The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07
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THE SITUATION.

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There WAS the greatest excitement N the
city yesterday mud last night consequent
upon Tho news which wnH tlutnsniatilg re-
ceivnn by individuals anti the ufaas from
Hatpn NauEe.
Every proceeding I'll tho Convention was Mt
nnra teleefaphed here md was eagerly diH-
sllased hy THU rnnlpua friends 81 the rival ~
uiranta fur the aUyernolahip. Tito reliable
news hainn overwhelmingly III favor nf NJ.
wits. tha frentla III that gentleman we're
consequently eIHtad anh iuhlant. while the
friends III Glen. Ogden were nortaspondinaly
depressed.
The telegraph raaped rich harvest. Ter
crowds iii Interested people tLruIlahd the
office ana kept tho Wires busv sending nsf er-
nut,raginE words Ut making anxluus Inquiries
a. Nj the aitiatipn That The supporters ~
t4an+ Naden nt Ilatpn Rouge had haaune M
tlauHlv alarmnt was tnaln apparent whnu y
was known that. In rnRponsa Nh Urgent ntls
trpatIaa, he hasl suunHlpnI III Hn upon the
field If action himself. nnA haL left nr the
Painu,fl Al y. III. THAT this waa desnef
ate Ard f,,rnrn hope was not
even concealed. ana II was ehrawdly
elapnoiad ihnt ha presence waa dpaIreh not
throw hls Influence FIR some third party,
probably In.iHa Spencer. tho taoti"a IT The
ntlan fHrtiuu nla nnW openly nvuWeI ~ ~
ihe defeat nf MI WIT ~ any cost AMI Nv
ANY combination whatever Ihsy hatn ari
ienly ,liarneninl that ~ " a va,r objection.
nhlo man, though their lentstr MI Ellia. y ~
record ~ having been rerenitf HE warm ~
yu,ata ana supporter. who desired so Rnr
him crowned With thn Highest hottora
The State rRn hnatow ~ Ia Ha
plnfabln that this spirit should
aetuHta gentlemen who. II their blind
seal fir tAa candidate nf their ehaee.
refuse tn SEQ any gnnd III Mr.. Wllts whose
record II AZ pure. whpae integrity and patil.
utIam A. wndpnhted III that III my man III the
State. There weru rumufa THAT lien ORden'a
friends aarluuaIy contemplated his with
drawal. Rightly dsell,nH Ills nomination I'm
der tho circumstances an imppaslbllty, hut
while thlH waH probably true II waH not
authenticated by the dispatches received. AMI
perhaps wna pleAloatnd upon tho Hvowed IN
tsntlnn NJ tho uE,lan men to work fof the
nomination III Judge Hpenuer, by throwing
the vote III their delegates sulIhly for that
gentleman.
bur special dispatches show thai the nomi-
nation iii Mr. Wilta II assured whenever II
comes tn ballot. and II Ia manifest that lit
nomination could have easily been secured
laat night had III bnen the wlHI, III hia sup-
pprtara b have pushed matters. The ballot
which WINS taken bn the question ~ adjourn
nent may inatly be regarded ~ fair test uf
the strength tit the rival candidates.
The vote stood tan.. fur Adjournment
and a7pa. anninat, md ~ the Ogden
men were known to BIZ lighting tof
time II III certain TINT the strength of the two
aspiranta was then fairly put III tho tast.
That tho Wlltz faction III confident of success
Ii shown hy their diptnrllnatlpn tp NIT Iii
manner thnt might look Hike unHaonly haste.
and their perfect Willingness I'd await tho ar-
rival Or Gan. Ogden was courteous conoea-
sion u y gallant adversary.
This Willingness 60 walt proves the
strength of Mr.. Witt eonrIuslvrly. for II
there bad been the slightest doubt about tho
matter, II there Ind been only Il small or All
unreliable majority In his favor, Tile friends
would have probably Insisted On immediate
action.
To-dHy will no doubt settle The matter. and
w venture tile prediction that Mr.. Wilt will
be nominated on the first balot by worry
larRe majority and Tint blu adversary at tho
last will not DO nnn. Ogden.