The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-23
POLITICAL TALK.
what Il said and Thought Of the Can.
Mf0n fe6


didates.
The number Of candidates to be voted
for at first ballot Is almost innumerable
almost every parish having some favor.
tie son to whom, at least, a compliment.
airy vote will be given. In quite mum.
Der OF parishes there are two candidates
and In one, with only eight votes, there
are three gentlemen all prominently
spoken of for the Goyernorship.
Country delegates from lower Red
River, Ascension, etc. discussed com
bination OF Nichols and Texada, claim.
ing considerable strength for IL In the
country, both In North and South Lou
isiana.
A large number OF Gov. MeEnery's
country supporters are In town, coming
generally from North Louisiana and
the Florida parishes. They seem gene
rally bound to him and unwilling TO
talk Of any second choice.
Delegates from the upper Red River,
and Caddo In particular, expressed
themselves Az without any decided
preferences. Two names from Caddo
have been mentioned for the Governor
ship, Judge Eagan and Mr.. Moncure,
but they would not be pressed, the
delegates were, In fact, entirely un-
pledged,and uninstructed.
In reference to the question OF select
ing candidate from the city, the dele
gates did not think that there would be
any prejudice or any opposition from
the country delegates on that account.
They were quite willing and satisfied
with city man, even anxious for one,
upon whom all could unite, without any
chickering's or ill-feeling in the party
", LAT. he,
the delegates ought To do at Baton
Rouge rs the delegates from all the
States had done ut st. Louis !.
meet together, talk deliberately
and freely over all the candidates,
discuss them fully, and finally.
after hearing all the evidence as to the
merits OF each, select the most avail
able man, and then go at once into the
Convention and nominate him without
long and useless bailoting. Such, they
thought, was the sentiment OF North
west Louisiana. the delegates from
which had no personal preferences, but
like the Southern delegates ut ST. Louis,
we're waiting for the man most accept
able TO the other portions OF the State.
In reference to the Penn movement,
these gentlemen hardly thought that 1t
had reached North Louisiana. Mr..
Penn had been spoken OF, but not more
50 than other candidates. he being much
less u favorite there than great many
OF the others.
The parish OF Plaquemincs Is claimed
for both Witt and McEncry. The par
ish is entitled to three votes and has
five delegates, thus necessitating n solid
vote. OF the delegates it Is said that
two are for McEnery and three for
Wilt, which would give the latter the
vote Of the parish.
II WIS announced yesterday evening
that Hon. Duncan +. Kenner was elected
delegate nj the Diamond polls In the
Second Ward. Such indeed turned out
to be the fact, although no one, not even
Mr.. kenner, knew 1t before the after
noon. The counting at these polls was
co.'s pleted by 8 O'Clock In the morning,
but 1t was Impossible to find out who
were elected. u determined silence being
kept upon that point as well as upon
the number Of votes cast
At the Shakespeare polls there was the
same silence In regard to the number OF
votes polled, both sides reserviDg these
condolences for the Committee on Gre
dentials, at the Convention.
The Robertson delegation, from St.
Landry, have already forwarded TO the
members OF the Convention II protest
against the delegation that will contest
their seats, claiming that out OF IA del
sgates to the Parish Convention s6 re-
manned and participated in the proceed
ings and election Of delegates, the others
holding u separate meeting and electing
another set Of delegates.
st. Landry Is, as far as heard from,
the only contested parish In the State.
The delegates from the parish OF
Iberia are not so mysterious rs many OF
the others. 1t is generally understood
that their first choice Is for General
Nichols, IL that gentleman consents to
allow his name to be used In the con
vention. For second choice the dele
as between Mr.. Wilt and Mr.. Penn.
The friends OF the latter claim that
on the first ballot he will receive the
votes Of Ascension, st. Helena and Tan
gipahoa, and st. Tammany on the
second ballot.
On the other hand it Is claimed that
all the Florida parishes will stand by
Gen. Andrew S. Heron.
The delegation from st. Landry,
which is lead by Dr. Robertson, is said
to favor Mr.. Wilt for Governor, and
DR.. Robertson for Lieutenant Governor.
A great deal Of all this, however, Is
simply talk, and should be taken for
what It is worth. Unlike the city Wilt
ISI, WIN diC upon III SiiV CAPitosich VI
their sentiments, the country delegates
now in the city are not over-communi-
cative, but keep their own counsel.
Last evening the rotunda OF the st.
Charles Hotel was crowded with
expectant people who, however OBJ
tanned very little information. Mr..
Witt and Governor Penn were
prominent among the attendants.
A good deal of confabing was INDUCED
in in the recesses OF the vast portico, but
it's secrets were as unfathomable as those
OF the fates.
Mr. Wilt seemed to be in high spirits,
but modestly declined to anticipate the
action of those gentlemen from the
country in whose support he must de-
pend to secure his nomination.
Among strictly partisan men some OF
the widest conjectures can be heard,
and if they were to be believed, there is