The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-04
CouaIns stnte Conventions.

On Wednesday, the 9th instant, there will be
held In New Orleans Republican State Con-
vention, for the purpose of endeavoring to put
into some sort of running shape the radical
electioneering gear in the State Of Louisiana.
AS matters now stand, war is in the mouth of
every politician of established proclivities,
and ii will be an interesting problem for the
wire-pullers to solve whether things shall be
allowed to 60 on as they are now going, or
whether there shall be q new deal and a fresh
bestowal of government patronage. Accord
ing to present appearances Governor War
moth and his adherents have the inside track.
On the above day State Temperance Con-
vention will be held In Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
vania. The Presidential election coming on
next year, this is the season for all sorts of
hybrid conventions. The old almanacs might
have been made to read, "Look out for
State conventions about these days." instead
of pretending to be weather wise. All these
temperance, labor reform, moral reform,
labor saving, women's rights and other sorts
of conventions, in the year preceding the Pre-
Presidential campaign, are simply devices Of
political tricksters and demagogues to put
money in their purses by selling themselves
out to the highest bidder.
The regular political conventions will
occur in the following order THE Demo-
cratic State Convention of Wisconsin will be
held in Madison on the 23d inst, and the Re-
publican Convention In the same place the
week ucceeding-namely, the 3Oth. In 1869
the republicans carried Wisconsin by over
eight thousand majority In the canvass for
Governor.
Virginia and Mississippi both hold conven-
tions on the 3Oth inst. for the reorganization
of parties, the necessity for which Is becoming
more aud more apparent.
An interesting convention will be held in
Lowell, Massachusetts,, on the LIST September.
1t is styled sLabor Reform Convention, 4"
and as Lowell was formerly the headquarters
of Ben Butler, no doubt the coming conven-
ton will be handled in his interest. There are
good many people in Massachusetts, who
think that after serving as Governor Of the
State, General Butler will prove an admirable
radical candidate for the Presidency.
The republicans Of New Jersey hold their
convention in Trenton on the 7th of September.
The State is now republican Governor Ran
doph's (democraD term expiring on the LIST OF
January. While the Governor is away luxurl-
ating in the balmy atmosphere of the White
Sulphur Springs of Virginia, is there not a
little danger that his prospects for the demo-
cratic nomination for the Presidency may be
dimmed if his own State is allowed to be run
altogether in the rut of republication?
The Massachusetts, democrats hold their
State Convention in Springfield on the l4th
September; the Illinois republicans hold theirs
in Springfield, in that State, of course, on the
goth; the Minnesota republicans hold theirs in
st. Paul on the 20th and the Massachusetts,
republicans hold theirs in Worcester on the
9th. This completes the batch of conventions
for the current and the succeeding month.
October will open with refreshing national
negro convention, to be held in Columbia,
S. c., on the 18Th, and on the same day the
National Labor Reformers will be sold at auc-
ton in Columbus, Ohio.
From the above it will be seen tina there is
very fair prospect Of a lively fall political
campaign.