The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-27
Qua CAMPAIGN.

Inc coiOIeO vote OF LlVlnEsJon Will De,
the Port Vincent IriMueiQa1nG unenf
mously for Nichols and -Wiltz "
It has been proposed that Messrs.
Farmer and Leonard, candidates for
Congress in the Fifth District. shalt
canvass their district together.
"a Fl. H. Hathorn, OF ward 3, parish Of
VI wNatchitoches, is spoken OF as probable
candidate for the Legislature from that
parish.
hon. s. J. Powell was unanimously
yteIected, on August 10, rs g. member OF
the State Central Committee for the
parish OF West Feliciana.
Natchitoches holds its primaries on
Saturday, August 26, FOR the election OF
delegates to the Parish Convention.
The convention meets September II.
There was "a large e. meeting Of !; eolGTed Wssi
Feliciana. Gov. r. O. Wicklifre ad-
dressed them. Political meetings are
held almost daily In West Feliciana.
The organization Is perfect-could not
be better. ut,rrtr, tlr~ftf
"Quiet meetings, with one or two
speeches." Is what the Natchitoches
Republican wants in that parish. Quiet
here means secret and oath-bound, just
as fair and peaceable election means
1 returning boards and United States
soldiers.
Mr.. John Jastremsi, President OF
the Democratic Parish Executive Com
mittee, has been elected to represent,
Baton Rouge In the State Central Com
mittee.
The Colfax Chronicle has been official
ly promulgated as 1.-The official journal
Of the parish OF Grant" It made some
pretence OF Independence at first, but.
the disguise was too thin to deceive any
one.
The Democratic Conservative people
Of Grant have made a most excellent
nomination for the Legislature, in the
person OF Col Z. g. Randolph. They
have q full ticket In the tield, composed
Of the following gentlemen J Parish
Judge, A. v. Ragan Sheriff, Charles Il.
Nugent; Clerk OF District Court, Henry
g, Walker; Recorder, w. II. Hadnot /;
Coroner, DRIP. Goode. asl
" The negroes In Bienville parish are
almost all Democrats. There is no
Radical party in the parish, nor has
there been Tor several years. The
z parish will probably east unanimous
Democratic vote, US II did IN 1874.
S The Alexandria Democrat compli-
.ments Governor Antoine for his nomi-
nation OF Thomas Franklin as super
visor Of Registration for the parish OF
ti Vernon. Franklin Is an honest and
good Democrat Perhaps the reason OF
hts appointment is because there never
WAS q Radical. In Vernon, and therefore
no Radical to be appointed supervisor.
i A. large. Democratic mass meeting
was held at Trenton, Ouachita parish,
N August 49,. Speeches were made by
Messrs. A. L. Slack and s. D.. McEnery:
Resolutions were adopted Endorsing all
the nominations at St. Louis and Baton
Rouge, and in particular that OF w. w.
We Farmer, for Congress. '3
The Radicals are to have a barbecue
Ia Rapides. Stock dealers and others
have accordingly sworn In an extra
number Of hands to watch their cattle
and hogs. 1t Is bad enough to have
their cattle stolen without having them
stolen for Radical barbecues.
1.-THE number OF voters enrolled 80 far
in the Democratic. Conservative clubs OF
the parish OF West Feliciana Is 1400.
These alone, without any recruits, will
give Democratic majority OF 939 on a
full vote. .RAr wa NH G.
The Radicals of Baton Rouge. are fol-
lowing the example OF Elephant John
ny's men here, and tried the other day
to iutimidate all the colored Democrats
OF the Twelfth Ward OF that parish in a
very similar manner. The white ,citi-
y zens propose to put a stop to this busi-
ness and protect the negroes.
At a meeting Of the, Radical Parish
E0ecutive Committee OF Ouachita, held
on the 18th inst, 1t was resolved that in
order that more unity OF action be had
la Gcanpaign committee lOf five be ap-
pointed, who shall have sole control OF
the time OF organizing clubs, and OF
sending out sT1Sakers.Yi The comm ittee
consists OF Julius Ennemoser, chair
man: d. G.. Hill, M. nj. Grady, s. Bird,
and B. HIDinkgfave. The committee
is busy at work and two new clubs have
been created in the past week. The Re-
publicans seem determined to organize
the parish.a .u9 III ,Iis9agaS vi icy HtiDs1
A. Democratic club was organized at
with Judge Alphonse Oazabat as presi-
dent, Messrs. J. L. Walker and Z. G.
Hunter as vice presidents, and Chas. D.
Moore, Jr., rs secretary. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Hunter and CaZabat
The colored men OF the neighborhood
were invited to attend the weekly meet
ings of the club and enroll their names
as members.
3 e Oh Saturday, August 10, Bill Harper,
s Keeting and three or four other iufnina-
q ries Of the Radical party In Caddo par
ish, went down IN the neighborhood OF
Friendship Church to OrgaDize club,
- hat were not ptePaTed for the reception
they received, eolored people had
- saseembled to witness school exercises,
and did not care to hear the sable orator
and the white fellow with MIN. When
Bill mounted tho stand, one Of the col
ored men told him thet he and Keeting
could not speak there and peremptorily
ordered them OF. AZ first Bill and his
party thought they were jesting. but il
soon became appnSent that IL they did
not fold up theirstraps and steal away
from there it would soon be tooswarn
for them. So they quietly and quickly
left without organizing any club. L.
On Saturday, 10th instant, after dark,
Ephraham Armstrong, colored, while
riding along the road between the resi-
5Frdonces OF Gov. sWickliffe and Mr.. Aron-
aol etein. near ST. Fr,sncisville, West Fell.
ra ISrr vs..s shfyss dead nv aoYIne unknown
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