The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-12
THE PIOAYUNE's ISLANDERS.

friends OF Mr. Witt, and the convention ia
general. In paradIng the charge OF corruption.
and bullying and sharp practice, o. against
those gentlemen. The denial ts OF two-fold
nature first, by making It appear that the
accusations we're never made, and secondly,
hy attempting to prove that II made they
were true 1t Ia ~ characteristic ratort:
"Sneak out or 1t II we con. and lie out OF II
II we are caught sneaking." Thus the iie
says that "after @ careful examination OF
the dispatches we have concluded that tho
following extracts from the Pcavune Of Tues
day are those which have excited tho Ire OF
tho DEMOCRAT" And then tho nc proceeds
to quote the following extracts" as for OK
ample:
BAToN RouaE, Oct 6.-Wiltz mon are making
extraordinary attempts to ssdute supporters
Vi Cen Ugten with offers of oil kinds. 70 eouu-
try delegations they fer the vote OF inc or-
leans de ssnion Ia SUPPORT OF other ' oaaa'an.oa
on the State ticket, and II is alleged on R'uh
authority that efforts have Deen nauo W buy
| rlaln delegates from Uriehns.
Here follow d few stars MS II to imply that
there was nothing offensive In the remainder
of the dispatch Yet II tho gifted writer had
| examined a little more carefully" no would
have found, Immediately following the above
| quotation, this
Tho Oghen side ofrers no such temptations.
bu. u making the light on principle
Witt men IRE resprting to the usual tneflos-
bOna Ing. b Jttlng and clustering. @
| What can he the meaning and Intention OF
| this impertinent differentiation except tn
/ charge that the "Wilz men" were making the
fight on fraud and veuaIity and general cor
ruptlon2 This Pray'me critic declares that
tho Witt men were resortlng to the usual
! tactics OF boastlng, betting aud clustering
! that they were praotieing the arts OF bribery
chcanery and log-roIliag; and then adds that
| the Ogden men were doing otherwise were
making the fight on principle"
| 80 much for the tica attempt to give the
idea chat 1t had made no Offensive and injuri
Gus accusations against tho majority Of the
delegates to Baton Rouge Our elderly con.
| temporary appears TO have realized that the
attempt was n feeble one, aud would foil tt
deceive even tho most erodulons and super
animated OF its readers, for 1t straightway
proceeded to renew Its original charges
| though In a somewhat more temperate man
nor, and to claim that the Witt men had dealt
| In wholesale bribery, even going to the extent
of asserting that one delegate from l5atoI
Rouge had been purchased outright. This II
an unqualified sIander against some one d
the Baton Rouge delegation, which will prob
ably be attended to In the proper quarter
since tho Ptt refers to members OF the Bator
Rouge delegation" In support Of Its charge
| 1t will be seen however. that the Pic's new
| allegations, though Gouohed In a less sweep
Ing fashion. are quite rs mendacious and ma
| licious as The old ones. It says. for example
4 We can Scarcely think 1t rnn bs denied tina
| rnmhiDRti ns were entered into between thu
4 Watt delegations from the city aud certain
country Delegations with the object of ncmln
| aiug Nr. Texada for lhe second place on thu
| ticket aud that overture- were made 10 tho En-
| FslicianR d.. Cation 70 ON nate Judge Lyons
! for Attorney GanerAl, Ii hts friends would sup
II w NJ. WI y. which arrangement they do
olined to enter into.
Yet We 40 deny It-al and IN toto. As con
Germs Mr.. Tcxadn his nomination was brough
forward by Influential delegations from tn
Fourth and Fifth Corg, essional Districts. ant
upon It, as the figures will show. tho support
ers of Mr.. Witt on that gentlc,nans vot,
divided according to thair fancy and prefer
ence, without either the appearance or til,
fat Of method As concerns Mr.. Lyons, thu
whole story Is an unmitlgated falsehood. |
has not IL word OF truth OF the shadow .
foundation. and we do not believe that an
one has authorized the PicGvunc to make
such a statement. II bears every mark 81
originality. ...==.... .5-...=z
The simple truth of all this matter is TINT
MIR. Willis friends went to Baton Rouge will
IN assured strength far greater than W n
needed to secure the nomination, and henc
were under no necessity to trade or bargain
r,tn Ma fall al.to
tonly charges them with doing. The DEMO
GRAFT had been publishing, from time to time
the result Of the primary elections In tn
country parishes, and had made calculation
az to Mr Willis vote, based upon the assur
ances aud statements Of leading men In ever,
quarter Of the State After the city prima
ries, 1t was evident that there could be n
doubt OF the result at Baton Rouge and TIL
very first vote taken by the convention
showed that the reality kept pace with the
appearance. The figures given by the DEMO
GRAFT were but slightly changed In the actua
vote which nominated Mr.. Witt. There wa
never any doubt on anxiety felt by Mr.. Witt
friends -nevcr the slightest occasion 70
solicitations or pledges. supposlng Mr.. wilt
to have been capable OF resorting to them
The conduct of Mr. Witz's fight was directe
by d consultation Of gentlemen, with ope
doors, without any attempt at secrecy. i
which his friends, such as Hon. Randall
Gibson and large number Of the mos
prominent men In the State, participated
and the management upon the foo
of the convention, during the TEN
porary organization, was In the hands 0
Hon. VIM. nj. Levy. Of Natchitoches. an
Hon. F. 2. Poche, of st. James. It Is utterl
false that there were any improper overture
made or entertained by Mr.. Wiltzs aceredite
representatives. and all this subsequent star
der from the Picdyume Is the product Of som
OF those unworthy motives with which tina
papers history Is SO fouly despatched TIL
wonder Of it is-not that the PIC should b
slanderous aud viudictive, but that 1t shout
affect to entertain tho smallest objection I
treachery and fraud.