New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-20

with him, simply because they are unani-
nous for a union of the party The over
lures for union will come before the nOmina-
tions.
ISecOnd Dspatchl
BATON ROUGE, June 10, II M.
The convention was called to order by
S. B. Packard in Pixies Hail. which
is upholstered with the same material as
in the National Theatre convention last
April, There are seats for 800 delegates.
There are about 800 on the floor. This in,
cludes contestants.
Packard announces that the temporary
chairman is to be ballOted for. Ingraham
nominates Sosthene Allan, which was fore
told. Ladd nominates Z. w. Robinson, of
Tensas. The convention went into an cleo
ton by ballot, and Allan was chosen, and
was received with boisterous huzzas.
The vote stood 2O7lk against TN. This
is victory for the Packard, Mary, Belden
and Flanders men, who combined on the
chairman question this morning against
Billings. Packard works for Kellogg.
Mary is for the colored mans ticket, and is
bOasting of eighty-fve votes dead sure for
the gubernatorial nomination. Belden has
an eye to be made Attorney General, but is
opposed by Carter and Fileul. Belden lets
go the Governors nomination, confning
the fight to Kellogg, Billings and Mary.
The election for chairman settled the Kel-
lOgg question and the discipline of the Gus
tomhouse ranks. The next question was
the consolidation with the Pinchback con.
vention.
A test vote upon it was a motion to ad-
jOurn until tomorrow morning. This as
put and lost amid loud huzzas among a ma
jority of the convention.
Mr.. G.. S. johnson was appointed chair
man of the committee on credentials.
The above transactions were fOretold in
my dispatch of yesterday. The convention
adjourned until evening.
The Billings men threaten a combination
with the Mary men against Kellogg, who
will lose ground should it come to a vote
The point is to stave off action. 1t is be-
lieved the convention will not even get so
far as to appoint committee on confer
ence. Proceedings in the morning we're or
derby. There was no point of ordering bust
ness. The Billings men are confident and
undismayed.
3P. Nit is now ascertained that Kel-
logg will be the nominee. He is the admin
istration man, and is so ticketed, having
$50 votes that have voted, with possible
cohesion" with the Mary men, who are
open for negotiation, and will fall, as be-
tween Kellogg and Billings, en- whichever
side offers terms the most advantageous.
Coupled with his own and Mary's strength,
which is found in eighty-ive votes, Billings
could win the nomination; yet on ballot
there would be so much falling of, it is i'm
probable that such would be the case. 1t is
a strange thing, that, while every cOlOred
man is friend of harmony and union in
the party, they unite in following the lead
of Packard against it.; but the administra-
ton finger is in this pie and makes it up
just as wanted.
g. P. Mt is conceded that Billings has
no chance The nominations will be put
through Immediately on the reassembling of
the convention. At half past seven o'clock
the committee on permanent organization,
of which Packard is chairman, will report
that their choice will be moved into perma-
nent portions, and unless one of those
screws which, under such circum stances,
sometimes get loose, should drop out, Kel-
lOgg will be the nominee in one hour after
the meeting. Marys crowd is open for a
bid. Whichever way falls Mary, it is
stated, wins the day; but the fact of so
many white men pushing the claims of
colored man S ticket produces suspicion, and |
the body of votes will 90 over into the ad- |
ministration ticket. 1t is stated by Bill |
lings' friends, who are already soreheads, |
that Casey, the brother-inlaw, and Herwig |
went back, as they openly promised every |
support to him, and now use all efforts for |
Kellogg.
The conference dog is dead. Nomina-
tions will be made first and then the doors |
viii be opened to combinations with the |
Pinchbaek convention, just for matter of !
form. The chain which binds the Kellogg i
men together is too strong to be broken and |
in case he is nominated as Governor, the |
remainder of the ticket viii be Kellogg from |
beginning to end.
: P. Mt is considered certain that two
tickets VIII be nominated by the conven-