The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-12-14
TIE BOL ZER.y AZEsZ


TIE B0LZERS LATEST
Twenty men claiming to repre-
sent the Democracy of the various
wards met at the courthouse las
Thursday and proceeded to take
charge of the Democratic party Of
this parish. They made no bones
about it. but coolly arrogated tc
themselves the power which rests IN
the voters alone. Who endowed
these gentlemen with the authority
to speak for the Democracy of La
fayette1 Is it the handful of men
! who met in the different wards and
appointed themselves Is delegates to
this most singular Of all conven-
tions1 Have the people Of this par
ish ever been treated to such huge
political comedy and performed by
men who pretend to be serious7
The gentlemea who met 1t the
courthouse represent nothing ex-
cept themselves and few honest
but deluded followers, and they
have no more right to speak for the
Democratic: party than they have
to speak for the Salvation Army or
the Mormon Church. On the sgd
of November they announced in
their official organ that they would
hold primaries on the nth of this
month, but finding that the Demo-
Gratis of the parish would refuse to
take part in such a ridiculous side
show not single box was opened.
To attempt to hold primaries and
not to get any votes would be too
clear an evidence of weakness, and
the commissioners named failed to
show up at the appointed time and
place, and the primaries did not ma
terialize. But something had 20 be
done to keep up appearances, and
word was sent out to the faithful in |
the different wards that a conven-
ton would be held at the court
house Thursday to appoint dele
gates to the State, senatorial and |
judicial conventions. A few mem
IN some cases not more than half a
dozen-met at the different pre-
cincts and appointed themselves
delegates 20 this great convention,
which had the audacity to appoint
delegates to represent the Democ-
acy of the parish at the State,
judicial and senatorial conventions.
n the matter of the district and
nominees they tell US
hat the delegates are to vote
or the candidates receiving
he highest number of votes at the
'hite primary election called by
heir ru1nP committee for the 21st ,
f March. Right here let US ex-
ress the opinion that the March
will turn out to be as dis .
aal a failure as the primary of last ,
After having most ,
lgnally failed to hold the primary
'hich they announced for the nth
ley are making desperate effort >
Prolong their bluff by prating :
bout their March primary. What y
1arantee have the Democrats of
e parish that the March primary
i'll ever see the light of day7 Like :,
5 twin-brother of the nth, it died ~
bornine. :,
Before closing this article we de- :.
re to ask how the delegates from
is (Lafayette) precinct were elect z
u If it was by ssmass meeting" =,
: have failed to ascertain where it :,
is held and how large it was. We -,
e inclined to believe that the al -
2ed tmass meetings" in the other :.
lrds bore marked resemblance to
e one which did not take place in
is precinct.
Have the people of this parish -,
Ell been treated to such a political
'ce7 Have they ever witnessed ~
III an unblushing attempt at 49,
ssism7 Shades of Jim Coon!
AIDES of Tompkins! Shades of -.
sbian! and all ye anti-bosses! -
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