The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-18

! lof. 10. Hubbs elsotsd. For Recorder
| Capt. John M0QfAth was dominated by
soclomation. For Coroner-Dr. r. M.
Brooks was nominated by scolsnatioh.
The following gentlemen were then
nominated - candidates f9r the Police
jury. y, Bloqln, Wm. II. Gayle, st:.
r, 8. Harelson, II. +. Young and W. r.
CLANCY. 80 e err
THE NEWSPAPERS. tt
The Homer M0d complains Of the
| ill.treatmsnt Of such men As Judge A.
b. Lsvisse, Judge r. J. Loonsy and Col.
Reub. White, Ok Caddo, by the leading
faction Of the Republican party In that
parish, under Hon. William Harper" !"
"Alrssdy your Democratic dough
faced allies 81 the North, during the
present session OF Congress, passed a
bill authorizing the free entry of sugar
and rioe from the Hawaii Island. The
bill stands awaiting the action OF the
United States Senate, which is. thanks
be to God, still Republican. Says
the Assumption Chronicle, lHad }
trying to follow Packard's sugar and
rice lecture. and drag that issue into the
campaign. The Chronicle was little
hasty; n II had waited only ono week
moro II would have seen how unanimous
the Republican Senators were IN voting
for this "outrage and insult TO Louis.
lana sugar.
The nomination Of Captain w. w.
Farmer for Congress from this district,
by the Democratic Convention Of last
Saturday, IL of considerable political
signiflcanee. Hon. j. Harvey Brigham.
of Morehouse, was brought forward "a
the choice of the Bourbohs, while Capt.
Farmer was the choice of The Conserve
tives. In 1879 Capt. Farmer was one of
a.. AL
Louisiana to the Liberal Republican
Convention, He is an energetic worker.
and we advise Col. Leonard, the Hepub-
liean nominee. that he must be Zip and
doing, and keep Mt work. for he will find
that Capt. Farmer will. by all means In
his power, eDdenvor to overcome the
Republican majority In the district
Personally he is highly esteemed by oil
those who know him. IOuaehita Intel.
ligencer 1tad.)
"Some Of tho Republican papers of
Caddo parish. The cheat Ia too thin.
Antoine Ia Of New Orleans, whore he
has resided mainly ever since he left
Caddo in 1867 to attend the Constitu
ttOnal Convention. And we think 1t
uuite time this constructive citizenship
and floating representation In Louisiana
should play out '"says the Homer IHadi
Antoine is not OF Caddo. North Lou.
isiapa cannot be thus fooled insists
Blackburn. II seems from this as II
he intended to haul down Antoine's
name also from the head Of his paper,
He has already pulled down all but
three. BY tho end Of the campaign
there will not be left any names to vote
for
The West Felioiana Sentinel Dem.
agrees TO the proposal Of tho Donald
soDville chief Rad that Gen. Nichols
and Packard should stump the State
together. H. thinks that the Democrats
will thus be able TO talk to and argue
with many negroes who otherwise will
be- warned and frightened from Demo
cratic meetings. II the Democrats can
only demonstrate TO the negroes. as
they assuredly will, how thoroughly
they are In earnest in their promises to
the oolored people Of they State. they
will assuredly secure their vote. As II
now stands. the negroes hold night
meetings. and are there fed with all
manner Of lies and falsehoods, whereas.
under this arrangement, such misrepre-
could not be made. The
meetings would be open. where every
word could be taken down. It thinks
that comparison Of the Radical candi- |
dates with ours would give US the entire
colored vote OF the State.