The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-26
twentieth Judicial District Lafourehe md

twentieth judicial District -Lafourehe and
Assumption.
Judge w g. Harrls comes out as d candl-
didate for the Legislature La De Soto parish.
1 Tire lending candidates In Kapides are
Judge r. !. Bowman and j. X. Thornton (the
present pariah judgs) Tor district judge; Ma
| jor G. 0. Watts fthe present assessor E. v.
| Marge Justice Ut the peace and Simon Gull
len for clerk. The Alexandria Democrat thinks
that the present sheriff Of the parish, David
| @. Paul, will be renomlnated and reelected.
| Caldwell elected. last week. the following
delegates to the Baton Rouge convention Col
s. s. Bowman, DIR. w. v. Taylor, VIM Il. NIL
Ter, !. H Ringgnld and ]. L. Dagg.
| The De Soto Democrat favors the new con-
| stiLution, but Is still doubtful about the debt
ordinance, and would like tho convention at
Baton Rouge to speak out on this subject. 30
does the Colfax Chronicle.
| Jefferson parish leads of with the first
parochial ticket in the field. " was nomln-
ated by the Republicans, and is as follows:
For Representative, Leonard Roche; sheriff,
L.. Deforneau clerk Of court. y. Ellison.
The parish executive committee Of West
Feliclana met Wednesday, Septembef ., ana
elected the Following delegates to the baton
Rouge convention u. J. Powell, J. .: Nc
G.hee. Judge Thomas Butler. Z. q. Ryland.
Il. M. Mumtord j. ". Harrow, !. y. Dawson,
j. w. Dederick and l.. ". Brandon.
| The Republican parish committee OF As
sumption met on the thirteenth instant, and
elected Messrs. Mayer Cahen. A. q. Jones and
Amos Plaeepcla delegates 20 the state con-
yention. resolution indnrslng Hon. Taylor
! Beattie as the committees choice Tor Gov
ernor was adopted unanimously.
The political pot begins to boil In Iberville.
A lively contest is La prospect between the
rival candidates for sheriff, Capt Chas.
Brlsle, Democrat, and Andrew Caneza. Re
publican. Hon J. Snby Davidson WAS re-
garded az having the inside track for the
position, but he is understood to have with
drawn La Capt. Brushes interest. Hon. j. NJ.
Carville, 4 piomiuent Republican. ID also sup
posed to favor the Captain.-l Donaldsonville
Chief.
Delegates to their parochial convention on
Saturday next, the twenty-seventh instant,
at mass meetings to be held at such places
| and ut such hours between and o'clock p.
the parish executive committee for the vari-
Gus wards. The Democratic Conservative
patsh convention will meet at Donaldson
Vile on the first Of October and the Hepub-
licHn convention On the eleventh OF the same
month. Both bodies will select delegates to
the respective State conventions and choose
new parish committees. The Republicans
will deter paroehlal nominations until after
the State convention.
The action Of orr late mass meeting In In
dorslng Hon r. NJ. Lnstier for continuance ~
, the office Of State Superintendent Of Public
Education Is q Wel-marted compliment tf
that gentlemen. The office is not q political
one, nor Is the gentleman who now 70 ably
ard satisfactorily fills 1t y politician Those
wira-puliers who are 50 busy trying to make
capital out 81 his straightforward utterngs
accusing him Of making threats, etc, wheI
] they know no such things are implied o.
meant, will find the people are not to 81
gulIed by any such !. shabby tricks. Ihes
: know faithful and efficient officer, and have
apoted r. M. Lusher as such an one.--lColfa1
Chronicle.
/ The Republicans Of the Ninth Senatorial
, District - Lafourehe, Terrebonne and As
sumption parishes held their nominating
convention at Thibodaux on Thursday last
. Mayer Cahen, OF Assumption, and Jor
dan Stewart, Of Terrebonne, for State Sen
ators. Mr.. Cahen was chosen without Oppo
sition, while Mr. Stewart. who e Q coloret
j man, received 10 votes, against 81 cast FOL
: Henry Franklin, OF Lnfourrhe. The conven
: ton indorsed Hon. Taylor Benttie as Repnb
I lcan candidate for Governor. Judge Beattit
i was present and made q speech, in the coura'
! OF which he expressed his Willingness Il
d accept the Republican nomination should tn
/ honor he tenuerei him.
], At the mass meeting Of the Democratic
Conservative party Of Rapidss. held at Alex
9 andrla, Saturday, Saptsmh-r ID, 10 select min
g Delegates to the Baton Rouge convention
i Col j. g. Wise was selected as president, DE-
II Ihu- Ell. Maddox al vice president and w
y w. Wilmington, Jr., and Joel Ryan as secre
g tarias After the appointment uf delegates
! BY the chairman, Mr.. Moses Mayer offered
} resolution 10 favor OF selecting the parish
candidates by primary election, and allow
y ing the contest for the district iudKeshtp &
I remain open to all who entered the field
& This was opposed by Col. N. i. McGinnis
| who offered u resolution referring the splec
tion OF candidate for district iudgeship u
g the lawyers of the judicial district. The lat
!, ter resolution was finally adopted.
7 Rapides nine delegates to the Baton RouR
!. convention 70 there free and unfetteled d,
!. instructions, aud 70 there rs Democrats Il
: the true interests Of their party and for N
!. men or measures which will not rebound +
, y the good Of their party, their parish and th
:. true interests OF Louisiana. But we feel sc
:. cure Id the assertion that they will special
9 support the claims OF Judge VIM. A. Seay, Q
: Cnddo, for the nomination Of Attorney Gen
!. eral, aud those Of our fellOw-citiZen, Capt.
I G. 7. Hooe for Secretary Of State. For thes
= latter two gentlemen 1t is too plain and ap
= parent that orr party in Rapides favor then
. :, TO d man, and will honor their delegates i
2 their support OF these gentlemanly and trul
!, Democratic aspirants.- Alexandria Demo
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