The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-08-24
Sam in New Orleans.


general wigwam, by day light, week ago
/ to-day, to make nominations for Parish
officers. The various Wards were repre-
sented by twenty-four delegates who had
all been elected in their respective wig
vans on the same day and at the same
hour. AZ ~
:. Offices, the aggregate income of which
is nearly two hundred thousand dollars,
were to be distributed, and the competition
among candidates was activein propor-
ton to the fairness of the prizes.
Parker, the present incumbent, was re-
nominated for seyenty-ive thousand dol
lars a year as Sheriff. His competitor
was Mazereau. The vote was a tie
twelve to tWelye-for several ballots.
Finally a Mazereau delegate went over to
Parker which effected his nomination by
majority oftwo votes. The disappointed
| say that the Parker men did not fight fair,
that money was used, &c.
DR.. Beach was nominated Coroner and
if elected will enjoy fees amounting to
$4,000 year.
The nomination for the $4,000 District
Attorneyship was bestowedsupon Charles
NJ. Bradford.
Edward Bouligny was nominated for
Representative to Congress from the First
District lately represented by George
Eustis, Jr. His competitors were Theo-1
dores G. Hunt, formerly member for the
Second District where he was .signally
beaten by Taylor in IS, and Charles
Dreux who has been for some years an
active participant in politics. It was
soon discovered that Judge Hunt could
not be nominated and the contest was be-
tween Dreux and Bouligny, both Creoles
both thorough Know Nothings and both
popular among those who frequent wig
vans. The contest was close and Bou-
'ligny was nominated by a majority of
only two votes.
The bob-tails have a candidate in that
District for Congress who will not get
three hundred votes, SO that the contest
will be between the KIN. and regular
Democratic nominees If Bienyena could
get anything like respectable vote the
election Of a Democrat would be easy, for,
whatever votes he gets are just so many
taken from the X. N. candidate.
We have reason to believe that the ele-
CANT and Jealous Dreux does not take his
defeat very complacently.
The balance Of the ticket was as fol
lows
Clerk FrstsD District Court Norbert Trepagnier.
Clerk Second District Court-P. S. Witt. Clerk |
Third District Court--Ernest sToledano. Clerk
Fourth District Court--Wm. Fish. Clerk Fifth I
District Court-Charles T. White. Clerk Sixth
District Court-Isaac N. Phillips. State Tax Col |
trctur -ae
DOS. Hernandez. Third do.-T. A. Boulet. I
Fourth d. Reese. Assessor, Second District
John T.Daiour. First Justice Of the Peace--A
G. Brice. Second do - MITCHELL Third do I
"A. Saucer. Fourth do. Aorel. Fifth do
A. Duquercron. Sixth do--A. Fortier. Seventh
do.-J. A. Barnett. Constable, First Justices
Court - Houghton. Second dow. II. +
Waters. Third do.-Samuel Hamilton Fourth
do-Octaye Calonge. Fifth do--Louis Power.
Seventh do. l.. Newland. Chief of Police, Al |
giers-C. V. Esnard
At three hours notice the Samuelites
metin their various wigwams to the num-
der Of fifteen hundred to ratify the nomin-
atoms fact which shows how closely
they are knit together by the spoils. 1t
shows too that they are we'll organized
and determined to keep their grippe upon
the public money-bag.
They do not appear to have made nom
nations for members Of the Legislature
yet, and seem to take but little interest
in those. Offices. We are sorry to see,
also, that they have no apparent desire to
run State Opposition ticket. They seem
to be ayerse to forming any sort Of coali.
ton with the Souleites and don't wish to
keep any such company. They have the
control Of the city and parish with Offices
worth half million year-their object
is to retain this. control and they don't
care for anything outside of Orleans
Parish.
gw Democratic Convention of Qua
;hita Parish, held on 9th inst, nominated
rs follows L
>Reprsseatatiue-C. a. Morrison. +
Shsri6-Wm. N. Fuller. @ F.
C9srk-Theodore Goodlett.
4sssssor--J J. Nettles ,
sCoroaer--WM. ]. Malone.
Resolutions were passed endorsing the
Administration, the State Ticket, our can.