New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-25
NEW ORLEANS TUESDAY JUNE 25, 1872

/ Republicans. Fighting Miller seconded
this. Heating nominated j. B. Wands, and
said: There should be an honest and ca
| pable man selected, and he is one of them.'
Wilson nominated Charles Clinton as one
who was with them when Sowing the seed
OF the Republican party" Charles H. Mer-
ritt was nominated. During all this talk
the house was mob of excited delegates
Captain William George was put in nomina-
tion by Thompson, of Orleans. f. c. Ma
han was nominated by Isham Nichols, of
the ninth ward. Judge Morris Marks W as
nominated. T. S. johnson, of Ouachita,
seconded by Ladd, was nominated by John
| COughlin, of Natchitoehes. All those who
made or seconded nominations in speeches
were cOlored men. The nominations were
closed on motion of Laurens, of Avoyelles.
The devil of disorder held the house in
control johnson got up and declined. He
did not wish to be a candidate. He de-
clRed in favor of Clinton.
j. H. Sypher, CustOmhOuse, received for
Congress from the first congressional dis
trict, forty-twO votes, and Royal A. Bray
and the nomination was made unanimous
Sypher interested himself particularly for
Mary in the late election.
Clinton, assistant sub-treasurer, the Gus
tOmhOuse nominee, is the specially favored
candidate for Auditor. Other candidates
will withdraw in his favor or be dropped.
The CustOmhOuse has everything. They
amused Merritt with promise of support,
but Clinton was settled upon all the time
as the eventual nominee. InfOrma tiOn is
afforded by one of the Customhouse sore
heads, whose name can be given, "that the
fight for delegates has been going on for
three months" He says he knows that
employees who were against Packard in the
CustOmhouse were told that unless they
withdrew their names they would be dis
missed. They (Packard's clique) are asking
$4,000 to put man through for Auditor.
2:30 P. M.-The ballot for Auditor is now
going on. While the ballots are cast there
is considerable talk about the balloting for
Superintendent of Public Education. Nc
Culloch admits that he has no chance.
nominee, will be elected. Flanders has been
amused with the idea that he is to be a
compromise candidate, and without being
nominated to the convention, after the first
ballot. Then there are the small fry, such
as Boothby and Worrall, and good many
others. All this fight is.considered useless.
Trimble is the man.
Negotiations have been going on with the
RefOrmers to give them a place on the
ticket. 1t may be that of superintendent of
Public EducatiOn, or it may be Attorney
General. 1t is one or the other. Develop
ments are awaited. The idea is to gain by
the Reformers what they lost by Pinchback
showing of.
Ray is moving about on the floor among
the delegates, talking Ray with all his
might.
P. M.-The tellers begin to count the
votes. Tally keeps breaking out all over
the house The tollpwing is the result of
the first ballot for A, itor:
Charles Clinton, Ig}; j. B. Wands, 2G
Patrick O'Hara, 28 c Il. Merritt, y; VIII
liam George, 26; Morris Marks, {; f. c.
Mahan, l3.
ClintOns nomination was made unani-
nous.
Mahan said, There's nothing like the
magic of the granite building"
Third Dispatch
BATON ROUGE, June "a, $3.50 p NJ.
The fight being now over the nomi nation for
Attorney General, that being next in order,
an extraordinary scene occurred Colonel
Carter rose, and saying that he had never
asked anything before from the Republican ,
party, did not do so now, and he withdrew
from the contest. A. P. Field, another
nominee, said, II am ready to withdraw
whenever you demand it," He remained to
take his chances. All that Mr. Belden
wanted was a fair chance. He remained.
Mr.. John Ray spoke a piece, advocating
his own claims in the strongest manner.
He said he never held an office in his life.
He didn't consider Senator an officer, and
had got none of the fruits Of an office, nor
its profits. He remained. The withdrawal
of Colonel Carter excites surprise and dis
content 1t apr ears that he has fallen out
with the Customhouse party, and is dis
gusted with their manipulations, combina-
tons and tricks.
The ballot has commenced, and it is
strongly intimated that Ray will get the
The division Of the question,
which became apparent during the voting,
made it evident that there would be no
election on the first ballot, and that a sec
Ond will be required.
Fourth Dspatehl
BATON ROUGE, June "a, 6 Pm.
Mr.. Field was nominated for Attorney |
General. There is not a man on the ticket |
80 far but is in the federal service in one i
capacity or another. Mr.. Clinton was re- |
ported some time ago as one who was not
A Republican, but being the nominee of the
Kellogg tea party, he went through Kel-
Ogg and others deny that they are the
Justomhouse party, saying that the dele
rates from that institution have done all
he mischief and mada all the or,rosi+;o,, |