The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-09

OAiclal Journal Of the Parish Of Oaaehita.
Onlclal Journal of tho City Of Monroe.
MONROE, La. AUGUST 9. 1878.
DEMOCRAT1C STATE CONVENTION.
The Baton Rouge Democratic State
Convention met on the 5th, with 415
votes represented out Of q total vote of
425. Tho Convention speedily organ
lied by the election of Major A. g.
Heron, OF Baton Rouge, as President,
and the appointment of committee
on platform. Capt. w. w. Farmer
was made chairman of this committee,
las we learn by dispatch from the
Captain to the Vicksburg Herald.
The names of three candidates for
the nomination for Treasurer were pre-
sented-J. G. Moncure, OF Caddo, E. A.
Burke, of Orleans, and r. Richardson,
of Ouachita. The vote for each was In
the order of their names Moncure
165, Burke ISL, Richardson 50. The
contest proceeded without appreciable
variation, and there came, it seems, a
deadlock. a T..
BY resolution adopted by the Con-
vention, three informal ballots were
had between the 9th and 5sth ballots,
to test the relative. strength Of the
three candidates 1t being agreed that
the candidate receiving the lowest
vote, each being balloted for twice,
should be dropped. To this the friends
of all the candidates, agreed, rather
than to adhere to the old rule Of
dropping the candidate receiving the
smallest vote. The result was that
Moncure, who had been the leading
candidate and the strongest man, was
dropped.
The contest then was between Burke
and Richardson. Burke received 265
votes and Richardson 147, and Major
Burke was nominated.
Our dispatch says the stcountry was
divided" on the final vote. No WON
der. 1t was divided from the start.
1t never was united.
Major Burke, the successful candidate |
for the nomination-as he will be at
the election-is known to us as q |
gentleman of fine administrative abil-
ity, naturally, and of large flnan- |
cial experience. He was one of the
city administrators of New Orleans
four years ago, defeating Gen. Beaure-
gard. In the campaign of 1876 his
services were invaluable, and were re-
cognized by Gov. Nichols by an ap-
pointment as tax collector of the First
district of New Orleans. Major Burke
was the confidential representative of
the Governor at Washington during
the contest there between the Packard
and Nichols governments, and tho
correspondence and documents, but
recently published, show that Major
Burke discharged the duties of deli
cate position most admirably and very
effectually.
Major Burke is a first-rate talker-not
an orator, such as George Sheridan,
who could speak q piece hundred |
times, and it would be thought origi-
nal at every appointment-but a
sound, logical reasoner. We venture
to say he will make an active canvass |
Of the State, so that all tho people may |
see and hear tho Major for themselves. |
He is ga good fellow" and will SO i'm
press all who may meet him.
In reference to the change of the
Constitution of the State, tho following
plain and unambiguous resolution was
adopted:
10. That 1t is the sense and Judgment
of this Convention that tho legislature
of this State, at its next session, should |
provide for the calling and assembling
of a convention, at the earliest practi- |
cable time thereafter, to frame and
establish new Constitution for the |
State of Louisiana.
This resolution meets with the hearty |
appreciation of the TELEGRAPH. It is |
strong, pointed and to the purpose-not
such stuff as the friends of new Consti- |
tuition have been expected to swallow.
IT ONlv remoins for tho Donoorof 70 ~ |