The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-30
THE RADICAL MOB.
Still Howling, Fighting and Getting Drunk


LATE.
"Who shall be fairest, dearest and
best" is the opening note Of the Radical
mob, sounded by Charlie Yaeger's band
Managers Flynne and Warmoth are
among the first in their seats. Packard e
company are missing. Can 1t be boltf
No; for here comes the Boss himself.
There Is hitch somewhere. Pinch,
Morey, Ludeling and Warmoth conspire
at the back of the stage. The band is
signalled to, caucuses and resolves on.
Down In coal mine."
COMES TO ORDER.
Prayer, mildly administered.
What is Pinch's game to-day. There
Is some shenanigan going on with the
badges there are not enough of them to
go around. The Administrationists
whisper that their friends are being shut
ont OF the convention in this manner,
and demand call of the roll. There is
no roll somebody has stolen 1t. Sus-
picions are confirmed that this is Pinch's
little game. A long wrangle and the
first keynote of to-day's campaign is
sounded, howllDg down OF Pinch by
his opponents, and bowling down OF
the opponents by Pinch's band.
The Republicans list of delegates
passes current as roll.
A fellow is discovered circulating anti
Pinch documents and is roughly elected,
Judge Taylor Beattie, spoken Of as a
candidate for Governor, turns out when
his name is called, to be black.
One delegate complains bitterly OF the
injustice done him. His name Is 4. w.
Stansbury, when it should have been
@. w. Such is fame.
Vernon proves to be largely repre-
sented; has two contesting delegations,
aIternates, etc, on Radical vote OF
two in 1874 and forty in 1872, averaging
three delegates to one vote.
The roll shows no hocus- Focusing;
all the delegates are present.
UNsEATED.
The committee on credentials Is ready
to report. For the first time the con-
ventfon is quiet it is melancholy,
gloomy, death-like quiet, as the mem
bers wait to hear their fate. What is it
In Baton Rouge and Iberia both dele
cations are admitted on half vote in
East Feliciana no delegates are ad-
mitted in Caddo, the Antoine /; In Madi-
son. the anti Murrell in ST. Martin, the
Martinette in st. Mary, the Sypher; in
st. Landry, the Nash; in Orleans, First
Ward, the Harris; Second Ward, the
Geddes; Twelfth Ward, the Richardson
in Plaquemines, the Warmoth; in st.
James, the anti Hunsacker crowd are
admitted; all the others unceremoni-
ously nicked out.
A universal roar breaks the silence,
bowling and screaming, house and
lobby, and when it is all over 1t is dis
covered that the report has been.
adopted. The Administrationists be-
come violent and raging but are
quenched by the baud, with music to
soothe the savage breast.
Music--Air: "Old Dan Tucker, you're
too late to get your supper"
..'The minority reportl Give us the
minority report. We will have 1t. =
Music--Air: "Cathleen Man9uvering,
It may be four years, II may be forever"
Riot. "Give US the minority report
Give us an appeal from the Chair!" Re
fused
Music-Air: ''Red Hot"
The Administrationists weaken under
this musical medicine. Packard inter-
views Pinch, promises to be good boy,
to do anything he (Pinch) commands,
will make Kellogg do likewise, will put
back all Of the ousted officers in fact,
humble himself in the dust
Fight in the Convention-Ray Jack
son and Reynolds. Pistols come out.
Delegates fly for refuge from the shots.
refugees. Packard bundled off. Fight
over. No corbses.
PINCH INDIGNANT.
Pinch speaks in reply to Packard's
suggestions to him:
I" If there is to be a bolt this time it is
you and your crowd that will have to
make it; / am here, and / am here to
stay, we have fought this fight; we
have won; we do not intend to yield
now. The Republican attacks us; Kels
logg threatens IL we do not nominate
his man to support the Baton Rouge
candidate. I nurl it back into the face
of the Administration that il they beat
me in this convention l then will sup
port the Baton Rouge nominee. Black
men Of Louisiana, will you endure this
tyranny? What is our liberty to US il
we have not the right to do as we choose,
il we are but the slaves OF this imbecile,
this cowardly government? The Gov
ernor of this State seeks to intimidate
this convention by removing prominent
officials from Office, by threats, by bri-
berry. Why? TO control this conven-
tion, to get the leadership OF the Re-
publican party of Louisiana. They be-
Iieve they will lose the State this year,
and want to keep control of the party
and thereby control of the Customhouse.
DEyILTRY.
1t is going to be long fight. Far
seeing delegates pull out rusty old cakes
from their nOckats and munCh aWay at
their dinner; some commence undress-
ing and preparing for bed; others are
working themselves up to the proper
pitch Of enthusiasm with whisky. Pinch
takes 1t easy, his feet upon the table,
and smiling pleasantly at the angry
mob bowling at him, crying itself hoarse
without the least effect.
Hour after hour Of this riot continue
not for one second does the screaming,
yelling, bowling, shouting cease. Dele
gates fall down overcome with the
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