New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-26
BAD FOR The GILT-EDGED,

cratic State convention. This was greatly
objected to by those who were not in the
ring, and a plan apparently more Just
was adopted by the Democracy This
plan vas TO hold mock Oh
moot election in each ward, with q
view to select the most popular delegates.
1t appears, however, that the gilt-edged
are suspected Of purpose to manipulate
even this republican mode of ascertaining
the true wishes of the people. The presi-
dent of the club has enjoyed the politi-
cal per4uisite of appointing the Off
GERS who conduct these moot elections.
This has caused violent connections
among the Democratic masses. The
first suspicion manifested seems to
have been caused by the circulation of in
vitations TO the members OF a club BY
means Of postal cards. and though the
Grecian Democracy inscribed their most
signal sentences upon an oyster shell, the
postal card is not to-day deemed fair
medium Of notification. With this suspi-
cion aHoat, the gilt-edged have been
closely watched, and upon n motion 70
give the president OF the Central Demo.
cratic club the Innocent right to appoint
judges, commissioners and clerks Of the
moot election, the crowd rose up and ex-
claimed, "No, you don't !" in terms not 10
be ignored or misunderstood. Prasiden.
Selleck having taken the chair at the late
club meeting, the secretary pro tenn
was received with yells and shrieks. A
motion that the president appoint COM
missioners and judges Of election was en-
tertaired with deafening yells; request
that Everybody should keep quiet"
showed that there Were 4 few more
yells' left. Then followed great con.
fusion and yells." An honorable member
attempted to obtain q hearing, bat owing
to the pounding of the "mallat and
gavel, compounded with the cries of those
who sought to enforce order, was utterly
inaudible. Then, our popular dentist
DR.. Knapp, was iasulted with an inquiry,
what be was doing on the PLATFORM" and
a demand for "a square deal" was cheered,
while the declaration that this was no
postal card meeting" brought down the
house. 4 suggestion vas made that the
platform be cleared, and the mover, con.
shutting himself an executive committee
Of one, proceeded to carry his proposal
into effect. Then followed
The worst rough and tumble light that
ever took place at any political meeting of
this club. The fight lasted for about ftteen
minutes, and during the melee the heavy
doors that close the Senate chamber we're
iiited from their hinges and thrown to the
floor.
James Flynne. ESQ.,, proprietor of the
Gaiety Theatre, received painful injuries
while endeavoring to quell the disturbance.
one OF the heavy doors which. as above
stated, were thrown down, fell on him and
mashed his left leg and both feet
This was sorry return for the peace
offerings Of Manager Flynn. After all,
the fight does not seem to have occurred
upon the pending resolutions. 1t was &C.
easioned by the band wagon of our neigh
Dor, the Bulletin, which came with
"sonorous metal blowing martial sounds"
The band, as is always the case in actual
warfare, skedaddled at the first fire, and
the Bulletin Guards effected an entrance,
and, "backed by their friends Of the
Crescent City, the Riversides and the
Peoples Club, took possession Of the
ROOM" Having thus established them
selves in position, there was ''every pros.
pect OF renewal of the fight" when Cen
eral Selleck and his selectmen fell hastily
back upon the upper chambers Of the
Cotton Exchange, where they fortified
themselves in safety. He led the Bulletin
and others. The revolutionary party hay
ing thus captured the camp of the postal
carders, Immediately followed the pro-
gramme of the fourteenth of September,
and inaugurated provisional govern
ment. The president having vacated
the chair" in fear of his bones,
the wee president was advised by
more yelis that he was entitled to
preside. Hon. Mr.. W. H. Rogers sus.
tained the adjournment of President Sell
leck. He adjured them not 'to present
The pitiable spectacle of division in the
Democratic ranks" Whether they re-
sarded this proposition as emanatine
from the gilt-edged or not, the motion to
adjourn was voted down. The seceders
hen adopted series of resolutions, the
most practical Of which gave to the vice
president the power to appoint the CON-
missioners and clerks. These resolu-
ions having been submitted to the club
hen in session at the Cotton Exchange,
we're annulled by giving to President |
'elleck the power to perform precisely |
be same duty-whether the gilt-edged, |
'ho summon their friends by postal card,
= the rough and tumbles, whose watch
'ord is "rally" with skull and cross
ones, We can not tell.
We have not heard from Manager
lynne, who seems to have been mashed