New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-28
FROM LAFOURCHE PARISH.
Election of Delegates TO the State Con-
venti0n.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN

EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
THIBODAUx, July "a, 1871
On Saturday last our little town was the
scene of petite drama, which was so in
tensely interesting as to bring some of the
actors to grief while paying their respective
parts.
The occasion was as follows: 1t was
known that a meeting of the Parish Execu-
tive Committee was to be held at noon in
the Methodist Episcopal Church, for the
purpose of electing delegates to the ninth
of August Convention. The meeting had
been regularly called by its President, Mel
son Taylor, and when the meeting was called
to order by him, at noon OF the twenty
second, thirty eight members answered to
their names.
1t had been previously reported that the
Customhouse gentlemen and Lieutenant
Governor Dunn (yOur correspondent is
ashamed to find Governor Dunn in such
company, had sent man up here to ma
nipulate affairs, and also written some let
ters for the same purpose. Nothing, how
ever, was definitely known of this at first,
but early in the meeting the disorganizers
commenced their little games. First they
introduced blackboard; next, they wanted
a committee on credentials, and finally
some of them went so far as to suggest that
no friend of Warmoth should be elected
Your readers can better appreciate the hub
bub when this confession was made than |
can describe it. But order having been OBJ
tanned, the committee on credentials re-
ported. Thirty-eight members passed. The
name of Francis Sternberg being called up
by member, it was proved, first, that he
represented a body of men of whom many
were professed Democrats; second, that he
had never held meeting of the club that
he pretended to represent, and third, that
the BODY of men never had club, or had
prOfessed Republicanism in any way; but
that, on the contrary, Sternberg would
rather. at present work for the Democratic
party than the Republican.
The committee, after carefully consider
ing these facts and strict ballot. dropped
F. Sternbergs name from the list of the exec
utive committee.
Upon this being made known, Mr. Grimes,
of the State Central Committee, jumped on
his feet, and hurled the most direful threats
at the parish committee, and asserted that
the State Central Committee would refuse
to receive any one because a Democratic
representative had been expelled. In short,
Mr.. Grimes, of the State Central Commit
tee, told the whole committee that they
should look and learn from him how to act,
and that the State Central Committee ex-
pected him (Mr. Crimes to do the work for
Lafourche parish.
The Hon. Grimes, from the State Central
Committee, having collapsed, the following
names were announced as candidates:
r. b. Lane, ID. II. Reese, Louis ComeauX,
Brooks, Bibolet, Taylor, Nurren and
CrOZier.
Upon everything being declared ready
for the ballot, Mr.. Reese hoped up on
seat and demanded an opportunity to read
a letter from the Lieutenant Governor OF
Louisiana.
Many remarks were passed not at all com
plimentary to MI. Dunn, which your CORE
spOndent was sorry to hear, but the com
mittee finally allowed the thing purporting
to be letter from Governor Dunn to be
read. As could not get copy of the let
ter, may simply state that it contained
harmless TRADE against the standard bearer
of the Republican party, Governor War
moth, and placed Governor Dunn in an un-
enviable position among the committee, for
the disOrganizers had already stated their
desire to be classed with the Democrats
rather than with Governor WarmOth and,
in short, threatened TO go over bodily TO the
Ku-KluX Democracy rather than be in the
Republican party with Governor Warmoth,
and Reese harped on the one string: I'VE
don't want any WarmOth men elected here
Your correspondent fOrbears comment
upon such faction; feeling that through
your columns you can better expose these
demagOgues when the time is ready.
After some preliminary skirmishing, three
tellers having been appointed from outside
by the committee, the voting was as fol
lows:
First ballot-Crozier II, MurrelI IA, Tay-
lOr u, BibOlet II, CGmeaux 6, Brooks g,
Reese ,, Lane 2; total 70. Result, no choice.
This was heavy blow to the disorgan-
izers, and Reese with his five votes. Lane
and Comeaux withdrew. The second ballot
stOOd-CrOzier l9, Murrell I6, BibOlet 10,
Taylor l8, Brooks 6.
Brooks then withdrew, leaving four can
didates, and after a most exciting ballot
the tellers announced: Crozier %, Murreu
Is, Bibolet II, Taylor II; or, in other words,
Crozier and Murrell 40 votes, Taylor and
Bibolet "a votes.
Upon this announcement, Mr.. Brooks
moved the election be made unanimous
and Crozier and Mlrrell declared elected
This was seconded and duly
carried, when the committee adjourned sine
lie.
This virtually ends the family quarrel OF
,he Republican party in Lafourche, and we
'ay this of the powers that be, if they have
/ fuss among themselves they can fight 1t
,ut. LafOurche goes Republican solid, and
1t present We believe Governor WarmOth |
AN lead the party better than any man in
Louisiana.
Yours, as ever. HOWARD. |