The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-24
THE CUSTOM HOUSE CLIQUE TRIUMPHANT.
Nominations Of Kellogg for Governor, Antoine
(COlOred) for Lieutenant Governor and
Boyee for Secretary Of State.
CHARGES AGAINST PACKARD
The Candidates-The Close Contest for Governor
Open Bargains-Fighting and Drawing Of
Pistols-Enthusiastic Reception Of Ca-
sar Acknowledgements and
Remeeting ofthe Convention.

BATON ROUGE, La, June %, 1872.
The only visible excitement In the morning was
with respect to the mutlated rolls. Dire threats
were INDUCED in against both Chairman and Secre-
tary, who were charged with manipulating them
in the interests OF the Custom House. Yesterday a
Geographic despatch was sent to Grant by Billings
friends, soliciting his interference in checking the
despotic conduct OF the Custom House people. As
everything looked blue about the Kellogg head
quarters warning had probably been received
from the White House. Billings stock was at a
heavy premium in the morning, Mary at par, and
Kellogg decidedly or His friends expressed
Willingness TO retire him rom the ticket In
case compromise could be perfected with the Mary
people. The Convention met at ten O'Clock, and
the first business taken up was the report OF the
Committee on Revision OF Rolls six names only
had been stricken therefrom, and lively discussion
on the subject engaged the Conventions attention
for short time. The report finally adopted.
Delegates then being all anxious to go to work
nominations for Governor were declared In order.
The names OF william Pitt Kellogg Z. G. Billings,
Aristides Mary and Benjamin +. Flanders were
placed in nomination, when, amid active canvass
ing and excitement,
THE BALLoTING COMMENCED.
During us plOgTesS tue tHiIIt SoHNSnliou 10 VII
its feet talking politics and canvassng. The ballot
was secret, all the delegates marching soemnly up
to a hat, surrounded by eight owy-looking telers,
who scrutinized each bit OF paper that fell as though
1t might explode nitrog lycerine factory. Four of
them held the hat in nervous custody and two
others covered it with another hat. The ballot oc-
cupied an hour and half. This method was evil
IDENTITY adopted to conceal the selling and trading
that had been going on so extensively,
ana every delegate was closely watched by
the chief engineers OF the respective can
count which resulted as folows:-Whoe num-
Der necessary to choice, 146. Kellogg, 49, Bill
ings, 1903; Mary, 5s Flanders, |; scattering, !.
AS everybody on the floor was keeping tally.
scene OF ndescrbable confusion rose on Its con-
clusion. Donnybrook Fair was fool, ana several
eXtempOraneous fights sprung up on the Moor.
PISTOLS WERE DRAWN.
The crowd rushed for the streets through doors
anu windows The sea OF heads boiled like
howls and curses. One frantic speaker
mounted the platform and said counterfeit
money was being used on the moor. Others stood
on chairs, saving the air in vain endcavols TO be
heard. The reporters table became agitated. and
evidently general war was imminent, when happy
thought occurred to the Chairman, and the band
struck ont with ooh, Dear, What Can the Matter
Be ?n The effect was magical. Everything sub
sidcd noise and members included Amid intense
excitement another ballot was announced, ana
something ike order was established. Like the
former ballot it took over an hour count. and
suited as follows Kellogg. 40; Billings, III Mary,
39 scattering, l. At It's conclusion one OF Mary's
friends came up to the Chairman and offered to
withdraw his principals name in case he was prom
ised the nomination Tor Congressman at large.
THE BARGAIN
was openly negotiated and ratified in the hearing
OF fifty people, Amid cheers and confusion anot er
delegate then mounted the platform and formally
announced Mary's name withdrawn. Tumutuous
cheering ensued, only stopped by the soothing
strains of the brass band When its crashing har-
mony ceased, the delegates Withdrawing, Mary
mounted the platform and recanted his action. Mr..
Mary then entered and was received with enthusl-
astic cheers he made a short put indignant
solely upon patriotic principles; that he would
make no bargain; but since his name was before
suit being equally satisfactory. Mr. Mary
was loudly appauded and left the hall.
Kelloggs opponents Indignantly charged the
trick OF the Custom House faction, and amid the
usual roaring excitement the third ballot was called
and proceeded with. 1t dragged its way along
Wearily for over an hour, occasionally enliycned
with squabbles between members and the chair
man, protesting members charging fraud ana de-
ceptOn. Two Of them
SHOOK THEIR FISTS IN THE SPEAKERS FACE,
and at one time he was surrounded by an angry
crowd charging. him with all sorts OF dabolica!
tricks. He stood for some tine but finally slOped
over in a TRADE OF abuse rescung himself and the
Convention from violence. The banoting still con-
tinued to be interrupted, however. Several votes
were thrown out; motions for adjournment, recess
and adjournment sine die were spasmodicay
offered, but 1t finally ontrodc the tempest and the
result was announced, as follows:-Kellogg 147 ;
Billings, 1903; Mary, 35 scattering, l. Kellogg
was thus nominated BY only one vote, and that
the last one counted. 1t would be impossible to
picture faithfully the scene which ensucd. The
whole Convention arose to Its feet and amid cheers
upon cheers the band struch up Hail TO the
Chef.u The nomination was then made unanimous,
amid more cheers, after which the Convention lro-
ceeded to the nomination OF Lieutenant Governor.
Mr. Lott nominated Caesar Antoine, colored, OF
Caddow. Tumultuous applause.) Judge Field
seconded, and amid wild uproar OF excitement
ANTOINE WAS UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED
\ Of un1 fr rio md
carried in triumph to the Speakers table, where he
was set down like a. soup tureen. AS soon rs he
could descend he gracefully returned thanks for
ment, hoarse with enthusiasm, and tired with
labor, adjourned until seven 7. NJ One delegate.
in the general jublation, forgot his coat and
the reporter left. a negro was excitedly nploring
the dispensing crowd to know whose coat "disJe rn
The Convention met refreshed IN body, and at the
apponted hour, before delegates obtained seats,
the chairman declared nominations Tor Secretary OF
State In order. The chairman's voice having given
out in the morning, he had prudenty provided him
self tonight with gigantic carpenters mallet for
the preservation of order, and used 1t in opening
the Convention with irightiul effect. SIX candidates
were placed in nomination. and the ballot was i'm
mediaely proceeded with, under new rule
adopted to drop all but the two highest candidates
for any office On the second ballot the operation
only a repetition of the mornings dreariness and
confusion. which the chairman comhatcd by speak
ing through gigantic negro with stentorian voice.
IL consumed two hours and resulted in no choice,
and the ballot was then ordered confined TO the
two highest candidates,
The Nomination Of Bovee for Secretary
of State and Lewis for Congress-An-
other Row-Adtournment TIL To-day.
BATON ROUGE, June %, 1872.
At seven O'Clock the Convention met, and amid
the usual confusion, proceeded to nominations for
Secretary OF state. Staes Allan Bovee and one or
two others were placed In nomination, and after
three hours spent in baotng Bovee was nomi-
mated on the second Packard still manipulates and
uses the influence Of the Custom House in behalf
of pet candidates. Lewis, ofOrleans, was nominated
unanimously for Congress at large, Midget, Whit
Zon Trimbe and Herwig withdrawing DR.. Crom-
well appeared and stated that under no crcum-
stances would he drop his name. Mr.. Lewis en-