The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-13
o. TIM foLtncAt OUTLOOK. 1. Ilsi !
TIN, pssspscrs o. rss CAMPAIGN
TAs orgaaisatisn ard Strength sf u,
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It ID perhaps little early 10 prophec
concerning the coming election, but tn
Democratic campaign has begun 9
early and tho organization, even at thi
time, 10 10 promising that we may, frou
studying the outlook In various parishes
arrive at pretty accurate calculation
Of the number Of votes that will be cas-
for each party In November.
The Democrats have taken the inau
curative In the campaign, both IL
nominations and organization. In mos,
Of the PARISHES, the party In fully drilled
and ready even now to 90 up to the
polls. and In many districts and parishes
they have already dominated all the
Perlsl oulcss and Judges. On the other
hand the Radicals have made few
n0minatiOns--none at all Ia the
Parishes and will probably wait until
2 few weeks before the election, as all
thsir nominating conventions seem tn
Srfsa Tsa aIsc4SEAh =: n the Radical party
IL ia tho river parishes. Most OF the
lower ones -- st. James, st. Charles,
etc. still remain Republican. There
are splits In 1T. James, Ascension and
others, but they will hardly have much
effect on the election. In Ascension,
there IL Q great deal OF III feeling be-
tween the white and colored Repub-
Iicans that may yet blossom into some
I Charles. st. John the Baptist, st. James,
Ascension and Iberville can be counted
on for the Radicals pretty surely.
Here the Radical majorities end. East
Baton Rouge will be freed from their
destructive rule. It 10 perhaps the best
organized parish In the STATE. j. Henri
Burch is the cause OF this revolution In
the negro vote. His treatment Of the
school question has alienated oil the
local negro politicians OF the parish.
These foresaw the success OF the Demo-
cratic party In the State and came over
with all their constituents to that party.
The grand mass OF the negroes, not only
the voters but the leaders aud politi-
clans OF the party, men who have held
Office under the Radicals and sat In Re-
publican conventions, are with the
Democrats, heart and soul The white
citizens are also fully organized into
clubs. At the primary elections for
delegates to the Parish Conventions
over 1000 votes were cast. In fine, the
parish will be almost unanimously
Democratic ut the election, save In the
southern portion along the rivera The
swell up to nearly 1000.
West Feliciana Is another OF the par
ishes that will altogether change It's
allegiance this year. The parish con-
tains large majority OF negroes, with
out whom the Democrats had no
chance OF success. The campaign was
opened early and clubs formed. The
parish under Radical rule had been 80
long In state OF disturbance. that the
negroes gladly seized the opportunity
and came over to the Democrats
for protection. Seven hundred negroes
have already joined the Democratic
ranks, and many more are expected.
There are n dozen or more Democratic
clubs in the parish, but up to this date not
q single RAhical one has been formed !;
nor has there been even Radical Par
ish Committee In existence In the par
ish. In fine, as the Radical newspaper,
the Ledger, frankly admits. the outlook
for the Radical party in both the Fell
cianasj js hopeless. One thousand DEM
ocratic majority has been calculated as
probably too high; five hundred will
come nearer the figure.
The same Will apply to East Felici-
ana, where, however, the white citizens
are much more numerous, and where,
in consequences, the Democratic ma
iority will be even greater.
All the other Florida parishes, Liv-
ingston, st. Tammany, st. Helena,
Tangipahoa and Washington are
Democratic. Parish nominations have
been made In Tangipahoa. It is said
candidates In that parish, but will sup
port instead some Independent candi-
date OF Democratic proclivitles. This
game will very likely be tried In the
other parishes. .....i.I.a -.
Beyond Baton Rouge and the Felici-
anas 10 another row OF Radical river
parishes, wherein any contest Is hope
less. Numbers OF negroes are joining
the party In Madison and Carroll, but
the only hope, we can entertain In any
OF these Parishes Concordia, Carroll,
Madison and Tensas-is decreased Re-
publican maj0rities. iutr
Morehouse has negro majority, but
the negroes have Joined the Democratic
party In such large numbers, and the
organization In the parish Is so thorough
and effective, that 1t should be counted
on as Democratic. H
yOuachita is, Of course, terribly black.
At the last election, IA, it increased
its Radical majority rather than fell
behind. The Radical party is pretty
we'll organized In the parish with white
leaders. At the beginning OF the cam
paign, some OF the negroes showed a
disposition to join the Democratic party
but were violently assailed by colored
Radicals, Several OF these cases for
assault are even now before the courts for
trial. Military associations called "Ghe
Boysin Blue" have been organized In the
parish, and, 1t Is said will be furnished
with arms for the campaign. 1t is fur
ther charged and universally admitted
thatthe Radicals hold frequent armed
political meetings with the arms carried
visible to all. IA canvass and conduct OF
affairs In this manner will probably pre-
vent the frightened negroes from leav-
ing the party htaH eiI3 ~ IT. g f7fl
In Bienviile 80 many negroes have
Joined the Democratic party as to
threaten to swamp its former members.
Lincoln, Webster, Claiborne and
Jackson are Democratic and will re-
main so. ra1.4
Union has nominated its candidates.
is fully organized, and promises 1000