New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-11
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DdfocRA14c MAss NETTING

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D1kocRA14e MASS MEETING
The 0andidates Rstify Their Nominations
HLDEN, talk ANDsT0RCHLIGHTs
NICHOLS, WHTZ, OGDEN EFT AL.
There. we're great Preparations yesterday
notwithstanding tho threatening weather
and in consequence Lafayette square W,
pretty eelidly packed, over at least half Of
it. ~ fs@
The platform WAS handsomely decorated
with smalb American flags, transparenciel
with tine namss Of the candidates, "Iilden
Hendricks and REFORM" Our neAt Gov
ernor, Francis T. Nicholls;" "Our next
Lieutensnt Governor, L. A. Wiltz,' etc.
and Illuminated with Q dozen large re-
fectcrs. In the centre Of the front frame
work Of flags and curtains indicsted WHERE
the orators would address the meeting
The gatewsys and statue Of Franklin were
also illuminated. Tie arrangements vert
superintendsd by E. P. Rareehide, Esq.
By hsE.past seven 1t least 1900 very re
apectsbls. looking people were quietly
standing On the damp ground in front oi
the platform. At that time Q salute oi
thirteen guns was fred by detachment Of
Captain Hero's company of the Washing.
ten Artillery, commanded BY Lieutenant
Frank AcElroy. A score Of rockets wsrs
sent up, and the band commenced.
Colensl I.W. Patton announced that the
State Central Committee had sslecsed
Colonel John NcEnery to preside over the
meeting. It was useless to introduce him
to New Orleans audiencA
Mr. NcEaery said he felt deeply touched
BY the high honor conferred BY being called
- b preside over the vast assenblsgo m
der the saspices Of the Denoerstis and
Conservative party Of the seats of Louis
lena, called 70 ratify the spls0did nomina-
tions at Baton Rouge on the twenty.folrth
Of July Last. Never before in the history
Of the State had . osmpaign opened more
suspiciously for the good people in the in
tereet Of good government against . bad
and iuiquitous government. To-day the
people are . solid, u1ited and determined
mass, with sothinG to prevent their over
throw Of the hssdes Of infamous Radicals
that had ruled since the days Of reconet1uc-
tion. The victory vs. certain under the
gallant Leadership Of the candidates who
had been selected by the Baton Rouge con-
vention, without the slightest stain Of cor.
ruption. With that ticket and the ticket
Of the Radical party he would appeal to
every man Who in HE breast felt IN honest
heart best. 4 Il were not his duty to vote
tor General Nich0lls.
But although certain Of victory, they
must be ON their guard, not be unwary, not
stop by the svayside, be alert, but strive
until they drive beyond Louisiana the rob-
bers and spoliat0rs whose government had
diegraced the State for eight years. Not
single man, woman or child should abate
one jOt or title till the State was lifted
from the depths Of degradation into which
Radicslism has plunged her. The people
are bound to have change; they can not
s.cI.. +he .oSSmas ~ ;rnfsmy th.t h.vs
~rac"h.S f.o.n tha nsonla thai: ;rsr dn..
Everv cla.s demands : chanoe tha vorI.
;n"msr merchart sr4;..r er3 III arS IN
hay ye ATT f.. IN 'i II demand their lives s.d I'd .hex
V;ll have r vhen thev hava elsctaa N;choIis
And VIII.
He read yesterday . pamphlet Of the
aosinst the csiisnt and brilliant soid;er'
i;mhs n dsfs~.s cf.a ranse he he};eva5 "a
ha mat IA thsnked God he had left =
be.S ~ concsiva and an arm to arecnts
thst voui1 driva averv Ra6ical fsr hevnnS
tha Ms.;ts ~ Tnn;s;:na Ha thas ;yY-r
dr..d Gsnarsl N;choiis
Gersrsi N;chnIls said ha falt tha oraaA
besst of ~ Demosrstic marty of this ersss
msfronolis thrnh I'M resnonss to h;s ovn
Hs fnew the rssnons;h;lft;es that rastad IN
h;m There vss narneat and serions vorf
ahesd. importsnt interests Vere st stsie.
that their imnortsnoe vas snnreciatef.
II va sniendiS nnrisinr tn liz
the State ont Of the terrible con.
litior # vss in. n vas nscasssrv
% have honeatv. trucalitv and canscitv "a
,usli6cations Tor odice. snd to reanember
shat an office in = trust Tom the neonla and
aot for the hene6t of the Office holder, Ia
VoulG not tske mn the sots that had re-
inced the State: they were we'll fnovn to
.ii> ia 1894 Ia rsitersted the niedSsa hA
natls "a Beton Bcure. ma e eiecfed won1d
,arrv them into effeck. We viii york tn
,ether Vith kindly and good feeling to ali
'sces and classes tn reestshlish hanniness
mi nroaneritv. He would recognize and
,nforca the RIGHTS of the whole neoDle re-
,ardleea of snvthinr but his dutv. The con.
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