The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-06
LOUISIANA MATTERS.
TINE COMING CONSTITUTIONAL CON
vENTION-NOMINATI MADE
AND PROPOSED.


AND PROPOSED.
Franklin parish dominates Saturday.
March 8.
DIR. John Hon, Of Atchafalaya, La q candi-
date for the convention In st. Lsrldry.
The Columbia Herald speaks,of II. ID. Wall
as a prominent candidate for delegate In
VIM.
vermilkon holds It's parish convention
Wednesday, March g.
Caldwell will nominate by mass meeting
to be- held at Columbia, Wednesday, March 8.
Judge Duncan Buie announces himself as
q candidate for the convention In Franklin
He wishes the debt investigated and the in
terest reduced.
w. K. Rutland, editor Of the Union Record,
Is candidate for senatorial delegate from
the Twenty-second Senatorial district COM
posed OF the parishes Of Union, Morehouse,
Lincoln and West Carroll.
Judge Owen Mayo, Of Concordia, has been
requested by number Of prominent citizens
of that parish to become a candidate for
senatorial delegate from the Twenty-slxth
Senatorial District, composed OF the parishes
OF Tensas and Concordia. He has consented
to do so.
1t la said that Lane is coming here from
New Orleans on Saturday to influence the
Republican Parish Committee to indorse him
! for delegate to the constitutional convention
-EBaton Rouge Herald.
Claiborne parish held Its nominating con.
dates In the field. After two ballots w. +
Moreland and j. L. Davidson were chosen as
the Democratic nominees.
The executive committee Of the Democratic
party. OF st. Martin met at Breaux Bridge,
Tuesday, February rs, and Gen. A. De Olouet
was chosen as candidate for parish delegate.
A number of meetings were arranged In the
parish to allow the senatorial and parish dele
gates to address the voters on the questions
that will be discussed by the constitutional
convention.
The executive committee Of the Democratic
party OF the parish Of Lafayette declines to
call q convention and recommended the fol-
lowing candidates for the constitutional con-
vention for the Eleventh Senatorial District,
composed of the parishes of st. Martin, La
fayette and Iberia, John Clegg; for parish
delegate, Mr.. L. Gerard. The executive COM
mittee OF St. Martin ratified the nomination
The Republicans Of this parish don't ap-
pear to be taking any stock In the constitu-
tional convention. They may start candi-
date of the new ISSUE stripe just before
material to select from that such course is
not at all probable.--[Red River Citizen.
Judge Marshall, parish judge OF Catahoula,
is spoken Of as being the favorite for the
vention, from the Twenty-fourth Senatorial
District, embracing the parishes OF Cata-
houla, VIM and Grant.
In the Lincoln parish nominating conven-
ton which met at Vienna, Monday, February
"a, 1t was at first decided to nominate two can
didates, Messrs. W. w. Patterson and Max
Feazel. Mr.. Patterson declined to be one OF
two candidates. and Mr.. FeaZel declined to
Il TOD
was then decided to run one candidate only,
and Major L. Il. Colvin was selected. Major
Colvin IL prominent farmer Of the parish.
The regular nominee OF the Democratic
Conservative, party for delegate TO the
Senatorial District, composed OF the parishes
OF Pointe COupee and Avoyelles, Is Col. T. l.
Claiborne. Charles Parlange, Independent
will run as q compromise candidate for parish
delegate.
Mr.. III. c. Stringfellow, nominated by the
Democratic convention OF this parish fol-
delegate to the constitutional convention, 1s
one Of our most successful planters. he Is O
man of unusual pluck and energy, sound
Judgment and fine scholarly attanment5
and will bring to bear In the deliberations Of
the conventional clear understanding OF many
wants Of our people, particularly the planting
interest In which he Is identified. We predict
for him a high standing among the members
We notice with pride and pleasure that so fal
as yet heard from, North Louisiana Is send
ing her best material to the convention
ICoushatta Citizen.
bled In this town on last Thursday nominated
ticket which should command the respect
and the support OF our entire people. In the
selection OF candidates for these responsible
positions the convention was guided by q de-
sire to secure as far as possible combina'
tion of integrity, capacity. and popularity,
and In our opinion this has been most happi-
ly accom- lished. In the nomination OF Mr.
8. 8. Pearce we have large planter, an &C.
complished gentleman, a sound Democrat
and q man Of singular firmness. The agri-
cultural classes could find no better repre-
sentative than Mr.. Pearce. In the selection
OF Mr.. L. j. Joffrion the party secures the
services of learned member of our bar,
who Is especially fitted for the position to
which he has been assigned. Talented and
popular he will make fine run, and together
with his colleague will well and worthily
represent the parish in the convention
Our nominees for delegates to the State
constitutional conventiOn-both parish anG
district-are good selections. We cherfully
support them. Hons. A. b. George and John
9. Vance, district delegates are we'll AND
favorably known to our people. Their records
as public servants show that they have labor
ed hard and earnestly In the interests Of
the State and district, and have accomplished
enough to entitle them to the confidence and
support Of the Democracy of this senatorial
district
Mr.. I'll. w. Ogden, our parish nominee, is 9
true and tried Democrat, and one we'll de.
serving the nomination at the hands of his
party, for the success of which he has laborec
long and zealously. He is fully competent, 6
hard worker, earnest, able and untiring
Our candidates, George, Vance and Ogden
are endowed with Jeffersonian requisites
honesty, capacity and fidelity. They will b.
elected to represent us.-lBossier Banner.
General state Notes.
The prospect of an early commencement O
In snpnsiAn rish hn