the burning is
sues of the day. The skillful hands of
the ladies and gentlemen had most
handsomely decorated the stage and
hall with flowers and evergreen. Over
the front of the stage were the names
in large letters written in evergreen,
the emblem of life, "MCENERY and
WICkLIFFE," showing emblematically,
that the names OF these two gentle
men will ever remain green in the
hearts of their many supporters and
admirers.
At 10 o'clock, the booming of the
canpon was heard, an continued on
to be heard at short intervals until
late 10 the evening, inspiring enthusi-
of all true and tried Democrats.
Along while before the arrival OF
the tain, a large number of Democrats
together with the Tnibodaux Brass
Band, assembled al the depot to await
the arrival of the speakers. Soon,
however, the train came in, with Hon.
j. Y. Calhoun, candidate for Superin
tendent of Public Education, and Hon.
E. A. O'Sulliva., Srate Senator, from
Houma, and Hon. F. P. Poche, ex-Jus-
tice Of the Supreme Court of the State
of Louisiana, and Hon. Horace L. Du-
four, from the City Of New Orleans'
by the oand. The speakers we're es-
corted to carriages. and a procession
forming in front of them with the band
at their head, as IN escort, were driv-
en- through Nam Street to the Strang-
ers' Hotel where they alignted to re-
fresh themselves and partake of a
bounteous dinner that had been pre-
pared for them, while the cannon still
continued TO belcll forth i'm welcome to
the champions of true Democracy.
At o'clock P. M. people began to
arrive frOM the country in large num-
bers, some from a distance of twenty
five miles, some on foot, others on
horseback, and others againi in vehicles
of every conceivable description. 1t
was a grand gala day, long to be re-
m%em5ered. A short time after one
o'clock, as it had been expected, a
cavalcade of one hundred hOrsemen,
came from above. with another stimuli
~taneonsly ant equally as numerous
frcm below Thibodaux, and with the
Thibodaux bani al their head, rode in
two columns through tine. principal
cfcnotn af f1,a ovup -, fb. fco,A - ~,
Opera House, where they all al;gited,
and with banners aloft upon wli,h
were the pictures of McEnery and
Wickliffe in life size busts, marched in
martial array into the spacious Hall.
At 2 o'clock precisely, Hon. l.. P
Caillouet, Chairman of the McEnery
campaign Committee, rapred his
gavel, aud called the meeting to order,
by calling IN Major s. T. Grisamore
to preside over the meeting, and on
Messrs. A. JOLIET, DR.. and John B.
Taylor, to act as secretaries. At this
this time there were over 500 people
present, including a goodly number OF
ladies, who in their bewitchIng charms
had favored us with their presence.
Major Grisamore. in taking the chair
cordially thanked the good people o.
Thibodaux for having conferred on hin
the honor of presiding owe this i'm
mense assemblage, explained the OBJ
jects Of the meeting, exhorting the rue