The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-18
TO THE VOTERS or 1.-THE FIFTH WARD.

think It proper and due TO myself to lay be-
fore your eyes the correspondence which has
paesed between the regular candidates OF the
Dem oeratie- Conservative party of the Fifth
Ward and Mr. Fl. j. Riyet. who has set himself
up as sn Independent candidate. On Sunday,
the sixteenth instant. Mr. p j. GuerinRer and
myself called together on Mr.. Fl. J. Mvet. and
handed 10 him the following communications:
NEW ORLEANS. March Is. 1872
Mr.. II. r. Rivet, City:
Pir-We, the undersigned, regular nominees
for delegates TO the Oonsti tutonaI Convention,
chosen at the primary election held On the
eleventh instant. to represent the Filth Repre-
sent tive District. Endorsed by the Parish Com
mts & H. 81 Ky b ps1y
cratic Citizens organization, beg to appeal to
your loyalty to your party and TO your engage
Jbis day the public press. and this poster.
has announeei your candidacy IN opposition
to ours the r. gular nominees.
We have been greatly surprised Mt this pro-
ceeding nasmpch ~ you had placed yourself
In nomination before the primary election. held
Oh the eleventh instant. FOR delegate Ct large.
and by his fact you had bound yourself to sub
NIT to the choice ~ the people 81 our ward
The election took place under very favorable
auspices; ~ contest was entered e 70 me tair-
all the commissioners. and 1t is only this day
on the eve Of election, whom the committees
rsprssentng the 9onsryaUe semsn st o ndm ms
nstions-that You decide TO permit the use Of
your name In opposition to that Of the nomi-
na. undersigned.
You may depend on controlling n certain
number Of votes. and on that fact base your cal
culation 10 succeed In this election: but sir,
are you prepared to shoulder the responsibility
Of dividing the Conservative vote of our ward.
and epdaneer the success Of the Conservative
candidates., and thereby probably cause the
We cannot understand that you should then
allow the nee Of your name, being 90 you are
member of the committee making the arrange
mants ratified by the primary election and by
the Joint committees.
We fairly placed our claims for nomination
IN the hands ~ the PEOPLE Of our ward on the
eleventh instant the people have chosen us.
aud nothing should have b. en- left for you to do
but to submit To the choices Of the people.
We therefore, again appeal to your loyalty
and patriotism. and respectfully request you to
withdraw your nomination.
Very respectfully, - -
pRNEaT J. GUERINGER.
J ~ AUGUSFIN,
Regular Democratic md Conservative Candi
dates Fifth Representative District.
NEW ORLE vs.. March 15. 1879.
Col IT. J. Rivet:
Dear Rir-The accompan' ing paper. having
baen presented to me- I hav concluded to In
form you that at IN informn meeing OF a mum
her Of our committee. held is morning. there
Was q unanimous fxpressi ~ SURPRISE at
your card In this morDing'sp per accepting the
call to tffer Y, urself as car dtdate from your
ward. after submittit your chance r. the prt-
mary held under our auspie last Tuesday
| and hope sincerely ron will not endauger ont
sunreae but will Rceeda to the re 1uest rendered
| by Messrs Augustin and Cue niger.
| r. i PLEASANTa,
Chairman Executive Committee Citizens Or
| ganzatOn.
NEW ORLEANS. March 49, 1879.
Ueai- Sal learned with much regret thai
you have allowed your name to be ueed as ar
/ Il 1,ts f,r th1 ssft rat nVn
| convention, against the regular nominees 81
the Democratic Conservative party, and eer-
neail y hope that you will reconsider your inien
| tinn md accede to The request nf those gentle
men who have asked you ~ withdraw.
Yours. very RESPECTFULLY.
| BERNARD g. SHIELDS,
Chairman Parish Committee Of Democratic
Conservative Party.
Mr. kivet having promised to take the above
into consideration. declined to give an answer
before Monday at II o'clock calculating that bJ
thus delaying bis answer much as he eoult
he was placing us at disadvantage.
/ This morning. Mt II o'clock. his answer came
and las we had antieipatedl 1t was refusal te
withdraw.
| to ignore the communications emHnaing from
| The chairman of the Parish Committee Of tht
| Democratic Conservative party and the chai r
man Of the Exec tive Committee Cittz n or
] ganizatiOn and bases his reasons for Insisting
| in his candidacy on personal opposition te
myself. Whether the, better judgment Of Mr
him not to he candidate at large is out Of tbs
question. The facts they stand are that Mt
| kivet accepted TO be candidate at n meeting
| held at the Globe Hall, with the understanding
that the candidate receiving the greatest mum
her of votes should be the candidate at large
| He obtained the same. whether ne was placed
| there by those VITO had an interest In doing sc
| u none If my business IA | was not present nj
| that meeting aud had no Interest therein. this
being faction meeting. Mr.. Rivet accepted e
| be placed az candidate at large before the pno-
ole on the eleventh instant. and 80 such was
nnauccessful All thpt remained for him To dc
was to accept hia defeat.
A to the number Of votes that he boasts tC
I have received above me- It can be easily under
stood when It IL known that for candidate a
large Mr., Rivef had only one serious Opponent
willis had six opponents rs strong ms myself
who all made good fight. rs can be seen by the
result ~ the election.
As to Mr. hiyat's excuse that he Is o candidate
because / refused to express my views | vii
St that Mr. Rivet full we'll knows that the an
swers 70 the questions asked from me Wer'
never demanded, for the reason that the . an o
his followers was changed, and they intended
TO call mass r Getting Of the wari and TO cal
me b fore H. was fully PREPARED to meet this
ISSUE but that plan, for reasons he may bette
oe able TO explain than nv self, wa. not carried
onl ~ recover, In answer to his / again rete
70 my interview published IN the DEMOCRAT b
the eleventh instant, aud 70 my card OF the sew
In conclusion, Mr. Rivet says that many IN
huenees Will be brought To- bear to defeat him
nave no doubt OF that But IL he means tina
unfair Influences will be used On my part, l in
dignantly reIel the insinuation Although
young IN years am proudly conscious that M
reputation for uubemished honor and pune
tilious fair dealing s too well established Il
fear that such "a charge could be listened Il
with any chance If success
With this come before you. gentlemen r.
accept fairly aud honestly your appreciation O
dental at the polls.
Very respectfully. J. n. AUGUSTIN,
for the Fifth Representative District
Having read the above | fully concur in al
the statements or Mr. Augustin. and nrnmis
him ny full and undivided support
Respectfully,
ERNEST J. GUERINGFR
Regular Democratic Conservative Candidat
for the Fifth Representative District.
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