New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-14
THE LRAvENED DEMOCRACY
SECOND DAY OF THE CONVENTION
Protest Against Colored Affiliation

| IrOteSt Against COlOIeO AmllAuOn
The convention of delegates. sent by the
members of the Democratic party to nomi-
| nate State candidates and fix up q platform
| OF principal and interest, finished their work
! yesterday.
| They met at twelve o'clock, and some two
| hundred and sixty-twO members were pres
ent, including fifteen gentlemen, who, for
the jokes sake We suppose, were said to be
] cOlOred.
The president being in the chair, some
little matters of regulation were attended
| to, among others, resolution was passed
| to have no smoking during the session. 1t
| seemed strange to have no smoke when
| there was so much fire in the members
speeches; but the Democrats have admitted
! colored delegates, and after that we may
suppose they can do anything.
There was then a considerable debate on
| the two-third rule in voting on the nomina-
tions. There was considerable said about
selecting proper persons, and one member,
Colonel Hill, of Claiborne, who is evidently
! COED, jolly gentleman, spoke about sound
Democracy expressing his readiness to vote
for a bobtail bull if said bull was sound ON
the, etc. A delegate replied to this, gravely
opposing bobtail bulls, as ineligible to Office,
and as having no rights that human bipeds
are bound to respect. 1t was evident that
the convention had done enough Of the
marvellous for one time-they had admitted
colored men, and it would be some time be-
fore they would consent to increase the
ranks of the immaculate Democracy by the
reception of bobtail bulls.
This grave question settled, there was an
amusing little family dispute about who
had right to q certain seat; but this was
settled summarily by the convention decid
~, 81, 1,o 4 ffar
Birds in their little nests" etc.
The committee appointed to erect plat
form and make an address about it, re-
ported that they had not time to do that
duty vet. The platform. as far as we could
ascertain. was to consist of several resolu-
tions, about accepting amendments to the
constitution i'll good faith, administering
the State government more economically,
las the city government was administered
under the late Democratic rulel, controlling
official expenditures, having general anne
stv granted to increase the Southern branch
of the Democratic party, to grant no monOpO-
lies, and to cajoie foreign born citizens. by
speaking of the naturalization laws as Odious
and insulting.
In the meantime, we looked around 70 see
that rara aris. colcred Democrat, knowing
that fifteen of these mOnstrOsities had been
admitted on the floor of the convention.
After long look all over the vast room,
we did descry one, whose completion was
sufficiently pronounced to entitle him to the
appelation OF colored. II there were any
others there they were remarkably good
limitations of white men. 1t looked as II
the unterrifed Democracy were letting
themselves very easy into recognlZers OF
the cOlored man as a man and brother.
At first delicate co,tteur de paiHe, and per-
haps Deepen it by degrees, SO as not to
y Nv
appearance of things, indeed, it might be
doubted if the cologed delegate, said to be
admitted, was not h0mD'e de poiAe, and that
the assertion of colored men being ad
mitted as delegates to a Democratic politl-
cal assembly as component parts thereof,
was not merely Democratic joke.
AT length the main business of the con-
ycntion was reached, the nomination ofcan-
didates for State Treasurer and State Audi
tor at the approaching State election. The
election of State Treasurer was first in or
der and Messrs. Blair. Smith, Broekel and
Griffin We're nominated by various dele
gates. Al the second ballot Mr. James ID.
Blair formerly of De Soto, was elected,
having received one hundred and forty-siN
out OF two hundred and fifty votes cast.
Colonel Hill, of Claiborne, explained that
among other time-honored customs of the
Democratic party. it was the custom to
make all successful elections unanimous;
this was done with will. In accordance
with the other time-honored custom, 1t
would, after adjournment, be Mr.. Blalrs
treat. This last was not put to a. vote as
everybody knew intimately how everybody
would decide
The election of candidate for State Au-
ditor was then gone into and Messrs.
Thompson. Jumel Peralta, Nixon and
Gaines were nominated by several mem
bers. AT the third ballot Captain Allen
Junel, OF lberville. was elected, having re-
ceived one hundred and fifty-eight and
half votes, ont of two hundred and sixty
two. We do not exactly understand about
the half vote, unless it might mean the tit-
teen colored delegates. At any rate the
matter resulted in the nomination OF hlr.
Blair as Treasurer and Mr.. Jumel as Au-
ditor, and these gentlemen are now the
Democratic candidates for defeat at the
next State election.
This solemn task performed. it was pro-
posed to adjourn the convention S.nc DE.
But at this moment an incident occurred,
showing that the ;eaven of liberation OF
colored votes to gain a point had not
leavened the whole lump. For as the mem
bers were about to adjourn with mutual con
gratulations at having harlnoniollsly
achieved a great work. a gentleman from
ST. Martin arose, and in the name OF the
delegation from st. Martin, offered solemn
protest against the action of the convention
in admitting colored members. This pro
test the gentleman vehemently advocated.
and demanded that it be spread upon the
minutes of the convention. An animated
debate among several members ensueti, the
gist OF which appeared to be that they did
not like the colored business, and were
anxious 10 bury it ont of sight At length
motion was carried to spread on the min
utes protest of portion OF the conven-
ton against the admission Of colored men
to any position in tine Democratic ranks ex-
capt the role Of voting 70 order. This done,
the convention adjourned having proved
that however desirable the aid of the col
ored voter may be as d means OF procuring
Democratic ascendency and his own sup
preston, ne will he put in Ibis place
whenever the coed time arrives.