New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-17


secretary; Paul Bonseigneur, treasurer;
Peter Perrin, sergeant-at-arms; Jerry Will
con, assistant sergeant at arms. This club
bids fair from the enthusiasm manifested
on the occasion of their organization, to
take front rank in the campaign.
A committee of ladies, under the imme-
date direction of Mrs. George d. Geddes
and Mrs. James Isabelle, have taken the
matter of uniforms in hand, and from their
we'll known energy and the success attained
by them on former occasions, we predict for
the Pitkin Guards q grand future.
The regular State and national tickets
were enthusiastically Endorsed, and the
club resolved to meet every Tuesday even
ing during the campaign.
DEMOCRATIC CIVIL Waffle Demo
cratic city politicians yesterday found no
body to fight, SO got up in arms against
each other in several wards. They were
not content with fist and stick scrimmages,
but some of them pulled ont their little
guns and used them freely. That party
held elections for delegates to tho nomi'
mating convention which 10 to meet to-
morrow, and there was no end to the mum
Der of patriots who stood ready to be
elected to . position which has NO salary
and but . gauzy bit of honor. Men have
been working hard for weeks to secure On
election, and all kinds of tricks have been
played. Clubs split into several pieces
friends played double with each other
voters were bought and sold; rightful gu
thority was ignored, and when few dis
satisfied men felt like it they formed new
clubs and elected themselves to all the Of
fees.
There was but little effort to make com
promises, and when conference committees
agreed on something, the disaftected sud
denly discovered that queer tricks had beer
resorted to, and then there was another
Quarrel. These things, and many others
caused much backbiting and ll-nstured re
marks, which eliminated yesterday at thu
polls. The voting exposed men who hsd
promised to work one way but did the con
trary. Many of the games which had beer
we'll covered up, were laid bare ct the bal
lot boxes, and the natural result was thu
shedding of blood. As it is . family quar-
rel, Republicans can sfford to stand silently
BY and watch for the ending. Mr.. Walker
in his speech, last night, said that whom
the gods wished to destroy they first made
mad. and the Democrats Of New Orleans
are real mad now.
The fifth warders dipped into each other
regardless Of expense. Mr.. Eigard Bou
ligEy, one of the unpledged candidates
learned that one man had voted more thar
once and when he saw the patriot trying tt
vote again challenged the vote, whereupor
Mr.. Bouligny was hustled out unceremon
iously, and many persons drew weapons
firing pistols promiscuously; at least sixt,
or seventy shots were heard. Mr.. Bouligayl
spectacles we're torn from his face, which
left him almost powerless, but he managed
to fad an extra pair as he was retreating
The instant that ne gained his sight HI
drew his revolver and returned the rsb6le'
commitments. Notwithstanding go man!
shots we're fred it does not appear tha
ANYBODY was wounded. Comparative quie
vss then restored for the time being.
Later in the evening the war was re
sumed at the same poll, corner Of Rampant
and Toulouse streets, when John Saunder
was shot by Diego Tony. Saunders
marked for life, as he misses his right ear
a narrow escape for him.