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of L. C Tolcm v.of I — -+iay'm Mtrewfftfe AnoMf Ur A» ■HMpiisB Colsrotf Teicra.bpeclai lo aUc Tiiucs-DemocratlON Al.UfiUNVILLfc, Oct. 10.— A large aud enthusiastic hi a** meeting of the Democracy of Assumption was held inrcutidi»Dabyde Napoloonvill© yesterday. Col. W. \V.for iver for » iff i of retailNObeloooliia©dedlirerl.P. 1 IS-Of0-»er.•didPugh called the mooting to order and Hon. Arne (ice Tele made chairman. Eloquent and telling speeches wore made l»y Hon. E. J. Gay, ex-Gov. Nioholla, Col. Geo. WaiUa, Hon. L. Martinet, Hon. Koas Stewart nnd Judge W. E. How oil, a prom muni member of the Aaaumpliou bar. A marked feature of ibe ocean ion was tbo presence of a largo uumber of colored people, who testified their indorsement of the Democratic nominee by frequent and enthusiaatic applause al every mention of Mr. Gay a name.It is quite evident that the colorod people of Ateumplion are in line with their brothers of Aaceusiou nnd are tonally determined to yiold no further aliegmnce to the carjtet-hag clement ip Looiaiana politics.At a meeting held in Napoleonville last Saturday, atlcudod by the most intelligent and influential colored men of the parish, strong resolutions were adopted, repudiating Darrall aud plodging the colored vote to Hon. E. J. Gay. Every day the evidence accu-nmhlUi* that the negro has deter mined to exerciac his right of franchise to further his uinluna! intoroat and sup-Ctlio candidate wlioac worth has tried nnd proved.kMHUMihanfe.hawlonfin-tin•isUfor*5.heIir a spoech at Dunaldsonvilie on last Siinduy in addressing his oolored L. A. Martinet, one of the moat prominent and intelligentoolorod men in the Slat*, said : •'The lime baa come when the block vote must •plit. The Democratic party can no longer be composed of while men aud Ibe Hupublioan party «f ©oiorud men. Tbo colored loan muat divide and apt it from aud. men a. Darrall and Kollogg, who ought to bo driven out of «*» State, aud bad bo (Martinet) boon white man be would liavc taken a rnnakat and asaiated in driving the I CAfpot-bHicuors ouLanruxtinboj an th| i 10' ___
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The Lake Charles Echo
Lake Charles, Louisiana, US
Sat, Oct 23, 1886
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