The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-26


Ign rance. but tho latter could nevar rulo tho
tormSr
Aud what ahell we say of tho local political
situation Attimes wo think the Republicans
will carry thartle leket. aud then again. ut times,
ws think the Democrats will carry theirs
Thus is ths editor involved In worse than
Olmmarlnn darkness OF doubt-lWest Baton
Rouge Sugar Planter.
Tho Republican convention Of Iberla parish
mot III Naw Iharia November %. W B Mer-
chant WINS eleeted nresdent md Chae L.. Smith
ticket was nominated: House of Rapresenta-
tiyes. G. Young: clerk Of court, i. II Segura.
sheriff II, ViAior: coroner, DIR. 7. J. Wooit.
A cnmpaign committee Of soyen was then So
lNetsd.
'rhe judicial district convention Of the Nine
teenth Uiatrict was hold ut iEonma. November
49, md approve. tho action Of tho bar Of
tho district relative to separating tho Inatcinl
Offices from p0liiea. and resolved to support
r. i. Goote, Of Terrebonna for district ludge
and = 4 Winehastar Of !. - Mary fbr dlat.n /, m
har Of the district.
The wua some little saunbble In tho Rapldes
Republican parish convention baforo 1t would
nyfna III iniuraa the Democratic ticket. When
however tbs question Wns submitted to the
convention to make tho tndorRement nnnn-
imous only two delegates v2'ed No. Judge
faga thnn nddrnaahi tho convention. thanking
II for the honor done him.
The Demoera'ie convention for tho Twenty
third Senatorial anh judicial DiRtrlets met In
Plnuuemine Inst Mondas and mndet the follow
ing nominations: For State SenAtnr. D. 9. Mon
tan; fer .Dis'rict judge, H. NJ; Fayrot., and for
inatian for iuiee viii hive 10 bo mndn, MS Col
Favrot positively decllnss tho prolfnred honfr
Tho Republteans had bnisterous meeting II
Rahence'a old store in Gooae Hollow Friday
night We ale informed that ono negro in hts
g ooch said that if thera WHs any blood split
this timn II would bn white blood II somn
ont hal let off sstoy torpedo about that plaee
uR MT tue moment whom tho throat was being
ntt,in Wn hnve no doubt that harky would havo
IT. out. Baton Rougo Advocate
J.. R HhAds. netting president of the police
inry If 0oncordta pnrtsh. has nnpointed tho
commissioners of election In TINT parteh who
NO to praaide at tho various polling PLACES, un-
leaa 30 hn GOO on 10 Ray, tho frseholiers nj tho
vnrinl1a polling plneas ehnll in II ufitet md or
derly mannur. without intimidation ana with
out yioIaneN and In strict conformity with the
law choose other freehpldera to net In the etend
nf thoaa appointed
The Repuhllcnn pn,leh CONVENTION of ST.
Mary mot ut Franklin. November Is. on
thn Same dny nH thu Democratic ,nvontipn. A,
Dane w e1"eten M u prsslient TIN and Lsg4ns
aherff Ivy reclamation aud j, b. Ysiinn for
cierk Of court. For Representatives ak candi.
GG ar aHd Wdrs n e" II Ta y s
nerahip was left open. Tho Republican State
ticket was then indorsed and tho convention
adjourned.
But for the unfortunate action Of tho Demo-
cratic parish committee in not directing nomi
nations for judge and district attorney. the
phrty would have con nfronted tho enemy with n
tnl ticket and an nnhroken front. aud tho op-
position to 1t would have amounted practically
70 nothing. Ono OF our candidates FOR Judge is
now supporting eHndfdates In opposition 70
the nominees of the party. as n result of this
fatal + ar ofZtha committee. and their chief
support comes from the kepubleans,-tSt Ian
dry DRmoerat-
Politics are calculated to become quite warm
before the election. Reports of bulldpztng by
the regular nominees a0ainst the independents
are LII circulation; Mr.. O. M. Burrows letter
,.f,t
trouble 1T 70 doing. Tho attempt to da1 roy the
Democracy Of this parish is shameful: every
one knows but to lefeat this nttempt no unfair
maana Will bn attempted, The Indapendents
will hnye tho @fnir count" SO much tnlked af
but It Will not DO thsm any good. Thoy aro
doomed, = West Faliciana Sentinel,
Tho Democratic district convention Of tho
TnnHaa- ConcoraiAZ district met MT Waterproof
November 70. md orgnntH9d with ". Mitchell
~ presidont anl Joseph Curry as secretary.
Judge Wade f. Hough whethen nominated for
district Judge by ncelnmnton. ]. D. s, Newell.
ri TenBas. aud G. l.. Walton. of Gonenrdia.
were put IN nominationf for Senator. and Walton
nominated. For district attorney L. L. Clinton
md h. r. McEnery were voted for. Clinton ee-
curing the pominaion by fivo majority
The Atexandria We Hse IHople is oppoaed to
tho Democratic parish Candidates allowing
thor names 10 go on Republican tickets Ia
Rapiies If tho Ilepubllcun Endorsement Is re-
fused and \ straight out party FIGHT Is made.
Democrats against Republicans. 1t thinks that |
tEo Uem0erati ie district and pariRh tfckes arc
certlin 1T being elected. Tho Republican in
dorsement is, thefefore. Of no advantage: at
result in tho defeat of the Democratic State |
ticket In the parish by from Goo to 1000 major
ity :. We we are z, Democrat right or wrong. says
smnller fry OF our purity being led to victory. !
and the larger ones being slaughtered at the
hands Of ignOranre and the avoWel enDmY of
an honest government.
The Republican parish convention OF st. |
Tammany met at Mandaville November Is Mr. |
j. W. Washington was elected chairman and |
was then nominated for Representative by ne
eRmation. md A. g. shouItz for sheriff. Mr. I
Matthew Dicks was tnaorsed for coroner. On
motion of Mr.. Denny the Office of clerk of court
was left blank On motion of Mr.. Leblanc tho
resolved to indorse none of tho In
pcEs bns and nf srt es
dent candidates., addressed the conyentian
solt.itng Republican 1ndorsement.. Tho Re-
publican State ticket was ndorsed. A cam
paign committee Of seventeen was then ap-
pointed. on motion OF Mr.. Fields the following
resolution was adopted: Whereas. the majority
have
therefora Resopei That We use
evory honest endeayor to defeat 1t.
The Democratic convention. Of St. Mary, was
hed Mt Franklin November Is Two delegations
were present from the second ward, both OF
whom were seated on q half VOC j. A. O'Niel
was elected president by acelatnation and A g.
Frere secretary. There was some contest over
tho par isn eXecu' i've committee. fifteen persons
being put In nominatt tton and the following Sc
.ectod B. Winchester. W; b. T"rian. e.
J. NJ. BnrReures and J. H. Acklen.
motion that the executive committee be em-
powered to appoint delegates to the Congress
siona conyention Of the Third District was
F. s., Goode for diet, let judge of he Nineteenth
stric,. = resoH,Ion M, was Il then ! ADOPTED
Don Caffrey "A. G. Frere and n P. Perrett to
mike up u Demoeratic parish ticket The
course of Hon. j. Fl. AekIen In Congress- was
then indoreed The nominaian of i r. Win.
chester for district attorney was approved and |
The convention then adjourned.
Politics are growing live In Coneordia par
ish and the canvass Is becoming more and I
more spirited every day. There Is now dis /
pnte over the appointment OF tbs clerks and |
to conduct the election. to get
control Of which each eide Is using its utmost |
endeavoIt. On Monday last some Of the m N
hers Of the police Jury eaused .oeeting Of that
body to he convened. a. i had all the necessary I
appointments made. selecting an entirely new
set Of clerks and commissioners, while the |
sheriff has issued his proclamation giving /
notice thnt all of tho old appointees who con-
Quoted the election for Delegates to the consti- |
tiapa nj CaD on ho1