New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-01
POLITICS IN. LOUISIANA.
wARMOTH AND ANT1.w6RMorH.

NEwORLEANs, Nov. 15.-Whilc there was n
strong opposition b, fore. ii not t the advent of
the last Lei stature that Gov WarUoh seemed to have
much Of q serious fight ON hand With the assrmhagc
OF the hopeful representatives lave described the con
test began in good earnest In the opening days OF the
session the Governor had IL all his way. In tho
House, Mr.. Mor,imorc Carr, u Jealous partisan Of tho
Governors and said by those ~ the opposition To repre-
sent HIM for constituency alone chosen Speaker
III the same body all the various Committees put
up soldy in the same interest At the time in the
Senate, the PRESIDENT in regard to appointment OF Com
mlttees was somewhat rucly deprived of all the usual
preroeavcs. and Committees appointed by the iody at
large in solid opposition to the pr, sident, AID III the in
trrcst Of the Governor,
LicuCnant(ov. Dunn, in the starting ont Of the scs
sion, therefore, found himself for the time being almost
completely overslaughcd in his IIOus". The Gov
ernor. however. was destined to have smooth sailing
but for little time. To use Lis expression, The
boys rer' ngy and they proposed to feed themselves
after their own manner As this developed Itself 1t
nothing more nor less than organized system Of rob
berry unsr the name Of legislation. Four five COM
hnations were formed, each having q recognized
leader and treasurer. BY ts arrangement legislation
was AZ once AimpliHcd to business transaction.
and ground through in proper form al much per cent
ac" Eighfuy or wrongfuiy the Governor was accused
of putting up combination Of his own. through which
to hold, under all circumstances, at least negative
power over each and every important Till.
TIE TROt BILE WITH CARTER
gigantic swiudlmg scheme, under the name q
cvcc company, came before he House. II lad passed
upon the heels If tine previous session. and suffered u
pocket veto DUNG vacation. It, stock, TO the amount
IT hundreds Of thousands Of do!Is. hal found lis
into the members pockct II il aid that under the
pressure brought to bear him. at Instance Of mem
hers the Governor pledged to approval Re this
u il may, AT the eleventh hour, contrary general
.fufi np nc l,il, in Uif ,rtn
ncnt Intense Prominent the floor OF the House,
10y far the abe-t taciicdn Aid read Il dcbdtcr Of he
whole, was MI Geo W. Carter. Naturally ambitious, he
not slow 20 improve tn" opportunity presented n
chance to force himself to the front. TaG,ng the inta
tive, he succeeded III fo,ciug Tie bin over TIE veto.
In 20 dong the House was brought ,to
conflict with the speak r, WHO wa- accused Of
ruling arbitrarily trlan ot the Governor.
The till rushed on the spur OF the m"mrt TO TIC.
Scra;c Here. couucrnovcmcnt. another lcvcc hill
had been introduced III which the Governor was accused
# being the PRINCIPAL party Interested However this
may have b,cu the h which had passed the veto,
in the House. was defeated N t!c srnltcwiiion Doubt
at the instance of the Governor 1hc effect un he cOrmo-
rants OF .hc II,,se thus de.po!cd OF their prey.
u 81 cxa>pcraac On instant. all the vial Of their
cunycn,i ted wrath turned upon the Sp'.h r. "a
the cho,ru representative %! the G"''rn"r IRIS tX-
c.tfucut lar!c 10 fever heat by the ftw anu
tons a>pitana an r.t.,;,i enemies s"cinG lis ovIr
throw Under Their cad. tho spar OF the n.oacni
combination formed TO dcposr Tie speaker.
The seats of or MOI" Of ~" iac in.r;~ W"r
in ,ot..t. Their ro:>c>sGr- were not Il"n>iy III
fraudulent possession tia: even Loui-a:.a sense q
Justice demanded hearing in the pr misc s'vcral ci
thcs. Democrats. proposition Wa made to tie
leaders Of the Democracy to seat them iu hoiy IN *
change for their united support ii dc''ins Tie Speaker
and rcorganizn- tie House. TINS VS. elected a coa
ton before which Mr. Sp >cr TIT force" to r''icn
.n.,I s,,iat ff..t I4a mr.. ~
Speaker. Mr.. Carter vii" speedily rcorcaniz"d III"
House suit himself. and open opposition to the
Governor. 30 came To III" front. Ia th' person
OF Mr. George W. Carter. lay far :hc most dans"roi~ al"
ponrut the Governor a. yet had known. T,s, too. by
taking advantage Of outlist Of vrt@rH> MT gra'ion
among gang o thieves. AT being rohd Of i,ciI pinn-
der laid the foundation e; what ra. hr called the
fr.t systematic ~ :iti.Et opposition to ;r power
~ GOV. WarnDtB
The fact soon ,',:,oprd .t" thai Mr.. Carter and rot
GOV. Warnoth, W., IL" Ina>t.r-prt q" The legislature.
In tlr Senate, the Governor still ,ontrycd 10 hold neg
alive power. In he lIoasc, however Carter held the
rin> i'll hand and nlg Ms sonrw lat unluly steers
with cUIi-uiiIac tat ana skill. compromise
sought Ia fine dinner, given a. the st Charles. 10y
Gov. Waroth and specially dedicated. as it would a-
bear to Speaker Carter and his friends an attempt to
bury the atcct made. For time the results OF
the Garter warnoth dinner. n it was called, were ap-
parent in a seeming conproai>". II was. however. Of
Short duration. Carter Whose forte * evidently in
.ht. Apparently I" the cone iu-ionitat more WAS
to he made through than hy peace upon the cncmy4
TERMS At Al events the i'rd re"pcn"'l. and
Carter became i!cn,iii"d. beyond recall. with the
called 'C,i>tnmiIou~c RIM
lit riot BLE WITH LETT -GUv DtSN.
Among the other blessings conf rrcl ur0n Louisiana
an, in lat" year, j. III the sinai" Of "Pniic Print
ing b By it all legal printing of every kind L. I" be
done in certain papers DESIGNATED 10y the Board If
Printing commissioners" This Board consists Of the
GOVERNOR Lieutenant Governor. and Speaker OF the
II,r>c TIE Licutriant-tiovcrnor and Speaker. when
united control the matter OF the public printing. With
the advent Of Mr. Carter Speaker. and his cooperation
with L-ut.t.ov. Damn the public printing was virtn-
ally taken away the Governors control :" lar as
The N,r-Oyleans Rtrpbiicdn WAS conrcraci. having
sprcal contract. il could not be affected by the new
status of affair save it could he drawn into Jd"r pas
OF its own. With the country parishes, low
ever, and their respective "rsaA' that had
no special co:truct. the ca" was different.
II, re- new organs were created owned and controlled by
,uc,urr- Of In, legislature and fn>icl ana fed with
liberal hand T.n-c VIII" thus rendered the fat Of
the public crib naturally enough rcettcd more VITA
view 10 th il legislative power and liu nee ah Illness
tor IN, ,,oc, G. ;.r Them i'll the ring however.
master stroke g. policy II accomplished az one" the
double burmese of hnuiuc the leading members Of the
islturc with golden cords in compact opposition to
the Governor and of controlling the press OF the State as
we'll The country papers being In proper training, we
had a socallcd state Republican Press Fonvention'
The skful manipulation Of thi" resulted IN vote OF
what may he termed want Of confidence IN the Gov
ernor This was turning the GorcrnorsOwn guns against
his breast with Il vengeance Perhaps no little OF the sue
cess OF the QUOTATIONS. however was duc 10 accident
owing serious accident To his ioo 'na' 'r ''"c
endangered life well limb the Governor was forced
for uuch Of the Summer TO absent himself from the
State His absence, naturally enough, was taken adj
vantage Of to the fullest extent possible. Lcut.iov.
Dunn assuming the reins Of state, OF course did Ills
hest 10 strengthen his ahcren-. and weaken IL mnch az
ne vas able those ~ the absent Governor personal
alteration arose. resulting in some sharp corresponds
cncc between the two Tie Governor loon 'n' er"""'
that mere TEMPORARY absence from the state Tor pur
Lii u.tc unsItuln - III scncc from