The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-31
THE CAMPAIGN.

The Baton Rouge A5uocate Is for Gen. w
S. Hancock for President.
What do you think OF Arroyo as Secretary
! OF State 7 The old man has an old and deer
| XpeTience.-lS st. James LOusianais.
But If the election Of the Superintendent o
| Public Education was In our hands, which are
| not the hands OF politician, but of a devoted
| friend OF liberty, Justice education and light
Il. nj. Lusher would keep the high seat in
which he has proved knowledge, skill, expe.
rience, impartiality and faithfulness to the
| whole people Of Louisiana.--sSt James Lou.
| isianais.
| A private letter informs us that the large
| taxpayers OF New Orleans are earnestly In
favor OF the debt ordinance, by which the
bdndholders will be forced to take per cent
interest. It is generally conceded that the
Radicals will vote against the ordinance. The
New Orleans TSnes. which is owned and con-
Quoted by Clinton (kellogg's Auditory, Stoute-
myer and Kellogg, sound the Keynote OF the
pposltlon.-!Sh shreveport Times.
The parish central committee of Baton
Rouge has decided to hold an election Sep
temher 13 to elect delegates to parish con-
vention, which shall select delegates to the
State nominating conventions; and also to
decide whether the parish nominations shall
be made by convention or by a primary
election. All the members OF the committee
then resigned alter suggesting that the par
lSh convention elect new committee.
Ouachita parish will hold its parish nomi-
mating convention at Monroe Saturday, Sep
te1nber -. The convention will select dele
gates to the Democratic State Convention and
the senatorial and Judicial district cOnven-
tions. Representation in the convention will
De based on the vote OF 1878, each ward being
entitled to one delegate for every twenty-five
votes cast for Burke. The total number OF
delegates will be III
The Democratic executive committee of
the Senatorial district composed OF the par
ishes OF Ouachita, Jackson, Richland, Frank
lin and Caldwell, met ia Monroe, the twenty
seventh, pursuant to call of the chairman,
q. w. McCranie. It was decided to hold the
convention at Monroe, October g. The Sena-
toriai convention will consist Of one delegate
from each parish for every 100 votes cast for
Burke in 1873.
Since a few weeks, and every day. we can
not read o newspaper without seeing the
praise OF L. A. Witt. Every one is heralu-
ing L. A: Wiltz as the future Governor Of the
qualities required. We have seen him in the
field, that is to say in the Legislature, at the
head OF the Convention and in the guberna-
toria seat Wiltz is q liberal character" LIE
Ioutsiandts does not deny it. 1t even says
yes.-ISt. James Louisanais.
The Republicans of Madison had mass
meeting at HecIa Church, in that parish, last
Sunday, at which Bobie, late delegate to the
Constitutional Convention, Murrell, Hawkins
and others were present Judge w. A. Price
was declared the choice OF the Republicans of
Madison for district attorney from the Eighth
Judicial District. Murrell and Hawkins were
indorsed for Representatives, Gla for Senator
and L. P. Coates for sheriff. The parish con-
vention will be held about September "a.
The probable candidates in the st. James
district are announced by the Louisia,aais to
be as follows: District judge, Henry Duffel,
the present incunoent Capt. Cheevers, par
ish judge, and Major Earhart Representa-
tive, present district attorney; district attor-
ney, J. L. Gaudet. The two principal Repub-
lican contestants for the senatorsnip will be
Pierre Landry and Henry Dickerson. both
members Of the Constitutional Convention.
The Louisianais thinks it possible that F. p.
Poche may consent to accept the nomination
for this office. Up to date the only known
candidate for the cIerkship is NJ. L. Dugas.