The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-07-03
the GiDiGlL TICKET.


Baton Rouge has put forth its ticket
and adjourned. 1t was most ex-
traordinary body. The wonder is
that it adjourned without having
fight. The members were said to be
all armed to the teeth, and several
times fight was imminent.
It was managed and controlled by
Packard, Casey and the Custom
House office holders, and the tools
for the accomplishment of their ne
farioug work were the most ignorant
and corrupt men i'll the State, prin
cipally OF the African race. None
but th e Custom House adherents
could find any favor at all. Hence
Billings was thought to be the strong
est man because he was originally
put forward b. Packard, but when
Packard turned traitor and went for
Kellogg that gentleman's nomination
was secured. Having been nomi-
mated by Custom House fraud he ex
poets to be elected by th e same
means. The colored element was
the preponderating one, and no one
could begin to have showing until
he had played the sycophant at the
feet of the African voter They even
required Kellogg and Billings to be
placed on the stand for inspection, to
be grinned at after the manner of a
monkey show; and as Kellogg had
only one majority, it may be that he
prevailed at last on the score of SUI
perior personal pulchritude. More
than half the ticket are colored men.
Among them is Caesar Constantine
Antoine, of Caddo, for lieutenant
Governor; or rather lie is the pros
pective Governor, Kellogg having,
it is said, pledged himself TO be re-
elected Senator as soon as he is in
augurated. Antoine is stupid and
malignant specimen Of his race, and
is to be elected, not because he is
competent, but because it is thought
his election would be distasteful to
the Conservative voters. Other res
pectable colored men We're passed
over with contempt. For instance
Harry Lott was put off with the
short term for Congress, which he
did not want because it was worth
less, and was ANONYMOUSLY beaten
for Secretary of State which he tried
to get. As for Kelso, the very fact
that he was friendly with Pinchback
was sufficient to put him under ban
Another negro was nominated TO,
Congress over Colonel Andrew j
Whittier.
The Pinchback men early Quilted The
scene of action in disgust, and were
soon followed by the Billings me1
with curses on their lips both louc
and deep. Even the Reformers were
on hand, seduced by the Picayun
with the idea that the Custom HOUSE
would give them everything the.
asked if they would only vote fol
Grant. After trying in vain to &c
their leader, George Williamson, OF
the ticket for Attorney General, the,
left with flea in their ear and tn
Picayune is now trying to make u
believe that they have not been Their
and never intended to so there.
II is impossible not to see that tn
whole object of the Convention is t.
unite the colored voters in soil,
column against the whites. On thi
subject we shall have much to say i
future. In the mean time the dut
of the opposition is plain. Now tina
the game of the Grant Radicals is S
plain, it is their own fault if they ar
beaten by divisions in their ow
ranks. Let there be a complet
union of all the conservative element
: on a common ticket and the CustoI
House party will be beaten out {
sight in November.