The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-03
THE sQUABBLE I'M THE TENTH SEN.
AT0RIAL DISTRICT,

The squabble that has arisen over the nom
nation for Senator In the Tenth Senatorial
District between Mr.. George Ell. Wells. O.
Caicasien, and Mr.. Frank r. King. OF Yer
million, is very greatly to be deprecated
Such divisions among our own people at this
vital juncture can but work the irreparable
injury and defeat Of the Democratic party
and we trust most sincerely that the differ.
ences between these gentlemen will BIO AMIGA
bly, settled, and the success of the party In
this reliable Democratic district thus removed
from all doubt While we disclaim any
purpose of intermeddling in the local politics
Of the district, we must appeal to the earnest
Democrats OF the parishes composing it to
come to some understanding and settle upon
some one candidate to whom they will give
their undivided support. How this can be
best done we are unable to suggest. but with
out desiring to prejudice any one we must
remind our friends that this Is no time for
the purity to split I'D into personal followingg,
or for any good Democrat to give his co,lnte-
nance and support to the claims Of indiyid-
t1als to the detriment of the party
In this case the most serious complication
is the reputation by st. Mary Of the nomina-
tion made by the senatorial convention. in
which the three other parishes composing
the district participated but to which ST.
Mary failed to send delegates. st. Mary now
demands second convention, for what rea-
sons we are not Informed. If the demand il
based on the advocacy Of any Individual
which we are loath to believe, then, it is an
unreasonable one, and we have no doubt the
Democracy of that parish can be made to see
it. The difficulties in the way of converting a
In that district are very great and.
SO far, the Prescriptions at least, are against
the demand made by st. Mary. What Mr.,
Kings grievances are we do not know, but,
howsoever great they may be, they should
be settled within the party. SO long as he
as he does in his published
card. the position Of an independent
he Is entitled to no consdera-
ton from Democrats who acknowl-
edge allegiance to the party. Let us not be
as taken sides in this matter fur
ther than we always do in favor of the in
tegrity OF the Democratic organization. We
merely appeal to the Democrats Of st. Mary
and the other parishes In the district to get
together and have an anicable understand
Ing. Let them "pool their issues" and give q
solid support to good Democrat and elect
him to the Senate, as they can do
II Mr.. King persists In the course he has
taken, and keeps his name before the people
as an independent candidate, he is entitled to
no consideration whatever. The people of
this State thoroughly understand the drift
and purpose of the so-called Independent
movement in this State. It means nothing II
Ii does not mean success of individuals at the
expense Of the disintegration of the Demo-
cratic party, II Mr.. King elects to identify
himself with O. treason within our own camp,
rs we most sincerely trust he will not do,
hen, we shall have no trouble In passing
Upon his personal claims and awarding them
proper acknowledgment