New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-15
CAsEY,s EXIT.
WHO Shall be bis Successor z

U&V snail De HIS successor
The excitement among the United States
employees, and the few outside Grant Re-
publicans, was at fever-heat yesterday.
The dismissal of Casey for Offenses which
for months past has been common talk the
country over, does not wash. Every one
asserts that there is anotherreason, and the
guesses as to what Grants real purpose is
are as numerous as the wiseacres, black and
white, who thrOng the stairway of Mr. Null
lett's granite abomination. ''BOss" Packa rd
thinks the situation, like the Dutchman's s
cOnsumptive vrOw, "gets no better fast, and
his few faithful henchmen, who "qived in
the hope of tie good time coming" when
he would dispense fat offices from the Gov
ernor's Office, are dOwncast and in mourn
ing.
Speculation as to the succession runs
somewhat thusly:
StOckdale is to have it, because he only
can Kellogg trust. Kellogg wants to be
Governor, and would like to use the Gus
tOmhOuse as he did when candidate for
Senator, and as Stockdale was with him
then, he 'knOws how the old thing works"
s. Fl. Kennedy is to be appointed because
he is not only "Old and respectable" ;" but
can carry the Reformers to the support of
Grant.
Charley Dillingham; is to have the honor
thrust upon him by his brOther-in-law, SEN
atOr Matt Carpenter, of Wisconsin. Dill
ingham being lazy and constitutiOnalIy op-
posed to hard work and Improbable re-
sponsibility, is expected to respectfully de-
cline.
The Office is to be humbly rendered SEN
atOr A. B. Harris, for the purpose of effect
ing the long-delayed and much-desired re-
union in the Republican party.
Our alphabetical friend, Colonel Parker,
having sacrificed himself to secure for
Grant the "cOlOTed element" made a bet
of white hat that Greeley could not tell
young carrot from sharks tooth, and re-
ceived an autograph letter from " Oyster"
Downing, has a dead sure thing on the col
lectOrship.
Congressman Sheldon has been offered
the billet, but asks ten days for reflection
and consultation with his friends.
A brand new carpet-bagger from the
West, who is step-son to the brother-in- law
of Dents great-aunt's niece's uncle's broth
er's wife, is to get the job of running the
CustomAouse for Casey. as Arthur runs that
in New York for Tom Murphy.
Packard ought to have it, because he has
ruined himself in Grants service. But as
he at the same time ruined Grant, 50 far as
Louisiana is concerned, his chances are
slim.
Common sense and sound Judgment would
dictate the appointment of George w. Car
ter, but as these qualifications are not to
found in the White House, the "Keurnal"
has not the ghost of a showing.
Ingraham's friends think he was prema-
ture in accepting the surveyorship, but the
President may possibly find some other
cOlOred man willing to serve his country.
But all these speeulations and suggestions
which we have eDdeavOred to .epitomize are
idle Casey is understood to be due here,
if not already arrived, while the letter re-
questing his resignation only left Washing
ton on Monday night. In this there is evi- |
IDENTIFY a trick of some sort, whereof our
brotherin-law knows the secret, and when
he shows his hand we may have another
budget for our readers.