The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-09-02
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.

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POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
To-day week Arkansas holds an
election for members of Congress ana
state and county officers and for men,
hers of the legislature. The Democra-
tic ticket is headed by Judge Berry, of
Benton, candidate for Governor, and
next comes our old friend Jake Frolich
candidate for reelection, a second
time, for Secretary of State. G. b.
Breckenridge, son of Gen. j. G. Brock
enridge, is the nominee for congress
man at large. ]. X. Jones, present
for Congress in the district just north
of this, and will certainly be reelected.
F. M. Leatherman, formerly of North
Louisiana, we observe, is the green
back-republican candidate for Senator
in the Camden district. The defeat he
seems rushing on will not disturb
Leatherman's equanimity a particle.
Representation in the Delta RepubIi-
can congressional convention, which
meets on the 18th Is apportioned as fol-
lows, to-wit: Caldwell l; Catahoula 2;
East Carroll 4; West Carroll L; Clai-
borne l; Concordia 5; Franklin l; Jack
son 1; Lincoln 1; Madison 5; More
house 1; Ouachita 2; Richland, 1; Ten
sas 6; Union 1. total-33. The Repub-
licans Of East Carroll have named
Judge WHY as their first choice, and
Judge Hough as their second.
The election in Bossier on the ques-
tion of locating the courthouse, terrni-
mated without a definite result, not n
majority of the voters having voted in
favor of any one point. Benton and
the Cane place, (Which is just opposite
Shreveport stood highest in favor,
and an election will be held to-day to
decide between these two points, Canes
seeming to have the call.
In an interview, the other day, with
a reporter of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
Congressman John Ellis said that "the
progressive people of the country want
to see both the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties broken up. Both have
Outlived their usefulness and neither
keeps pace with the progress tf events"
Arrah, John, and did our old leader.
w. s. Hancock, tell you that he is in
favor of breaking up the Democratic
party? And how about the Democratic
nomination sor Congress, John, in the
End district? Can't get it ?
Gen. ]. c.. Anderson, deputy collec-
tor of the port of New Orleans, but
better known as one of the Wells Re-
turning Board, has declared himself
an Independent candidate for Congress
in the Baton Rouge (6th) district in
opposition to the Democratic nominee,
Col. A. s. Heron. This district is
composed of the parishes OF st. Landry,
(Anderson's parish,) Avoyelles, Point
Coupee, West Feliciana, East Felici-
ana, East Baton Rouge, West Baton
Rouge, Livingston, st. Helena, Tan
gipahoa, st. Tammany and Washing
ton-12 parishes. Mr.. Anderson is
only laying the foundations for con-
test in the next Congress, as he is
morally certain to be badly left at the
polls by 'tOld Red."
The National Greenback Labor
party,-as few gentlemen of a por-
ton of Orleans and five neighboring
parishes style themselves-metin New
Orleans Saturday last, and proceeded
to organize a convention to nominate Il
candidate for Congress in the End dis
trict. We copy from the report of the
States
DIR. j. III. Hyer was tho only name
proposed, and Mr.. Hyer was unani-
mously chosen to be tho party's candi-
date for Congress from the second dis
trict.
DIR. Hyer then rose and addressed the
assembly, thanking them for his nom-
ination, and declaring his opinion of
the platform of the party. The con-
vention then adjourned subject to the
call of the president.
DIR. Hyer has one advantage-ho is
higher than he ever was before and has
no public record to assail. In Il party
devoted to greenbacks and to labor
something should, of course, be said of
both, and this Is the position taken on