New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-23

fHR lRPUBLIoAI H0lml1IoAe.
The delegates from the several Repub
-s11uahD-ulsttsu
Institute, 1zliIbe(en esevut q9aknt
selections for the municipal end paro
I dial oaaces to be filed at the next cleo
ton. After some delay in the business o
organization, the convention finally cam,
. the bal1oting benjamin. F. Flanders
the present incumbent, was chosen as The
candidate for Mayor. Another ballot re.
suited in the selection of Police Captain,
James Lewis for Administrator Of Police,
| thus beating E. w. Pierce, the present
incumbent. The convention then ad.
journed till to-day at twelve o'clock.
We have rarely seen nominating con.
vention in this city at which SO much in.
terest was manifested. The impression
prevails generally throughout the city that
a nomination at the hands of the present
convention is equivalent to an election,
and we consider the impression to great
extent correct. With the exercise of or
binary prudence and judgment in making
the other nominations, the party will be
greatly strengthened. and probably ren-
dered sure for victory.
! MIR. Flanders, the nominee for Mayor,
needs no introduction to the readers Of
the REPUBLICAN. He has been prominent
ly before the public, with the exception Of
brief intervals, since 1862, when he was
elected to Congress from the First Dis
trict. He was appointed, at the close
Of the session, to be Supervis-
ing Special Agent of the Treasury
at New Orleans, which, in effect, gave
him control over the affairs of the Gus
tomhouse, and especial charge of trans
actions in cotton coming in from the rebel
lines. He served few months as Cover
nor, under military appointment, and
then retired from public life until he was
asked by Governor Warmoth to accept
the Office Of Mayor under the Administra-
tor system. His nomination is Justly
as an Endorsement Of the system
Of municipal government established by
the Republicans, which has proved so
satisfactory as to compel the admiration
Of the most obstinate and intolerant
Democrats. 1919. =.
- q. II
Mr.. Pierce was regarded as personally
very popular. He is an intelligent, eff
Gent and conscientious official, and would |
have been nominated for election to the
position to which he was appointed by
he Governor but for the necessity that
existed of recognizing the claims of very
worthy colored man. Each element in |
The convention is obviously entitled to
recognition. Due regard should be made |
Tor the wishes Of the various constituent
lies Of the delegates. Hence, when the
chief executive oficeef the city was given
% a white man, the colored delegates in
listed, with plausibility and force, that |
he next nominee ought to be of their
ace. This point appears to have been
without much difficulty, and
hence the matter is harmonious SO far as
ace is concerned.
Among the first duties Of the conven-
ion, upon assembling to-day, will be to
hoose a nominee for Administrator of
assessments. In making the selection,
he delegates should avoid falling into the
atal error committed by the Democrats.
hat selfish and short-sighted party ig-
lored altogether the German element,
nd as a consequence have lost their last
nance of getting the vote of
hat powerful nationality, which, in
his city, probably amounts to
hree or four thousand The present
,cumbent Of the Office, Mr. Bonzano, is
Understood to be candidate. He is very
apable, and is quite satisfactory to the
lass of the Republicans, besides being a
borough representative of the German
cement. 1t will be an act of the highest
lsdom, therefore, to offer the office of
administrator of Assessments to Mr.. Bon
mo. He possesses the requisite qualities
high degree-a true Republican, an
hcient officer, and a German. We hope
le delegates will bear these considera-
ons in mind when they reassemble this
orning. III
There will be various offices of minor
'nsideration, by means of which the
'lored candidates can receive proper
cognition. It has been already sug-
sted that both sheriffs might, with pro-
iety, be colored men, and also pro-
'rtionate number of the members of the
sneral Assembly. By pursuing such a
urse, the convention will be able to
eedily complete its work, and establish
lity and harmony in the party, which
II make it invincible on the seventh of
't .a '~ n
~ 81 THE CAMPAIGN. SyIN
The pOlitical ca,nnaipn IS now fully