The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-07

in Louisiana, unless the Democrats
take a commonsense view of the
situation.
Political.
There was a political meeting at
Falk's hall last Monday. We do
not know its purposes and inten-
tons; but suffice to say that it was
profoundly ''anti," being opposed
to everything except ga change.
This latter was, it appears, one of
the stringent necessities of the flu
ture. Some Democrats were no.
allowed to enter the hall while
others were received with open
arms. This struck some people as
peculiar and was very much COM
mented upon. The meeting was
evidently not held to s'save the
Democratic party" but it was prob
ably called to '.save the country"
which, they would haveAus believe,
is going to the "demnition bow
vows" since a certain number of
gentlemen are stout of jobs" as
ingalls, would say it. One present
of6ce-holder, in particular, is held
responsible for all the ills imagin-
able, and of course, if the political
scalp of this unfortunate individual
is not tomahawked, nothing short
of an old-time miracle will save the
republic from complete dissolution.
Some Democrats were denied
admittance because they were not
opposed to the reelection of Sheriff
Broussard. ''Pro-1saac" or ttanti-
Isaac" seems to have been the
password. 1t did not matter if
your Democracy was as white as
the lily and pure as that of cold
you could no: gain adj
mittance to the sacred domain of
Fa1k's hall unless you possessed the
qualification of being
"agin Ike" Why the sheriff is
made the object of SO much. fierce
the majority of the peo-
pie of Lafayette do not understand.
1t seems that the speakers dwelt
particularly upon the crying need
of "a change" 1t would have
been interesting perhaps to have
had the speakers suggest the names
of those they desired sschanged in"
if we are allowed the expression.
1t is rumored that the object of
the meeting is to nominate a ticket
for district, parish and ward officers,
independently of the action of the
party. The Gazette refuses to be-
lieve this rumor as some men con-
nected with the move have always
been warm advocates of party
especially by prima-
ries.
AS this paper had no representa-
tive present we take the following
account of the meeting from the
Picayune:
Lafayette, La. Sept. 2.--(Spe-
ton of the anti-adminlstrat;on fac
when some fifty men from various
pd1SS VI TIC l'dlASA LEU
meeting to formulate a ticket for all
parochial and ward officers. The
meeting was he'd behind closed
':oors and none but anti-adminis-
tration men were admitted. Judge
called the meeting to or
der. Organization was perfected
by electing A. 4. Liable as chair
man and DR.. F. w. Courtney and |
A. Bacque as secretaries. Several
speeches were made by Messrs.
VIM. Campbell Jos. A. Chargois
and others, expressing very strong |
as to the success of the |
at the next general cleo
ton.
An executive committee, consis-
ing of Jasper Spell, w. J. Harris
son, d. Arcenaux, Edward Jenkins,
D. A. Cocnrane, Sosthene Breaux,
A. Primeaux, Lucien Broussard, A.
D. Girouard, Norbert Reaux, DR..
T. p. Francez, jacques Gilbert, VIM.
Bcadle, S. Bernard, c. Doucet,
Alcide Judcie, VIM. Campbell. w.
B. Torian, p. b. Roy, Emile Pre-
can, Ben Avant. NJ. Melancon and
Judge c. Debaillon, were appointed
o formulate a ticket, to be sub
nitted to mass meeting in the flu
ure. The committee will meet