The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-05
POLITICAL MIX-UP.
Hot Contest on Between the Opposing
Candidates for Sheriff.

Candidates for Sheriff.
MONDAYS New Orleans States thus
sizes up the situation in Calcasleu
politics: The second primary to settle
who shall fill the parochial offices OF
Calcasieu has been fixed for Thurs
day, February IL. While contestants
for parish clerk of the district court
will be run in that primary their race
and that of all others who must con-
test again are lost sight of almost
completely because of the over-shad-
owing interest and intense excitement
conferred in the second race for sheriff
of the parish. AS NAV be remember
ed there were four competitors for
sheriff in the first primary. A re-
markable feature of the campaign was
the absolute confidence of every one
of the four that he would win in the
first primary over his three competlt-
ors. Even Aladdin Vincent, whom the
result of the primary showed to have
been scarcely in it, was so confident
that. during the boil weevil session of
the legislature he was proclaiming
to his colleagues and friends in Baton
Rouge, "May God forgive me, I'm
elected. :" But those who were keep
ing tab recognized that former Sher-
| if D. J. Reid, popularity known as
Kinney Reid, was leading his com
petitors easily, with strong chances
of pulling out majority of the total
vote that would be cast for sheriff in
first primary. That that forecast was
very nearly correct was shown by the
returns: D. J. Reid, 1870; j. A. Per-
kins, 1854; S. M. Lyons, 712. and Ala
din Vincent 235. 1t can be seen that
of the total vote cast, 3,OSl, Reid
lacked TIP votes of majority. He
had scored plurality over Perkins,
the present sheriff of the parish OF 6ot
votes. AS the present incumbent hao
, secured the next largest vote, Reio
: and Perkins must go into the secont
primary.
Since the result was made known
omen boasts have been made that tn
!: vote of the three competitors who raj
short will be combined to defeat Reid
and some tall hustling has been don
TO accomplish tina end, but Reid ha
@ some very strong friends and thei
= activity was shown in the handsom
e vote polled for him. They are conf
n dent now that the contest has nal
J. rowed down to two, that they will b
a able to secure enough to land thei
j. men over Perkins.
kinney Reid was sheriff OF tf
h. parish from 1884 to 1892. His reput;
f. tion for bravery almost to rockies
m ness in handling the toughest kind
d. lawless characters who came into Ca
We casieu from Texas and other westel
he states was known throughout t.
70 South and West. In 1892 he was d
ba feated through the bitter fight over t
or lottery question, the issue OF I'd
ire campaign, by A. L. Lyons, the pre-
of emf assessor Charges of Grimm
mr. nature were then preferred again
nv Reid, it being claimed that dlscr'
cid ancies in his accounts had been d
ne covered. After a long time, he
ing cleared, bu6 the eApeho LII ,'''
ar news fees, costs of court, aim
made a financial wreck of him.
+ in became very bitter and though he
not figure prominently in politics,
! 70 threw whatever support he could
,e- troll to the Republicans. Howe'
ing when Hon. A. p. Pujo, of Calcas
ON, became q candid ate for congressm
cont "Kinney' Reid supported him
lch- voted LOT ulii' Uno' s.':4a -
the right to vote and participate IN
A72 recent Democratic primary.