The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-08-12
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Judge Wilbur F. Blackman, former
ly Senator from the Claiborne district
and since Judge of the Rapides dis
trict, is a candidate for Judge of the
new 18th judicial district as the regu-
lar Democratic nominee. He is OPP
posed by r.. ]. Bowman, Esq, who
is announced as the peoples candidate.
Judge Osborn Is the regular Republi.
can nominee.
son, one of the largest in the parish,
has expressed a preference for Gen.
King for Congress.
The denomination of E. John ELLIS
for Congress in the 2ad district is be-
ing vigorously contested. Mr.. Ellis is
an influential member of the House,
but his course recently has served to
estrange many of his friends through.
out the State. It was certainly not to
be expected that he would favor the
Robson Naval Appropriation bill or
the Internal Revenue tax bill, nor
would we of Ouachita parish have be-
Heved Mr.. Ellis would have magnified
our old barn of courthouse into a
commodious aud substantial building.
The Abbeville Meridional says:
"Hon. f. j. Ellis now member of
Congress, looms up as an aspirant for
the gubernatorial chair. We assert
this ON the dit.on of certain parties,
who may be mis-informed. But that
is nevertheless the rumor."
The Hon. Carleton Hunt was unani-
mously nominated as the Democratic
candidate for Congress from the first
congressional district, by the conven-
ton held In New Orleans on the 31st.
Mr.. Hunt, although prominent in
Democratic conventions, has never
been before the people as a candidate
before. He will make a worthy sue
cessor to Gen. Gibson.
The Republicans of the 3rd congress
sional district have split into three
factions, lead respectively by Judge
Beattie, Senator Kellogg and Repre-
sentative Darrall, each of whom II. an
aspirant for the Republican nomination
for Congress. 1t does not appear who
is the strongest man, but we imagine
that Kellogg will not come in last.
The convention to nominate Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress in the
18th district will meet in Alexandria
on the 18th proximo. The indications
are that Representative Blanchard
will be nominated for reelection, and
that there will DO no formidable oppo-
sition to his reelection.
The affable editor of the Donaldson
Vile chief, who, we believe, is sup
porter of Kellogg in the triangular Re-
publican fight in the Bird congressional
district, gives the readers of the Chief the
following information respecting the
Democratic aspirants in the 9th dis
trict:
"The Democratic convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress for the
Sixth Louisiana District will assemble
at Baton Rouge on the 18th inst. There
are three aspirants for the nomination,
Hons. II. L. Garland of st. Landry,
Charles Parlange of Pointe Coupee and
f. w. Robertson OF East Baton Rouge,
with the chances favorable to the last
named. st. Landry has chosen a solid
Garland delegation and East Feliciana
sends four delegates for Parlange and
four for Robertson"
A mass meeting was held in Jackson
during the session of tho District Court
last week, at which the delegates were
instructed to vote for Gen. King for
the Democratic nomination for Con-
gress.
A dispatch of the 9th from Vidalia
from Mr.. +. Shields says that the "re-
port Boatner has secured Concordia is
mistake. She. sends her delegation
for King"
We learn from a Natchez dispatch
of the 9th, that the parish of Cata-
houla has instructed her delegates to
the Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton which assemblies here on the 3Oth,
to vote for Capt. Boatner. Caldwell
has given similar Instructions.
Congress adjourned Tuesday. The
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