The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-11
THE EXTRA SESSION.
p PROBABILITIES or THE ORuAxrxA-
T1OH or THE MOUsE~TnE
CANDIDATES.

| PA1ODABHLETnEs OF THE ORGANnxA-,
T1OH or THE MOUsE-TnE
CANDIDATES.
Col. Morrison as a candidate fsr speslses.-, :,
mis- views gn the Texas raeiar.
Mississippi 1,svses, Hesamp-
tior. NE.
LSpeCiM Correspondents Of tho Dsrnocrak1
WARRINGTON, October q. 1s774
The lethHrgy Of the longest and dullcek
summer ever known still seemed to hang
over the Capital City as aighted i'm the T0m
Scott depot ut Sixth and the Avsnue. after M
uneventful though delightful absence Of tf.ree
months. The quietude, however, was TINT of
prolonged siestas not by any means that og
tho grave And even thissweet lassittide was
broken ON the morning after my advent by
the activity Of my creditors who had sons~
how ascertainsd the fact OF my distinguished
arrival overnight 30 much by way Of COM
pliment to an enterprising but fortunately
for themselves and me- not numerous claa9
Of the community.
Noting primarily
THE HOME INTEHEgrs OF LOUISIANA
here, found at the Arlington a co,lrtly gem
tt6tubt WASW5HtttE W bHlB HH1IlG OI SDOfEUE0
and eherishing aspirations to seat In th6
Senste- aspirations which will be realized
unless Radealism, as O last spitefnl kick In
its thFoes OF death, should visit one more de-
parting outrage upon our tortured state and
seat the cadaverous Kellogg, which God, law
and common deeeney alike forbid. had u
double slaim apon tho good graees OF
sIsNATofs sPOFFOftp,
for that bGameto him as the Representatives
of the DsMoCHAr, and was introduced by his
brother Ainswoyttl r., librarian OF Congress
andfor To- these many years my good friend
and fellow bibliCphilist.
Witfartf'1 Witt effiiveHea BIZ the activity
and henored by the presence Of John Ellis,
who is for the Democratic party first, Milf
Sayler next and y, John Ellis last. Gibson
did not find. | do not at this writing know
whether he has reached the city or not.
Most OF alBL missed
G0L. LEVY,
tho Rieheiieuef Red River. One never knows
how valuable Col. Levy's friendship is until
he is missed from the place that knew him
once. hope Mr.. Eiaan will get the seat In
the contest from the district formerly 50 ably
and gracefully represented by Col. Levy
suggest to him that, taking the political ard
social world OF Washington together, he win
find that the wishdrawai Of Col. Levy from it-
haseleft a vacuum which will take On extra0r-
binary man to fill. 1t is no stretch OF fact t0
say that William.M Levy was the most pop
ular gentleman in the House of the Forty
Fourth Congress- Opponents he had, but en- &
smies none. Whatever he asked Of his fellow
was sure to be forthcoming. He
left Behind him an eatree, an influence and q
prestige, social and Political, which will b0
very difficua'to reproduce In any other per-
sOn.
1t 10 very, very rare that political inter- q
,ourse or any OF the associations OF public
life beget real af6etions not to be measured
,y the impulse Of selfBhness, and it ia
,quasly rarethat any retiring public man fs
sincerely missed in the hurIysburiy Of d
season. But one Of these rnrf-
les Is now under considerations Col. Levy
nay or may not come beck to Washington
But wherever he goes, nsemoriesof him will
10 treasured here by those who knew.
1onored and trusted him 80 long as memory
nay last. AS Mr. Sayasr said to me just
,efore he went home last spring. when we
we're together running over the. list to- see
low much difference there would be between
he old House and the now one, 'sPhe biggest
;hange will be the loss Of Levy
Upto this,dme not more than fifteen 3eua-
Ors and perhaps sevensy-fve members have
lrriTed, 80 that really there ialittle ovportu-
lity to learn anything concerning
HE PROHABIIJTIES or THE fJfGANRzATTOH
more definite than could be learned at any
,thsr important point In tho country. Be-
'ides, before this letter CEN reaca print In
,our columns, shallnndouotedly have given
information by telegraph, which
would contradict agy surraises might vezl-
nTe upon now. However, / will essay n !
general ska4ch Of the field, which, may turn
AIT tolerabay accurate, though do not sup Il
pose that events will verify 1T to the letter.
As TO-
THE SPEAK NEsHIP,
Randall is now es he has been ali the time q.
he leading candidate, and there Is really NO
,erious obstacle In his way except the pro-
lounced discon5ent OF a few members noted
n a.letter OF nine several weexs ago II this
lissontent can be confined to number. to0.
small TO affect the verdict Of the caucus RAN
iaH will be tbs next Speaker. But IL the mall
contents can gather strength enough to hold
,he balance between. the Democratic CAUCUS
and the Republicans, then DIR. Kendall win
BE- beaten and a Southern Democrat either
Blackburn or Reagan elected. Leaving
all discoatent cut OF the. QUESTION
and viewing the matter from
the Standpoint OF supposed harmony In the
party, am satisfied that Randall c1n pail
through the cauoas With small majority on
perhaps the third ballot. But II he does, he
will have to do two things: First he Will
have to come out OF his shell and reduce him
self to black and white ON the subject Of oer-
tain Southern interests, which nsed not be
namsd here; and, second, he must satisfy the
free, traders, under the lead Of the Hon. Bill
Means Cogamittee shall be made ND in corlso-
nance with the doctrines Of the Democratic