New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-01
MUSTER OF THE CUSTOM
HOUSE CLIQUE.
GRAND PERFORMANCE AT THE NATIONAL
BREAKING UP IN A ROW
CONFUSION WORSE COMPOUNDED

which were lett6reu uncOmp1me0Cary ettu-
siOns against Governor WarmOth. One
piece of this upholstery contained doc
tored extract from one of the letters written
by Lieutenant Governor Dunn, and was
hung, as if to dry, over the door which COW
cred the flats" Another piece of this bed
linen was suspended over the gallery, and
professed to contain q record of the Repub-
lican party: another hOated adjacent to
the prOscenium, and purpOrted on it's face
to contain WarmOth's reform record; still
another dangled opposite tde last. and
held an account of the national record;
and several strips, of a plllOW-case
size, shOne ont in black and red,
and contained Horace GreeIey's opinion
of General Grant delivered so long ago
that it allowed of no change in the senti-
ments since. The other decorations that
set Oft the performance about to commence,
consisted of the flags of all nations, con-
tributed by the convenient CustomhC use au-
thorities for this express occasion, IN g sri
ance with the custom which originated in
the Gatling gun convention of using gov
ernment property, the useful and Orna-
mental, Tor political purposes. only
names present before the eyes of the entire
assemblage, which shone from every pillar
and post and were o constant advertise
ment in the eyes of all the audience. were
Warmoth and Grant, emblazOned on the
sheets and pillow cases aforesaid.
For this occasion the orchestra, which
consisted of the CustOmhOuse band, began
the overture near twelve o'clock, and they
accomplished the piece in the usual broken
winded manner. Shortly after the band
began to play the delegates and employees
of the CustomhOuse talI the same) arrived
by slow degrees and fitted themselves into
seats within the parquette, the gallery being
reserved for visitors. AS the time for the
performance to commence arrived, very
thin attendance was perceptlble, and there
was scarcely any audience.
The engraved sheets and pillow cases
naturally excited some astOnishment, and
were the object of considerable talk
DR.. WOrrall, looking at the sheet over
the fats-'I didn't know that Dunn ever
wrote that p
S. b. Packard, hastily-''O, yes; well
furnish you an extract
Worral1-"So finely DONE
Packard-"SO true EreUJJt OmHes.
Il began to look as if the veteran and
star performers who made their debut in
the great and thrilling drama of Are you
for Grant" or "BayOnets for them-seats
for us otherwise called the "Gatlng gun
convention would have a poor house
Heated members of the audience arrived,
wiping their faces with pocket haEdker-
chiefs of all eolors. But things looked bet
ter as time wore on.
ASH. H. Ingrahsm stepped on the stage
the band struck up Hail Columbia" aud
the man who would be government officer
If he could only get the bonds, advanced to
the fooClights and waved his hand magnif-
Gently to some one to come this way.
Mr.. Packard stood at the covered table in
the centre Mr.. Satchell, minister, raised
his hand and began prayer amid cry of
Hurry up'-"Hats ott''-'Where's Jim
E.T Il IL. ovso
calling the meeting to order" but it would
not come.
Mr.. Packard, with a printed slip in his
hand-"The convention assemblies in obe-
dience to the following call
Excited member-"Cntil we can get still,
we can't hear a word"
Another-"Gentlemen if there's any one
sitting who is not member, they will
please move out
Mr.. Packard resumed the reading amid
scrunching of chairs and loud conversation.
r. H. Shannon and j. NJ. G. Parker ar
rived and, to get good seats, took up their
places near the reporters table.
The reading of the call having been con-
cluded, Z. L. Weaver, supposed to be from
East Felciana, moved that a temporary
chairman be appointed.
Cut and dried.
Mr. c. L. Ladd is roared into the post of
body if they would help him to preserve
order
The body answered they would.
Mr.. S. NJ. Tweed was appointed secretary.
Weaver again-I move a committee of
seven on credentials be appointed.
J. II. Burch-I rise to point of order.
He said the roll of parishes ought to be
called.
Considerable confusion, all delegates
l. Il l. o.
The secretary called the roll OF the par
ishes by calling the names Of all the dele
gates.
J. H. Burch-Mr. Chairman, is that gen.
tleman calling a list Of the delegates or al
ternates
That gentleman-Both; do you wish the
delegates called
Burch answered by sitting down.
During the reading of the roll the house
gradually fills up, the galleries containing
more than all the rest OF the interior When
the name of Manuel Camp was reached,
that delegate answered, saying, 81 am not
a Sicilian."
The reading concludes, and the commit
tee on credentials is appointed, as follows:
Burch, Lott, Robinson, Price, Cromwell,
Cary and Roy.
just ask the secretary to take the names
down, please" This was what Burch says.
"A
the body nearly breaks up in a row.
II rise to a point of explanation
81 rise to point of order!
''POint of privilege"
"POint of information I"
clay it on the table Y
"AdjOuTn tomorrow at II M"
"Let me fix dis"
"HOld on, heatw
"Mr. Chairman - from everybody.
~, IL IN, oil az
Recess for an hour finally wins, land the
band begins to play" as Mr.. Packard re-
duested when he made the motion Gd IN
erin.
The representatives of the CustOmhOuse
authorities now divide their time between
iumping over chairs and walking across the
stage. The brown jug of ice water is IA
vorfte fouut of attraction. The newly
elected temporary chairman is another.
Strangers come and sit in the prOscenium
boxes: but it having been said the commit
tee would meet at the Cosmopolitan Club,
where all the contestants would meet and
talk it over, the auditorium is gutted, and
the band plays to a "beggarly account of
empty boxes"
Outside, when the recess was in full
swing, the pot boiled over, and from many
delegates came loud complaints against the
cut and d-dried way IN which things were con-
ducted, one delegate saying;
II don't like the way things are fixed up.
A parcel of fellows sent here from the par
ishes won't never get the mud OF their
feet"
The following remarks we're picked up in
the interim:
&C. C. Antoine's goin' to be permanent
president"
= Billings won't go down"
'Things look mixed"
"a passel o. fellers in dar make all the
fuss and do none O. the vOtin'."
II want dO'-keeper the DNxt Sennit."