New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-12
POLTIcAL GLRANTNGs.

Senator Kellogg and Marshal Packard
are said to have taken sudden fight to Long
Branch to be instructed By Ulysses l. as to
what next to do in Louisiana. We hope
they viii soon return and give US new
lesson in the art of government according
to the modern Republican system.
The. Customhouse crowd played strong
game on the ground that the Democratic
party was split, and they could win by a
plurality of votes. Now the die-in-the-ditch-
ers think the Republican party is busted
and that same is their game. If the Re
publicans of this State-Liberals, Campbell
ties or Grantites-let them win by any such
sly trick. we mistake their metal.
Colonel John McEnery has committed
himself so fully to the policy of cOmbin-
ing all elements of opposition TO General
Grant in order to restore good government
to Louisiana, that accepting the head of
the "united State. ticket must be highly
damaging to his reputation. The public
conviction will inevitably be that he has
sacrificed his convictions of right and
sound policy and endangered the best in
terests of the State merely for a chance
Of personal gain. Can he expect Louisi-
anians to support him while holding such
beliefl Decidedly no
A suggestion was thrown out by promi-
nent leader of the Grant Republicans yes
terday- Hon. J.. Henri Burch, in fact
which, we understand, is being considered
by Mr. Pinchback and his friends The
Baton Rouge convention vested the State
committee with authority to fill any va
cancy on their ticket. 1t is proposed that
the ninth of August convention, after max
ing good, straight-6ut Republican nomina-
tions, do the same. It is then believed the
two committees can so compromise and ar
range existing differences as to guarantee
united party and consequent victory in No
vember. How far this suggestion will be
seriously taken up is for the future to de-
eide. We only giveit as one of the possible
contingencies Of present complications.
So enthusiastic did the Greeley and
Brown indOrsers become after the adjourn
ment of the monster ratification meeting on
Wednesday night that number Of them
seriously contemplated crowning with a
white hat the statue of Henry Clay on Ca
nal street. One enthusiastic young man
mounted the pedestal, and was in readiness
to perform the ceremony, when question
arose as to the prOpriety Of the action, and
the idea was abandoned.
bet of $50 was made at a prominent
saloon yesterday between two distinguished
Democrats, one Of whom espouses the Lib
eral and the other the Omitted States"
ticket, to wit: That at the meeting called
for tonight by the Democratic and Reform
committees, after two days advertising and.
calling together of clubs, there would not
be. SO many people present by five thousand
as attended the Liberal ratification meet
ing Wednesday night, which was almost
spontaneous gathering. Each party Sc
lected his umpire, who are to choose a
referee present at both meetings), in case
of disagreement. The parties are of such
standing as win insure an Impartial de-
cision.
The Pic0gal1e announces that tonight
they intend the Reform ''baI shall be set
in motion" If months of laborious exer-
ton has not sufficed to get their ball started,
this Pieay,5te crowd had better turn the
Job over to abler hands, otherwise the cleo
ton win be over before they get it under
headway. -
Chandler, with full corps Of clerks, is
preparing a record for Greeley from the
Tribune files in the congressional library.
1t must prove that he is.oneo of the staunch-
est Republicans in the nation, and there
fore viii be help rather than an injury to
him. 1t can not, as designed, damage him
with Democrats, because they knew all the
worst. that could be said against him before
nominating him at Baltimore. Chandler
wilFcirculate some excellent Greeley cam
paign documents at Grants cost