New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-06

faction OF every Intelligent reader. Th
gentlemen who are reported as the sue
cessful candidates are not the sponta
: eous choice of ward politicians. The
have been carefully culled out by tn
manipulating subcommittee of the Sep
tuagints, and selected generally with spe
cial reference to their responsibility a
: citizens. But unfortunately for the sue
cess OF the movement, political inhuenc
has been sacrificed for good name. Non
of the delegates thus paraded before tn
public are candidates for Office. None o
thep lave any surplus capital to invest il
the doubtflA speculation Of politics, ant
few if any os them would be aominatee
for any Office ia case wbeye there was
Reasonable showing of success. The dele
| gates ore as little 2ikeay e. attend che con
yention gu che ewenty-sourth as they arr
TO mount the hrstings and ask tie s-ee
and independent Democracy 90 vote eol
them. There is prospect os a CREATE,
ATTENDANCE of alternaees than first choices,
and the sapient S1ptuagint. took this spec
ulatlon under due consideration. aid dis
counted it for all jt IS wos:s.
/ The e'sress movement is zoe made Die
reetly in tie interest of TIE reported dele.
gates. How many Of them have poor
relatives oS other dependents upon their
bounty for subsistence IS snothey q1es-
ton. We often see men quake ;nora heroic
! ezertions 10 behalf Of poor relative or .
tiresone friend WHOM they wish to pro.
vide for a. she public expense than they
would IL their own behalf. IN &he one
case it night be called seiisLness. in the
other it e;sa he passed Of as pure disin-
teSesseaDess, patriotism, or as anything
desirable Hence The ealiuent!y sespect-
able lawyers, Insurance officers, capital
lists, Ssundrymea, and others who lave
Ueea appointed to shis gsea. popular con.
gentioa by tke Committee Of Seventy may,
some OF them, at any gate, give up day
or two OF eIeic time TO attending The meet
ing Of that august body in the hope of Sc.
curing place foS seedy cousin Charley,
or nephew sam, OF son-in-law petes, who
has been Sather expensive lately. That
great Fusion tyumpeter, the Herald. might
have saved its breath instead Of singing
the praises oftLese wonderfully Respectable
and intelligent gentlemen who are lending
their names as indorsers 70 very doubtful
paper. With the instruments employed
by the Committee OF Seventy we have
nothing to do. We care still less for the
committee itsels. The majority of Gle
members have taken no part in any of the
proceedings. But it is their employers
we an0de to when we speak of this last
grand effort 20 snatch che offices from the
hands Of the Republicans. The rank aud
file OF fhe Democracy 0! New Orleans are
sensible o. their uaavailability, and natu.
rally ove!persuaae their more respectable
seaiors to prepare she way sos them. For
this purpose the Committee 0! Seventy
was appointed Apopular convention is
relied upon. with The aid Of a Turkey !
press. 20 ananutacture some public opin. |
ION for Use in Che Washington market. !
4 new election is the ostens;bIe objective
point; and he:e is where the stupidity of |
the whole movement i. !ai! bare. For if [
the fifty thousand Tusionists could not
overcome the Republican vote Of seventy
thousand with the whole election ma
cLinesy in thei. hands from the super.
vlsoEs' clerks up 70 the executive. how can
they expect 20 do it with abou. ten or |
fifteen thousand noisy se:oyaeys in \ taiy
ights
The iis'.ls. however. insults she emf.
aent gentlemen who have been appointed
y the Committee 0: Seventy by in.ima.-
ng that they are The candidates for Office
pointed out by the REPUBLICAN on Tues
lay morning. It car not be expected !
hat that Sou-na! should know much about
he politics Of New Orleans. being so |
'ocns and inexperienced, and we have
lever looked for much candoy or intell.-
ence from it. Itnay OR may not be in.
ormed Of its party tactics. It may have
card that the people are 20 be promised
sachel and given Leah. But at this time
S cue is 10 hoodwink and deceive the |
ublic BY reciting in sing-song tone che
So Of respectable names o! the actors
ast for the first oct. Nothing is said
bou. the farce which will close the per-
provided the Democracy suc- =,
reds in securing Ell audience. It