The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-18
THE CAMPAIGN.

Candidates are numerous In st. John the
Baptist.
l.. u. Webre Is out in Lafourche as candi-
date for sheriff.
Sheriff Cawthon, Of Caddo, Is q candidate
for reelection.
T.. D. Mcdonald IS q candidate for clerk OF
the Webster District Court.
Edgar Mouton, chief deputy sheriff In La
fayette, Is a candidate for sheriff.
Gov. Nichols is re-nominated for the COVER
norship by the Richland Beacon.
A correspondent writing TO the West Car
roll Courier wants Col. Lott for Governor.
The Houma Courier hoists the name OF l.. A.
Witt at Its masthead as its choice Tor Gov
ernor.
@. ?. Skholfeld, Of East Baton Rouge, Is q
candidate for clerk Of the district court Of
that district.
A correspondent Of the Morehouse Clarion
nomnates Col. r. b. Todd Of that parish for
Governor.
w. N. Potts Is candidate for reelection to
the Office Of District Attorney OF the Fifth
judicial District.
The Democratic parish executive committee
OF Ouachita Is called to meet August % to
consider important business.
Alyan Z. Read is a candidate for district
Judge In the Baton Rouge District. He served
there for three years as district attorney.
The Carroll Conservative dominates j. M.
Kennedy, Of East Carroll tor judge of the
district embracing East Carroll and Madison.
L. T. Lewis Is a candidate for district Judge
OF the Thirteenth Judicial District Geo. w.
Hudspeth Is In the field for the same Office
Both of st. Landry.
Up to 10 o'clock yesterday morning there
We're four candidates out for clerk of the Bos-
Sier District Court, aud no returns had been
received from "twiXt the bayous''
Lieut. Coy. Witt Is at the head Of the gov
eminent. He performs his duties well. The
public IS thinking about putting him there
permanently.-lSt st. james Louisianian.
Gervais Lecha. Of st. John the Baptist Is
candidate for District Judge OF that district
The Meschdcebe indorses him. Livin
DePoorter is its candidate for district attor-
ney.
The campaign promises to be an early one.
The four most advanced parishes ara Iberia
East Baton Rouge, Claiborne and Olachita
where host of candidates are already in the
field.
Rapides had q severe attack, at the last
election, of Radical Neutrality-suspicious.
back-Nationa party. The party will run at
the coming election with the title independent
sRdded.
Candidates are coming out nobly In East
Baton Rouge. There are already three can
didates for district Judge in the field, two for
clerk OF the district court aud one for district
attorney.
In this parish candidates-Republican can
didates-are as thick as mosquitoes. There
are about one hundred candidates for sheriff,
and as many more for the other otiices.-[ Hou-
ma Courier.
Lieut.. Gov. Witt is being highly compli-
mented throughout the State for the impair
hal and able manner with which he presided
over the Constitutional Conventional atchi-
toches Vindicator.
J. y. W. Lowry, Esq, rising and able at
1orney Of Bellevue, Bossier parish, Is a eandi-
Gate Tor district attorney Of the judicial dis
webster and Bienville.
Inc election campaign in our parish is
opened already and electioneering COM
nsnced. We anticipate that the aeire-pulling
vii De lively between now and December
scoming-lNew Iberia Sugar Bowl
lne Natchitoches Tmdicator announces