Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-15
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Permit me through the column.
OF your valuable periodical 70 ..~
the attention ofyour numerous ~. -"
ers, to the appointment of Zuino,;a.
Mckay as Mayor of the CITY o, I''
rollton, rice Gilbert Harrison re.;...
ed.
For the past six or seven ve..,
this usually quiet little city has hssa
he scene of much turmoil and ~
element owing to the AMMONIA.
ment of one Gilbert Harrison :.
colored many having received n.
Republican nomination for ,Iavo'
OF this city. Strenuous efforts ws,.
made by good Republicans to GOV.
the reputation of the Republican.
within this vicinity, requesting tina,
the name OF Harrison he erased and
that OF another (colored man IN.
serted, as they knew of the incom.
potency of Harrison to fill the po,.
ton even We're he elected. But in
this they failed; and the result Va,
then when the people assembled on.
masse for the purpose of demand.
ing from the 'indomitable three,
(who have been having everything
their own way their rights as cit.
zens, they We're refused the priv.
lege OF having a voice in the Assem-.
bly,, and were informed by the Pres.
ident of the meeting their oppOs.
ton would be in vain; that he knew
that Harrison was qualified and
that he would exert himself to ee,t
him as Mayor of this city.
Upwards Of fifty members Of club,
Nos. 3 and 4 came out from TINT
meeting vowing that they would
not support the nomination with
Gilbert Harrison's name ut the head
of the ticket for Mayor, even if oil.
vised to do NO by their deares.
friends And thus stood the state
OF affairs in the municipality, up
to the eve of the 2Sth of September
when the people assembled again
en- masse, by call from the Pres
idcnt of Republican Club No. 3,to
hear the same old story. that %
Republicans, we must support and
vote the regular republican ticket
This was q bitter pill" to . great
many among that concourss there
assembled ; but it was there and
then for them to decide, and il was
there and then that the Hons.
Don Z. Pardc. Zuinglius Mckay,
II. G. Gardiner, VIM. Kern, anil
L. b. Stamps figured SO eonsplc-
uously.
These are the men who disguised
their nefarious plan Of getting
Zuinglius Mckay appointed as
Mayor, (for they knew he could
never be fairly elected) by nomin-
ating Gilbert Harrison, and be-
lieving that the colored people
would elect him, simply because no
was a colored man.
Mr.. Mckay on that occasion
made a very intelligent speech; a
speech that was Republican through
out the same with one exception,
meeting the appreciation OF all
lovers of liberty who indorse q re-
publican administration. The e1-
ception ran rs follows : "My reason
for supporting, Mr.. Harrison is BE-
cause he is a Republican and IS
to his qualifications l would say
that am confident that If after
Mr.. Harrison election he SHOULD
find Limsel: incompetent, be Will
resign his position in favor OIL IRE
publican who he knows is CON-
petent to fill his vancancy."
This convinced a great many
more in the community of the mock
of placing this man bar
rison at the head of the ticket 70
secure the appointment Of Meha!'
knowing by an avowal Of the la''er
gentleman that there wo'lia
soon be a vacancy in the Mayoral'!'
Judge Pardee also in bis II
marks said that it mattered ho'
who the man might be, 80 be was
republican it was better to vote 10
that man than democrat. And"
be was in favor of Harrison.
r. G. Gardner opposed n'
nomination, and although bs'nS
by his club a' .' Wv
Of the members of CONTINUE
.,bo wcre authorized to nominate