The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-09-21
THE OPPOSITION STATE CON.
VENTTON.

name of an Opposition State Convention
was cheat and a bnrlesque, a hzzle,
shan and farce.
Late in August a meeting was held q
1 the City Hall composed of those who de
sired to nominate State ticket 10 oppo
sition to that nominated by the Demo
cratic Party in Baton Rouge. It was ex
pected that many dissatisfied Democrats
would share IN its proceedings and pu
in their claims for dae proportion Of tbt
honors to he awarded. 0hlytw or three
Of such were present and not one Of then
took part in the action Of the meeting
It was trap set for bob-tails but not a
single one was SO verdant as to be
caught A few of the more intense and
active Of the Know Notbings of the City
some two or three dozens, were the com.
ponent elements of the meeting which
none pretend to have been a representa-.
ton of the wishes and feelings Of the
masses of that party in the city.
The ruling spirit of the meeting was
The most inveterate wigwamite in the
State, the most fanatical and the least
scrupulous among the leaders of the spoils
faction of New Orleans, Recorder Sum.
mers. He dictated the whole action Of
the meeting. He drew up a list Of dele
gates which were accepted without in
quiry or change, using names in thatcon-
nection of men who never authorized such
a use of them and who had no particle of
sympathy in the meeting Or its objects,
Nearly half of them refused to serve as
appears from the published proceedings
OF. the meeting ofthe 18th instant. There
is not. therefore, the slightest ground for
that even the opposition party
of the city was represented in the late
70 what extent the Know
Nothings and sore-heads of the balance Of
the State were represented will appear
from the Delta's account of the proceed
ings, which is as follows:
For the city of New Orleans, there appeared W.
Emerson, Secretary of Recorder Summers, w. Sal
onion, Secretary of Mayor Stith, J. Magoni, of the
Finance Committee of the Board of Assistant Al.
dermen, Fl. NJ. Summers, Recorder, T. A. johnson,
S. H. Fulton, J. B. soraparu, Guy Duplantier, N.
P. Lytle.
Then, there being absentees from New Orleans,
the following were appointed in their place: A. G..
Brice, j.. {. Hyde, W. 7. Bartlett, ]. Hertz, w. A.
Field.
Thus the New Orleans delegation was completed,
If there was some difficulty in giving our own city,
Sans favorite dominion and stamping ground, a
full delegation, how can we fully estimate the labor
and responsibility of disposing of the forty-eight
ether parishes Of the State? And yet, even this
difficulty was surmounted by this energetic party,
and the following large country delegation was
quickly got up to order, to,cast tile rural vote of
the opposition:
For Jefferson parish, R, K. Cutler; for Living
ston parish, Fl. Duncan; for East Baton Rouge, j.
~ Musselman, who appeared by proxy Rapides
parish, S. w. Henarie, j. NJ. Wells, G. w. Boyce---
making grand country ,delegates'of six, tin
Guiding Mr.. Musseman's proxy,) representing four
large and growing parishes. Our shrewd Samites
took care to guard well our local interests by pro-
viding a larger delegation for the city than the
country. The other forty-four parishes of the
State were notpresent in body, but were presumed
to be in spirit Al to the large and powerful re-
gion watered by the Red River and tributaries,
the three delegates from Rapides pledged their full
and cordial cooperation in the action of the con-
ventien, which was very liberal in the said delegates
nd.eynced large confidence on The part Of the
said parishes.
Thus constituted--with Recorder Summers as
President, Mr.. Wells, ofRapides, as Vice President,
aud j. B. Soraparu as Secretary-thei Convention
included fifteen delegates oil true and faithful fol-
lowers of Sam. We are bound to admit that the
proceedings we're exceedingly orderly, and the Or
ganization was effected without any ofthose tumul-
tuous scenes which have given sucha bad name
to Democratic Conventions. Without the necessi-
ty OF balloting, or even nominating, the following
ticket was declared, by acclamaton, to be that Of
the Opposition Ses
For Governor Thomas J. Wells, Of Rapides. !.
For Lieut.. Goyernor-John Ray, of 0uachita.
For Auditor--Adolphe Olivier, Of ST. Mary.
For Attorney General--Thomus j. Durant, Of
New Orleans.
For Treasurer--John Perkins, Of East Baton
Rouge.
For Secretary Of state--Charles D, Dreux, of
New Orleans
For Superintendent Of Public Education,-R. H.
Cuny, Of Catalonia.
With the exception Of Thomas j. Durant, ESQ,
of whose present political status wearc in profound
ignorance, all thegentlemen namedare full. blooded
disciples of Sam. We would qualify this. remark,
by confessing our ignorance OF the politics. OF even
OF the existence of the gentleman named for Treas
urer.. There are several prominent gentlemen
named Perkins in and about Baton Rouge, but we
believe they do not answer to the name of JOHN,
nor to the political demands of Sam. Waving any
reference, therefore, to the gentleman named for
Treasurer, until his identity is more satisfactorily
ascertained, we hazard the opinion, in advance Of
our neighbor Of the Crescent, that the said ticket
several very respectable and formidable,
gentlemen, of whose claims and qualifications we
desire,to record our views, but, warned bypreyi-
Gus and recent experience, we apprehend that such
discussion would be premature, until it is ascer-
tanned whether the said nominees accept the dis.
tingt,ished honor rendered them..
It must be observed that the delegates
from Rapides, while assuming to speak