New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-11
THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.

THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
The First, Second and Third Congress
sional District delegations Of the Repubi-
can State Convention, yesterday reported
that they had agreed upon the nominations
for CONGRESS- in their several districts, as
follows:
For the First District, J. H. Sypher;
| for the Second District, L. A. Sheldon;
for the Third District, C. B. Darrall. The
delegation for the Fourth District were not
ready to report, and the Republicans of
| the Fifth have called a convention to meet
in the district at future day to make the
nominations.
The nominees, it will be seen, are, with
the exception of General Sypher, the
| present incumbents, and he was once de-
clared elected by vote of the House, but
was finally defeated on motion of the
bitter partisan Brooks to reconsider. Dur
ing the last campaign General Sypher
made most gallant fight, appearing
everywhere in his district encouraging the
inexperienced land menaced colored vo-
tiers to go to the polls and exercise their
right of suffrage. He incurred great risk
of being harmed by the outlaws employed
by the opposition, and it was matter of
some wonder that he should have escaped.
He succeeded, however, in rallying more
than three thousand voters. Had the
election been free and fair, and
conducted without those auxiliaries
too common in this State, the
assassins' knife and pistol, our gallant
candidate would have received the votes
of at least 10000 freemen. We believe
his district will be good for that number on
the seventh of November. General Sypher,
it will be remembered, represented our
First District in. the last session of the
fortieth Congress, during which time he
was ever active for the right, and keenly
alive to the interests Of his State He
possesses the qualities of good repre-
sentative, and our party must look to it
that he is triumphantly elected.
General Sheldon, the nominee for the
Second District, is the present incumbent,
having been elected over C. S. Hunt, the
Democratic candidate, in November, 1865
He is regarded as one of the leading men,
bers Of the House, in point of ability, ac-
tivity and patriotism. There are few Gf |
any better speakers in this State than
General Sheldon. The long list of appro-
priatons obtained for public works in this |
State, which we recently published, show
how the time of our Representatives was
employed during the last session of Con- |
gress. General Sheldon had little OF no
opposition for the nomination. He has |
discharged his duties SO ably and accepta-
bly, that his constituents look upon his re-
election as a matter of right, that is due
him without question. Whoever the
Democracy may put up as candidate in
the Second District, will find in our
formidable but honor
able foe, who never forgets the courtesies
due to a gentleman, nor the weak points
in the history Of his opponents party.
C. B. Darrall, our nominee for the Third
District, is also the present member of
Congress from his district. He was a
member of the late State Senate. and at
once took a prominent position in that
body. The Democracy brought all their
engines of intimidation and chicanery to
bear to defeat his election, but just
House of Representatives, after full ex-
animation of the evidence, adjudged him
to be rightfully elected. His renomina-
lion is a just tribute to his energy and
ability in making a gallant contest in the
interest of his constituents and party.
All the candidates above named are
'taunch and true Republicans. They
will, moreover, compare favorably in
point of ability with any candidates the
opposition can possibly bring forward.
In fact, we very much doubt whether
hey can, under any circumstances, nomi-
nate any gentlemen comparable to them,
ior the simple reason that they can not be
found in the party.