The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-08
POLITICAL BUDGET.
The Meetings at Royville-
One by the Democrats
and one by the peo-
pies Ticket.
Will they Support Pharr !? or Will
they Not ?-Stranae People
are they.

E To the Lafayette Gazette:
sfGoogoo, in the last issue of tn
: Advertiser, says that at the meetin
held in the town of Royville o,
; Feb. 26 = very small number o
. people were present, and those ther'
were mostly minors. Among a mum
: Der of others whose names I canno
now recall, the following gentlemen
) were at that meeting and gave clos.
and respectful attention to th<
speakers: Eugene Bodoin, Jear
!: Baptiste Simon, Eloi Vincent, Fer.
dinand Trahan, ST., Beloni Trahan,
Philo9ene Landry, Jules Langlinais,
Bienyenu 1.anglinais, Felicien Ira
han, Alexandra Billaud, Jules Ian
glinals, Jr., Clet Leblanc, Firmen
Duhon, Euzebe Simon, Odillon
Blanchet G. H. David, Nelson
Bernard, Ferdinand Trahan, Jr.,
Olivier Simon, Ovey Savoy, Edvar
Pellerin, DR.. r. o. Young, Arthur
Boulet, Ophe Girard, John Landry,
Girard Romero, Henry burke,
Louis Sellers, Donation Duhon,
Ursin Mouton, Duplexis Duhon,
Laodis Broussard, Octave Theriot,
Theobald Broussard, Euphemond
Broussard, Joseph Onezine Landry,
Nilane David, Oscar Plat and Adrien
Theall. That these leading citi-
zens and Democrats should be class
ed with minors is a surprise to US.
Please tell us, Mr.. Googoo, if any
of these gentlemen are minors7
That they have all passed
the age of majority there is no
question. The fact that ssGoogoo"|
las called them minors can be ac-
counted for in this way only: as they
will not follow him and the other
googoos in the Republican, Populist
combine in the opinion of $500
goo" they have not sufficient under
standing to be ranked among men.
''Googoo" says also that the
speakers spoke from the gallery of
a saloon, intending by that state
ment TO injure the candidacy of
the Democratic nominees. In JUS
tice to Mr.. Philojene Landry, the
Pr oPrietor of the saloon, we will say
that it was closed, it being on Sun
day. Be assured, dear esGoogoo'
that the gentlemen who constitute
the Democratic ticket and who
spoke on that day could afford to
speak on top of a barrel full of
and not touch a drop of it,
Is not one Of them indulge in strong
thinks. will admit, however, Mr..
100000" that it is not wise for Ell ,,
to be around barrels of
beer and whiskey, as they might
AXE some of the intoxicants by the !
process of absorption. l.
The gentlemen composing the
Peoples Ticket" had meeting at !
>oyville on Sunday last. Their
Peeches were directed principally
gainst the suffrage amendment,
nd elected no interest as every
ody here is opposed to the
mendment; it is dead issue.
he orators took the pains to say q
1at Mr.. Julian Mouton, our repre- (
enta:ive, had voted to submit the
mendment to the people, which
'r. Mouton had stated to the peo-
lie here Sunday before last. With
he exception of few chronic kick
IS Mr.. Mouton is approved by the :
oters of this section of the parish
n having voted to submit the
nendment to the people, and the
-ople are all grateful to him for
aving killed the Benoit bill which
as calculated to disfranchise a
Try large number of our voters.
n. Mouton, who has always been
opular in this ward, is increasing :
popularity every day since his :,
'sition on the suffrage lis known,
I'd with the other Democratic NOM T.
ees he will have large majority.
If a vote had been taken at the =,
Getting held here Sunday by the
Peoples Ticket" folks. a repeti. E