The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-11
NOTES FROM THE PARISHES.

q. ID Armstrong Is an independent candi-
date for sheriff In st. Bernard.
Livingston nominates lts parish candidates
by a primary election to. be held November ~
The Democratic Campaign Committee met
last Thursday. They indor5ed tho candidacy
Of Messrs. Blackman and Hunter lAvoyelles
Villagsr.
Another primary election was held In Wob-
ster, November 8. The delegates eicoted
thereat met In MInden. November 10, to nomi-
nate candidate for sheriff.
The parish nomination convention met at
New Texas on Wednesday,. the fifth instant
and nominated the following excellent ticket.
For tho Legislature, Or, JohnIG. Archer; Tor
clerk OF district court, George Brown; Tor
sheriff. E G Bueler; for coroner, Dir. Tir-
cuit.--IPointe Coupee Pelican. .@
The Democratic executive committee OF
Coneordia parish will meet on Thursday next
to nominate it, portion of the parish ticket,
and the Republican committee Will meet on
the Saturday following to finish tho ticket
Mr. l. Leme is prominently spoken of IA the
choice of tho Republicans for the clcrkship
Tho Democrats OF Bienville having been
somewhat excited by the failure Of that par
sh to get any or the district nominations,
have nominated J. M. Tiley. Of that parish,
for Senator. and hope to secure the entire
vote Of Bienville by this trick.
After considerable wrangling among
themselves and q vast deal Of caucusinp, tho
G. Greenbnckers of st. Helena finally succeeded
parochlnl officers; Reprepresentative, w. q.
narvel (straight-out); clerk. ii. q. Hatch
(straight-out); sheriff. Pierce Philips (Repub-
ilcan).-ISt. Helena Gazette.
We have been shown communca' lon writ
ten by Alfred Fairfax to the executive com
mittne Of his party, ~ which 10 declines ttle
nomination for Senator, on the ground that
hc has recently been appointed missionary
and Ia now engaged IN the labor pertaining
thereto, and consequently can't accept -
Tensas journal.
Last Monday the Republicans OF this parish
met ut Moreauvlle FOR tho purpose OF nom-
Mating parish ticket. The convention was
largely attended and very noisy. j. II. Du-
cts was nominated for clerk Or tho district
court and i. w. Gardiner for sheriff. Tho
convention then adjourned TO meet to-day To
complete Its labors. lAvoyellcs Villager,
The following ticket for district and parish
officers was nominated Mt tho Republican
convention held here on Thursday. the fifth
instant: District Judge, Wade II. Hough
district attorney, Il. H. Steele; sheriff Luclen
Bland, clerk Of court j. s. Matthews; cor
oner. D. p January; State Senate, Alfred
Fairfax; Representatives, j. r.. W"atherly
and Solomon Shafer.= Eensas journal.
We learn from reliable authority that Mr..
| b. II, Millaudon having declined tho use of his
name at the head of their ticket u.s. candidate
| Tor the House Of Representatives, the Repub-
| lican party of this parish have substituted
that of Mr.. Casimir Marrero. Mr. Marrero
ID d consistent Republican, and, unqueston-
ably, the strongest candidate they could have
brought forward-[St Bernard Eagle.
we understood some time since that The In
dependent candidate Tor district judge from
this parish would not remain IN the field II
the Republicans nominated q ticket Now, 1t
is very we'll understood that on the fifteenth
of this month the Republicans will nominate
Judge John Osborn for district Judge. Every
voter taken by Judge Daigre from Judge
BIackman will only increase tho chances of
Osborn. Itapdes Wo the People.
A resolution was adopted unanimously
that the convention vote against tho State
debt ordinance. The following gentlemen
we're appointed d State executive commtte:
VIM Cook, Of BienvilIe; Col. Allen Green, Of
W. Paul, of Webster; j w. Ouley of BossieI
-- George of Union, +. b. Wafer. Capt r. J..
Webb and +. M. Leatherman, of Claiborne.
Capt. R. =. Webb, Of Claiborne, was elected
for the State at large rs y delegate To the
national executive committee.
| Inst Saturday, November /, the Republi-
cans OF Pointo Coupea parish had their mass
| IN meeting ut New Road There were about
| three hundred persons present, fully one
| fourth of whom We're Democrats who were
| there merely NJ SPECTATORS. Judge Beattin,
accompanied by Col. Rurwell, and ono Ken
| State) arrived at about 10 O'Clock u. m, and
soon after the meeting was organized by
| eIecting Judge HARRISON president The first
| speaker WAS Judge Beattie, who addressed
his audience for fully two hours, tPontc
| Coupee Pelican.
The Greenbacl Labor par Y district nom
mating convention met Mt the Courthouse
III Minden Friday last. James w. Wilson, of
Il ssier, was elected chairman and Dr.
Cheshire, Of Webster. secretary. Resolutions
we're adopted lndorsng the platform of the
Greenback Labor party; recommending the
election OF State executive COMMITTEES of tho
party and OF a delegate from the State to the
national executive committee. Upon mo-
tion to vote by acclamation 1t was moved,
seconded and carried that the following be the
nominees OF the convention. For State Sena-
tor, Capt. r, z. Webb, Of Claiborne, and J NJ
Tilley. of Bienvile; for district Judge, 4. W.
Turner, or Bossier; for district attorney,
Thos w. Fuller, of Webster.
rpANT ANN rHANDTER