The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-09-27

ORc1Al Journal OF To xakAB3 ~ V~eOsAsosI
oneial Journal = re City Of Monroe.
MoNRoE, LIZ. sEPTElGBER -. 1875.
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INVITATION TO TaR RADICAL WOLF.
Tho Democrats Of Richland parish,
after having lived harznOniosasly. To-
Rether ever since the creation Of the
parish, and after. having fought many
hard fights; successfully, have, aPpa-
rently, agreed to divide their house
hold goods and live henceforth apart.
The facts Of this tiepaorable and un.
natural separation seem to be that at
the Democratic Convention assembled
at Rayville last Saturday to nominate
candidates for the parish Offices and;
for representative, motion was made
to postpone nominations until some
time In October, which motion was
lost. This motion was made, we pre-
sumo, because the Delhi ward, having
ten votes of the atty composing the
convention, was represented BY only
one delegate Of the ten appointed, tlsat
ward being In part, an infected yellow
fever district. After nominations for
representative were closed, the delsga-
cations from two wards and two del
egates from another Withdrew. The
convention, however, proceeded with
its business and nominated the follow
ing ticket: For Representative, NJ. J.
Litldell Parish Judge, e. G. Mont
gomery Sheriff, Lem Scott. The only
contest was for the latter once, which
was decided on the NTH ballot by q
majority OF eleven votes for MI. Scott
over Mr.. Liddell, the present sherifH.
In reference to the Delhi representa-
ton, Col. Moore, the delegate In atten-
dance, states In q note to the Beacon
of tho 2lst, that from eight Of tho ten
delegates not present, he either had
instructions how to cast their votes, or
the matter was LETT to his discretion. b
Following the action Of the conven-
tion, the dissatisfied members of the
party are preparing to organize and
have issued . call for another conven-
ton to assemble on tho 18th proximo,
and word their call in language unmis-
takably condemnatory of the late con-
vention charging that Democratic
principles havo been ignored 10 secure|
certain ends at the risk of dismember-
Ing the party" &c.
Having heard nothing from our sis
tor parish for weeks, owing to the
quarantine, except what we find In
last Saturdays Beacon, we can form
no satisfactory opinion as to the merits
of this controversy. The proceedings
of the convention, however, appear
not to have been In violation of Demo |
cratic usages. It was regularly called |
and held, except, perhaps, so far, as Is |
alleged, that some Of the wards did !
not hold thcir meetings on tho day
named by the executive committee. AS |
to the dissatisfaction, it may be said,
generally, that the time Is yet to arrive |
when the action of nominating con-
venttons satisfies every one, and,
especially, those who are defeated.
But we venture to say In this case-I
knowing personally many of the DEM
ocrats who assail the action of the con-
vention-that the regularity OF the pro-
ceetlings could with propriety be made
sabservient to the greater interest at
stake-the success of the psrty, now so |
seriously jeopardized.
We, therefore, Join the Beacon in Its |
appeal for harmony in Richland, and
ask the Democrats Of that parish to re- !
consider their family jar, ssmake up'
and go to keeping house together again
like tho sensible old people they are
ought to do.
TWO SELECTIONS.
The selected articles and paragraphs
that appear In this paper arc generally
made after patient research among ex-
changes, and never without liscrimi.