The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-08
THE RADICAL CONVENTION.



The Radical Convention is in pretty mes
AZ it stands. Dave Young, whose election q
temporary chairman Yves hailed by the Kel
loggites as 4 triumph-he having sold out t
that taction-is now swearing fealty to tn
Pinckback faction. Antoine, the vain it'll
dandy Lieutenant Governor, whose affection
for Boss Packard, was unbounded, and VIII
was Likewise interested in the Kellogg comb
nation, as member of the Liquidating Board
under the Funding act, has soured on both Of
these false guides since his defeat as tempo
rary chairman, and is now, if anywhere, OF
the side Of Pinch.
Both Dave and Caesar are beginning to sex
the tricks by which that journalistic monde
script, the Times, has, as coadjutor Of the d
facto and Boss Packard, and the Christian
statesman Clinton, attempted to perpetuate
carpet-nag mastery over the negro by beating
him with his own race-denouncing Dave one
day and .unning him the next as the f.voritt
Of the carpet-haggers for the temporary chair
nanship.
The unexpected strength developed by
Pinchback in the Convention Thursday, and
the disgraceflll row which followed have had q
very demoralizng effect, and it is plain tina,
unless the Packard and Kellogg crowd make a
| spirited rally toned up by large fin inciai
presents, there is imminent danger of a disas-
| rous defeat to the Radical Warwick of Loui
,iana.
| 1t is stated that large sums of money arr
! being used on both sides and the fight may
be reduced to a purely graenback basis, i'll
which event it VIII be simply question as to
which bank has the largest capital.
number of the country delegates, dis
susted with the rowdyism and corruption OF
he concern, have threatened to withdraw
md return home; and it is seriously pro-
posed to-day, if the temper and manners OF
the Convention are not improved, to move 1ol
Il withdrawal Of all the country delegation,
which would probably result in there being
two conventions
From what we are enabled to gather, we are
surprised to find among the more intelligent
delegates a serious opposition against that
palpable and stupendous fraud, the Funding
bill and the ratification of the constitutional
amendments upon which its success depends.
The usurper will find this-the pet villainy Of
his administration-will not be sustained by
even the men in his own party, many OF
whom look with suspicion upon the move
Fis al Agency and the Treasuryship Of the !
State. |
The people are interested in these matters, |
only so far as they may rebound to the good |
Of the State by dividing the strength of the
common enemy, for both factions are enemies
of ours and both are working for the success
OF Radicalism and for negro supremacy.
Since the above was in type the financial ar
were duly effected, and the power
Of money forcibly illustrated by the election of
Boss Packard over Pinchbadk by vote Of 1875
10 AZ. Sops were thrown to Pinch by elect
ing him FIRST Vice President and by indors-
ing him for the Senate, both of which empty
lonors he accepted with the best grace he
could affect under the very disagreeable situa-
ion in which he was placed
We are unable to see how Pinchback can
rave the audacity to present himself again
'efore the United States Senate to claim
position to which he has admitted in his own
'aper, that he was sent by a Legislature which
vas created by DureH and the Returning Board,
nd which was therefore an unconstitutional /
nd misrepresentation body.
It would take an amazing amount Of brass q
nd effrontery in him, with record to ask the
enate tor seat. He has brass, however,
efficient for any emergency, and it probably !,
ill not fail him in this emergency,
We had hoped better things of Pinchback-
owever unwarrantably-we had most q
rought ourselves to believe that he would seize 5
pom just such an opportunity to declare his en-
re independence of the white thieves who have y
sed him and his people to their own advan-
ge, and who have now united to pull him d
own.
The Endorsement for the Senate is almost =
! insult. If he were entitled to his seat, he -
eeded no su ID Endorsement at this late day, >,
Id it means nothing, for there is not men, /,
sr of the Convention, probably, that will not
, back on that Endorsement whenever it be- r.
ines necessary for him to do So in order to
rther Mr.. Packard's Senatorial aspirations II
report of the proceedings will be found 81
sewhere.
MORE VICTORIES. L
The list of victories over Radicalism is being q,