The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-03
THE CAMPAIGN.
In the City.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of th
Crescent City Guards Of 1876-78-79 was he'll
on Monday, for the purpose of reorganiza
tton, at No. ia Carondelet street. The fol
lowing officers were unanimously elected
G. W. Flynn, president; T. II. Adams, vic
president; Joe Vigo, secretary; E. Brune
financial secretary; Felix Sullivan. treasurer
j. G. Bradley, sergeant-at-arms; E. LaFo Fonta
marshal. A committee was appointed t.
draft suitable memorial OF respect to thei
deceased president, Thomas Byrnes, ant
Vice President James S. Beebe.
| At large and enthusiastic meeting held a.
the corner of Third and Rousseau streets, 9
| Democratic club was formed under the name
Of the Reilly Guards Of the Eleventh Ward
! The following officers were elected Thomas
| c. Murphy, president; Richard Reilly, treas
| urer; Michael Grinnen, first vice president
John Tennison, second vice president; e
Delesdernier and Thos. Kingsman, sergeants.
| alarms; John McLarness, secretary.
IN THE PARISHES.
Messrs. Divide Lieux and Thos. B. Harris
are candidates for sheriff In Pointe Coupee.
A mass meeting of the Democrats of Ten.
sas has been called tor Monday, September 8,
to elect delegates to the State convention,
Assumption parish will hold grand mass
meeting on September 8, to eject delegates to
the State convention.
The candidates for local offices In Lincoln
are l.. r. Bell for Representative, and Eug.
Howard, r. E. Ruis and E. A. Giyens, ST., for
sheriff.
The Assumption Pioneer also Is In favor Of
the delegates from the Third Congressional
District to the State convention at Baton
Rouge nominating candidate TO rCongress
S. ,. Powell has been requested to become
candidate for district Judge from the Fifteenth
Judicial District, West Feliciana and Pointe
Coupee. The Feliciana Sentinel earnestly
supports him.
The parish executive committee of St. Tam
many called @ convention of the Democratic
party, to be held in Covington, on Monday,
September l, 1879, for the purpose OF organ
1ZlDg the party for the ensuing campaign and
electing delegates to the State and district
conventions.
The first four congressional districts OF this
State are entitled to very nearly the same
number OF delegates In the Baton Rouge con-
ventlon. The First has 73 delegates, the Sec
ond 73, the Third "a and the Fourth ~. The
other two districts, the Fifth and Sixth, have
the largest delegations, being entitled to 80
and 81 delegates respectively.
The Democratic parish central committee
OF Franklin has decided to have an election
OF delegates to the parish convention, Sep
tember 20. The convention will meet Sep
tember % at Winnsborough and nominate
parish officers. A mass meeting will be held
at Winnsborough, September ~, to elect del
egates to the State, senatorial and judicial
convention.
II the voice Of the press throughout the
State is any criterion the gentleman whose
name IL. A. Wiltz) heads this article is by far |
the most prominent candidate before the |
Democracy for nomination for Governor. We |
,hink the convention could not possibly |
choose better standard bearer or one who |
,ould point with more pride to his past record
han Hon. L. A. Wiltz, Of New Orleans. AS
president OF the Constitutional Convention he |
Won golden opinions from the members of
hat body, which comprised members Of all
political parties. He Is undoubtedly the most
popular man In the State for the position, and /
nominated will surely be elected by hand
one majority.-lSt. Tammany Farmer.
The State press show the following prefer
nces for Governor: The Assumption Pioneer,
lvoyelles Wltager. Avoyelles Bulletin, East
5aton Rouge Capitolia,s, Iberia Journal her
lille South, Lafourche Sentinel, Natchitoches
Indicator, Pointe Coupee Pelican, st. Ber-
ard Eagle, st. James Loaisiandis, st. John
he Baptist LMeschacebe, st. Martin Sentinel,
It. Tammany Farmer and Terrebonne Gou-
Ter - fifteen want Wilt; the MorehOuse
aarion wants j. G. Moncure; the Lincoln
'e,ataael wants w. B. Spencer; the Richland
'eacon and West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
-tWo-wants f. 7. Nichols; the st. Mary
,euiear wants Don Caffrey; the De Soto
'emocrat and Coifax Chrontcle-two-want j. /,
!. Eiam, OF De Soto, and the East FelicIana
atraot- Democrat wants 7. B. Lyons, OF East
elieianas