New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-10
VOLUME X.--NO. 10.
POLITICAL NOTES.

the AQmlDlsVralOrenlp VI AWPsoso~Ne
with the seventeen solid votes Of tie warc
1T his back for voting and trading purposes
appears to have been the straw which broke
the camel's back of Democratic patience
Last Tuesday night . large number o'
prominent and respectable gentlemen, wht
have never heretofore bolted the straight
ont Democratic organization, met ard
formed the neucleus Of an Independent
party, openly revolving from and Eepu
dating the recognized party management
DR.. Br:ckelI, Mr.. Wizard (Finnerty's de-
fea.ed opponent for president of the Cen
trail Ward Club) and many other Demo
Gratis of influence are tsthering this inde'
pendent movement
Tie complaint against the FiDnerty party
is tha. they have already fixed the siS'e 'cl
delegates to the parish nominating conven
ton and that people are getting wearied Of
this selfish and corrupt ring rule. Ii Is
pretty little fight and is rapidly spreading
throughout the city, and if it will only re-
suit in reforming the party whose disas'
trous sway isblghting the prosperity Of
our city all good, decent people will heart
lily applaud 1t.
We suspect that the Times is wrong,
though, regarding Mr. Finnerty's strength
for the eAdministratoGship. His candidacy
NAV have been on the original ring slate,
we admit, but the defea: Of Mr. Witt fol
Governor, which sends the appointing
power to tax collectorsh;ps, the mortgage
and other fat Offices into new and sJmps
thetic hands, appears to have necessitated q
change.
According to the chat of the wireworkers
Mr.. E. A. Burke's eclension Of congress
sional candidacy, was with view to re
nomination for the billet ne now 60 satisfac
torily administration his friends. With
his customary pluck and energy he has pro
ceeded to demonstrate to his enemies tha!
he will not quietly be ''shut out," and that
if the Finnesty combination desires to
make Mr.. John Fitzpatrick the next csimi'
nal sheriff they must relinquish al hopes Of
putting their chief in command OF the city
street and gutter brigades. This is stump
er. Mr.. Fitzpatrick is stropg man and
ambitions. and he is Finnerty's personal
friend. Therefore, it may come to the Issue
whether Damon oc Pythisa shall submit 20
be sacrificed.
In the meantime Mr. Pagan pursues the
even tenor Of his way, confident OF ex-
changing the peaceful shades of the Su-
perior Criminal Court for the profitable
activity of the civil courts branch Of the
shrieyalty.
By roundabout method denial is put
before the public that General Nichols vii!
permit himself to be sent to the United
States Senate, and turn the Governorship
when he gets it, over to his Lieutenant.
This does not give his constituents the
fullest satisfaction, especially as i. is
coupled with statement that he is much
averse to active political life. 1t will be
borne in mind that when this delicate gues.
ton first arose, it was contended by some
that General Nichols ambition was &c &C.
cupy the supreme bench of Louisiana-and
such an exchange as this from the execu.
tive chair would exactly fit his desires.
What about this branch Of the question:
Why don't the Democratic journals OF
New Orleans all repudiate the Patton cir
cular9 1t is said that they would have al
ready done 30 but for two reasons First,
they were all taken aback at its exposure
by the REPUBLICAN, and, secondly, before
tkey-except the Pic-could recover from
their amazement and chhgrin, the stupid
Pic had admitted that Corpolteur Patton
really distributed copies Of the circular t
Baton Rouge. This confession eorely en-
harnesses concerted effort at denial. The
Democratic Central Committee would like
to pummel Patton and then shroud him in
q final copy OF the Pic. There is lively
hankering for funeral around there at the
Democratic headquarters.
Yesterday there appeared something very
like little snow storm in town, such as we
often see in theatres. 1t was at the Demo
cratic headquarters. The air was full CT
flakes On examination it was found that
a posse of Democrats had been detailed to
tear into infnitesimal fragments several
hundred weight of the "contidential" Pat.
ton circulars. The cutters were creamed
all thefway to the swamp.
From the way !'the negroes reason was
Impressed by forcible statements" in the
Alabama election yesterday, it looks as if
that State also had Patton that fiowered
into "confdential' circulars. We knew
Mississippi had one.
We might as we'll say to the city report
ers that Mr.. Patton is now out OF stationery.
He finds that to have it strictly confden-
tial on one page and blank for general use
on the other confused things mischievously.
The Picaytne frankly admits that the
chief need Of Louisiana is Democrats in
office, and that such matters as construct
ing the Texas Pacific railroad are ''of minor
importance" Fortunately for the State, and
even for the PICS future welfare, majority
of the voters think very differently.
Said prominent member of the Demo
ocratic parish committee yesterday, to an
admiring audience of "short-hair" col
leagues: "D-n, tho independent clubs and
the property owners. They may have the
money, but we have the votes, and we'll
elect our ticket"
After the election, the relative position OF
these two elements will doubtless resemble
that of the ''corner grocer" and his partner
When asked by an inquisitive friend what
he had put up" in the business the "short-