New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23
BATON ROYCE.

lions eSteEdRy-AeltOgg for Gov
ernOr-AntOine for Lieutenant Gov
ernOr.
four special dispatches from BatOl
Rouge have thus far been sent late a
night, but the wires having broken dOwI
last night, no dispatches were received
We give the substance of specials to the
Times and Picayaaae:I
BATON ROUGE, June %, 10 A. M.-The
committee to examine the rolls has made a
unanimous report. 1t unseats s. f. Sis
krOn, g. Dillingham;, L. A. Bell and j. w
! ROxbOrough, and confirms Trager. of Con
cordia. Under the previous question the
report was adopted without opposition.
IL A. MA rule has just been adopted
not to entertain any business until after the
nomination of State officers.
All quiet and the President has an
nounced nominations in order.
Ills A. M.-AnthOny Coleman, of Iber-
vile, nominated Aristide Mary, and was
seconded by Mr.. ROdolph, of Orleans
[Cheers.I
Mr.. Keyes, of Terrebonne nominated
William Pitt Kellogg, and the nomination
was seconded by Mr.. Samuel H. Peters, of
CaddO [Cheers.J
Harry Lott, Of Rapides, nominated E. C..
Billings, and was seconded by Eisenmaker,
OF orleans. lCheers.
Each of these nominations were accom-
panied by short speeches.
Williams, of Orleans, said he wished to
nominate the first man who had the audacity
to place his name on a Radical ticket in this
State-Benj. +. Flanders.
Nominations for Governor were then
closed.
1855 P. M.-The first ballot resulted as
follows:
Kellogg, I27 Billings, los; Mary, So;
Flanders, l. Necessary to choice, 147.
No nomination on the first ballot.
Immediately on the announcement of the
ballot, a Wild scene of confusion ensued.
Everybody was on their feet vociferating.
One man charged that cOunterfeit tickets
had been used by the Billings party. Mr..
Clark, Billings man, got on the floor and
was put out by force, being a lobbyist.
Several delegates got into fight The din
was hushed by the band playing.
l:l5 P. M.-The scene of disorder men
toned in the last dispatch surpasses de-
scrlptlOn. The excitement was gotten up by
L. s. johnson; the third ward figured In it
extensively. johnson complained that imi-
tatiOn tickets had been circulated in the
interest of Billings. Evans and Laid yOei-
ferated from the top of chairs on one side
of the house, and Rodriguez from the other.
When the fight commenced the IObbies
poured into the streets.
The fight was soon over, and nobody
hurt. The fight was between r. Ray, of
East Feliciana, and Thompson, of the fourth
ward.
l:5O P. M-JOhnson, who precipitated the
disturbance at the close of the first ballot,
is described as lunatic In his words with
Ray he made feint to draw a pistol but
did not actually do so. Ray did draw his.
The excitement was intense, the whole
crowd swaying to aud fro like the waves of
the sea, and the lobby stamping in the ut
most confusion. A general fight was ex-
pected, but it all ended with few blows.
1t is ascertained that many changes have
taken place. Jefferson parish changes in a
body to Kellogg. The first ward will 90 in
a body for Kellogg, it is said, on the next
ballot, and two changes are reported in the
Iberville delegation. The Billings party
wanted an adjournment, but it was voted
down. The second ballot is now being
taken.
The second ballot resulted as follows:
Mary 39, Billings Ill, Kellogg 14O LAG
necessary for a choice.
The Billings party are working hard for
an adjournment until tomorrow. By a
vote just taken the convention refuses to
do so.
LATER.-The third ballot is beng taken.
IntimatiOns are made that some of Kel-
1OSS AA4OuOlS dI6 5bGhluR JO sell ulEu OUT.
The confusion and the noise is like the din
of battle, amidst which motions are being
made to adjourn until tomorrow, and some
sine die.
The Billings party keep up their furious
noise. Lsdd roars, Burch throws his arms
widely about, and everybody yells at the
top OF their voices. AS 1 write the crowd
through sheer exhaustion begins to quiet
down a little. 1t is under these cireum-
stances the third ballot is being taken.
We learn from other dispatches that at
the third, or subsequent ballot, kellogg
was nominated for Governor.
c. C. Antoine, of Caddo, was then nomi-
mated for Lieutenant Governor on the first
ballot. Then followed scene of intense
excitement. The convention was aroused |
by cheers, screams, hurrahs and shouts of |
oy. Antoine was thrust upon table to |
make speech in acknowledgement of the |
lonors heaped upon him, and then the con-
7ention adjourned till z P. M, and that is |
Ill we know about it.