The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-01

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graph'c sketch Of the doing. Of the
Gaul-, CeltS and Trojans assembled at
the St Louis Hotel the other night, to
hold q Democrat Parish Conv. n,ion
for Orleans. II will aforementioned
that the usual harmonious wire work
crs Of Orleans, are just now at daggers
points If discord, and they are not
pulling a long pull, strong pull, and
a.pull altogether. The difficulty at
FIRST was TO clear the oom-that The
president Of the meeting might see
himself. AID hear bis own voice call
the meeting ito order" The thing
was done by small man in big whis-
kers, who afterwards with all the g!o-
ry Of a hrillian; coup Getat, declared
the meeting ready for business. In
clearing the house they had forgotten
the reporters who had all to vamous
with the rabblc. A motion was made
to call them back, which was lost, but
Notwithstanding the True Deltas man
got in, to furnish the world with the
following picturesque description Of
theproceedings.
At 7 o'clock, lust evening, We d.
rec,ed cur course towards the Petite
Brouse, at the corner Of Cbarires and
St. Louis streets, where he Democra-
tic Parish Convention was to ass, lnble
to decide the fate of the numerou,
candidates for Parisb .dfces. tn
banquetts were crowded with hund. eds
If anxious constituents, and scores o.
still more a,xiou, candidates. The
spacious bar room at the st. Lou,
Hotel was cra,pmed TO overfowIn,,
and We shall not be surprised To-Day
70 find tha, brandy has "riz, althoush
it was going down pretty fast la
night. The candidates were there. III
tolerable full force. clectioneer.ng, AID
the delegates were caucusing; ant
a few wings were mixed DIP with til,
crowd, enjoying the sport. Each eau
didale was sanguiue Of he nomination,
and each delegate was ready 10 swea
hat his favorite would be the MAJ
Leaving the hotel--afer waiting iu,.
three quarters Of al hour, good cleo
ii, n time, to get punch, (.h"ugh We
had received five hundred externa
Oh that ori)--we edge.
our way cut OF this composite crowo
It Ssxons, Gauls, Gets, I uioi anu
iberiaIs,---h,rds and sof,r, aaanap,-
ines aud putfyheads. terriht DIS auu
unterriied>, and made our way to-
ward anoher crowd ON the Other sid.
Vi the street, and, wading through til
living wall, we struggled npa stair
Cd e, into the room where III angus,
body, which was to decide he tate Vi
Ca,u and Ut Rome, were assembled.
The convention hal been called t.
oIder but did not obey the call. The
hard listed Of the third were there, t.
see their Representatives did thcir
duty. A motivn was made 10 eAciu'ie
Ill but delrga.e-, and then the trou,le
was to find who the delegates were.
Of course tie Louisiana Hotel Dele
gates, aud Fasnachts Delega,es were
not far behind them. TAe third
n her generosity had sen, two sets
Il delega;es-now, committee had TO
De appointed to examine credentials.
} OF the C, mmittee were in favor of
he Fasnachts, and ! ior the Louisiana
Hotels. There we're minority, as well
/, majority reports. At length the :
majority, a, is usual in such ca,es got
,oscss;on OF the meeting called the
lOuse to order, drove The malcontents
Town tie back stairs-closed The doors
md went TO business in business
Ike maauer.
The Convention rcguiariy organ
zed BY aproi tiny Gc.. Lacos.e Pres
dent, Mr.. i. s,eaazeneau Vice Pres