The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-28
ENDORSEMENTS BY CITY CLUBS.

Alta meeting Of the Witt Followers of tn.
third ward, held at Durants Hall, cornel
Basin and Poydras streets, last night, fifty
Few members signed the roll, whereupon tbs
club re-indorsad Hon. Cbas. Byrne for presi
dent OF the central ward club and the Hon
| l.. A. WiltZ aa its first and only choice for
| Governor. The following gentlemen wert
elected honorary members: Hon. j. D. Hous
ton, Hon. B. f. Jonas, Hon. e. A. Burke
| Hon. +. Brewster, Hon. r. NJ. Lusher
! At meeting held last evening in the real
Of the third ward, the Wiltz InvincibIes were
organized, with the following officers. Presi-
dent, George McGuigin; vice president, j
IL. Andrews; secretary, Phil Schmidt. treas
nrer, 9. s.. Elliott. One hundred and twelve
bona fide voters signed the roll. The Hon. L.
A. Witt WAS unanimously indorsed for Gov
ernor aHd Mr.. Charles ByrDe for president OF
| the central club. After partaking OF the hos
pitslities extended by the president and treas
| urer, the club adjourned subject to call.
At a meeting held last night at the corner
! OF LapeyrouZe and Claiborne streets. seventh
ward, two hundred and seventy-iive bona-fide
voters met and organized a club under the
name OF the Wtltz Guards No. The follow
ing officers were elected: president, J. NJ.
Fandow; vice president, Fl. Detrerlile; secre-
Lea; grand marshal, Louis Leonard; SER
Yeant-at-aIms, VIM. ODonald. A. FIotte was
indorsed for president of the mother club,
and Louis A. Wiltz for Governor.
A large number of German citizens of the
seventh ward met last evening, at the head
quarters OF the German Democratic Clue, to
reorganize for action for this campaign. The
following officers were elected: John Pour
tein, president; l.. Stelgleder, vice president; !;
Louis Schmidt, second vice president: Geo.
Schroth, secretary; FL. Graf, treasurer; Jack
Schmidt, sergeant-at-arms: Joseph Jacobs,
marshal.
After which the following resolutions were
offered by the secretary and adopted:
"hf,rf ,Aasx, S,<~ u
cratic principles in this ward have declared
for Gen. L. N. Ogden for Governor, we, the
true German Democratic Club OF this ward,
do hereby
indorse Hon. l.. A. Wiltz for Governor, and
A. D. saucier for president OF the central
club, and pledge our faith to stand by them
In the coming campaign
At a meeting last night Of the Byrne
Cadets the following officers we're elected.
President, ?. Mcdonald: vice president, John
Kain; secretary, M. Lynch; financial secreta-
ry, w. Bateman; treasurer Wm. McGrau.
Chas. Byrne was indorsed for president Of the
mother club and L. A. Witt for Governor.
One hundred and eighty members were
present.
The stonewall Democratic Club of the sew
enth ward held it5 regular meeting last night,
with A. s. Audler, president, In the chair, and
200 voters present.. The club indorsed A. b.
Saucier for president of the central club. Hon.
L.. i. Witt was indorsed for Governor. The
club was addressed by o. M. Tenn,son, Esq,
after which the club formed in line, with O. +.
Brugier as marshal, and marched through
the principal streets.
large and enthusiastic meeting was held
las. evening at Caaey's Hall, and the Casey
Independent Democratic Club OF the Ninth
Ward was organized. Fully 40 members were
present Ine following officers were elected
j. II. Barnes Casey, honorary president; Ja-
cob Altz, president; J: F. Rochenbaeh, vice
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