The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-08
WUR CAMPAIGN.

Richland parish Democratic prima-
Tles, August 10.
The Democrats OF Shreveport are or
ganizing workingmen's club.
The Lafourche- Terrebonne district
convention meets August IL.
A new Democratic club In West Fell
ciana, first ward.
A snake was recently found in one OF
the old I.afourche ballot boxes.
The West Feliciana Sentinel says that
Nichols will carry that parish.
Sam +. Greves and w. g. AnDis have
been suggested as nominees for mem
bers OF the Legislature from East Baton
Rouge
The Fifth Congressional and the Four
teenth Judicial conventions, Democratic
Conservative, both meet In Monroe,
The Republicans have not yet organ
lied club in the parish Of West Fell
ciana.
Candidates in Lafourche parish
Legislature, Octave Harang; Sheriff,
1heophile Thibodaux, l.. A. Webre.
And now comes the Shreveport 1ete-
gram Rep.) with the declaration that
The Baton Rouge ticket Is an antl-rall-
road ticket
Mr.. s. l.. Elan Is spoken OF Tor DIS,
trict Attorney OF the Twelfth Judicial
Catahoula.
Claiborne held its primaries for the
nomination OF the parochial officers
SATURDAY, August s. Candidates For
Sheriff, W. L. Aycock; for Clerk OF
Parish Court, d. W. gladden..
The Thirteenth Ward Democratic
Conservative Club Of the parish OF Point
COupee suggests the name OF Robert
Semple for District Attorney OF the Sew
enth Judicial District. .
The following are the candidates Of
the parish Of Catahoula: Representa-
tive. Warren &. Mobley; Recorder, L..
Clip Duke; Clerk, U. 4. Whatley.
On Saturday next, at the courthouse
In Vermilionville, q mass meeting OF
the citizens OF Lafayette parish Will be
held for the purpose OF electlng
Democratic-C Conservative committee,
and other necessary steps TO reorBanlze
The Democrats OF the Tenth Ward OF
Baton Rouge parish have appointed
Messrs. Dan Morgan, j. j. David and
r. w. Greenwall a committee to or
gapize colored Democratic clubs.
Levesee says now that the cause Oh
what he calls the violent campaign 10
1874 In Caddo Parish was owing TO the
bad character or the Radical nominees.
A meeting was called of the Radicals
OF the Second Ward, Parish st. Charles,
to organize q central club for the ward
There were six candidates for presl-
dents. all evenly backed. The conse..
0uence was general split. Two central
clubs are already organized. and four
more are extremely probable;
The nomination OF Judge Thomas II.
Hewes, of Pointe Coupee, has been
adopted by the Republicans OF that
parish. who declare that the judiciary
ought to be separated from any political
influence. Now comes the Thirteenth
Ward Democratic Conservative Club OF
that parish and also suggests the name
Of Judge T.. III. Hewes for the same po
sition. Nominated by both parties
Judge Hewes seems extremely likely &c
John Sinms, OF st. Landry parish, il
dissatisfied with the action of the Con
pressional Convention for the SIKH
District la nominating Hon. Charles n
Nash, and notifies all that he will be al
independent candidate against said Nasl
unless another convention Is called
Sinms Is the Kellogg candidate as op
posed to Nash, who represents the inde
pendent and negro portion ot Tn
Radical party.
There seems some trouble In the Cald
we'll Winn -Catahoula- Franklin distric
with regard to the representation tn
different parishes shall have IN the dls
trict convention, some proposing equa
representation, others the same repre-
sentation that the parishes had In tn
State Convention, based on the numpe
OF votes given the Democratic ticket
the last election. It strikes us that thl
ID the only proper way.