The Donaldsonville chief., 1876-10-07
POLITICAL sTRAWs.
NATIONAL.

liciteG by lndependenO hepuoiicauS
to run for Congress in opposition to
Gen. B. F. Butler, and has consented.
The New York Greenback State
convention met ut Albany and nomi-
mated State ticket, headed by K. NJ.
Griffin for Governor and Thomas Arm
strong for Lieutenant Governor.
Cooper and Carey were indorsed.
STATE.
The Republicans of the Fifteenth
Judicial District have nominated Sey-
mour r. Snaer, Esq, of Terrebonne
for District Attorney.
A grand Republican mass meeting
will be held in st. James tomorrow.
Eminent speakers from New Orleans
and elsewhere will be present.
St. Charles Democrats will hold a
parish convention to-day and go
through the form of nominating a
ticket to be beaten in November.
Ex-Governor P. O. HebeTt of Iber
vile parish publishes an open letter
announcing that he will support the
Democratic State ticket. He is silent
upon national issues.
Geo. Ogden, a coloyed man who has
been affiliating with the Democrats,
but showed signs Of backsliding, was
fogged by a Democratic candidate
for Office in West Feliciana.
Republican ticket in Tensas parish :
REPRESENTATIVES, R. J. Walker, j. Ross
Stewart Parish Judge. c. C. Cordill !;
Sheriff, John w. Register; Clerk of
Court, James S. Matthews Recorder,
Solomon Shaiffer; Coroner, VIM.
Coolidge.
| Gov. Kellogg and Hon. VIM. H.
Hunt, our candidate for Attorney
General, took the stump at Plaque
mine last Sunday, delivering lengthy
and forcible speeches to an immense
audience. Hon. Morris Marks of As
cension also addressed tue same meet
ing.
The Democrats had a meeting at
Baton Rouge Saturday, and a cores
pondent of the New Orleans Demo
crat puts the attendance of whites at
1900 and of colored people at $500
The first statement may be classed as
white lie, while there can be Dc
doubt the other is highly colored.
The regular Democratic nominee
for Judge of the Sixth judicial Dis
, trict is attacked by his independent
j, opponent on the ground of faulty
war record. The regular" didn'
battle for the lost cause, so lie can
be recognized as Democrat in goot
party standing.
The Democratic split in the Tent
Senatorial District has terminated
| with the nomination of Mr.. Henry L
5 Garland of st. Landry, DR.. Kirkmal
of Cslcasieu Withdrawing. Senate
r Tom Anderson is in the field as al
t independent, and will doubtless re
1 ceive the votes of the Republicans.
: The Republican candidate for Con
I gress in the second district, Hon. n
C. Dibble, is making vigorous an,
: effective canvass. The New Orlean
D Times sounds note of alarm in con
Q sequence, and calls np0n Mr.. EllIl
b the Democratic nominee, to leave th
a Ohio campaign to those more directl
g Interested aud diffuse some of his sill
8 yer tongued elOquence nearer home
- The st. James Republicans hav
patched up their dificultiesand forme
a fusion ticket, composed of eight Car
u didates from the Simms- Kerriga
I" party and five from the Hunsake
, side. The ticket is more acceptabl
than either of those named by tn
opposing factions, but the Republic
y ans of our sister parish have by n
means made the best use of their OF
portunities.
Hon. Randall Gibson, member (
y Congress from the first district, an
!, candidate for reelection, has oil
{, tanned temporary leave of absenc
: from the Congressional monetai
e commission now in session in the cit
e of New York, and is coming home
:. enter the canvass. Although his di
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