The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-15
THE CAMPAIGN.

Henry Sidney announces himself as can.
didate for the Legislature in Terrebonne.
In Tangipahoa, L. 4. Draughon is a candi
date for representative and Leslie Bankstou
for sheriff.
Demas and Babcock, lately firm friends
have qnarreled over the control of the Re
publican party OF st. John the Baptist.
The Richland Beacon has no candidate for
Superintendent of Public Education. and
wants It's contemporaries to select one
East Feltciana will make no parish nomina-
tions. Delegates to the judicial and senato-
rial conventions will be selected BY a primary
election, but the field for parish candidates
will be thrown open to all.
The leaders having conferred on Louis A.
Wlltz we presume that he will be the nomi-
nee for Governor.-Richland Beacon.
The members Of the executive committee OF
the Democratic Conservative party OF Tan
gipahoa parish have determined to call a
primary election on the eleventh OF October.
1879.
The Republican parish committee of Iberia
met ON Saturday, September s, and called
Tor q nominating convention for parish Off
GERS, to be held on the twenty-fifth Of this
month.
In short. %. Il. Fay will be the Fright man
In the right place" as Superintendent of Pub
lie Education, and we earnestly call upon
every man who desires to see diligent and
capable gentleman fit the position, to remem-
Der him 10 October next. He Is Democrat
OF the old Jeffersonian stamp.-East Feliciana
We take the following from the, New Orleans
DEMOCRAT, and approve every word Of it.
For some time we have met with little articles
10 the papers from Mr.. Lusher that seemed
70 be designed as hints to our voters that If
ne was not reelected the Peabody fund would
be withheld from the State All we have 10
say on that point Is, II we cannot get aid from
that fund without being dictated to BY its
a ast g 70 Wnom We shall vote for to fiji
state o1nce, then let US try to get on Without
i. Louisiana supported public schools be-
lore the Peabody fund was donated. and we
believe she can do SO again.-Amite Indepan-
dent. pon-
There is scarcely doubt that Lieut.. Gov.
Witt will be the choice for Governor of the
Rouge to nominate candidates for the State
ticket; even his opponents concede that he
will probably be nominated on the first bal
lot He's ring man." they say. Yes. SO
ne is; but his ring is the whole State OF Lou
!slana, Tor whose entire interests no man in
the State Is more jealous: or, if elected will
more fearlessly and faithfully protect and
foster those interests. Besides he is native
Of Orleans. and New Orleans is certainly en-
titled to one Governor. We join, then, the
Baton Rouge Capitokan and utter hearty
Iodspeed for l.. A. Witt as next Governor
of our loved Louisiana, aud we sincerity be-
leVe that no man who loves this State will
aver regret supporting him. East Feliciana
Waterman.
The popular and efficient presidentof SILL
nan Female Collegiate Institute of this place,
.. II. Fay, announces that he is candidate
Ior the nomination by the State convention
,or State Superintendent of Public Education
Mr Fay has had large and successful ex-
perlence as an educator in this State and Mis-
slsslppl: For sixteen years Saving four years
service in the Confederate army he has been
engaged IN teaching in Louisiana, and is !!
thoroughly conversant with the wants Of the |
State in the proper and useful development Of
Inc best features Of our public school system. |
An ripe scholar endowed with energy and ex-
sc ; ana administrative capacities Of the
highest order, should the convention. in its
wisdom, bestow Its favors upon him, the sub
sequent years OF his administration we doubt
not, will be marked by substantial progress
and eminent conservatism In raising the
standard of popular education in Louisiana.-l
East Feliciana Waterman.