The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-24

| ut tta. tov. WIZ has lArae experience Wh1tL
would be- OF Immense value to the interests OF
tue, peope. Torougbout hts entire public lite
he has discharged his duties to his country
self worthy oi every confdence 81 that Y1 has been
| r posed in him. He liz always accessible to
To-. who wish 70 confer With him CD matters
| affecting their private afffirs wherein their
| rigbts had been infringed. AID he never turned
2 deaf eur to tho.e "a quest Of his protection.
aov e. wosa
| bis Influence in securing his election and had
no heritancy in publicly proclaiming his hon.
4 MR.E. b. wHERLocK
| president OF the New Orleans Texas Pacific
nairoad. when asked which Ct the.,wo promi-
campaign he favored, said emphatic ically: Louis
A VII z When asked t9 t. s,ate 1 Ms M reasons 20 for
| ouinion higher order OF administrative abl-
| ity than any MAJ in tho community or State;
united WITH great experience; an atfahis dispo,
tn necessities Of tue people of this city and the
entire State. Secondly--Wi!fz has been tried'
| Of the State and her people one questions:
fore not unnlncfu Of tts fact that this city and
parett to mention. the remedy for which, under
his admipistration. w.nid receive the sncour-
agetneAt 1t has heret ofore failed to obtain.
His nomanation by the coming Baton Rouge
Convention will. am sure, give the greatest
genera! -attefae'ion through ut tho state. STAT aud
DO received with enthusiasm by the ConSeIya-
tive people OF the entire Un1on."
COL. ]. 3. WALTON.
CHANGING to meet Col. j. b. Walton. tho vet
eran soldier and distinguished cvtian. the re-
porter sought his opinions. Tbs Coionel. alter
mu hesitation stated that he was 9 warm al
yocate OF tho nomination OF aon. s Z. a. WITT
bis e seetion tic Would redonnd most 70 ae ator e
ests u the city and state. In forming This
opinion lam Influenced by the confederation OF
honorable r,'cor1 which liz has borne. l have
ku Wn him from youth. and can testify to his
WI II til 9.aE a H1
Of this city his' record merchant In cor
respenaenre with oil parts, Of. tue State; hts
ests OF the city and State, and his ext anslve ac.
Iuntntauces with CAPITALISTS North. West aud
East. Induce me to thiak th-t A. is the mum
Governor il these trying times: have no.
ticed the high, aopre iasion. and tue dis'in-
% ,hh Nosta md s., and hive not been un-
mi.,dlut OF the bsnehdal result witch W., ei
WIZ gst be ensus sxatd tslm no sch poson
ot power saeh as the Goysrnorahip, presents.
edge Of State afr tirs end Of the wants Of the
community In NY opinion eniinently. IL him
for the Office Of Governor. But there + yet Il
Tor the past seventy -yaars q Governor has not
been saectcd from New Orleans. but it IL now
evident that The .Goua1ry yields me noInine,ton
there WIS no local division among us Governor
Witt conlu got the nomination. utmost unani.
1T i easy to see. with the vast inte 7ests in
volved, what an advantage II would be to have
the nod.fnee from the city. and what relief
torial char 80 identified with the Welt. IRE of
New Or,eans Tho misfortune presented by the
appearancs of another candldats IS ihy 1t may
have Il ateudencv to wide the local delegations,
and thus 20 81 ly deprive New Orleans OF the
nomination nov and forever. There i no man 2 an
for Gen. Ogten. II he had been originally =
candidate 1t would have been D. pleasure. and 1
- 4,,tty ,nrf
AS it Is. regarding the welfare Of New Orleans
fist, where have lived g lifetime. thtok It
should put him forward at this time without
his CONSENT"
4 Mr.. L. n MARKS,
president Of the Flrenen's Cka,itab.e Associa-
tion and also of rho Ftremen = Insurance CJm-
pany. gave the following high Endorsement of
hood. Thoroughly understand and 40 ppre.iato
his character. his talents and lis remarkable
administering ability;
sociaticn have been associated with him for
eat many years He has been one Of the
St a" IS he s rsna n end
earnest advocate. b-th IN his private ard Off
eial position when n syor Of the city. He has
ae gesnd eharitabl organz .tion. vita its 45o
widows md 325 orphans; Ii is men like him
who have made It's name hi torjc.
| As d conservative citizan and an old NOR
chant. shall give Louis Alfred Witt = cordial
support
i Mr.. PASCAL -=-5=M
Of Pascal & o., ha3 little to communi 'ata as
he has never meddte In politics. and whatever
Information hs was enabled to tmpart Was
gov nnd Gsa Gen oden ara
| equally good men. and he would b. satisfied
with the election of either oLe. 50 far as he
could learn the merchants throughout the city
are about equally divided on the choicc OF theso
two candidates.
MR. MINNEpEN.
/ y, cp +l,o MerJr HI
Club. said that no one had been authorized to
make any sta ements regarding the. political
r # s. ~ a ah o q m II Is
za,ion that polite. ara excluded from the de-
liberations Of the body. AS fur as he wts aele
tained by the gentlemen OF the club for any
candidate for eubernatorial hoaors that had as
OF West & o.. said Mr.; Wilt was the right
h IT, r. gn p1R VII that 9ye 9saa
Wiltz is The best msn for the position: he de-
serves It: he is po'iielan and hts hts worst o +, enc
perior one. Ozden's supporters are doing
in the conduct Of the friends Of Wiltz.. they
are arrayipg. on their side. as many Of these
ward bummers,' rs they are called, as will flock
to their standard AMI arc using tho Usual
PURPOSES. Gov. Wtltz has business capacities
OF superior order and no Eoan n the State
OF the State No. sir: II Is not true that all the
nercha nts In this neighborhood favor the cleo
| tion Of Ogden"
MR. S. K. EUSs,
who does business at the corner Of Poydras and
Magazine streets. answered as follows to the
various queries propounded to him: II am In
| favor of having good man at the head of our
Htate affairs, and anu convinced that Gov. Willz
| fills the bill as we'll as any man that can be
at that too. Hes just the sort Of man that the
! business people especially demand. We d.
to be ruled by politicians who keep ID the baea
| ground we want a man who knows what to do
IL the best interests OF the people at large and
convictions. Gen. Ogden Is very solid man.
and well deserves t.. popularity ne enjoys: !
but it is my confirmed oDiniou That the Ogden