Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-09
NEW ORLEANS.
The Radical Conventional Forfeiture
-llo# Packard Crt~itied War.
mOth-A Cute Radical
Dodge.
The Ticket: "FOr Governor OF Louis
lana, S. d. Packard, Of Massachr.
s''-Whsn ROgues Fall
Out, Etc.
From an occasional Correspondent of the
nNenl.1

From an occasional Correspondent OF the
Appeal.l
NEW ORLEANS July 6.-The Radical
, convention, which flushed its Iabors
, Yesterday, has been a remarkable one.
As informed you in q telegram last
week, United States Marshal Pack ard
was chairman Of the State central COM
, mittee, and had the designation Of the
, place for holding the convention. He
was also candidate for the nomination
for governor, and, Of course, would leave
no stone unturned that would further
his nomination. He was backed by
State and Federal administrations, and
opposed by Warmoth, who is "uo 10
snuff in tricks that are vain. Packard
announced that the convention would
!, assemble at the capital, whereupon
Wsrmoth, who hiss robbed louisiana,
and made large fortune, hired all con-
venient bars and vacant rooms, and was
literally dealing out Warmoth whisky.
Packard learning this, secured the Me.
chanics' institute, and did likewise, not
even leaving a place for "Warmoth's
headquarters The latter, determined
not to be- outdone, secured a majority ia
the convention, and had it adjourn to
meet no one knew when. On the first
day, accompanied by friend, 1 succeed
ed in wedging my way inside the hall,
but outside the railing separating the
people and delegates. Everything was
'iconfusion worse COMPOUNDED, "and from
our position we could hear nothing that
was going on, and were about leaving
when a black, kinky-headed, greasy
fellow, wearing delegates badge, came
up and said to my friend, "BGss, does
you want 70 90 Il" Being an
SwPred in the affirmative, he
told US to go up to the railing
aud wait until ne came, which we did.
He soon appeared on the inside and
handed my friend his badge, who gave
it to me, and went in. l think II the
policeman on duty had noticed my facs,
he could have told from the blush of
shame that Yves out of place. / gave
the badge to my friend, and while he
was coming in the delegate said to me,
"Boss, can't you give me cigarW His
wish was done. My friend soon joined
US, and the delegate informed US that we
could vote, or do anything we pleased.
/ He said he would "insist" US all he
could, and that afterward, when we came
to call for -, he would put us through
and that for his trouble we could give
him hat, coat, or pair Of pants. He in
sisted on introducing us to Pinchback-
who had just been elected chairman
which honor (?) we could only avoid by
| telling him that we enjoyed his ac-
quaintance. Pinchbsck YVES taken to
the chair on the shoulders of black and
white admirers, amidst thunders of ap-
plause. One big-footed, side-Whiskered
white fellow Rugged him until pushed
away by the saddle-cOlored statesman.
On the twenty-ninth the convention as
sembled at the st. Charles theater,
which, in this Centennial year, has
reached the depths of degradation. The
stage, upon which the worlds sweetest
and best songsters have warbled their
melodies; the great Interpreters of the
drama, comedy, buTlesque and panto-
mime have appeared before refined bril-
liant audiences, has been disgraced by
mob Of Radical politicians. Packard,
Wsrmoth, Pinchback, and all the can
didates, were the principal actors in the
play-wrangle for Office. Each candi-
date being afraid of the others
strength, the convention would meet,
pass "a few uDimportant resp
lutiOns, and adjourn. After a
seven days session it adjourned yester-
day, having nominated the following
ticket: For governor, A. B. Packard, of
Massachusetts, United States marshal.
He has been q government official ever
since his residence in the State. The
Radicals expect, through bayonets, to
Gerry the State, and back the infamous
returning board. The impression with
10 fy,no icf haf h. = l.
gubernatorial hOnors, and only became
8 candidate to defeat Warmoth, whom
he does not like and considers q weak
man with the people, and that before
the election he will come down and en-
deavor to have Williamson, a white
scsllawag, placed at the head OF the
ticket. For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS G.. C.
Antoine, colored, formerly barber, at
present nondescript; for secretary of
State, Emile Honore, colored, who was
T. ee and owned slaves; for auditor, Geo,
B. Johnson, white scalawag; for attor-
ney-genersl, William 81. Hunt, white
scsllawsg. Both of the latter were Con.
federate soldiers, and are men of fair
ability and respeetability. For superin-
tendent Of public instruction, w. G.
Brown, cOlOred, who is not accused of
being honest or qualified. It will be
seen from the above that the colors are
equally divided. The candidates for
congress are II. G. Warmoth, II, c.,
Dibble, G. B. Dsrrall, G.. s. Smith, J.
e. Leonard, and G. E. Nash, colored-
all csrpetbsggers. Through the oourte-
sy Of friends, was supplied with tick
cts of admission to the menagerie, and
fOsInd great deal of amusement in
attending. 1 have attended Mississippi |
Radical conventions in the palmy days
OF that party there, but there is no COM
parison between the conduct of those
and the Louisiana Centennial Radical
convention. 1t was common thing to |
see fifty or more delegates, at the same |
time, clamoring for the floor, rising to |
'pints" Of order, cursing. etc. For the |
accommodation of the delegates q bar |
room was opened in the rear of the par |
quette, and it Was very literally patron
lied. A delegate vented his spleen on |
Warmoth by stating in speech that he
had loaned Warmoth one dollar to help |
defray his expenses to Washington |
when he was first elected to congress,
and that he wanted his money back. |
The results Of the convention creates q |
great deal of dissatisfaction in the Rad
icsl ranks. 1t is publicly asserted by
some Of them that on last Sunday the
Packard wing bought f)rty delegates
at one hundred dollars each, and there
fore, the success of that faction. Many
leading ones, of both colOrs, say they
will not support the ticket. Probably
the old adage that "when rogues fall
out honest men get justice" will be ver-
fled in their dissffection.