The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-06
LETTER FnoM ST. LOUIS.

special Correspondence Of the New Orleans Crescent1
ST.. LOUIS, April l. 1869.
In veri6cstion Of the old sdsge, March departed
last night with boisterous accompaniment com
posed OF thunder. lightning. wind and rain, and
most people whom met cussed the inclsmen-
CIV Of the weather while the subscriber rsjoiced
thereat with exceeding great joy, az he had small
bet pending that the month would "go out like
lon.' Some supposed that the vivid flashes OF
lightning and desfenipg peals OF thunder were in
tended as Q sort of imprcmptu ratification OF the
nominations made at the +" cihzens" convention
yesterday, while others, and probably the majority,
didn't believe . word Of IL, bat. on the contrary,
construed IL Is manifestation Of Heavens dis
pleasure. But, be that 81 it msys while on the
subject OF the convention, / will nov tell you how
il originated, what 1t Was composed OF, and what
il accomplished. Some TIVE or three weeks age
the Democratic central committee met and re-
solved not to make any nominations for oficsrs to
be elected at the approaching city election. they
recommended, however, that the citizens, ire.
spectiye Of party, should hold ward meetings and
elect delegates to nominating convention 70 o %
held Of Kreiger's Hall on Monday, Msrcn z9tn.
The preliminary meetings we're held, delegates
elected, and on the day mentioned me great re-
form party'' of the city or ST. Louis met 10 con
vention, snd after organizing, adjourned 10 ives
| nesdsy. March 81. The different elements com.
no.ipg his conversation were those OF the Radical
5psrtv Who believe Mayor Thomas guiltless Of the
charges brought against him by City Counselor
| CIo,er. copserystiyes who care not who or what
| a candidates il or what may have been his antece-
| Ssn,s so lonr "A he announces himself an op.
oonent on Rsdicasm and Lastly. weak kneed
| Democra,s- who seem TO think Democracy has
,orever n 4 III prestige and that to nominsts any
l one INIT A man who had once been Q Radical
| sould be utter folly And this aforementioned ele-
/ ment governed, ss will be seen anon. In the
| meantime the Radicals held . convention, repudi
| sted Thomas. and nominated . really strong
,scSat 'hsaSsd nv Nathan Cole Esq, for
| MAYER Mr.. Cole Ia native OF this city
| and ia wealthy and entsrprising merchant;
| am.n Of updoubted integrity and one who viii
| hiring great strepQth to his ticket. Pursuant to
sss.y,nsnt tSa 1,onveutiou of "Reformers" re-
sssmbIaS ye.terdny and proceeded 10 business.
Ths n.mss ~ senator Joseph Brown, Arthur B.
Psrrest nresidept S. Louis A gricultural and Ne
| ehsnical Iseociation; James 8. Thomssp present
| incumbent ana Henry Keyser were suggested fol
| msvor. and bslloting commenced. % the frs
tb.liot The hiqhest number of votes (24) Was css
Tor senator Brown; but, there being no choice,
second ballot was had, which resulted as follows
ws. here read. Withdrawing his name - osndi
dale stating that il was with great reluctance 81
had CONSENTED 20 have IL used. and that under NJ
| c;,cnmstances would he serve without perfec
| nnsnimitv of feeling The nomination OF Mr.
| Tbon.s wa made unanimous, and balloting 10
| cher ofHcerz proceeded.
| The r.form ticke nominated by tho convention
| u a. folIovs: For MAYOR James s. Thomas con
,yoIlsr Henry Oyersiolz: register, WIN. Henry
c,sy treasurer. j. p. Kreiger; auditor, Charts
Bayha: city marshal J. N. Sieiger ; police justice