New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-28
POLITICAL GLEANINGs.

The CustomhOuse adherents were knock
ed all in heap by the decided stand taken
by Colonel Carter, Joseph H. Wilson and
others of their prominent leaders, in Oppo.
sitiOn to the Baton Bouge ticket. Carter
has number Of personal followers who
viii join him in any political venture in
which he may now embark.
The Customhouse Central Committee met
yesterday to discuss the snarl into which
they have worked themselves, and out of
this meeting rumors of various kinds and
qualities grew. One is that Kellogg is to
resign in favor of Billings, and bet on this
point was made by two State officials, but
we regard it as untrue, because Ingraham
declares he would resign the surveyorship
rather than vote for Billings. And Jim is
not going to let go good thing, much.
Another report is that Blandin and Keat-
ing are to be removed from the ticket, and
the positions of Secretary of State and
Superintendent of Education given to 1. N.
Marks and some other Reformer. This
would be very rough on the eOlOred men,
who are expected to do the voting.
That some such attempt will be made to
strengthen this excep tionally weak Custom
house abortion, is in the highest degree
probable, for no one seems bold enough
to predict success for it as now made uD. A
resolution was crowded through by newly
made proxies on the last day of the con.
vention at Baton Rouge, authorizing the
State Central Committee to till any vacan-
cies which might occur on the ticket. AS
the men to be sacrificed might prove OBJ
stinate and "stiek," this has been amended
since the adjournment to authorize the
committee to make such changes as may
be deemed necessary. At least this is the
report, and the past arbitrary acts of Pack
ard give sufficient ground for believing he
would perpetrate this or any other outrage
which his whim or interests suggest. But
such tricks will not rescue him or his bant-
ling from the slough of defeat into which
his evil ways have led them.
1t is stated that Senator Kellogg will
visit the North, leaving on Monday next.
Hon. L. A. Sheldon was renominated by
the second congressional district delegates.
Hon. NJ. Hahn receiving, unsolicited, large
complimentary vote. 1t is asserted that
Mr.. Hahn could easily have obtained the
nomination had he cOndescended to resort
to the usual CustomhOuse trick of buying
votes.
Besides the Colfax Guards Club of the
Third, the Mother Republican Club and
Metairie Ridge Sub-Club of the Sixth Ward,
have passed resolutions denOuncing and re-
oudiating the. Kellogg ticket. They make
reading for the candidates, and
nay be found in our "politicaI" column.
Many other ward clubs will ''go and do
likewise" as soon as their nights for meet
ng come around.
Billings and Carter are reported to be ne
gotiating with Pinchbaek, Campbell and
he leaders of the regular Republican State
organization, with view to uniting Cheir |
erces in support of State ticket to be no.
minated at the ninth of August convention,
provided the Liberal ticket shall not an
wer their expectations.
The Republican State Committee, in its
ew call published in this paper, orders cleo
ions for additional delegates. This will |
lake the number of members in the August
onvention 230.
The attention of secretaries of newly Or
anized Greeley and Brown clubs is di-
ected to the notice from the Provisional
'arish Committee in our political column.