New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

"Gentleman," said one delegate, 1.-THE
CustOmhouse viii be the death OF us yet"
They'll hurt Grant
Yes" said General Frisbee, and under
their management not one Of you dare say
his souls his own"
There is not cOlored man but what feels
this to be the case, and yet not one of them
speaks his mind on the floor.
What do you think of a convention"
exclaimed General Mudgett, f" where COM
mittee of three has to be appointed to keep
the president and secretary from tamper-
ing with the rollsl What did Jim Ingra-
ham say when accused of writing down
two new names on the roll that no one
knew anything about (Mimicking Ingra-
ham,: The names were written in pencil,
and for fear they would be rubbed out l
only wrote them over in ink SO / could
know them again. That is too thin you
knOw-tOO thin Mudgett is working for
Billings and knew this business, if not
stopped, would ruin him. He was about
right.
They get up sad stories about Kellogg's
consistency on the Authorization question.
But in conversation with an old citizen he
winks his eye as much as to say, don't be
alarmed, il will be all right and then goes
out on the gallery.Of his headquarters and
sheds tears on the Dunn demise and calls
tearfully to mind when he met him in mass
meeting as one who was faithful among
the faithless." Take him as he is and he is
a study.
A row began in the convention yester-
day, of which you were informed by tele-
graph, about McVeau and his admission.
Heating is a postmaster, and hence a strong
administration man, and gets vote and an
influence by Mac, who was elected alternate
to Smith (hasn't some one heard that name
beforel, who was elected from Caddo.
Smith, luckily for him, was taken sick and
sent home, and Macs name was quietly put
on the rolls as delegate instead tthe
names of both will be called in a vOte)
This raised row when it was found out.
what do you mean n yelled Heating to
the convention, ''This man is a registered
voter in the parish of CaddO."
This ought to have been sufficient, but
some one asking how long Mac had lived
there, the house broke out into yells of de-
risive laughter.
1t is amusing to see the position Of the
other candidates besides those for Cover
nor. Fields, Eileul, Carter and Belden are
all up for Attorney General. Carter is the
most popular, Fileul the most promising
and Belden the most pertinacious, while
Fields has no earthly chance, unless the
house, in a spirit of gratitude, will elect
him for the excellent style in which he
handled the gavel and kept down the devils
within the hall. But all are in a sad state
of anxiety and suspense, and are afraid to
say word or be in favor of anything for
fear it will iDjure their respective chances.
Jim Lewis is a candidate for Congress
man at large.
In the vote for Ingraham, president,
tickets with the name of Ladd upon them
were handed round, but the name scratched
out and that of his opponent inserted in
stead, and many votes Tor the man elected
without reading. "In the nomination for
Governor" said one of the tuglemen, "this
Onght to teach us a lesson"
Merritt, Secretary of the Senate, is can
didate for Auditor, but runs on his bottom
and without money-pass. Antoine is the
Customhouse choice for Governor of the
second place.
The current rates for delegates now are
$40 a day and expenses paid; so the longer
they are here the better they are off; havn't
seen but one man who wanted to 90 home.
Your correspondent writes this letter af-
ter the body had settled the harmony"
question on the side most agreeable to
Packard. But the stormy time was when
Roy, chief agent of Packard as well in the
political as in other respects, was turned out.
1t was movement on the works of the
CustomhOuse which was finally accom-
plished after the fussing round had died
out and the works capitulated. At the first
onset, and like thunderbOlt from a clear
sky, Roy and Brewster were both ousted,
and the chairman ordered to pass on to an
other case, when Burch moved a reconsid-
GRAFTON, principally to keep Roy in his seat,
he lived in Orleans and
Claiborne. But his arguments
were thrown away. Mr. Packard came to
the rescue. The fight grew interesting, and
the credentials we're read, and Packard
seconded the reconsideration, but he was
interrupted. Roy was defended
by Mr., Weber also. Roy was universally
conceded as the manager of the kellogg
delegates, and Laid, of the third ward, is
the chief mover in BUSTING Roy, and the
contest was beautiful to see. The roll be-
ing called, however, the house almost unah-
imOusly refused to lay the motion to recon
slider on the table. The sergeants-at-arms
were all eleetiOneering, which appeared to
be, from the disorder of the house, the only
duty they ever performed.
Mr.. Brewster having explained how he
came there, it was stated by another dele
gate no mass meeting was ever held. Every
i've minutes the convention lapsed into
mob, and when out Of this condition it was
in a complete muddle from which no cute
ness could extricate it. The only dispOsi-
ton apparent was the desire to 90 into no
and before this to settle the Gre
Dental question. The question being re-
considered the two delegates were elected
from the convention by viva voce vote,
Mr.. johnson crying in vain for a division,
The vote being almost unanimous. Isabelle
.ried to reconsider again, but was cried
tOwn and the thing was about to be drop
ped, when Stamps got the floor, covered by
4 ques ton of privilege, and attempted to
argue Roy's case, but he, too, went by the
board, and the next report was about to be
'ead when point Of ordering again broke |
)ut and Babel came again.
Colonel Field was called temporarily to |
5he chair, and succeeded in restoring lull |
n the horrible confusion. The sea itself |
ashed by storm, the fitful gusts of a |
Using wind, were all order compared with !
he innumerable cries, calls, appeals and |
points of order that rose on all sides, pre- |
enting one of the most disgraceful and |
lbOminable sights ever witnessed in the |
State IN any convention, at any time. A |
yet of dirty-nOsed school boys breaking out !
# school on Saturday afternoon, a drove of |
,attle who below at blood, were all ODE |
tient to parliamentary laws in comparison |
With the convention. Colonel Field re-
tOred order.
The contested case from LafouTche was |
read. 1t was the first series Of documents |
o which the convention had ever listened, |
md it appeared one set of delegates were |
represented by Reese and another by Keith,
Who each had fling at the business, and
he members debated upon that. 1t ap-
reared that the delegation headed by Mel |
on Taylor were suspected of Warmoth, |
nd were Objectionable for that reason. The
delegation headed by Mumford Mccoy |
we're admitted to seats by an almost unan-
nous vote. Parishes were given additional
delegates, and, though this was contrary to
he basis adopted by the committee,
.ates additional were admitted from
It. John the Baptist, two from st. Martin,
L-n-.. s. L--...-- 80.