New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

Since the unfortunate and fruitless CAM
paign of Colonel Penn, when it was pro-
posed by his cohorts to capture the first
fruits of the Baton Rouge convention, some
of his friends have been considering the
feasibility of making other arrangements for
him. 1t is q matter Of street corner talk
among the Bourbons that Colonel Penn is
to take advantage of reconstruction of
the Republican State ticket and be assigned
the post of Lieutenant Governor thereon.
with this end in view, bis city organ has
devoted more or less space every day
in preparing the public mind for
such change. This labor has taken the
shape mainly of covert attacks on Lieuten-
ant Governor Antoine, and an effort to show
that there is an influential element in the
Republican party anxious to get the Lieu
tenant Governor off the ticket. There is no
need to say to the readers of the REPUB-
LICAN that there is no foundation whatever
for the rumors of discomfort which the
Times newspaper is busily disseminating.
There are, perhaps, one or two defeated
colored candidates for the nomination, who
would be pleased to see their own names
substituted for that Of Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Antoine on the ticket, but among
the white Republicans there is not the
shadow of objection to the present nominee.
The superficial readers, particularly those
of Colonel Penis political sentiments, may
need this explanat alton to set their minds at
rest. The action Of the Times is really
doing Colonel Penn no good. The Repub. |
licans of Louisiana placed Lieutenant Gov. |
ernor Antoine in nomination by the largest |
vote given on the first ballot to any candi. |
date in the convention, and they propose |
to see him through the campaign.
The Times publishes what it calls some |
"clever verses" after the style of the |
famous Zone little Indian boy" Of the |
nursery rhymes. A specimen verse runs |
thus:
Mine little Radicals waiting for their fate
One joined whisky ring, and then there were
eight
The rhyme is exceedingly clever, and
shows how the Democratic party is in
creased.
It appears that the record of the Mr..
Ogden who aspires to be Attorney General
is OF at all satisfactory to the progressive
part of the Democratic party. He has
been pressed to say, since his nomination,
whether or not he is opposed to the build,
ing of the New Orleans Pacific railway.
The question is simple one, and the peo-
pie have right to know Of the risks they
will run in voting for man who has pre-
viously expressed himself as opposed to
the railroad. The Democrat proposes to
dodge the issue ard implores Mr.. Ogden to
keep his mouth shut. 1t says:
We trust the friends of the railroad will
drop this movement, and we trust that Mr..
Ogden, who has been questioned through
the press as to his opinion on the tax, what
ever his position may be, will decline to
answer the question as not pertinent to the |
canvass.
This means that the friends of the rail.
road have no right to ask questions. Let
them vote blindly for a candidate who
wants an important Office, and find out
what he will do afterward. That sort of
|
the Democratic party, which wants nothing
but q chance to shoot Republicans. but it
will hardly do for business men who want
D railroad.
Last night the regular weekly meeting
IF the German Republican Club was held
1t the Mechanics Institute, and about
seventy five members were present. After
The reading of the minutes the election Of
The following named officers of the club was
:atifed: President, William Pfaff; vice
presidents, William Sacks and A. New
house; secretary, B. Meyer; assistant Sec
.etary, T. Anderson; treasurer, L. Voltz;
Charles Becknsgel. The
committee on constitution and bylaws pre-
ented their report which was adopted, and
he president appointed committee on
nance. A motion was made and adopted
o form district and ward clubs throughout
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