New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-25
The Fusionfsts Ratffy-Their Lafayette
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fusion city ticket met last evening in La
fayette square, called together to ratlty
the nominations recently agreed upon by
the Joint parish committees About 1900
people were present, and the crowd was
well behaved and orderly.
Colonel Joseph Collins was chosen presi-
dent OF the meeting.
Judge w II. Cooley made the opening
address, IN humorous and good natured
way. He paid some attention to the board
of CITY administrators, referring especially
to their mania for cultivating litigation.
The RefCrmers came in for share OF the
castigati0n; they were referred to as an
eminentlv respectable body OF gentlemen,
who stood well on the assessors rolls; that
to be Reformer in good odor, man
must be assessed for taxes on large
amount of property, and must refuse
to pay his taxes when they come
due Mr.. McCloskey was attended to,
and the PicGytt,le, the peoples paper,
was criticised. If long residence was neceS-
sary to qualify Mr.. Burke for holding an
office, it might be urged, thought the
speaker, that long residence in the city
would better qualify a man for the editor
ship Of peoples paper; but about month
ago they went off 10 Charleston, South Caro-
lima, to get an editor. The fight Of the Re
formers was that Of money and muscle.
They care not very much for personal
We have now formed a combination with
party and a man, who up to now, has been
our enemy, and so far all that has been
promised has been carried out.
Mr. John McPhelin followed, making
strong appeal for the ratification Of the
fusion ticket, upon which he is a candidate
for district attorney. He had no objection
10 the personnel Of the Reform ticket, but
did not like the way it was nominated. He
questioned the right Of any people to put
up ticket in such manner. He wished
to Sindicate the character OF some
Of the men III che late convention
from the Shird ward. Their character
had been assailed in the public prints
and Shey had been misrepresented. He
knew. that they had been offered money,
and had refused ito The speaker had lived
in this community twenty years, was edu-
caged and raised here, and he challenged in
vestigati0n Into his character, moral, pro-
fessi0nal or political. He thought no one
ought to object to his name; this is a free
country, and every man is competent to I'LL
any Office he is qualified to fill.
amid loud calls Governor Warmoth took
the stand. He said he mad not come here
for the purpose of advocating the election
| of any particular individual to any parti-
cular place, but to urge his fellow-citizens
! who have gone into this great Liberal Dem
0cratic fusion movement to stop their blck-
4ring here in New Orleans, Ior, said heo as
| surely as you slO NOT, SOU will be beaten,
| not only in New Orleans, but III the whole
| State of louisiana You have d powerful
[ enemy TO fight against. They are strong,
! disciL lined. and are importing and register
| ing men all over the State TO defeat you.
| You have three or four parties in the field,
! each with ticket, generally alike, but diff
| fering in a few nameso One party
says thas unless their nan is taken
llpo they will refuse to- support the ticket
! There n@yer gVas time when everybody
! could be satisfied. The fusion Sicker Is not
all we could wish, but it is the best we can
| get undeg the circumstances. Che question
| is whether we will elect Ir Wilt or Mr.
! Eisa-sEhether sou 'SilA haze Major Burke
| OF .Silr Lewis. This IS the question you
| mus: inset; and if you have any regard for
| Che interests Of the State, its rescue from
! ;nisTuie, you must quit This pickering, unite
upo. Hicdet, and go inc the field and elect
! !c-HoG by simple majorigyo but by mao
! iorty of thousands. You seem To have got
an idea that you have got Governor
| Wafmoth with SOU, and he will attend
! 70 everything while FOU sit down and
; grow!. If you do not quit it you are doom
ed to certain defeat il November. If this
does occur 1t will not Zoe the fault OF those
who have been canvassing for the ticket in
Che country. This is plain gaIk. and you
! must listen TO il and heed ito 1T is my way
q: talking 20 my friends.
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| drawn wouid haze been 2 virtual admission
| Of Quilt.
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