The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-05
RADICAL CONVENTION.
FINE NOMINATIONS AT BAST-P9CR1RD,
lNTOTNE AND BROWN.
second week Eighth Day.
WAKES UP

the candidates very few minutes to put
in their work. 2i43 delegates present
including the candidates, who all take
the stand to exhibit themselves better
TO their constituents.
Prayer. Allan starts off with
speech before the amen gets in, and
thus obtains the floor. From the
frozen icebergs of Alaska, whore prowls
the solitary bear. to where the balmy
breenes, laden with the perfume OF
orange blossoms, ripple the tepid waters
OF the Gulf OF Mexico, and dancing
sunbeams gambol," !" etc. wide Christy' 8
Stump Orator)
Another load OF proxies are fled. AS
the ballot Is close at hand proxies are
now rising, and are quoted at $25 Heavy
sales.
BuNCoMBE.
Frank Morey proposes three speeches
for each candidate, ten minutes each,
and two against him of the same length.
Allan opposes this; he don't believe In
limiting them to only twenty minutes
against the candidates. There is one
man going to be nominated, all OF whose
virtues and recommendations could be
easily told In very short two minutes
speech, but il they started to discuss his
failiDgs to speak against him everybody
in the convention would want to crate,
and an hour, too. He therefore moves
that three tellers be appointed to count
the vote. This having no connection at
all with Morey's resolution, was ruled
out.
NOMINATIONS.
Nominations roposed-Harris, of
Pointe Coupee, nominates George
Williamson, and promises, IL he is
elected Governor, that he will be
here sometime or other; possibly in
time to attend TO his guberEatorial
business; makes some inoomprehensi-
BILE reference to "the crimson and en-
venomed shafts OF blasted, impotent
antagonism" Negroes; who's he").
Informs the convention that William
son Ia brave enough when he knows
what is wrong to follow it with energy
and perseverance," [Cries,. Your head
is level on that. old coon."l
No second. The other Williamson
man has gone out to get drink. A ser
geant-at-arms is sent after him. and
thus Williamson's nomination is sec
onded. Terrible applause by peanut
boy; discovered afterwards to be the
result Of cramps.
ANY moro enominations?" asks Pinch.
No, none. Not an answer; q pro-
found, . dismal, o melancholy silence.
No one rises to his feet, but every dele
gate looks around, astonished and hor-
moves that the nominations be now
closed and George Williamson nomi-
mated for Governor by exclamation.
Quito q sensation.
LUDEL1NG.
I'D In
broQue. thinks Ludeling Is the man to
pour oil upon the burning wrongs OF
Louisiana. POSSIBLY this might create
terrible confagration.) Forgets about
LdIdeling and wanders of into his own
biography and personal history: He
Was born In Pennsylvania, and had
moved thence to Louisiana with all his
capitalize forgot to mention figures
therefore he nominates John L. Lude-
ling for Governor.
Mr.. r. D. s. Tucker, q native born
African. a citizen of Liberia. and with
the most peculiar Liberian brogue, sec
onds the nomination OF Ludeling for
"the gubernatorial throne.
Sandy Bird winds up the Ludelingers,
which have been skilfully organized as
tc colors Leonard, white; Tucker, yell
low, and Bird, and indisputable and
deep black.
ANDERSON.
Tom Anderson did better. None Of
your white in his. His speakers are
black, black, black all the way through
Green. Cage and Bryant.
The latter, the Rev. Bryant, now
figures as o delegate from st. Martin.
He has had a rather peculiar history in
the convention. At the Hayes and
wheeler ratification meeting he NOM
mated Warmoth. He was then from the
city. In the convention, he first ap..
peared from Madison and advocated
Warnoth then changed to Baton Rouge
and was Packardian, and finally winds
up from st. Martin and nominates An
derson. It is only necessary to say that
he is not even q citizen OF Louisiana,
but q carpet-bag colored preacher who
has been brought over here in the last
few weeks to run religion and politics
for the Radical party Ia the next elec-
ton.
Burch, OF Connecticut and Baton
Rouge, nominates Packard. He loves
the Boss cause his wifes previous hus-
band had always loved the Boss. And.
gentlemen, he Is the man most likely to
get troops; therefore / nominate for
Governor Of the State of Louisiana 5. b.
Packard, of Maine"
Seconded by two otner negroes. rack
ard also black all the way through.
wARMoTH.
Mahoney, (the black Irishman) de-
sires to nominate as a candidate for
Governor a man at whose name every
Louisianian feels proud, true son OF
this noble State, to the manor born,
honest, intelligent, capable, a man who
had sacrificed his all for the public
kic mama ia Harry (IaV
Warmoth, OF Illinois. He am far an
sauar wild all his frien's. Didn't he de-
vide all de offices far an squar. Darfur,
Centlemums, appeals to you fur to vote
fur him, ef you wanter git dem ar tax
collecturship agin.
Svpher follows in a glowing pane
xyric Of Warmoth, who was born Gov
erf,or and owned sugar plantation
down In PlaQuemines parish. lie went
over to the Democrats, it is true, but so
did everybody else when they got into
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