The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-11-16
The Election in New Orleans.

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,,nrehensions, passed off without distul.l
bance The impression that the REFORM
n.rty we're ready and willing to maintain f
their rights at any cost no doubt contfi- S
buted to this happy result Previous 70 t
tho election Mayor Stith issued a JUDI
cious proclamation ordering his pollce % {
,oaro tho preservation of order to the
SUPERINTENDENT of Elections and his depu-
t;es hit commanding them to keep order +
in the city generally in the neishborhood I
Of the polling booths, TO render assistance
al the polls when called upon BY the gu
. perintendent or isprincipal su p
Tho memory Of the disgraceful occur +
FENCES offormer elections probably deter /
red many hundreds from Offering 'he't |
,o,as Peaceable as the election was we
do not hesitate to say that there woula
have been violence employed by Tue
miniops Of tile spoils party had the leaders
If that faction feared a defeat Their
motto is: 1--WE will have the Offices ana
spoils--peaccably if we can-forclply Il
we must They are not so stupid as 70
act on their blood-hounds when such AID
/ is not required.
The total vote was 6972.j The regis
tered voters number about fifteen thou
i sand The voters actually resident IN
the city on the day Of the election were
probably about thirteen thousand we
cannot account for the meagreness OF the
vote except by making large allowance 9
for apathy and indifference as wen as JOY
the fears excited by the violence ana ter
rorism Of former elections. If citizens 40
}, mot wish to vote we know Of no law ~
whicl, they can be compelled to vote. y
six thousand voters can be kept from the
I, polls by fear we can only say that they
!. oyer.estimate the value of their carcasses
I as much as they undervalue their honol
! and their sacred rights
For Governor Mr.. Moore's vote IN tn
! ! parish Of Orleans was 2s2S-whlch \
/; higher BY forty votes than that Of any ot l
!. candidate on the Democratic State ticket
!. The vote for Col. Wells was 4l44 (maJo1
. ty 1870 and is less than that OF sevefa
!, candidates on the opposition state ticke'
! RAY beats him forty three votes Ever
= candidate on that ticket has a large
!, majority than his, Durant's majorIt
ofEexceeds that of Wells by 585 votes who
excess may be assumed rs about u
il actual strength ofthe Odd Fellows ia
), faction IN New Orleans
q For Lieutenant Governor Mr.. Hyan
- has 2ls4, Mr. Ray 4ls7-majority l4os..
4; For Secretary OF State Mr.. Hardy hi
]. a733, Mi. Blake 4l35-majority l4o2.
80 For Auditor, Robertson 2I69-A And.
- y
i, son 4l4g-majority 1918.
r,h For Treasurer Defreese 2Il3-Perkl
hia 400 majority l4o6.
- For Attorney General Semmes 240S
nd Durant 4as4-majority 1901.
las For Superintendent, Avery 2AI-Cu
nd 4152-ma|ority l4o5.
for For Swamp Land Commission
, tic Ysiser's majority over Kent is 1873
.as. Fer Congress Miles Taylor D. has in
-; first and fourth districts Of the city Il
h votes Nichols, Opp has l545. Tay
,;n, is undoubtly elected.
In the second and tllird districts Of
! i &c city and Algicrs, being a part ofthe y
al Congressional District lately represeh
- by Geo Eustis Jr., Mr.. llasere has /
tod votes, Mr.. Bouligny K. N. 2oso, and
had Chas. Bienvenu, Odd Fellows Hall cal
anv date, 255. Mr.. Bienvenu probably
nd;- ceived W other votes in Plaquem
tire and St. Bernard. Democrats through
fair the State will deeply regret the defeat
[any the Hon. Emile LaScre. He canvas
heir the district with his usual energy but
ratio combination Of renegade Democrats
il, Know Nothings proved too strong tor
for to overcome.
have In the Fourth District three Democr
,ppo representatives are elected. The "
,t;ng Of the balance ofthe legislative delega
was three senators and eighteen k.N's,
the been elected by the K. Ms. For
, and senate and house full Democratic t
)e,no- was nominated comprising many sc
citing men of unquestioned qualifications
able Responsibility. It is astonishing
sue. such a ticket has received SO tfliilf
with vote.
t;nos For Parish officers the Democrats
!, ~ nominations leaving the field to tn