Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-31
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Packard announced that he ba5 "a
highest authority in the nation ~, he
'nss q :, the troops at the Convent ..'
and that, of course, mean. - +a0a,
dent. ' rfesi-
lnserviewer-Did you hea, bin
,thatl -,
Mr.. Pinchback-That va, s.,
port OF the Campaign Coun;.. .s,
while was at the office o; ,ba W
publican, with Heron and Canrt'n ~,
and several others, who siOnsd .e
protest against the assembling a. s4 '
Convention, when he said he h.i - ~
highest authority for assemblina = ~
Convention there. -
Interviewer-Mr. Close savs /.
communication. that all the bsl,'
the city were engaged by the warmo. =
'.en' and tha' there was no o,b.,
place to meet except the Custonbo~...
unless they went into hall undor -
control OF the Warmothites 7.
so? 8
Mr.. Pinchback-Well, I do,,.
know whether the Warmoth m.,
had all the halls engaged Or M.
but l do know that committs. :,
the Custom-house men We're tsri
cred the Turner Hall the Deu,b
Hall, and two other halls. Thu,
were offered four places that Iknor
Of The excuse given for hOl5ns
the Custom-house through fear 4
getting into the hands of the e,..
my is all fol-de-rol. They did not
determine, OR at least, did not sr.
nounce, where they would asseubls
until one day priorto the Convsp.
ton. When our committee vsi..,
upon them the Saturday preceding
the Convention to ascertain vbs,s
they were going to meet, they said
they could not tell us Just then. but
would let us know after the uqa-.
ing OF the committee.
1nterviewer-Didnt they pub.
fish the call for the Convention, an
mention the place of meeting irtg
newspapers in very small type, MI
purposely make it obscure?
MIR. Pinchback-They didn. Pr.
! lish it at all until one day belor-
assembling of the Convention, t.
Isaw.
InterSiew-Was there any dsn.
ger of public disorder that day?
Mr., Pinchback-I don't think
there was. / do not think thea
was any apprehension Of danger.
Interviewer-Was the public
business stopped on that day attic
Custom-hou
Mr.. Pinchback-Yes, sir. NJ
Lynch went there and demanded
to know by what authority be Was
denied admittance to the house, be.
ing the Republican State Senator.
but they gave him no satisfaction
1 was a delegate and made applies
ton myself and was refused sluii-
sion.
lntervlew-Do you think NH'
moth had a fair majority ofthsdeE
! egates to the Convention?
: Mr.. Pinchback-Yes, sir. can
show you by their own roll. Out
Of the thirty-seven non-contssted
seats Mr.. Warmoth had thirty-tvo
, votes, and those thirty.seven dele
I gates represented the most p'pn-
: Ions parishes Of the State. All but
: three of the thlrty-seven signed
! protest against assembling in the
\ Customhouse. ,.l
Interview-Mr. Close SAYS thai
g in the parish of st. Mary, Warmo''
e had six men elected delegates +"
the convention.
: Mr.. Pinchback-Well, ! did d"
: see anything of that kind TNa"
!, is that while the opposition were
r secretly working for the forms
e ton of their delegates as haIa"
: they could, they were going r0nia .
l saying they were not going to ca
? any convention this year In 'h ~
e parish adjoining St. MaT, Doll a.
: committees wereSposted ard h'a !
Q meeting numbering about seven!
FIVE voters. hhOf that number 81!
Z. eight unanimously electedsta'e AZ
| .hinistration delegates to the ''-
+ vention.
3 Interviewer- The Repuo''"'
t party is pretty well up in the %"
g isn't it? S..
\ AR p;nchhack-Well, We W.