New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-20
THE SITUATION IN LOUISIANA.

THREE ELECTORAL AND FOUR STATE TICKETS
LIBERAL PROSPECTS ENCOURAGING.
A number of prominent representatives from
the South arrived in tho city Saturday, from whom
the following statement OF the political situation in
Louisiana was obtained:
There are now three electoral and four State tickets in
the field The three electoral tickets are the Grant
Crsomhouse the straightout Democratic, Greeley and
Brown and Liberal Greeley and Brown tickets. The
four State tickets are the Kellogg Custom-house Grant
ticket, headed by Senator kellogg as nominee for Gov
Mr.. McEnery; the Liberal ticket headed by d. b. Penn,
aud the socaled regular Republican ticket headed by
Lieut. Gov. Pinehback. The Liberal Convention, con-
sstng 500 delegates and aternates. containing $50
Democrats among the number, formed ticket conform
lug to principles Of the Cincinnati platform, and that
ticket contains the names OF three former Democrats
the Governor, LeutenantGovernor and Attorney-Gen-
ditor, Secretary of state, superlntendent OF
OF these the nominee for Secretary State a coored
the Liberal party also nominated one colored
man Tor S po%nae coored wan for
lid District which embraces the upper portion OF the
city aud neighboIng sections Of country Ia view OF tn
unable elect either State Electoral ticket unaded
by other alliances or combinations the Liberal party
thought II TO construct their ticket on
q basis q reconciliation Of parties, and races:
The Liberal Convention as soon as assembled appointed
cratic STATE Committee ana also WITH the reSa
O view OF combining all the elements Of
opposition TO the Grant Administration. This
effort failed mainly for two reasons The Demo.
otner basis than pure white OF Democratic represent
taton ID the regular Republican or the Pinchbaek Con-
vention Wnio assembled Oh the fifth day OF the Liberal
Convention was md to be composed Of majority OF
Grant men under the guidance o. Pnchback himself The
Pinchback or so-called regular RepeS..ea9a or
publican party which seeded frem the Custom house
military interference of the CustOmhouse officials with
the organization Of the Convention The leading
a aa whC was SiarmSa
the state Committee of organization, Gen.
Campbell Senator's Swords Barber and Butler the last
two coored and the organization was supposed to rep
resent large section OF the Republican party and par
ticularly OF that section composed Of eolored voters
the Cincinnati Convention and the organization Of the
Liberal Republican party for the reason that was
regard 10 .he Presidential election. The Liberal Repub
can party became merged into the Liberal
party which party Is claimed by it's friends, embraces
twords OF what has been the Democratic vote VI the
state
SERIES OF CONVENTIONS
Convention of the socaled regular Republican party
but really the Pincbbaek element called to meet in
Neworleans in May. When they met it was found that
there great dverstes Of opinion concerning the
candidate for the Presidency large proportion Of the
colored DESTROYS OF following the lead of the
philadelphia Convention. Through the influence Of
passed ignoring Federal politics. and the Con.
vention adjourned TO meet in Baton Rouge
seemingly with an object of eectng reconciliation OF
the Republican vote The two met on that
The Grant Convention refused 10 recognize
the so-ealed Regulars" and nominated a
lars again adjourned TO NewOrleans TO the eth
OF August four days after the dao Of the Liberal Con-
vention. 1t this time that the negotiations above
referred 70 took place and failed LeutGov Pnchback
after having been silent for long time the subject,
finally In his adhesion TO Grant, and carried
orty OF the Convention with him. and thereupon rati
fed the Grant electoral ticket but nominated straight
Republican state ticket, with Pinchback himself at the
head 10 opposition To the Custom house ticket, headed
by Kellogg The President OF the Convention Gen.
Campbell who had succeeded Pinehback the President
OF the State Committee together with Senators Swords
Hunsacker, and about 30 other delegated. white aud
colored seeded and organized another convention
among the members OF which the renowned Col.
Carter who had conducted the hight In the Legislature OF
last Winter representative OF the Grant party In
opposition TO Gov Wmmoth. he being ut the beginning
OF the session Speaker OF the House. This seeding
Convention was presided over by Gen. Campbell nd
ratified the Cincinnati platform and tho
OF Greeley and Brown IL accepted also,
the ticket which had Just been nominated by the Liberal
Convention. The Plnohbaok organization claimed to CON
troll from 5000 votes In the state The seeding
or Greeley portion, II Ia believed, secure from
among this number ut least 1900 for the Liberal ticket