The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-01
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
u AaJeurns ssme Oie After Calling one
Another e,lars. Eleet,nx Delegates
ana Adopting Resolutions Full
NJ Falseh0ads and 1n-
dOrsIug y. y.


I Norton.
The Republican nominating conven-
iion finally got to work yesterday and
managed to close It's lahors after much
confusion. The ball opened with a
"blind " to the commercial public. con
sisting I'm the adoption of set of reso-
lutions disappearing of the Hawaiian
treaty, which was unanimously adopted
and doubtless their expression OF the
sentiments Of this fraction Of the party
Of professed moral ideas and practically y
immoral deeds will have great weight
In Congress.
The next step was the consideration OF
the report of the Committee on Creden-
tials. when 1t appeared that the repre-
septatives from ST. Mary and Madiso u
were contested. The st. Mary business
gave Gen. J. w. Sypher an opportunity
10 spread himself in n laundering
speech. including some genteel personal
ailisions To tiutdy. one ri his opponents.
uordy took up the eudgel IN reply. aud
the result was duel OF foul mouthings
that would have put to the blush the
most edept professor Of Billingsgaie
Finally Sypher's delegation was
su,,elohed and Darrall's admitted,
which signiiiesa victory for the Custom
house against Kellogg. Az usual the
''p'ipt OF order was beloved out
frequently during the meeting, and
afforded much exercise Tor the btceps ~
SENATOR Landry. the chairman, in
handling the gavel. The scene was the
usual disgraceful one which attends
Repnblipsn conventions In this city. and
If was not until late IN the evening that
the Madison representation matter was
decided I'm favor Of the ma ajority report,
The Convention was finally organized
with Judge Beattie (Pinehback's nomi-
pationl no president. and six vice presi-
denta. Tho balluting for delegates to
Cincinnati Convention was then pro
ceeded with. resulting as follows
First Congressional District w. ".
Loan. q. !. Adolphc.
Second Congressional District Henry
Demas, X II Chadburne.
Third Congressional District Z. u.
Darrall, Z. T.. Landry.
Fourth Congressional District q. J.
Smith. q. Y. Kelso. -
Fifth Congressional District g. H.
Hamlet, David Young.
Sixth Congressional District j.
Henri Burch. Chas, Nash
State ut Large W. J.. Kellogg, J. u.
s. Pincbback. =. u. Packard. W. q.
Brown.
Among the defeated candidates were
Jim Lewis aud J Ko,Imnn West.
w. II. Fish. chairman OF the Commit
tee on Resolutions, now reported q
series Of f,upcombe "whereases and
resolutions In which the high morality
Of the Republican party and the inlftiac
ulate honesty Of Grant are set forth
tho Democrats and Conservatives of
Louisiana are called disloyal men aDd
assassins, and q. J.. Morton Is eulogized
and by implication recommended as the
uhoicr1of the Convention for tho Presi-
doncy.
Tho closing scenes were rather more
harmonious than the beginning. Pinch-
back made u speech. Packard followed.
expressing his hope that the next Con
vention would be as harmonious MS this.
Lewis, who Ia not much on the speech.
made u fow remarks. Then came War
moth to tell the Convention that they
had wandered away from him, which
remark suggested one Of the attendants
to say aloud thnt this was tho checklist
thing he had ever heard. Warmoth pro
missed them besides. that II the Republi-
can party acted independently twhhtcver
that might be) there would be no more
White League IN Louisiana. He also
declared his intention 70 vote Tor the
nominee of tho Cincinnati Convention.
no matter who OF what he may be IN dog
OF thief. it Is 10 be supposed, wouldn't
make any difference
Mike Hahn next made one OF his
''lignilied speeches" in which he en-
dcayorcd to Impress the niggers with
tho belief that they were better than
With much emphasis he ex-
pressed his opinion that the Kepubli |
can party was SO much stronger now
than ever. that they should multiply |
their efforts u thousand fold in order /
not to bo defeated by the Democrats, !
and when he alluded to the touching |
scene Of Packard and Pinchback Fhak |
ing hands over the discontinue OF tn g /
latter in the United States Senate, and |
the return of the prodigal son, Henry
Clay Warmoth. TO feed on the lean ribs
Of the Louisiana calf, he wiped his
eyes with the back of his hands and they
all wept tremendously.
Two or three rough and tumble lights
on the outside, among members from
the country. be fittingly closed the ses-
sion Of the grand Republican Conven-
ton OF Louisiana.