New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-24
POLITICAL GLEANINGs.

Iates over the Endorsement Of the Grant and
Kellogg ticket by the Third Ward Mother
Club. In another column of the same issue
we find the following among series Of
resolutions adopted unanimously by the
Grant and Wilson Workingmen's Club, OF
the same ward:
ReSolUed, That the Third Ward Mother
Club has been but a mob meeting for the
last three months. Public opinion, free
speech and the voters of the third ward
have been alike ignored, and the wishes
and desires of the members of the Mother
Club have been alike trampled under foot
by the preside mt of said club.
ReSOEced, That the aforesaid club has been
and is disgrace to ethird ward, and has
no further weight with the Republicans of
the third ward
Thus We are enabled not only to ascertain
the bitter feuds and jealousies which split
up the strength Of the Customhousc faction,
but estimate the character of the disgrace
ful" material of which it is composed.
At the watering places for the past two
days the immense vote polled by the Lib
erals On Saturday last has been the main
and most interesting subject of converse
ton and speculation. That this vote,
numerous as it is, does not embrace all the
Liberal strength, is shown by the fact that
at Barnes Hotel, in Mississippi City, alone,
there were some thirty well known and ac-
knOwledged Liberals who took no part in
the primary election, but will add theirs to
the g neral vote in November Twice this
number, we are informed, were at Biloxi.
and seventy-five or so at Bay St. Louis
More or less were at the various other
places of lake shore resort, many more have
gone North, and it is not too great an esti-
mate, therefore, the natural increase of so
popular a movement considered, to set
down the city Liberal vote at twenty to
twenty-five thousand
At fashionable watering place dining
table, one of party of welI-known citizens
of the highest social and business standing
recently made this statement:
Il have never spoken TO Governor War
moth; but have spoken of him as bitterly,
perhaps. as any other Louisanian. l did SO
because thought HIM the direst enemy of
my State, and the chief origin Of the evils
which affiict my fellOw-citizens. My club
the Chalmette, is composed principally of
young men, each of whom wields direct
infut nee OfsOme degree upon local politics.
To have spoken kindly of Governor War
moth in that club, three or four months ago
would have Immediately sent the rash ut
terer to Coventry, if it had not been con
sidered justification for his expulsion.
To-day myself frankly assert that if
WarmOth is the nominee of the Liberal
he will receive a hearty sup
port from large number Of the members
in fact all but one of those with whom
have had lately. cause to talk politics.
Don't understand me that he is my choice.
l could name scores, even McEnery, whom
l should prefer; but my personal preiudic
must not and shall not interfere with my
duty to support the true reform party Of
the State.
And further, l will not heed any more
unsubstantiated charges of wrCng-doing
against the Governor. believe the case is
that man in his high station
has been charged with almost every crime
IN the calendar, quarrels with and splits off
from those who are pu blicly accused of
being his confederates in these evil courses
giving as a cause for thus leaving bis old |
associates, their corruption), could yet |
stand before the people unconvicted of q
single one of the accusations piled up |
gainst him. If there was truth in them,
jome one of his former political friends, |
Who are now his biHerest foes, would have
given evidence against hing
The gentleman whose words we have at
empted to give, is a representative of a
arge and influential class, and he expresses
he present sentiments of a great majority
If the people.