New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-29

| the bet in controversy cOuld naNo n"N A
certain knowledge Of the result, and there
is no charge of insolvency we do not THINK
the rule cited by the Times has any bearing
on the case 1t is, however, sad com
mentary on political affairs to see journal
which was ten days ago positive that Mr.
Penn would be nominated, now declare
that those who bet on his receiving more
votes than defeated candidate chad no
chance to win" AS matter of fact, they
had no chance. but they cnce honestly
thought otherwise, and it is quite right that
they should be made wiser by losing their
money.
| tits hardly worth mentioning, perhaps,
but the Times is mistaken as usual in sup
posing that the meeting Of tbs famous
| quartette, Packard, Beckwith, PitkIu and
Campbell, in the district attorney . Office,
the other day, betokened any alarm in the
Republican camp. Neither was there much
of caucus. The upshot Of the whole mat
is that Republicans are generally discussing e
the Baton Rouge nominees, and they agree
almost unanimously upon One thing, that
as soon as the Times took up the cause of
Colonel Penn, that excellent gentleman was
q dead cock in the pit. Almost everybody
"told you So" That journal is, therefore,
| thought by some to be voted an auxiliary
! of the Republican party, as they believe it
| contributed to the defeat of about the only
man who could beat Packard. As the Dem
ocratic ticket now stands, nobody on our
side is afraid.
General Nichols, in his speech at Baton
Rouge, made this cheerful remark:
After taking the oath am released from
obligations to the Democratic party, and
shall administer the laws regardless of race
or color,
This will never DO at all, General Ifyou
are going to ignore the Democratic party
as soon as you take the oath, the ''hungry
boys" of the ward clubs can have no mo-
| tive to work for your election. We shall
always be ready to bear witness, however,
that you declared in advance yonr deter
mination to repudiate them.
A correspondent of the Pcay,tne reminds
General Nichols that ito the victors belong
the spoils.' This hardly tallies with his
declaration that he will be released from
his obligations to the Democratic party
after he has taken the oath Of office. "The
division, and there will bs lively work in
the camp if their services are not we'll paid.
There is such striking similarity in the
qualifications of the several candidates on
the Baton Rouge ticket, that it borders on
mon0tony TO recite them. An admiring
organ thus presents them: General Mich
oils record is already so famil lar to Lou
isianlans;" Mr.. Wiltz has already made
his name household word' Mr.. Ogden lis
a gentleman so well known in the State;"
Mr.. Strong sis gentleman OF great popu-
larity," which of course implies that he is
likewise "well known" Mr.. Ju mel sis well
and widely known throughout louisiana"
Mr.. Lusher lis known throughout Louisi-
ana" and SD on. We are glad to have so
many old acuuaintances on the ticket, who
are SO we'll known to everybody, and hope
to become better acquainted with them.
Perhaps By the time the day Of election ar.
rives, it can be made to appear that some
few of these we'll known gentlemen have,
at one time or another done something to
relieve them OF strong suspicion of me-
diocrity. We have not time to-day but
of the names on the Baton Rouge ticket
are synonyms of failure, and that there is
not man among them who has ever been
disting uished for success beyond the
average Of clever citizens.
Mr. S. B. Packard will soon resign his
position as United States marshal for this
distrist. 1t is not known who his successor
will be.
1t was at FIRST supposed that Mr.. Wilt
would not accept the nomination for the
position of Lieutenant Governor, but that
idea was exploded before the convention
adjourned.
Many of the city delegates to Baton
Rouge arrived home late Thursday night
by river, and their arrival was announced
by the booming of three guns-a waste of
raw material.
General Nichols was pressed to visit
New Orleans when the Baton Rouge con-
vention adjourned, but he declined, for the
present,
At meeting of the Republican Parish
Executive Committee last evening, Colonel
James Lewis, president, IN the chair, and
II. McCray acting secretary, communica-
tion from the tenth ward in reference to
local matters was referred to the campaign
committee The following named gentle
men were recognized as officers o. the Fif
teenth Ward Central Club: President.
David Mason; vice president, Warren
County; secretary, Charles Hill: treasurer,
Titus Burns. Other business of no public
importance was transacted, and the COM
mittee adjourned.
Cornell's Winning Stroke.