The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-15

good instrument as Its broader platform,
will march TO victory In December next
Baton Rouge Herald, anti Democratic.
The Democrats Of Tensas will hold mass
meeting at st; Joseph, Monday, October 10,
to elect delegates to the district convention Oh
the parishes OF Concordia and Tensas.
The Republican parish committee met last
Saturday and expelled one Of Its members for
taking part In the Democratic primary elec-
tion and inducing oolored Republicans to vote.
-lRaton Rouge Herald.
Primary elections are oil the rage through
out the State just now, and fully three-fourths
OF the parish candidates will be thus nomi-
mated. On the other hand the parishes which
nominated last election by primaries are now
calling conventions.
The Greenbackers In this parish are begin
ming to organize for the campaign. Our peo-
pie should be on the alert and keep pace
with the political manuuvres OF the new
parity Lincoln Sentinel.
The Ouachlta Telegraph hoists the name Oh
Gen. W. 5. Hancock as its choice for Presi-
choice us against Tiiden, yet we think 1t is
rather too soon TO place his name at our mast
head TenHas journal.
A small number Of local Radical politicians
are said to have had q caucus In town on Sat
urday, the fourth OF this month The meet
ing was such tame, quiet affair few people
knew anything about it-lBaton Rouge Adj
vocate
Meetings of members Of the bar have been
held In st. Martin and Iberia parishes, at
which resolutions were adopted requesting
THAT no nominations 30 made by political par
ties for judge of the Twenty-frst Judicial
Distrct-St. Martin and Iberia.
There are two tickets In the field In East
Baton Rouge, the Independent ticket and the
regular Democratic ticket DR.. T. ]. Buffing-
man on both tickets. The Independents, how
ever, have made no nominations for judicial
offices.
The following is the result OF the primary
election to East Baton Rouge October 4:
District Judge, I'll. NJ Sherbourne; District
!. burlington; Representatives, j. Kleinpeter,
s. NJ. Robertson; clerk Of court, b. f. Bryan;
sheriff, J. w. Bates; coroner, 2. Fl. Jones.
Next Wednesday ward meetings will be
choosing delegates to the parish Democratic
nominating convention. which is called to
assemble In this city on the twenty-tirst in
stant. In this ward delegates will be chosen
by primary election shreveport Times.
It seems that the movement to nominate q
meeting with much favor, and by the time
the convention meets the step no doubt will
bo carried out. 1t certainly will meet with
some opposition, but we belieye that the
Democrats II Vermllion Meredionai.
The following is the result OF the Terre-
bonne primary election, held October d For
House Of Representatives, I'll. Z. Fall 657 NOM
mated, A. Jalet, Jr, TT Nominated; for sher-
lf, j. Emile Naquin 275 (nominatedl, James H.
1877; for clerk OF court. J. O. Duplantis 493
nominated), u. A. Hepier 3oG; for coroner,
DR.. A. blanchard 1913 (nominated).
We understand that the Democratic nomi~
mating primary election held last Saturday
will be contested by Messrs. Lamon and
Hubbg We Thought aa these OantlenaY1
probably did, that It was to be Democratic
and not o Republican primary, and confess
our surprise at seeing such a large number Of
Republicans who voted last Saturday, and
support the ticket at the general election
Baton Rouge Herald