The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-11-07
Who voted for Maher

Ballot Lawf
The Democracy Of Louisiana stood
firm as q rock.
Hurrah for Palmer and Bnckner
they polled one vote 10 Thibodaux.
Did you vote for Gooch at this poll
Didn't yon know he was not running I
This poll gave 263 votes to Brous,
eard and A to Beattie.
Some people didn't like the polling
booths. WHAT was the matter with
them any wayf..
Our handsome yonng Congressman
elect will present an attractive figure
in the next house Of representatives.
The vote on the COW ordinance
stood "a for and 1873 against the ordi
Many a fool given to betting on the
result Of elections parted with his
money last Tuesday.
The harmony in the republican
ranks was short-lived and Of that be-
culiar sort which h%armonizes about as
well 10 oil and water mix.
The vote for congressman in This
parish stood Robert F. Bronssard 1918
Judge Taylor Beattle S81 /; thus giving
Nj. Broussard a majority Of 1874.
Mr.. Mckinley takes the presidential
chair We trust he will find some way
OF instituting his ret reciprocity
measure without giving US free sugar.
A victory which does not win every
thing contended for is but a half VIC
tory after all and dampens the spirit
OF enthusiasm and good cheer of the
vict0rs.
Where il Jimmy Legendre with his
queer Catholicityi He was showed
under in the second district so deep
that they have been looking for him
ever since.
Of course some disappointed people
will set up the cry of fraud over tile
result of last Tuesdays election but
cflat lls a chestnut to which few pay any
any attention.
The Lily Whites of Lafourche made
the regulars stick to their part Of the
combine, but they themselves, sacked
the regular republican electors. 1t
was just what could be expected.
It the tariff is to be remodelled 60 As
10 raise additional revenues, az it was
proposed to be done by the Dingley
bill, please don't forget that sugar is
o. excellent revenue producing arti-
There were q few Palmer and Buck
ne men IN New Orleans; 882 Of them
were scared up last Tuesday and act
ually cast their votes for the president !
and vice president of the "McKinley
Aid Society
There was much disappointment for
our people in last Wednesdays news
announcing McKinley's victory, and /
the other fellows while rejoicing over
the general result, yet grieved much
over the lose of the district.
Assumption remains the banner Re-
publican parish of the third congress
siOnal district. Mayer Cahen deserves
promotion and it would not surprise
us q bit to see him come 10 for a rood
slice when the pie is parcelled out.
Well, boys, Roman got it in the
neck. Jim Lewis and j. Mad. Vance.
the negro leaders Of the first district.
could not ave him. Served him right.
NO honorable man ear have any use
for q traitor. and that Roman has
proven himself to be.
The negroes evinced little desire to
vote at this election. It may be that
they are beginning to acquire some
wisdom and are realizing that their
professed friends, the white republic
cans, have no other use for them than
to get them to do the monkey act
pull the chestnuts out of the fire for
the white mans use.
The lily whites OF Lafourche NAV
rejoice over McKinley's election but
precious little did they contribute to
It. They cast their votes for the Ma
tlonal Republican electors whose
names had been withdrawn, under the
fusion made with the Herwig faction.
q made the negroes vote for Judge
seattle to the exclusion Of the regular
Republican electors.
Our lily white friends deplore the
loss of their congressman because with
their defeat they see vanishing in the
distance the lOaves aud fishes thev
expected to get with Mckinley a.
president. Having slaughtered NC
hinley to save their congressman and
failed in the a~ffonpt tbor - =