The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-05
TILDEN AND HENDRICKS.

TILDEN AND HENDRICKS.
GRIND RarrsTCA TROY MEETING IN
LAFAYETTE SQUIRE.
speeches ny M~ssrs. Wickliffe, MeEnery,
Manning, Ogden, Fenner and Penn.
A proper winding up Of the festivities
OF yesterday, the Centennial Fourth,
was the grend ratification meeting IN
Lafayette Square to ratify and indorse
the nominations made at st. Louis
Tilden and Hendricks.
The platform erected for the occasion
Is so substantial In form and SO well
built that IL scarcely deserves to disap-
pear at once, but ought to remain
grand rallying spot for open-air meet
ings during the coming campaign. IL
was tastefully decorated with flags, Chi
nese lanterns, lights, etc, and canopied
by the grandest American banner ever
seen in New Orleans. Above the plat
form was the simple transparency.
"Tilden, Hendricks and Reform
These were the only ornaments. A few
rockets gave notice OF the meeting, and
a band furnished popular airs entire
actes between the speeches), but there
was nothing, save the cause OF reform,
to call together the large meeting some
eight or ten thousand strong when pic
MICS, fire. works and jubilatioDs Of every
kind were tempting them away. Yet
they came and they stayed, listened and
applauded, and went home, evidently
thoughtful at the ideas suggested.
About o'clock, salute OF thirteen
guns was fired by the Washington Ar
tillery from the square, and Mt the ap-.
pointed hour. half-past z, the crowd
numbered several thousand and was de-
sirous of getting to work at once, with
out any waiting.
Col. I. w. Patton then introduced }.
B. Lafitte, as President OF the meeting.
Mr.. Iaftte spoke few words on TAX
ing the chair. He had never been in
politics was in no sense a politician,
and only came as representative OF the
commercial interests OF New orleans
interests that impeatively demanded
economy and reform in the administra-
ton of government, and, therefore, oe-
manded the election Of Tilden and Hen
bricks.
Mr. Philip Power then read list OF
Vice Presidents, more than "a hundred
Of the leading Democratic and Conser,
vative citizens of every profession and
class, as follows;
Hon. John McEnery.- Hon. Louis A. WHY
Hon. d. d. Penn, Gen. T. N. Ogden. samuel II
Kennedy. Alfred Moulton. Thos; A. Ad1 W,
n Eay%ond. J. 4, Bs Blanc, J; IT. Payne, Chris
Waggaman, Fred. Whit, Hon. 4 L. Tlssot
john john |. Adams "; \ Hall, 4. ,; GrI,swold
]. IF + Flower. JOS. Ellison. Vim Henry ,Chas, D.
Blanc. Jno. A. Gilmore. Henry .Groebel A.
Sheppard n. p. vincsnt VIM. Fasani Walter
Dslavigne. p. L. Mortimer. W. B; schmidt, Jas
H. Given. Emile 7, O,Brien. Col. SAM Boyd
Chas. J. Leeds. Thos. ,Hassam. p N; Fitzpatrick
John McCafrrey, D. P. scanlan, Goo. swarbricE
Van wickle, W. r. Lyman. Chas. Uayanac. Chas
Roman. II. J. Rivet. Carleton Hunt. Dr. Landry
Gabriel Pratts, Anatole J. Kerr. Robert Brewster
r. Howard McCalob, Col. Louis Power. g. z
DeBouchel, l.. A.. Richards John Sm!lfflh
Joseph fbstNr, HERMANN dihfiy,sJa. Col; JOSEF
Levy. Christian Sporl. George Jonas. job
Phelps, a. A. Girdner Joseph Billgery. Ed
Gonery. ]; R. A; Gapthreaux, A; ". goswortt
!. ]. Aycoek. L. Il. Chcvalley. j. o. Landry. i
l. Bower james sweeny s. $. Carlisle. 9; !
Campbell. Lallande Ferrier. N. Oommandeur.
The following gentlemen re anpoiate41 t Sec
\ Power. Jr.
\ GOV. wICKLIFFE.
Gov. Robt. G. Wickliffe was then in
troduced as the first orator. He excused
himself from long speech on account
nothing but continuation Of the pres
ent administration the platform OF tn,
convention that had nominated hin
had endorsed Grant and his govern
ment, and therefore demanded Of Hayes
just such q similar rule as was there
praised; the one was the natural, the
necessary sequence OF the other. The
redemption Of the United States was the
redemption of Louisiana, a State once
the proudest in the Union, whose credi
and bonds ranked in former years above
those of the United States.
Gov. Wickliffe then, in behalf Of the
Louisiana delegation to the st. Louis
convention, presented the banner, blue
| Col. Fred. N. Ogden for safe-keeping
In receiving this. Col. Ogden spoke {
few words in return, promising victory
in November.
GOV. M'ENERY.
| Gov. Jno. G. McEnery was then intro
duced. He recalled their memory to the
scene in that very square, four years
previous, when, in the presence OF 20, 0Ot
people, he had been inaugurated al
Governor. 1t was in those troublous
! times when orr LEGISLATURE was in
vaded and dispersed by the bayonets O
Phil Sheridan, that our present nominee
for President, Samuel J. Tilden, Their
Governor Of New York, had sent his
glorious message to the Legislature Of
that State, calling their attention tc
these outrages. Under the leadership
Of Tilden, the people Of New York hac
brought to the infamy he deserved Boss
Tweed; under his leadership now, the
people of Louisiana would bring to in
fanny Boss Packard. The Republicans