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

ID his complexion ?" What are his
politics ?" and vigorous inquiry Ii
made concerning this unknown.
BALLOT.
A ballot is reached at last and every
| thing Is excitement and confusion. Bets
are freely offered in stage planks and
ginger cakes of three to one against
Packard, two to one against Anderson,
five to one against Warmoth. Some
dirty fellow In duster freely bets fifty
thousand dollars on Packard, but no one
takes 1t.
The ballot is being counted. The first
| hundred votes come out Warmoth and
Packard one after the other, with such
regularity that it looked almost as II
they had been fixed SO. The two leaders
kept almost even, the others way be
hind, and then there comes a lot of
Packards that put him far in the lead
The first ballot is as follows: Packard,
114b: Warmoth, IS; Ludeling, 80; An
derson, %; Stevenson, 81; poorWilliam.
son, 4. Necessary to choice 124, and
therefore no nomination, as the Boss
wants % more.
CONVERSATION.
Anderson and Warmoth hold con-
ference behind the scenes, and try to
form some combination against the
enemy. Both agree that their forces
must unite on some one man, or the
Boss will carry the day on the next bal
lot but just here comes in difference
of opinion. Warmoth thinks that as be
is ahead Anderson ought to retire in
his favor. Anderson is Of the opinion
that Warmoth ought to retire for him,
as nobody will support him (Warmoth),
but all are willing, anxious, eager,
dying to vote for him (Anderson.) They
xl-L ks ,t.,,,
Dave Young settles the question by
going over to Packard with the Con
cordia delegation.
A dozen others follow, and seeing no
hope, both Warmoth and Anderson
retire. rather discontentedly, amid
shrieks and howls. and the Boss nomi-
nation is made unanimous.
After the excitement had subsided,
and Packard been toted up to the plat
form and made his usual stolid, incom-
prehensible and circular speech. a ballot
Is proposed for Lieutenant Governor.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
The following candidates were nomi-
mated: Pierre Landry, by II. G. War
moth; seconded by Hamlet and Bent
ley: Jim Lewis, by Sloanaker; G. G.
the Rev 9. +. Ladd, by the Rev. Bry-
ant, and the Rev Blunt by the Rev.
Turnard. The preachers, however, got
no show.
The first ballot results: Antoine, 122
Landry, So; Lewis, 36A; Ladd, 21A;
Blunt, 5.
Whereupon all the candidates with
draw, and make Antoine's nomination
unanimous.
BROWN.
At the suggestion OF Stamps, Pinch
puts the question that w. G. Brown, the
present Incumbent, be declared the Su-
Pfrrsendsns FssTs s soe f RasS Eaass.an
clares Brown nominated.
AFAILURE.
The friends of Deslonde (Secretary of
State) see the little game and try to imi-
tate it, but fail signally, for on the
motion that Deslonde be nominated
Secretary Of State by acclamation, the
noes are too unanimous for even Pinch
to declare the contrary, and the conven-
ton is adjourned to Wednesday morn
ing at 10 O'clock, and then INDUCES in q
voudou dance, amidst howls and
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
The caucuses of the various Con-
gressionaI Districts were held some
Saturday, some Monday, and some
Tuesday night, and the nominations for
members Of Congress completed' in all
the districts. They are as follows:
First Congressional District, Henry
G.. Warmoth; nominated unanimously.
Second Congressional District, Henry
G. Dibble.
Third Congressional Distriot-C. B.
Darrall (present incumbent.)
Fourth Congressional Distriet-Con-
vention held at Shreveport some weeks
ago, and Geo. L. Smith nominated.
Fifth Congressional District-Conven-
ton held at Delta two weeks ago, and
J. +. Leonard. Of Carroll, nominated.
Sixth Congressional District-C. f..
Nash, colored, ofSt. Landry, the present
Congressman, re-nominated, beating l..
J. Souer, Of Avoyelles, by one-half
vote.
All the candidates are the same as at
last election, save Warmoth, in place Of
Sypher, and Leonard, who gets in in
Morey's district.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
In the First Congressional, Messrs.
w, +. Loan, G. l.. Ladd, Effingham
Lawrence, of Plaquemines, and r. L.
Guichard, of st. Bernard, were elected
members of the State Central Commit
tee.
THE CONVENTION.
Although the Convention was ap-
pointed to meet at 10 a. IN. it failed TO
get to order before II 80 a. m.
J. Henri Burch denounced the meet
ing held by the delegates of the Sixth
Congressional District. 1T had not been
announced, had been secretly called TO-
gether. For himself he repudiated 1t;
Messrs. P. G. Deslonde, Desdunes and
Bacauie were nominated for Secretary
OF State.
ELECTORS.
The following Presidential Electors
were nominated:
First Congressional District-L. A.
Sheldon. Second Congressional Dis
trict-Peter Joseph. Third Congression-
al District Morris Marks. Fourth Con-
gressional District Fifth Con-
gressional District %. II. Brewster.
Sixth Congressional District-Oscar
Jeffron.
The following persons were also