The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-28
TWE RADICALS IN NORTH WUISl'
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NOW GMO@aM u. SMITH. ALIAS OILY
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SHREVEPORT, May a., 1876.

lion at the Uity Hall, for the purpose OF
dominating a candidate for Congress
from the 4th District. Geo. J.. Smith and
y. Madison Wells were announced as
The rival aapirants for the coveted
honor. aUeorge" arrived a few days In
advance Of the appointed day and ma
nipulated the strings 50 skillfully that
he soon became the favorite in the
s'pools' at great odds, His wtching
smile diesjpated tire clouds OF discon
tent from many q sable brow, which a
few DAYS sinoe frowned defiance at Har
per, Keeting and the whole "hecutive
COMMITTEES,
The announcement that shreveport
was tobe honored by the presence of
the notorious Returning Boarder.'
created good deal of interest in that
GLASS OF persons, who delight In inspect
ing ''munstroeities Some with an eye
10 the main chance thought the advent
Of the OK Governor q good opportunity
60 electioneer, with the Returning
Hoard" which elected the Hon. A. b
Levissee, and go many others, and
whose "returns" are final, conclusive
and absolute, and not to be questioned
by the courts or any power under tho
sun Bets were offered that If George
should defeat the old Governor for the
nomination, Wells would get even with
him on the jfndi count.
But J. Madison did not put in an ap
pearepce, and George was left master
sf the situation 1t was known that
there would be two sets OF delegates
from Oaddo. The one appointed by the
Executive Committee in the back room
OF some doggcry, and the o.heL sles.eu
at A Republican mass meeting held here
several weeks since under the auspices
of A. II, Ievisee, Jim Heifner. II. J:
Loopsy, ct ais. A considerable crowd
af spcctastors assembled to witness the
result of tho contest between tho "car-
,ntbag'' and the ''scallawag' contest
ants, who were seated promiscuously
within che railing. ~
u. q. White, OF the South,festerh 1ste-
gram, CALLED the Convvention TO ORDER.
instead OF a gnvel, he fourished huge
hickory club, ponderous enough to fell
an OF, He read the call, and then, on
his motion, the Rev. Mr.. Vance tcoloredl
was elected temporary chairman. and
W3 q, white. Secretary. Then imme-
diately followed a motion that a com
mittee Of three on credentials be ap-
pointed by the Chair. Then the row
commenced. DIR. Boult, of Natchi-
toches, and others, made motions that
the com mittee be increased, but the
chairman had been we'll chosen. and
knew his duties. He saw nothing and
heard nothing that he did not wish to
soc or hear, and amidst the uproar
calmly announced that the motion was
carried, and appointed B. q. White and
two others on the committee. A recess
Of half an hour was then taken.
At the expiration Of that time, b. g.
White made his report, which was Q
"stunpcr Al the contestants elected
hy the maas meeting were ignored, on
the ground that such a mode OF election
was out Of the usual channel. and
@'fringed on the vogative of tho Hecu
tive Committee" But the most astound-
ing part OF tho report was the announce
ment Of George Cumpston tcolored). .
notorious ex convict, as the sole delegate
from Raptttcs. Cumpston has been a
continuous resident of Shreveport for
wears, aud was lately removed from the
oifics OF CITY sexton for gross miscon-
duct. This was pretty heavy joke on
]. Madison, Cor it Is said that his friend
Or. Boult had the proxies OF oil TIE
delegates from Rdpidcs in his pocket.
Three o. fou- other residents Of Shrere-
mort wore announced as the delegates
from Sabine and other parishes, resrec-
lively
was frightful. Fifteen or twenty men
sprang 70 thelr feet, and there was a
perfect hail of motions, protests, denun-
Citations, etc, hurled at the chair. BY
this time the crowd had closed in around
the delegates, many persons mingled
with them, and the excitement ran high.
But Vance rose with the occasion, and
calmly enpounced that the report was
adopted and that II. G. White had been
elected permanent president. White
seized the hickory club and tourished
u around promiscuously, banged the
table. and refused to see or hear any
one who was not a reported delegated.
No speeches, questions, motions or APP
hml 20 the house were allowed. The
3ntetants waxed wrcth, ugly words
we're banded about. and finally several
of 'thc faithful got each other by the
vcc,, literally. 1u tho midst. Of the
IhreinE crowd and the babel OF contu-
Hon, White. with grand flourish Of
ee hickory Club. announced that the
on. Geo I Smith was tho nominee OF
he convention This brilliant coup
d'etat wa received with great applause
~ smiths heuchmen, and the rabble
aspeysed IL is reported that the ex-
Governor don't intend to stand the
&nart little game played on him. But
~oNs vevros,s
George l.. Smith expects to run into
oongrees on the North Louisiana Rail-
eead bill, and to use his official influence
70 have ii recognized and subsidized as
pyivaic iotereets and his pudhc aspira-
hons are therefore in perfect accord;
That he came here for ''all our goods
Is u,anifeet. and il is no fault Of his that
he il not to-day tic cgcluSjre o9fner Of
our ferries. gas and waterworhs and
ievee, and the keeper Of all the money
Of tho city. under and by virtue or his
great banking bill. Yet there are
some conservatives" independents
and "tenoers" who think that Smith is
ike man and the only man in the district
that can and will protect, foster and adj
vance the railroad interests Of Shreve-
port and North Louisiana. The Hebrews
say: mo cash, no compromise" And
vet some are willing to take George s
promises, payable in the future, as legal
.sender Selah! ~
DsSereHce of Opinion.