The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02
RADICAL CONVENTION GOSSIP.
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The session Of Friday left the haniuhs
Convention more disorgnnized anu dls
orderly than ever. A ballot snoweo ~
two factions almost equal. A COMP
misc had been tried, but tn vain. IN
Saturday morning, q new system q -
timidntiop was started by the Admins
tration. Rlmors were current eh". ~
WINS going TO be terribly bloody uay'
and that the Administration wouIa VI.
umph BY force. 1t was said thai p'ot
wns on hand among certain wara pun
mers to murder Pinelbaek, that war
moths life was III danger, aud that no
bnd better not appear Mt The conyenuon'
In fact. Kellogg himself Is credited WIN
having said that II Wafnoth Starts
row In the convention. he will m1gnty !
soon be disposed OF.
CHAIRMAN.
The plan by which the row WIS 20 70
commenced WIS on mptioh ~ 1os "a
new chairman in Piucb'5 place; bHio
motion to be- submitted to vlye vVes
vote OF the convention Counting usis
pates. contestants aud thugs, tno ~.
miuigtrati,n has large Hl1Jvlity ~
voice. ind on % viva ypes vote VIII VI, vi
doubleday carry tho day ana elect the'l
Tor Ellis position Andy Dumont, Of tne
Fifteenth Ward. has been seis aI
Stamps being laid w as hnsliae ~ dstSr.
mined courage. aud II be should choose
10 claim The chair as against P1ncH,
equally determined, there must 20
bloodshed.
rHE OH ROLL.
Friday. the Administrationists, unfqI
tunately for them. under Packfrag
leadership. confessed the roll auoPteu
by the Committee on Creaehttsissl.g.
Beaten on this, they now refuse 70 apl ~
by that part Of the eoinproiIlss anq IN. III
sist on the original roll IVY % ns.ss
Feljeiapa, who has been CUSTER, sWehIs
That he will vote on every question, or
commences the fight. .,t.,.
r. was whispered that the WarmOfh
crowd would on the other hand, suut
out all contestants so as 70 prevent ne
ing outvoted outetied md vut1Ougnty
but this proved not 10 be so. as every
member Or claimant was pfoylueu WIKI
tickets OF admission,
nor rfeHT.
Delegates ON the street freely admitted
that the day would be warm one That
h FIGHT wis probabIe. In q free f9ntt
policemen we're admitted the AdmlniS-
| trntionisfs will carry the day.
Other delegates thought IL would 20
merely n repetition OF Ffiday--Wraugs
| ling. annrreliug and debating, TO see
which side could use the other up. This,
however. IL fur from likely. Ii ~ Inn
possible for the delegates 70 20 on fight
| ing, auarreling and drinking wltnOut
! breeding "a big eUteutc. Angry debates
will eventually produces pistols, and d
single shot viii beget terrible row.
INTIMIDATION.
The threats used were rather too free
/ Nv spoken Of to be entirely credited. IN
was apparent the Administration Wn4
/ irving to frighten Warmoth andkPineh(
| or their followers, by them 10 give up
| the fight, or TO enter into compounds &
that Ia. to turn over the convention %
Packard. These, and offers OF another
| kind. undoubtedly worked on Pinch.
His rulings Friday leaned greatly to
ward the Administration, and 1t Wa
evident that u little more pressure
away from Warmoth. What his ulu-
mate aim Ia. Is somewhat uncertain, 81.
though ii Is believed ho wishes to on
ciate as savior Of his party and race, and
make oil the nominations Tor the con
vention.
wARMoTH.
Warmoth is In a very uncomfortable
position. lie cannot, like Pinch, make
any terms with the Administration and
In case % row II really in danger.
Of his life, US big, tall thug, paid
assassin, has been specially reserved f6r
him.
Nevertheless, 1t ID said he is strongly
In favor OF row as likely to improve
his chances or break up tho convention;
In which case, he will be nominated ~
another and more harmonious conven-
ton. Certainly, as 1t is now, he has 30
probability OF On election. Pincf's ma
iority. far ahead OF his, was only II
votes Friday Since when, as one of5
Warmoth's delegates has been killed, ri
is only 1.
In fine, the chances were about even
Of riot compromise, or another day OF
sweating debate and quarreIing.