The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-16

Baton Rouge Capitolian and utter ~.
Godspeed for L. A. Witt as next Gon,eartH
| OF our loved Louisiana, and we sineoras,o9I naf
| lleve that no man who loves this Stattay p
ever repret supporting him. East Fa I5 VII
Waterman. eiiclans
We have, although Colonel Lott ia ~.
choice, no objection to some other eandia ala
named by our contem poraries, such oa ~
b. Spencer. or j. Elan, but we wisb ~ : n y.
press upon our delegates to the convo W ~
that the honor OF the chief mapistraeesaa
longs to the country by right and tbsa. g
effort VIII De made BY the ring to iore aae .a g
nomination Of L. A. Wiltz;t we deprecaastee tas
policy of that gentleman IN forming s . cs, tle
nation with the ring by which he e syaq.
to attain the highest position in ,ba e1 aoees
and we trust that the delegates fro,mos a u
country parishes will unite with tho om =. tle
nsnts OF the ring from New Orleans p +
effectually put quietus on the hopes ~ st Y
compromising politician [Farmenrasssia!!
Gazette" otsVllA
This gifted and popular statesman HIM
A. Wiltz) seems to occupy the gubernatn.;Lls
field alone. Our friend, Judge Elan "a nN
Soto parish, declines the use OF his na, "
Gen: Fred Ogden to be made President WMls |
not leopardlze at this time the harmonnUyu y |
the party. The General Is amiable, modsas4s |
unambitious, and is well aware that nv ~
on the eve OF stormy times; that it renu, ae
the most experienced statesmanship r. erss
the ship OF state through the breakers eT Tas
people idolize Gen. Ogden, and the time =. ~
lar will and wear the honors that w filH]t y
forced upon him. We speak in the sanna ~. y
OF our friend Judge Spencer, who cannot wv Y
spared from the bench. Louis A. Wilt ~; N
no doubt receive the Democratic nornina,iTnaal
and II 30, we feel assured the Republic
days OF Henry Clay, no public man has srs
peared who Is such a magnetizer as T.
Witt, and friend nor foe can come near IL, e.
without feeling this influence Bold asna
tious, frank, truthful, dashing, indeDenda.st
courteous, intelligent, he possesses an ii.
his friends, tolerant to those who differ v,tS
him, proverbially honest and liberal to fsnlt
Proud OF his race, proud of his State, orafa'
full for the peoples love, he will. ii eieessa
Governor OF Louisiana protect her bonnr
guard her interest. and carry out In all thads,
FORM Pointe Coupee Pelican. =
ENDORSEMENTS BY PARISHES.
The Democratic convention of Terrebouns
held on the eighth instant, adopted the follow.
ing resolution: 'e1'o".
Resotued, That this committee does harehy
declare, beyond a doubt, that the Hon. D. Il
Witt Is the choice Of the Democratic partvn
the parish OF Terrebonne for the nonfnatins
Of Governor, and likewise the Hon. joseph
AckloH IOT FenOmlnaC1On TO Congress. And
we recognize with admiration their fidelity Il
the people and Democratic party, and Claim
they are entitled to solid vote from Terre.
bonnie.
The Democratic convention OF Tensag. heN
On the eighth instant, adopted, unanlmotlaly
The following resolution:
Resolred, That 1t is the sense OF this mat.
ing, representing the Democratic Conseryn
tive party of Tensas parish, that the Hon. & I
a. Wiltz is the first and only choice Of ths
Democrats OF this parish for Governor.