New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-21
POLITICAL NOTkS.

POLITICAL NOTKS.
Political spectators conned the ofhclaI
organ of the Democratic party yesterday
with great deal of interest. 1t had been
| an unconfessed conviction all morning that
the REPUBLICAN, of all the city press, had
alone developed the "true inwardness' of
the managers of the convention, in showing
that enough of the ''short hair" or working
peoples delegates would be thrown out to
put the naming of the party candidates
wholly in the hands of their more pre-
tensions rivals.
The Democrats elaborateiy prepared
views on the differences in the several
wards" confirmed the growing belief that
this policy had become ''cut and dried"
and that the voluminous testimony and
elaborate Investigations were mainly cal
| culated to afford time for pacifving or
dividing the ''short hair followers. The
scheme Is well planned, and nothing but an
unexpected display of independent man
hood on the part OF the contemplated vic
! Tins can prevent its success.
Briefly summarized the article referred
| to Judges the contests as follows: Third
ward-Er.parte case for Vizard-she Fin
nerty side altogether wrong. Second
| ward-Not bit of virtue in the Diamond
faction. Fourth ward-What we're virtues
| in the independents of the second and
third, are political crimes when perpetrated
by the Cronan Fredericks Conservatives in
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shot interruptions to the balloting not hav
| ing been vet settled, discreet non-com
mitalism is preserved. Eleventh ward
| All opposition to the Gauthreaux ticket
is set down as boilers Of the most con-
demned stripe. Fourteenth ward-Having
are permitted to scratch ont each others
eyes without foreign Intervention.
It will be seen by the foregoing that the
very earnest and emphatic protest of the
first ward contestants is deliberately ig
nored, and should the chairman of the con-
vention prove equally adverse, it will fail
of hearing at all.
Thus, with ratified and made delegations,
from the first. ten votes; second, twelve;
third, seventeen; eleventh, eleven; fourth.
eight, and fifth, eleven-a clear working
majority Of the convention can be set up
by smart politicians out of the contestants
alone, and any little job consummated that
the inside ring desires.
The rejected delegates of course will Sc
cure a minority report, but experience
shows that such fight as they can make
on it will avail them little aga inst antagon-
istic presiding officers. There are enough
of them to set up . convention Of their
own, but nerve is lacking.
Mr.. Paul Conrad, who was in company
with Mr.. Alfred Bourges at the time OF his
rencontre with Mr.. Limet, of the Bee, was
gallant Confederate soldier and is good
Democrat, being president Of the Wilt
Guards Of the sixth ward.
The Democrat promises startling reye-
lations" of the co:ruptions of the De-
mocracy in the conduct of their party af-
fairs. We have had revelations Of peri ury,
bribery and double dealing Of various
kinds. 1t will take rape, arson and the
schedule of capital crimes to startle this
exhausted community now.
One of the neatest and mos. appropriate
devices that these trying political times
have given birth to, is that of a very popu-
! lar delegate from the twelfth ward.
J Wearied of the cordial handshaking of
strangers, and their tender inquiries about
the state of his health, he procured a card
board hand, and printed on it the legend,
''shake this" which he offers to all aspiring
candidates who show desire to affection
ately clasp his natural digits. 1t efsctually
''gives him Q rest"
There is ian instructor of my race,
(which perhaps means . school teacher ul
at Wynn Island, who is . living iuustrs
tion of the untruth of the Democratic off
cial allegation that Democratic colored
men are prosecuted by Republicans. Hie
appeals in the interest Of the Democracy 70,
the Richland Beacon.
His communication in that paper of the
sixteenth shows utter ignorance of Repub
licanism in Louisiana. No one but a con
summate ass or unnformed knave would
revive the old, wornout Democratic gag Of
"forty acres and a mule;' and this fellow
Donnell, in trying it insults the intelligence
and manhood of the race he misrepresents
as completely as the Beacon manifests its
Democratic stupidity in printing such clap
trap to catch colored votes.
No Republican objects to a colored man
joining the Democratic party 1t is true
that very few besides convicted knaves dc
it. But such papers as the Beacon seem de-
termined to justify the official Democratic
declaration that it is useless to appeal to
the reason of negro, and therefore to pre-
pare the public mind for displays Of force
which can prove only disastrous to the gen
eral welfare
War, and rumors OF war, quake the souls
Of peaceful people in Europe. Russia sends
3,OOOOO roubles and horde Of Cossacks tc
back the Ser vian consonants in their valor
ous resistance to the mellifuous Turkish
vowel; while Potts, Of the Mansfield Re
porter, calls "old Black burn, and the black
est burn in this country" all orts Of
hard names. 1t is to be hoped Jasper will
get lesson this time from cruel experience
These Dem ocratic Bashi Bazouks have nc
respect for even a mans feelings.
Our own Democratic official organ Joins