The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-06
THE RADICAL CONVENTION.
THE Jon FINISHED WITH HONORE,
JOHNSON IND HUNT
Ninth nav
TARDY.


ton. Nobody at all present. All the
delegates have either returned to their
constituents or are nursing the recol-
lections of the Centennial Fourth, The
result is, that although the hour Of
meeting is fixed for 10 o'clock, II 80
scarcely sees a quorum, even including
the multitudinous proxies. Theproxies
indeed have pretty much control of the
convention, and as these are all city
politicians, ward bummers, et a., it is
| freely surmised that the city will get
the better part Of the pickings left
IL AS, and the convention comes to
order, and the action taken by the
various Congressional caucuses is re-
ported The report from the Sixth Dis
! trict, in which G. i. Nash, colored, is
nominated instead Of Souer (adminis-
tration) arouses small storm. Burch
denounces it as trick, a fraud, and
swears he will not support the nomina-
tion. will i.altogethsr repudiate 1T.
Allain tries to get in a word on the
subject, but both are ruled out by the
chair. The convention has nothing to
do with the nomination OF Congress
man; the delegates from the Sixth
Congressional District will have to set
tie the squabble among themselves.
The convention has fights enough Of its
own and cannot take up any others.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
For Secretary OF State there is % ter
rible rush of names, most of the dele
gates being considered capable to fulfill
the arduous duties Of this important
office
Chas. A. Bacquie, r. A. Bacquie, p
G.. Deslonde, J. Il. Gaudet, w. $. Will
son, @. w. Ringgold Emile Honore, c.
f. Ladd, II. Heidenheim and II. l.. Des-
dunes, are put in nomination. Des
londe. the present incumbent, did not
seem very popular, and had evidently
engendered the ill-will of the delegates
in some way or other. One OF them
goes so far as to say that what with the
weak names already on the ticket, Des-
londe would weigh them down beyond
hope of success.
The ballot taken resulted as follows
p. G.. Desionde S7I. +. Honore TAI, j. B.
Gaudet 36a, G. +. Ladd 10, r. l.. Des-
dunes 12l, r. A. Bacquie 9. G: a. Bacquie
2t, w. s. Wilson Il, G. W. Ringgold l,
III. Heidenheim 0. No election.
There was a general withdrawing IN
favor of Honore. A second ballot is
floor.
SENATOR
Pinch. he informs them, is called away
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view him on the situation Of the nation.
Having got great deal from the Con-
vention and twisted them around to his
own way OF thinking, he can now afford
to leave but before he goes he must be
endorsed, thoroughly endorsed, en-
dorsed ali over. With the exception Of
his election to the chair here he has not
been endorsed for several months, a
longer interval than ever occurred be-
fore. This must be done at once, and
the coming legislator instructed, en-
powered. ordered to vote for Pinch
again for Senator, and keep on voting
and electing until he is recognized as
such or something turns up.
Howls of delight by Pinch's friends
and considerable confusion, during
which the motion is put and declared
carried.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Pinch comes back and bows smilingly
at this new honor heaped endearingly
upon him. He then appoints the twelve
members of the State Central Commit
tee. by the resolution to be appointed
by the chair from the State at large,
and desires them to meet at once IN the
green room and organize, as he Is oil by
the evening train.
In this meeting Pinch presides as
chairman, Warmoth as vice, and Vigers
and Ruby as secretaries. In fact, 1t Is
quite little Pinch -Warmoth reunion.
SECOND BALLOT.
A long riot is kept up IN the mean
while in the pit, and considerable lobby
ing done. A second ballot for Secretary
of State is proposed. 1t takes over two
hours to complete this second ballot,
which results as follows: u. Honore 145,
p. G.. Deslonde 95. Honore is declared
nominated, and his nomination MADE
unanimous.
G.. &. Johnson, the present incum,-
bent. Eugene Staes, D. H. Boullt and
E. A. Hubeau are nominated for the po-
sition Of Auditor Of Public Accounts.
johnson has the inside track, and the
voting being done viva voce, the friends
of the other candidates after very Few
votes seeing there is no hope for them,
throw up the sponge, and move to make
the nomination by acclamation ana
unanimously, which is done.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The name of w. Fl. Hunt is suggested
for Attorney General by J. Henri Burch;
Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed
at this nomination by some OF tue
colored delegates, who want TO know
what Hunts politics are, and are In
been Republican.
One negro insists on nominating X. II.
Mari, but is finally induced to put up D.
G. Myers, Of Natchitoches, instead. u.
B. Talbot. Simeon Belden, B. j.. Lynch,
t. Morris Chester (colored), II. j. Camp
bell and others are nominated.
With all these opponents, however,, 1t
is walk over for Hunt; and, before the
roll is finished, Hunts nomination Is
made by acclamation, and three per-
sons sent to hunt him up.
w. II. HUNT.
Mr.. Hunt appears few minutes after,
and taking the stage addressed the con-
vention,
He thanks them for the honor: He
has always been Republican, belleylng
in the equality OF the two races. ne -
afraid of no one. Will always do his
duty. Threats cannot intimidate him
or money buy him nothing can seduce
him from his path of duty: lie is glad