The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-30

Franklin holds It's parish nominating
convention (Democratic) Sept. 2.
Rlchland parish holds it, Democratic
parish convention Sept. 8.
The Democrats OF the Florida par
ishes will give grand barbecue about
Sept. Is.
The Seventh judicial District Conven-
ton (RadicaD will meet at Red River
landing Sept. l..
The st. Mary Herald wants primary
election In that parish to nominate can
didates, instead OF u convention.
A large Republican meeting was held,
Friday evening, at Hog Thief Point,
CaddO parish. A most appropriate meet
Ing place.
Two Democratic clubs one white, the
other colored-were form at New iberia
last Saturday. The campaign ts begun.
The Republicans Of Pointe Coupee will
hold their Parish Convention Sept. -.
"A Nichols club has been formed IN
the Third Ward, parish OF Lafayette,
with y. A. Cochrane as President.
j. w. Armstead will be one OF the
Radical candidates for the Legislature
from West Feliciana, who will have the
pleasure OF running and being beaten.
The Madison Democratic Parish Com
mittee has resolved upon a series Cf
meetings ut all the principal points Ia
the parish. 1t will be fully canyassed.
Special trains will run on the North
Louisiana Railroad to convey citizens
to the grand Monroe barbecue, Septem-
Der 2. II will be one OF the largest
meetings held In North Louisiana for
years.
The following gentlemen were in
dorsed ut the Delhi, RchIand parish,
mass meeting for the election OF dele
gates to the Parish Convention: Repre-.
sentative, II. p. Wells; Parish Judge.
Ed. Montgomery; Clerk, - Richardson ;
Sheriff, ID. A. Campbell; Recorder. Geo.
q. Purvis. ~
II Is proposed to satisfy the Demo.
cratic troubles In the Tenth Senatorial
District by holding u convention at Yer
milionville, parish OF Lafayette, TO
nominate candidate for Senator.
Mr.. Leland +. Rigues, candidate for
the Office OF sheriff in Lafayette, has
withdrawn in faver Of Capt. @. I. Patin.
A Dem ocratic club has been organized
In the Seventh Ward, parish or Madi-
son, and every white man in the ward
has joined 1t. Some negroes have al-
ready joined aud many more are ex-
pected.
The various Radical ward clubs OF St.
James met during the last week and
nominated their candidates for Justices
OF the Peace and Constables.
The citizens OF Ward Five OF the par
lsh Of Richland propose, as there are
five wards in the parish and exactly five
parish candidates to be nominated, that
each ward be given one OF these Offices.
Mr.. p. Haralscn, nominated for Police
Juror by the Baton Rouge Nominating
Convention, has withdrawn In favor OF
Mr.. Alex Stokes.
Lafayette parish, it Is said will hold "A
special convention, composed OF all the
leading citizens, to nominate u candi-
date for the Legislature. The people
want that nomination separated from
the usual contests over the Sheriff. Cor
oner and other paris offices.
The West Feljciana Ledger (RadicaD
charges among the outrages in that par
ish that Leon Carter, q member Of one
OF the Democratic clubs In that parish,
was chased several miles, fired at and
bottle OF whisky taken from him. The
politics OF his pursuers could hardly
have been Democratic.
The Parish Executive Committee OF
DeSoto has determined that all persons
may vote at the primary election In that
parish for the nomination OF candidates
who will enroll themselves in any ward
club. Rolls will be ut the polling places
for the convenience OF voters.
The trouble In the Twelfth Ward,
parish Of East Baton Rouge, was, it
seems, caused by Radical negro named
Green Oneistreet, who entered q colored
church while the congregation was at
prayers, struck three or four men, and
threatened to kill every -- Democrat
In the crowd.
The Coushatta Citizen states that
some OF the Democrats Of Red River
parish propose a compromise with the
Radicals and joint ticket. One meet
ing to this end has already been held,
and resolutions passed to bring about
joint and compromise ticket.
J. s. Brown, Of Baton Rouge, whom
the Republican calls zone OF the strong
est men In the parish, out OF the city,"
calls the Republican liar for what it
charges he said but then that Is all
mark before about the Republicans
statements of events In the country.
They are still bulldozling the negroes
parish. The latest outrage is thus de-
scribed: "Reason Davis, another COL
ored man, was made to strip naked. just
for the fun OF seeing him In that charm
ing position" Nobody was hurt. This
is perhaps tho worst charge we have yet
heard against the Regulators.
A large meeting was held at Duckport,
Madison parish. The meeting was ad-
dressed by Major Corkern and Ham
Carter (colored,) q member OF the Mis-
sissippi Legislature. Carter proclaimed
himself a Republican but denounced
the carpet -baggers, and advised the me-
groes to cut loose from them.
The Republican party. OF Pointe
Coupee. so says the official parish pa
per, desire that the Democrats of the
parish shall have q representation on
the local ticket. Party politics is GER
tainly milder in Pointe Coupee than in
any other portion OF the State, and the
Radicals there more decent and respect
able.
It is generally believed that the