The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-27
RADICAL POLITICS.
A MOgs TO MECHAxTcs' 1ss7yrUyw 90
Guns.

Nothing but an Actual Meetins en-
Unravei the situation.
Notwithstanding the defeat OF Pinch
back by Stamps yesterday. for the TEN
porary chairmanshfp, Pinch went :,
work earnestly last night and gathere,
together about one hundred and fit,
delegates, and proceeded to hold eau
Gus OF his own, receiving 113 votes 10
the temporary chairmanship. Thi
gave rise to the belief that the table,
had been turned against the Admins
tration. and showed conclusivoly
strong combination
Against PACKARD.
1t was understood that some kind O
compromise had previously beer
reacbed, looking to The substitution d
Jujge Ludeling for WhrmOtfi. In TACT
sucti was the case, the only trouble be.
Ing that the number Of votes that Pinef
obtained In his CAUCUS Is not sufficient
TO elect u temporary chairman, for the
convention consists OF 2lG delegates
asd, therefore. t24 being requisite fyr d
choice.
wAHMoTH's CHANCES.
In the opinion OF one OF. Warmott' d
friends, and one oil his most stendfast
and warmest supporters, the young man
from illinois stands not the ghost OF q
chance personally, whatever else he
may do with Ludeling. Nearly all the
combinations are against Warmoth,
although Pinchback has fast friends
among them. They say they don't want
Warmoth under any circumstances.
BUHCU gprARa
J. Henri Burch is with the Admins
trntioD, and entertains no doubt that
Packard will be nominated, for he says
that he Is satisfied Packard will run in
dividually and accept no substitution.
The race is between Packard, Warmoth
and Anderson, the friends OF the latter
OF whom will go over to Packard as
soon as Anderson Is dropped. Even In
the case Of Ludeling, Burch says, who
has only his Congressional district to
back him, matters are mixed. Yester.
day they would have transferred their
vote as a unit for Warmoth when Lnde-
ling's PROSPECTS were found to be light,
but since
THEY HAVE SPLIT
and portion have gone
over to Packard. He sincerely regrets
Pinch's position, for Pinch is his friend,
by whom he has always stood, but he
wants to interfere into too many small
things. SO absorbed are the delegates
with the choice OF q candidate for Gov
srnor, that little or nothing Is said or
seemed to be thought Of about the
LIEUTENANT aovERSoRsHIP.
But while Pinch and Lewis are those
mentioned for the position,
,he country members entertain the feel
ng that now they are entitled to
he nomination and will probably give
ltterance TO their wishes. Antoine, Nash
md Burch are among those spoken of
ps available. So
The whereabouts OF Pinchback and
morning around Mechanics institute,
which was pretty we'll packed inside,
md Its surroundings crowded with the
aithful awaiting the hour OF meeting.
BURcH ON THE DISPATCHES.
Burch's opinion on the dispatches.l
rom Washington regarding the re-
ations between Warmoth and the Ad-
Is, that they are frauds,
eemed to know something about the |
dispatches expressing the language
leld by Grant towards Warmoth, but |
lid not venture to say anything posi-
i've.
THE OTHER CANDIDATES..
State Auditor Geo. B. johnson has |
brown out his tarpaulin at his head
luarters, on Common street, near Dry |
ldes, but nobody seems to hang around |
here. He has not the race to himself,
icing opposed as he is by John Fairfax,
|. j. Massicot, Frank Murray, and
eugene Staes.
THE ATTORNEY eENERAhsH1P-
rings out the names OF Judge Steele, II.
}. Myers OF NatchitOches, and Henry
J. Dibble. Judge Braughn, whose
anne was spoken OF in this connection
ONE time ago, is not even mentioned.
FOR SECRETARY or STATE
My two names are mentioned, that Of
has. A. Baquie and Mayenno, but the
ace.
THE MOVING DODGE.
Whilst the removal OF the place of
tate House 70 Mechanics Institute was
stensibly for the purpose Of securing
etter accommodation, the truth Is that
Is to defeat the preparations OF War
10th. Prior to the announcement OF
ne change, Packard went to work and
ecured all the available rooms around
[echanics' Institute, and left his OPP
Onents ON st. Louis street with their
zee bar-rooms and cigar stands to take
are OF themselves.
THEY COME TOGETHER.
A little after IL o'clock to-day the Con-
eHtion was called to order by Ex-Goy.
landers, by authority Of the State Ex-
cutive Committee, and thereafter much
me was spent in calling the roll, which
as progressing when this report closed.
wARMoTH AND PINcHBAcK
ave little to say. Warmoth. however,
oes not look over confident and COM
lains that they have brought in several
against his delegation.
esides all he has to say Is that
depends on the temporary
Pinchback is also in the
ark, owing, he says, to the extreme
leasures adopted by Kellogg in decapi-
ting the State officials who favor him.