The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-15

THE REPUBLICAN PARISH CONvEN.
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THE REPUBLICAN PARISH CONVEN.
TION.
Arrangements were made yesterday morning
looking to the prevention Of the necessity OF
the Sergeant-at-Arms having personal misun-
derstandings and fsticuffs with rampant
gents who refuse to obey orders to "get out
side, will you ?" and when the Convention
was called to order none but delegates, with
the exception of q few favored ones, were
within the railing
The delegates awoke to the necessity of
starting proceedings with prayer, and for
the first time there was one, which was very
fervently delivered by a sable gentleman. He
was very impressive in his manner, but the
delegates did not seem to mind or appreciate
it, probably because they could not hear the
gentleman.
FELIX LABATUr NOMINATED FOR MAYOR.
Some few of the crowd wanted the reading
of the minutes dispensed with, but Vigers,
"who knew how it was himself" would not
stand that. and a majority backed him up.
The minutes were, however, approved as
read.
A Committee on Resolutions and Platform,
composed of two delegates from each district,
was appointed.
Gaudette offered long preamble and set Of
resolutions, hard on the White League and
laudatory of the Kellogg crowd. Gaudette is
an ofce-holder.
They were referred to the Committee on
Resolutions.
NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR
were then declared in order and Billy Vigers
put in nomination the name of
FELIX LABATUT.
There was no other name put forward and
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and unanimously, as WAS disclosed by call
Of the roll
J. S. McCune, of the Fifth Ward, made
very sensible speech urging the delegates to
90 on as they had commenced, and nominate
good men without regard to party.
A committee of seven was appointed to call
on Mr.. Labatut, and notify him of his nomi-
nation.
L. D. Hebert, of the Third Ward, move to
go into a nomination for
ADMINISTRATOR OF IMPROVEMENTS,
and put in nomination the name Of James
Lewis
Considerable confusion ensued as there was
quite number of delegates who wanted to
made by q number of others, with cries of
1--WE want no bleeding, none of that"
The advocates of adjournment. however,
would not be put down. and shouted back,
"You have already bled him."
The Chair refused to entertain the motion,
railing that Herbert was on the floor when it
was made, had been recognized by the Chair,
and that his was the pending motion.
A motion nominate Lewis by reclamation
was hooted down and roll was called.
The vote stood for Lewis 49, against Lewis
II, and the choice OF the Convention was
therefore declared to be
JAMES LEWIS.
He made a speech, the tenor of which was
that ticket must be put forward which would
command the respect not only of the Repub-
lican party but the whole people, and that the
intimidation" practiced by the white people
was bad thing.
In addition he expressed the belief that they
had done well so far and should continue to
do so and put forward for the remainder of
the offices just UGH men as they had COM
menced on.
In conclusion he spoke very modestly of
what Lewis had already done and what Lewis
would do in the future.
He retired amidst cheers.
Forty members, Immediately the applause
had subsidized, arose and shouted, and forty
members in disgust resumed their seats when
him the floor. Amidst their noisy grumbling
Gaudett: moved to go into nomination tor
ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE,
and in very eulogistic speech Of about five
minutes duration put before the Convention
the name of John Calhoun.
Johnny Reynolds, of the Third Ward, went
straight to the point without any nom
sense and nominated Michael Gernon.
Those members who had raised all the
racket when Lewis was nominated again
shouted for adjournment. They belonged
mostly to those delegations which were con-
frmed in their seats only the day before and
had not had chance to speculate, at least not
much of a chance. The opposition shouted
just as loudly against adjournment, and there
was lively time. and President Stamps had
to be provided with new table leg, as the one
which he had used in bringing the gentleman
to order was demolished.
The question was decided by call of the
roll; the convention refused to adjourn.
The name of John L. Davis was announced
by some one as a candidate, and Billy Vigers
felt it incumbent on him to get up immediate
ly and say that he could not vote for Davis
as he was q repudiator, and the Republican
party could not nominate regulators.
When Vigers subsidized balloting was gone
into.
The first ballot resulted as follows: Calhoun
so, Gernon Al, Davis -. No election.
KELLOGG ENTERED
Just as the vote was announced, and was
quietly proceeding to make his way among the
members, when L. D. Herbert, Of the Third
Ward, tackled him, and gave him fits. He
talked to him like friend and a father about
his evil ways, and told him, in language more
forcible than elegant, yet in every way suited
to the subject and the man he was speaking
to, that he could not run that convention, and
had better retire.
Kellogg was at one and the same time the
most astonished and the most scared man in
the world. He managed to stammer that he
had come in merely as a spectator and if he
was not wanted he would 60 out. His sup
porters rallied around him, and supported on
one side by Dibble, who had come in with
him, and on the other by very stout gentle
man, he was placed on the platform and
Stamps used his table leg
Hebert endeavored to get the floor but