The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-23
ELECTION RETURNS FROM
THE PARISHES.

ELECTION RETURNS FROM
THE PARISHES.
CADDo.
Shreveport, La, ApriI19 The cleo
ton was quiet. The court. house box
in this city result ed Foster 3Ol, Nc
Emery 2I5, Leonard SO, BreauA5, In
March primay the vote stood ; Nc
Emery 354, Foster GAG.
The engine-house box in this city re-
suited t: Foster 266, McEnery 224, Leon
ard LOG, Breaux 10, Tannehill. In
March primary : McEnery $50, Foster
l59. The parish will give 5000 to
$500 majority for Foster.
The Greenwood box resulted Foster
272, McEneTy l, Leonard ID.
In March primary the vote stood
Foster 90 and McEnery IL.
The Sand Beach box in ward eight,
which Is Senator Robson's ward, gives
McEnery IL and Foster 6. In March
primary it stood McEnery ls and Eos
ter 2 votes. Currie, WATSON and
Phillips are elected to the senate and
house. They are Foster supporters.
The JewellG box result ted-.Foster
294, McEnery |, Leonard 5, Breaux z,
Tannchill 2, making Fosters majority
in the Shreveport ward Alb, while Nc.
Emery carried the same ward in March
by 1sl majority.
CATAHoULA.
Vidalia, April 10. One ward of Cata-
houla ~(Greenville) No. ], at 4 o'clock
this evening, showed II votes cast
rs for McEnery and 2 for Foster.
CLAIBORNE.
Homer, La, April I9.-It will be i'm
possible to give anything definite to
night. The election passed off quietly
and peaceably SO far as heard from.
There were 72O votes pol led at this
box. McEnery will get 500 votes in
the parish.
Prof Eayton,W. Harris, it is thought,
will be elected to the legislature at
box. The alliance was not in the
fight.
CONCORDIA.
Vidalia, La, April l9-The election
in Con cOrdia parish passed off very
and up to 10 o'clock tonight
no disturbance of any kind has taken
place, though some uneaslness prevails.
No figures are, as yet Obtainable, but
indications are that the parish will
give a majority for Foster, as the me-
81 Des, under the leadership of Dave
Young, were voting, almost to a man,
for him. They were purchase ed before
,he committee of seven had rendered
g decision and the goods were deliver
ID to-day.
1t is thought that Hon. Thos. Green,
lie McEnery nominee for the legisla-
;ure, will be reelected, but even this
s in doubt.
DE SOTO.
Mansfield, La, April l9.-NOthing
lefinite a be given of the election
lOw. The count is progressing slowly.
1cEnery seems to hold his own here.
t is probable that Foster will beat
IcEuery in this parish 500 votes, Leon
rd's vote will probably be about 300
n the parish.
Elan and AOytOn, McEneryite s, fare
undoubtedly elected to the legislature.
DE SOTO.
Keachie, La, April I9-It is general
conceded that Ward ], lin De Soto
will give Foster. a:small MAORI
'. The vote is not yet counted. The
lecti on passed off quietly.
EATT BATON ROUGE
Baton Rouge, April 19.-There was
exceptionally large vote polled in
city and parish to-day. The
D unit will not be completed before to-
The indications are that
leonard carries the parish by about:
600 majority. McEnery beats Foster
y $50 or 200 votes The entire local
LcEnery ticket is elected by a safe
majority, except possibly, two Leonard
,epublicansto the houseot Representa-
tues.
ST. HELENA.
Greensburg, La, April I9.-Oficial
eturns of tn election in this parish
annot be obtained before tomorrow.
here will be no material change in
parish between McEnery and Fos-
now and at the primary of March
The negroes are all voting forthe
.eonard ticket.
j. H. Warnack will be re elected
lerif without opposition. The race
II clerk close between E. L. Watson,
present incumbent. and A.C. Dean.
ohm FREEZER will be elected represen-
The indication now is that S. S. Seed
ads in this parish for district Judge.
he friends of ColOne y. P. Amacker
'e working hard for him. R. N. B.,
thompson, an ardent supp orter of {