New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-26
The Republican Candidate in the First
District.

The New Orleans correspondent of thu
Chicago Tribune makes mention of the Re
publican candidate for Congress in the fret
district in the following complimentary
manner:
The First District Republican Congress
sional Convention met yesterday to n0mi
nate q candidate for Congress to fill the
vacancy on the ticket Occasi0ned by the
withdrawal of OK Governor Wsrmoth. F. I
reasons which he deems sufficient, Gov.
ernor Warmoth prefers to be candidate
for the lower house in the State Legisla-
ture, to which he will undoubtedly be elect
ed. The choice of the convention fell upon
Judge William NJ. Burwell, q gentleman
who reflects credit upon the Republican
party, and whose election would be an
honor to his district and to the State.
Judge Burwell is . native of Virgins, and
Q genial gentleman of that famous old
school. He GENES of IN ancient and honor
able family, his father having been 9 per.
sonal friend and private secretary of
Thomas Jefferson, and for several consecu-
tive terms . member of Congress. Before
and his State rights princi pies made him an
ardent supporter Of the fortunes of his
State in the war. He wae, during that pc
Rod, . member of the Virgins Senate.
Since peace has been restored, how
ever, he has, with Longstreet and
other Southern men of that stamp,
believed that the interests of this section
coald best be subserved by the party
which had been successful in the struggle
of arms, and has given the Republican
party the benefit of bis able pen. He is q
remarkable ststisticiap, and his mind ie
stored with an inexhaustable fund OF facts,
which he is fully able to apply. Judge
Burwell il one of the very ablest political
and commercial writer's in the SOnth. For
many years he was editor of De Botc's Re
riew. both when it was publ. he'd in Rica
mond and afterward in This city. Durln g
the last four years he has been the leading
writer on the New Orleans REPUBLICAN,
and secretary OF the Chamber OF Com
merce.
The nomination was quite q surprise to
the Judge, and gave universal satisfaction
to the Republicans of his district and Of the
State. He will challenge General Randall
L. Gibson, his Democratic opponent, to q
Joint canvass and discussion throughout the
district. As he and General Gibson are
personal friends, he will hardly receive as
discourteous treatment as Mr.. Packard re-.
ceived from General Nichols, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor. The nearest
approach to an ans wer to Mr.. Packard's
proposition was the statement in the Demo-
crat, the official organ of the party, that it
could not be acceded to, ss ''the existence
OF the Republican party in the State was a
standing insult to the people. Such can
vass would give it an honorable recognition,
to which it was not entitled" 1t is more
probable that the reason is, that the Demo
Gratis fear to lose votes by an exposition of
Republican principles among people who
do not really know what they are, and
Who, through prejudice, would not attend a
Republican meeting.
The first district is not irretrievably Dem.
ocratic, and Judge Burwe'l's popularity
will make the reelection of General Gibe on
a matter of considerable uncertainty.