New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-15
DEMOCRATIC PARISH CONVENTION.
The Nominations Yesterday.


The Deutsche Company Hall, at the cor
ner of Exchange alley and Bienville street,
was crowded Yesterday on the occasion of
the Democratic Parish Convention, which
held its sitting there.
After the usual preliminary arrangements,
such as appointing n temporary chairman
and secretary, and the selection of COM
mittee on credentials, the concern was at
length permanently organized by the cleo
ton of f. Howard McCaleb as president
and st. Leon Dupeire as secretary.
The president and secretary took their
places, and the delegates were seated. with
a deep fringe of spectators behind them
We looked around with the closest attention
and scrutiny to discern what proportion
the colored delegates bore to the white ones
in an .ssemblage of representative Democ-
racy, but not colored delegate could be
seen.
The first operation was to make a candi-
date for Mayor and after a little preliminary
wire pulling, Mr. l.. A. Wiltz was declared
to be the Democratic nominee.
Next came the vote for a candidate for
the Office OF Administrator of Assessments,
The nominees were Messrs. Haas, L'uote.
Bond, Casey, Liebrand and Barnes.
There were five tedious ballotings gone
through before a result was arrived at, the
lowest candidate being dropped at each bal
lOt. Al I0c Ii1lO DdilOt NIL CiiIuucl DdrucS
was declared elected, having received seven
ty-three votes out of the ninety-one cast.
The president here announced that it was
Mr.. Barnes treat, which sentiment was re-
ceiyed with unfeigned applause by the
thirsty-looking assembly.
During the balloting just concluded there
was so much noise in the room as to pre-
vent any speaker from being heard at q
yards distance. Some very lrreligiOus re-
quests were made to the president to keep
order and the president replied in CORE
spending terms that keeping order was
sooner said than done.
The ballOting for a candidate for the
Office of Administrator of Commerce was
soon disposed of. The nominees were B.
NJ Turnbull. Charles Roman and X. P.
Bond. At the first ballot B. M. Turnbull
was elected. he having received ffty-nine
votes out of the ninety cast, forty-six being
necessary to choice.
The matter of Administrator Of Police was
DISPOSED! of with as much celebrity as the
previous ballotinS. The candidates were
Il. T. Diamond. George H.. Braughn,
Charles ". Squires, j. II. Collins and p.
O'Rourke. At the first ballot Mr.. Diamond
cGt rorty-tight votes ont of the ninety y-six
cast, and forty-six only being necessary to a
choice. Mr. Diamond was declared elected.
And now came the big struggle, for civil
Sheriff of the parish of Orleans The stir
and hustle among the ranks of the delegates,
the moving to and fro in the midst OF busy
candidates and equally busy emissaries,
showed that the office now TO be balloted
for was the big thing of the occasion. The
names put forth were those of T. l.. Max
well the present Sheriff. Charles K. Rauey,
E. Blessey and James ONeal.
At the first ballot ninety-One votes were
cast. forty-six being necessary to a choice.
Mr. Maxwell got more votes than any other
candidate, having received thlrty-eight
votes; while Railey was dropped as having
the lowest number OF votes.
The second ballot produced no other re-
suit than the dropping of Blcssey; leaving
the tug of war between Maxwell and
ONcal.
AT the third ballot. ninety-one votes being
cast Maxwell received fortT-six and O'Neal
forty-tve. And now arose suoh tumult OF
noise. Jubilee shouts by MaXwelfs friends,
and objurgations by those of ONeal, that.
as Byron says: it might well 'rea!ize the
phrase of hell broke loose The
they could think of that there had been
foul play while the other party contended
with equal superabnndance OF explctives,
that their man had 90: the nomination. After
a-long continued and correct imitation Oi
chaos the president told the brawlers that
they cared, evidently, an immcse deal more
for theie men than for their party. After
some more very plain speaking, the pre-
sident decided to go over the ballot again
Amidst great excitement the repetition OF
the ballot took place. The friends of Max
we'll gave their responses in deep bass tones
| of determination. while the O'Neal faction
seemed 10 think they could make his calling
an election all the more sure by shouting
alo,ld his name as the turn Of each came.
One man. in particular was frantic in his
veheinence. He squealed a squeal, and
| cried O'Neal. The result was fifty votes
| for Maxwell and fort y-one for O'Neal. This
! gain OF four votes for Maxwell showed q
| remarkable instance of sudden conversion
| and change of heart that sometimes over
| takes men when assembled in the cOngrega
| tons Of the righteous. -
| The ballot for Criminal Sheriff resulted il
| the election OF John Tobin, on the fourth
| ballot
The untcrriicd then chose j. G. Roche a:
! candidate for Coroner for. the First Dis
| trict, and Dr.. Liado for the Second Dis
| trict.
The convention adjourned until this even
! inr AZ seven O'Clock at the same place.