New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-04
POLITICAL GLEANINGs.

Packard's eredential committee refused
admission, in the Baton Rouge convention,
to the regular delegation from COncordia,
one Of the hottest Republican parishes in
the State In the places of Senator Harris,
Judges Huff and Reber, Hons. David
Young, George Washington and Ross Stew
art, they seated one Trager, a resident of
Wilkinson county, Mississippi, and a recent
candidate for the Legislature, a colOred man
who was run out of Concordia some four
months ago, and four Customhouse strikers
from this city.
The natural consequence of this outrage
is the greatest indignation among the voters,
and Senator Harris, who has just returned
from thorough canvass of the parish, de-
clares that of the three thousand oolored
Republicans in ConcOrdia not ten will vote
the Kellogg ticket. Another result is that
this insult having been put upon their rep
resentatives in Grants name and interest,
the more intelligent of the colored people
are disposed to desert his standard, although
they were a unit for him heretofore. There
will be among our cOlored citizens great
presidential change of front before the ides
of November, not only in Concordia, but in
every parish Of the State.
AS the Citizens Guard keeps grimly silent
on the subject, we shall have to tell the
story of how the Republicans of St. John
the Baptist parish didn't ratify the Baton
Rouge nominations. Ex-senator Smith noti-
fed his squad to assemble and adopt resO!u-
tions, and might have got through with the
tie job but for severe attack of cGcoetbes
IoQaEendi which developed in one Murreu or
Burrell, a fugleman of Smiths. Murrell Tor
Burrell) made few neat and appropriate
remarks of three hours duration, which
enabled the masses of the Republicans to
become informed of the scheme, and, un-
der the lead of Hon. Henry Demas-one of
the most popular colOred men in the State
they voted down the ratification proposals,
and adjourned the meeting with three rous-
ing cheers for Governor WarmOth. How
is that for KellOgg3
Since Republican organization has been
thing of life in New Orleans, Judge Dib-
BILE, Hon. Tom Murray and one or two
others have been the soul, the brains, the
body and purse of the second ward clubs.
1t is therefore like the play of Hamlet"
with the chief character omitted, for the
Customhouse crowd to meet and "ratify
kellogg, Antoine g. Co., without the coun-
tenance of the gentlemen name d. And
Captain William George made the cable
address on this interesting occasion!
Is is good augury for Greeley that the
Ouachita Telegraph opposes him and prog
nosticates his defeat. Its able editor, Col
onel McCranie, is welded to political dis
aster.
The presidents of the Republican clubs
and many other leading cOlored men in st.
John parish have signed the Lib beraI call
st. John is dead sure for Warmoth.
The Grant Picay,c,ae and Citizens Guard
have endeavored to throw dust in the eyes
of our German citizens, and, by thus blind
ing them obtain their support for the
Baton Rouge federal ticket. The Picaya01e
approvingly copies the following from its
ally:
Had a proper opportunity presented itself,
the German element would have had repre-
sentation on the State ticket 1t is this
want Of opportunity which accounts for the
omission. Our German fellOw-citizens may
rest assured that the Republican party,
more than any other political organization,
appreciates them, and will, whenever OPP
portunity offers, produce substantial proof
Of its friendship for the Germans.
This is the gauzies5 dodge, the fimsiest
pretext ever made by political organ.
Do these Journals give the Germans credit
for common sense at all Why was there
no opportunity Are there not worthy
Germans in great numbers in every part of
the State, playing with distinction promi-
nent parts in every walk of life What
was there to prevent Marshal Packard from
giving at Baton Rouge the substantial
proof Of friendship" now SO gushingly
promised at some future and indefinite pc
riod Pshaw Such specious arguments
would not deceive child, and it certainly
will not deceive the thousands of solid
Germans of New Orleans who have com
mitted themselves to the Liberal movement
and Greeley and Brown.