New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-25

[ Inc eanulQaUeS sat IN Ene rear QlSmaVeu,
fearing to utter a word.
The third ballot was cast in the midst of
most inextricable confusion, everyone
seeing how much noise he could make on
| his own hook.
A delegate-"NOw you'll see Mary pull
| ahead
Another-"P'sh Kellogg men got it
| all fixed"
The frequent motions tn adjourn from the
/ Billings men looks bad for his success; all
| they want is time.
| During the telling of the votes there was
| again lull in the confusion and a refresh
| ing silence stole over the house, and tally
keepers were seen all over the house. The
count proceeded. 1t was soon evident that
Mary had gained, the absurd trick of an
| nOuncing that he had withdrawn in favor
of Kellogg producing the effect of falling
off from Kellogg and an increase on Mary.
At the sixty-nine votes all three candidates
tied, and the count proceeding, Kellogg
again started ahead, and kept his pace,
running straight on until the sixty-fifth
vote for him. when Billings turn came to
catch up. Kellogg again took shoot
ahead, leaving Mary far in the rear. 1t
was soon evident that Kellogg had lost
nothing since the second ballot, but if any
thing had gained. As the votes came out,
one by one, deep and death-like stiffness
prevailed, and when the last tell was made
''KellOgg," a great hurrah took place, and
the usual form of standing on chairs and
tossing up caps commenced, Mr.. Morris
Marks going through the form OF hosting
an umbrella. The vote on the third ballot
stood as follows:
W. P. Kellogg l47
+. =. Blnngs lO3
Af1sude Mary 80
Necessary to a choice l46
The nomination being made unanimous,
the house proceeded to the selection of
Lieutenant Governor. G.. G. Antoine was
nominated by Harry Lott, and this being
seconded by A. p Field, he was roared in
unanimously, and his friends seized him in
chair and bore him bodily to the rostrum,
where he made the usual speech stereo-
typed for such occasions, and then retired.
The big fight was over; all the rest would
be easy, and the convention took recess
until the shades of evening,
8 P. M.-Messrs. George E. Bovee, Eu-
gene Staes, 7. L. Allain, r. T. Creamer,
John Simmes and S. WrOtnOwski were put
in nomination For Secretary of State. Bun
cOmbe speeches were made in favor of each
of these candidates.
The carpenters maIlet of the president
failed TO produce order, One-half of the
house persuading the other half. As usual,
the sergeants-at-arms were elecdOneering.
A resolution to drop all but the two |
carried.
1t was whispered that the candidates for
Superintendent of Education being Obiec- |
tiOnable, and Flanders being left out in the |
cold flor he received only one vote for |
GOvernOr), that it was proposed to give |
him that office as a sop to the Reformers.
During the ballot for Secretary of State |
the house resembled nothing so much as a |
beer garden on Sunday, with the tables and |
ladies removed.
There was no election on the first ballot, |
and the second commenced, Withdrawals |
taking place in favor of BOvee and Staes,
which team ran nearly neck and neck, and |
BOvee was elected by l47 votes, Staes re-
ceiving 1873, as far as could be ascertained /
from the a full confusion
The ballot for Secretary of State was three
hours job, the time-taking method of calling
out every mans name of the entire 290 in the
convention; being the one employed, and
the opposition resenting the method of vot-
ing by delegations as piece of rascality, as
the CustOmhOuse is not to be trusted. There
are so many proxies and alternates on the |
floor who vote in place of delegations, so
many absent, no conclusion can be reached
whether it is a fair vote or not. A prOmis-
cuOus change of seats took place during the /
ballot, Northwest and Southeast louisiana
Orleans and CaddO, COncordia and Baton
Rouge became mixed. Members contin-
ually disappear and return loaded with
whisky and keep adding and taking away
from the mob inside. BOvee got short of
tickets, and got up an imprOmptu set from
the stage, using the convenient reporters
table. Boyee is CustOmhouse, which ac-
counts for his election. 1t is given him as
reward for his faithful services ''in beating
WarmOth, and in getting turned out be-
fore his time, and as he got the entire Kel-
lOgg vote, this gives color to the assertion.
G. &. Antoine is to return Fields service in
working for his unanimous nomination by
urging him for Attorney General. l prom
ise a long and vigorous fight over the nUmi-
nation of Auditor; Merritt, CustOmhouse
candidate will win. Carter is opposed bv
the Kellogg tea party, principally because
he was in favor of Billings, to whom he was
committed many months ago. | think the
CustOmhouse will overcome the popularity
on which he rests and elect their
man, who is said to be in the
6 tme breath A. P. Fields and John Ray.
But before it comes to a ballot the fra
ternity will fix it up to have the votes cast
for one candidate. Ray does no electiOneer-
ing: he is too old fox. He quietly shows
lis face on the stage, is suggestively polite
to delegates and reticent OF his opinions
His own parish have beaten him for dele
gate twice, and he is not even permitted to
be an alternate. This, on political grounds
looks bad for his chances. There is strong
oOlOred objection to him, on the ground that
be is no man of the people; is an aristOcrat
and legislative bOndhOlder, yet has no
money for contributions to delegation ex-
penses. These opinions concerning candi-
dates circulate all about the stage, where
they are all posted, sitting id the wings,
shrOuded in the flags, posted at the rear !
and with their feet up on the most
available position. As general thing, can
1idates have Of one another a very bad !
opinion, and one has only to give an ear TO
Jhe statements constantly flying around
that stand to be satisfied of that.
The house, long before the BOvee election
las dragged its slow length along, has I
apsed into chaos, and the next candidate J
being Congressman at large, it is supposed
3urch will serve his country in that capa-
,ity-at least, from what he said himself I
But he takes the stand, and reads a letter
cooked upin Baton Rouge since the sojOurn
# the delegations, entreating him to stay !
lmOng them, and not to leave them in such
! hurry. His presence and services are so
yaluable to Baton Rouge that the town f
ant get along without him, hence he has
7ielded to the voice of patriotism and duty,
o the inexOrable demands of his enlarged
business, to the entreaties and the voice of c
he citizens of Baton Rouge to stay at home, 7
till continue to part his hair and spell his
ame in the middle and dwell in peace. He
ields. VOciferOus applause. But there 0
5 another gentleman tah!l, one who has al '
ways proved faithful and one in whose ia h
or l decline (Oh,) His name is James :.
4eWis. The bland Lewis is elected, and the L
numerous other aspirants are left out in the {
old. q
1t takes the concern four hours to elect =
hree officers.
If the citizens of the State could have in
a ~ Tlin /