The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-09-21
Summers City Hall Sham Ticket

Der little need be said. Col. Wells, the
candidate for Governor is gentleman
worthy Of better party. We are sur.
prised at his allowing Ills name to figure
in any such ridiculous connection.
Mr.. John Ray, Of 0uachita, is put on a,
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, We
presume, without his consent. He will
not willingly play second fiddle to any
Know Nothing in the State.
Adolphe Olivier, Esq, of St. Mary, the
District Attorney of his Judicial District
is candidate for reelection to that Office
For this if for no other reason he. would
decline the barren notoriety Of ilognina.
tion,for Auditor. We believe, too, that
his sympathies are with his gallant young
friend Dreux rather than with Summers
the Goat Clubs and Red Warriors. We
shall be surprised if he consents to take
% part in this burlesque Of State ticket.
s Thomas j. Durant is one Of those nom.
inal Democrats who labor necessarily to-
damage the party to which they profess
to belong. Years have elapsed since he
has been known to vote for or support a
Democratic ticket. This nomination for
the Attorney Generalsbip is The first bait
that hassever been thrown to5him by the
Know Nothings. 1t gratifes his vanity
and will give him chance to- vent bis
spleen against the party which has not
seen fit to take bimat his owa. valuation
and against an administration which has
declined his many eifers to serve the
United States in lucrative offices. Long
booked upon as a 'disorganizer and rem,
egade,s Democrats throughout the State
will learn with unqualified satisfaction
that he has at last formally entered the
wigwam and taken position fitting for
an enemy Of The Democratic party. His
letter of acceptance is as follows:
HICKORY HALL, NEAR PoSTcHATouEA,
Parish of Livingston, Louisiana.
September IA, 1862. y
II. n. SUMMERS, ESQ.,, Chairman, &c.
Dear Sir:-I have this. day received your letter
Of the lSthnst., informing me that 4 had been Sc.
leeted by a number Of citizens as suitable candi-
date for Office Of Attorney General of this State, Ut
the approaching election in November.
It seems to me emnentiy proper that the citizens,
who condemn the administration oil llr Buchanan,
should have ticket in the field as the exponent
other opposition and ii my name can be of any
service for such a purpose, am willing it should
be used. therefore accept the nomination.
For the very kind and friendly manner in which.
You haveconYeyed to ME the intelligence Of nv
nomination, aeceptmy warniest thanks.
Your very obca;em servant,
TlloAAs }. DGRAsT.
+ Verify a. new child is born to the wig
wanl.,s look out for squalls
Uf Mr. Jslu; Perkins, of L :: Baton
Rouge, we cal, only say, in tie formula If
the Know Nothing fa, we know moth
ing" Ex.deatly y sssmuelite, he may pat
the Mississippi river into a eoniiagfatios
Try the lire oth;s genius andla may net
!. The uo,ninea for Secretary o. State.
Capt. Chas d. i,renx, speaks faehn.seh
Summers epusht u farlat wi,tsn he pai
DEe,lx on his hpmbug ticket
Mr., 4 Il. Cuny, Of Catalonia hiss d..
clared time ard assri4n Al Raroa anage
and elsewhere ihat be wpu.d vote sbsfhe
entire Democratic State t;esf,t sid that
be woald. take Tie stump. Ia us sapppttlf
necessary. Yet we are Inclined t.. tho.
belief that, sowing Il. his near relationship,
to Col. Wells, he viii accept this possli'',a..
ton. Tine will show.
A Little 500 + asf he aisa xei Cafd.
speaks ioe itself. TIE ao4en Know Moth
ings OF this Precinct .who assumed the
aatocratic authority 70 appoint delegates 1
ito represent the whole Parish in an Up.
position State Convention" were a little
hasty in. connecting the names Of our
friends with this miserable farce without
their ess,sent expressed Or implied bs-
fore involving others in such tomfoolery
they should have asked permission to.
make their names SO ridieulonsslz co1splc-.
nous :,
ALExAKpRIA, Ia, Sept. 10th, 1852.
Editor Louisaand DSnoerat-
SIR: see that my name appears as q delegate
from, this Parish to the Opposition Convention
held in New Orleans on the 18th inst.
This was done without my knowledge or consent
wish it to be distinctly understood that intend 70
vote the regular Democratic ticket in November
next. JOHN DAVIS.
AN 0AEN.-Just as the news OF the
sham nominations made by the sham Gov
vention in New Orleans on the 18th inst
reached Alexandra, the sign Of the Amer
Jean office fell down, although no WING
r,as blou,;ro. ut tho time We are tOlU