New-York tribune., 1874-10-27
KELLOGG'S PROVINCE.
REVIEW OF The CONGRESSIONAL CAM
PAIGN,

PAlGN.
pRoBAB1R RESULTS SUBJECT TO THE WILL OF THE
RETURNING BOARD-sKETCHEs OF THE NoEi-
NEEs IN THE SEVERAL DIsTRIcTs-oNE or TWO
FAIR NOMINATIONS BY THE REPUBLlcANs-CoM-
pARArrvE STRENGTH OF PARTIEs--THE FACTS AS
TO INrfMIDATroN-A HOPEFUL PROSPECT WITH A
FREE ELECTION AND JUST COUNT.
,yRox THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsE.l
NEw-ORLKANs, Oct. 2O.-In only one respect,
though that is all-important one does the cleo
tion for Congressman escape the confusion and un-
certainty enshrouding that for State and local Of
fcias refer to tho very clear open to Kel-
logg's Returning Board in manipulating the vote.
The Congressional nominations were all made under
Kellogg's immediate supervision and in accordance
with his known Wishes hence he will be quite un-
embarrassed as between casting out the peoples
ballots and returning the Radical nominees In
many of the parish and local contests he cannot do
this without great risk The disntegration and de-
moralizaton of his party within the last five weeks
have brought to the surface Radical nominees for
the Legislature &c. class of men, chiefly negroes
who as bitterly inimical to him as the most vo-
lent White Leaguers in the State. But the Congress
sional candidates of the Republican party as have
already explained, produced at his own factory
and to meet his own approval, and he can without
fear of the consequences have them all declared
elected by the Returning Board. This explanation
may be borne in mind if the coming elections shall
develeop-asI confidently expect they wil-the
seeming anomaly of the straight Radical local can
ddates being defeated in numerous instances. while
the Congressional candidates the same ticket and
for the same districts are elected by large maOrtes
But intended to write about the congressman
exclusively this time to give some idea of their per-
sonnet their histories and their prospects in the
election. Most of these the Republican side the
North knows very well already, though not so well
or much to It's sorrow as do the people OF Loul-
siana. Sypher, Smith Darrall and Morey. have been
in Congress before and made their marks with great
distinctness All these men were renominated last
August. so that there only two new appearances
10 chronicle-Dbble for the lid and Nash for the
With District.
FIRST DISTRICT.
This comprises the lower half of the City of New
Orleans and the Parishes of PlaquemlDe and st.
Bernard. The population of the district as esti-
mated from the census of 1870 notably incorrect
and fraudulent one, is. whites aS61: colored,
A,553. A large proportion of the whites in New
Orleans. however, are unnaturaliied foreigners who
have voted and to prevent whose registration
the laws now in force are well devised. Added to
this the white Republican population in New-Orleans
is very considerable while hundreds of those set down
white really belong to the French octoroon class
known here as colored but not gushed as such
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the great seeming disparity, and to explain that
while the figures would specifically imply certain
success for the Conservative candidate, the vote
will actually be very close if fairly counted. Sypher
was renominated without opposition by the Repub-
lcans He is unquestiOnably their strongest man in
that district. / recall Tom Murphy's witticism
when. discussing the notabilities in Congress, he
declared Sypher the greatest man there because he
had been TO Washington twice as Representative
without ever having been elected. This is perhaps
true, and certainly the DEVELOPMENTS made as to the
affidavits by Jacques before the Congressional Com
mittee were very damaging. Nevertheless Sypher is
a shrewd politician, and, while holding fast by the
Republican party, has been generally striiOus to
avoid any open exhibition of partisan malignity and
vindictiveness. Besides this. he has made a very
good general record in Congress- his action in the
Sugar tariff, Levee, and Amnesty issues having been
highly satisfactory to all parties. Sypher and his
brother came here under circumstances which save
them from the stain of carpet-baggery. They
invested heavily in landed property in st. Marys
Parish and by that means have escaped much of the
bitterness usually visited on the mere adventurer.
The distinction is drawn very clearly here, and is in
this instance favorable 10 Sypher. He will be opposed
of course but not with the violence others his
ticket are TO encounter, and his election if
honestly achleved-a contingency hardly possible
would be peaceably accepted.
Mr. Sypher's opponent Gen. Randall Lee Gibson, |
is the type of the Conservative hgh-bred South |
erner. If the Republicans played their best card
did the Conservatives. Gen. Gibson has never been |
an extremist nor indeed politically prominent at |
a He is planter of TerrebOnne, successfully |
practising law in New-Orleans. presume because |
planting interests have languished utterly under
earpet-bag rule to be Improbable. He is fair |
sample of the Confederate soldier who fought gal
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down his arms in good faith and has since been
true in deed and spirit to his obligations He is a
gentlemen of intellect, culture, and of the oftiest
character. man whom the Republicans all respect.
whose election would cause no uneasiness amongthe |
negroes, with whom he has lived on the kindliest |
terms and by whom he is cordially liked and |
trusted. In fact | have met no one in the South |
who more faithfully embodies the idea of the chival
ric polished and large-minded Southerner than |
Gen. Gibson. If any one else had been nominated |
by the Conservatives should have feared the re-
suit AS it is, there seems to be every prospect of
his election But in this district the vote will be
very eccentric. Party lines have not been sharply
drawn owing on the side to Sypher's moderate
course notwithstanding his mania for manipulating
registration aud many useful achievements, and on
the other side to the great personal popularity and
blameless character of Gen. Gibson. If the returns
are honestly made and counted believe Gibson will
be the successful candidate.
SECOND DISTRICT
This district consists of the upper half of the City
of New Orleans and the parishes of st. James. st.
John Baptist. Jefferson, and st. Charles. all strong
negro parishes. lis population is thus set down in
the census of 1S70 Whites, 75,053 colOred, 40546
but the same allowances for Republicans and un-
naturaized foreigners must be made here as in the
of the LIST District. In fact believe the dis
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