The New York herald., 1876-07-27

for instance lodged and fed at his private expense
delegates but he foun In the end that hail.
alter all, had gone to Packard sudeling thought
he had the entire delegation ofNorh Louisiana, ny odd
delegates agreeing in caucus stand by him; but
Packard able to manipulate more than third Of
these warmoih thought himself sure OF ITO votes,
but he got only o3 williamson got votes; he was the
honest mems candidate. and It may be SAID that hs
strength surprised the Convention.
PAcKARps FINANCE COMMITTEE,
consisting II is said OF Chief of Police Loan HarboS
Master Norton and Senator Birch, occupied private
room, where they saw delegates; and the price Of
votes quoted, during the conventIon at $3.50 ton
per cent cash. the delivery. The other candt-
dates were also said TO have nnance committees" and
there is story that after the convention Packard and
warmoih exchanged lists OF the men they had bought
and discovered that number of thrifty coorcd dele.
gates had dealt both shops The gossps also relate
that Antoine (colored), renominated for Lieutenant
Governor, ''scooped" the Convention by the help OF
S.. oo0 put in the hands of committee OF
colored Brown unan mously renominated
tor Superin of Public Instruction He controls
the school boards all the State George b. John
son. nom mated Auditor OF Public Accounts white
Confederate and great avoro of Kellogg, is said to
have bled tho tune OF $4,000 or course these
merely the rumors in ''polltlcal C relies"
PAcKARp's PLAN CAMPAIGN.
II is not generally believed among repub.
leans here that the party carry the State
in November. with the help OF an accommo.
dating Returning Board and federal bayonets.
The encouragement is general, and already the
most active canvasscrs have left the State and made
engagements TO canvass in Northern States. War
moth, George sheridan. Pinchbsck, Ray, Anderson
others like them have gone North and will return
only TO vote Senator West is also discouraged. But
Packard says he do without them; that they are
not necessary to his plan OF campaign.
PLAN MAKING JAILarRps
The report is that he has already perfected this He
means to begin the very late, say forty days
before election, and expects thorough
ization in every parish hfeen days before election.
About this time he will begin his usual practice OF ntim-
idaton by making Of white citizens those par
ishcs where thevng oceholdcrs of Kellogg have been
warned to resign. He will make these arrests the
aiidavits OF deputy United States marshas, who will
act United States officers, of course, and with the
help OF troops whore offered and the per-
arrested will be carried to New Orleans the seat
of the United States Court and the only United States
prison in the State Judge Billings, meantime, will
have gone North III, and will fail to open his court on
the first Monday October. In fact, he will not re-
turn until after the election The United States Com
missioner, shannon will find himself unauthorized to
accept ball. and the prisoners will be in Jail until after
election.
WHITES MUST ''DowN.'
few examples of this kind will be enough, for Il
will discourage and demoraze the whites but what
more important to Packard, 1t will encourage and
consolidate the black Tho report OF these arrests
by the United States officials will flame all the State;
the democratic journals Will magnify the outrage not
guessing that they playing into Packards hand by
DOING and the black leaders VIII tell their reopc,
Don't you seer General Grant here he's got these
fellows in Jail and won't let them Hurrah, boysl"
and thus any considerable bolt OF coorod voters to tho
conservative ticket WILL he hopes, bc prevented
The preliminary operations have already begun.
Twenty per cent Is deducted from tho salaries of
eral Office holders, the nucleus OF campaign fund
"Organizers are selected Lists of State supervisors
OF elections are preparing, and Kellogg is making
changes IN the police jurics. Where democrats nrc
chosen clerks OF election thcy VIII mostly he
that DO ''used" And the old Returning Board
which committed the great fraud in 1874. remains or
It's members Wells rewarded for that fraud by the
ol of Surveyor OF this Port, given him bv General
Grant S. 900 cash. said to have been paid him by the
candidates, and halt the enroiments Of the collector
ship of the Fourth district said to como to $1,000
year. Tom Anderson got his State bonds funded, got
private claim allowed and General Grant appointed
his TO West Point Kenner got his friend, Jim
Lewis, appointed the Police Board. Cazcnac's
brother made hay inspector, and he is himself a
signed and they that Frank Maury ex-Congrcss
man. is TO have that place. TO be made Assistant Ator
ney General after election. They ought all TO be fath
full But is said that Tom Anderson is at last tired o
the company he has been keeping and does not mean
Packard any longer But il the democrats
make decent nominations Packard will lose the State
and shall rid of ring rule OF which all decent
republicans here have become heartily tired