The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-11
MECHANICS INSTITUTE.
PdCKARD. aNTOTNE. WIRMO1U ET IN
ISD0RsE JLEMSELFES.
Plenty of Rice ana sugar, but no En-
thu-ia-np.

ratification meeting, as In opposition to
the bogus Warmoth ditto OF last month,
was called at the Mechanics Institute.
five full days having been allowed can
didates. delegates, lobbyists and mob
TO sober up and recover from the con
vention drunk.
| The music and rockets on hand
early, and doing u pretty big adver.
tisng business, to the usual sidewalk
audience, which, however. judge 1t will
| be warm upstairs, and when the music
leaves, leave also.
Up stairs. half an hour late. u mid
ding audience, composed. as usual, Of
defeated candidates. LOBBYISTS and look
ers on. who. now that our theatres are
closed, patronize Radical shows as the
nearest approach TO The circus and
menagerie business.
| The "od voluminous hall" as Bnrch
styles 1t. Is porgeously decorated with u
| half dozen unwashed American flags.
not quite recovered from the Copyen-
| tion, nailed up In u corner. only this
and nothing more Nobody on tie
stage save a lot Of sulf-elected vice
| presidents, smoking and enjoying them
! selves. The audience suggests. by u
clapping OF hands and Il shufIing Of
feet, that 1t is quite time W begin the
show but no speaker having arrived
| yet, they are treated to some choice
music instead La the midst OF the
music, led by their usual discordant II ia
and drum, now happily drowned In the
more t1multuous brass band. appears
the Hayes II. Il. Club. Of very promising
and very Youthful voters from eighteen
down. A few seconds after comes an
other transparency. " the Packard
Guards" unanimously in their shirt
sleeves--we beg pardon, in their under
shirt sleeves Al this glorious sight, the
hearts OF the audience beat palpabiy aud
with enthusiasm, and they are aroused
into cheers. Every one feels convinced,
as he gazes on these glowing transpar-
encies. bright with the name of Louisi-
ana 3 or Names, which p" Idol son, +"
that tho Republicans cannot but TIL
umph on the ides Of November.
Packard is discovered In corner and
well shaken up by his Guards. some
body, unknown, cheers him. The noble
Kellogg, fearing lest the mob might
Greer him also were he seen, sneaks up
tho sideway silently. and thus alto
gether escapes tumuituouS applause.
A venerable gentleman then an
nounces 'K'log" as chairman OF the
meeting. aud solemnly and sadly prays,
a list OF vice presidents, confined, this
time, principally 10 the Radically ranks.
Kellogg Fellow citizens. thanks for
honor, large and enthusiastic meeting,
etc. This great party enfranchised
four millions---- t"Wha dat ar frau
chise?"l Here. owing to mpsns
Hngu0, the speaker boldly asserts
his belief that the Republican party Is
corrupt and traitorous, and doomed To
overwhelming defeat in November.
Some astonishmeut aud confusion in
the mob at this secession iu Repub-
lican ranks.
The ticket we have presented to
you---- lSigniIicant wink at mob.
Three simultaneous cheers for Packard
Hon. s. b Packard, de Boss" This
gentleman, in u short speech Of perhaps
twelve or thirteen words, compliments
the mob on its ticket. particularly It's
candidate Tor Governor; after when he
pulls big roll OF paper out or his pocket,
and proceeds to read in slow, listless
and monotonouS tone OF voice, an inter-
esting agricultural lecture on the sub
iect OF rice and sugar and their proper
cultivation.
1t was the first time he had had an OPP
portunty OF speaking 10 his fellow
citizens-evident. One OF the speakers
hands is engaged holding his manu-
the question. One moment, he rests il
on the table, the next he has it FAINT bling
with his coat tail, again it finds its way
In his pocket; and wiggling around. he
addresses In succession the audience,
the president, the ceiling and the gas
lights, finally getting through his sugar
and rice.
He incidentally promises In his lee
ture to protect property, reduce ex-
penses, eXtinguish the State debt. etc.
On the part OF the National Government
he promises money beyond measure,
new levees, deep rivers, railroads to
Texas, good crops. larger duties on rice
and sugar, and everything for every
body in Unlimited supplies. He winds
up with some ill-comprehe hended refer |
ence to "a red handed assassin that was
still lurking about, bearing in his hand |
"A bloody knife still reeking with inno- |
cent gore"
Instead of "a red-handed assassin"
lurking about, it turns out to be the |
fraii aud petite Antoine, who is lurking
in the rear and who introduces himself
to the audience with pleasant and |
soothing smile and whispers q few /
words, said to be also an Endorsement Of /
the nominations made by the conven- !
tion, particularly that for Lieutenant |
Governor After which he also pulls |
a lot OF manuscript from his pocket /
explains that he was about to read an
agricultural lecture on the subject of !
rice and sugar and its cultivation, but /
as Packard had hit on the same subject,
it was hardly worth while for him to
now read 1t. Loud applause by the
audience and thanks
Loud cries for Warmoth but no War
moth.
The chair Announces thar VIM RI |
Hunt is the next speaker down on the
list, but that he had left the city few
days previous and, therefore, would not
speak. Tia, ha. ha, hi, vi, vi, Il
knowed it, from the mob. with mani
festations of mob disapproval
Henry G. Dibble was going to succeed |
In this election or die; notwithstanding
which melancholy anticipation, he
meanders off to the Centennial cele-
bration where he effectually loses him.
self in sea of words. and winds up be-
fore either he or the mob have found
their way out.
Warmoth. The mob Is for him, heart