New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
POLITICAL NOTES.


tagonist, the Pcayume, under the guise of a
special champion, ooolly informs the public
that there is virtually no opposition to his
election. and inferentially that his friends
may absent themselves from the polls.
Even during the very hours of the balloting
it filings broadcast the information that he
is "the only prominent candidate so far
heard Of" statement productive of that
ovsr-confidence 80 frequently the precursor
of defeat, as in this instance.
All sorts of ruses were resorted to in this
second ward contest to influence the fiery,
untamed Democracy. Among others. the
report that Captain Fitzpatrick had in
fuenced Governor Kellogg to appoint a
"carpet-bagger" to the Fourth District as
sessorship over Messrs. Jonas, Kaiser and
other native or Southern Republicans, who
we're applicants. Another was that Messrs.
Shakespeare, Mitchell, and other employers,
directly threatened to discharge any work
man who might vote for Reyes. Fraudu-
lent votes were alleged to be plentiful on
both sides, and, altogether, the fight has
not ended in that harmonious lying down
OF the lions and the lambs of the "Old
Second" so gusningly predicted and de-
scribed in Thursdays Times.
The proposition for joint canvass of the
State by Republican and Democratic orators
is received in commercial circles with the
highest favor. Estimates of the result of
such practical peace policy to the business
of this city are put down in sanguine colors.
Millions of dollars of trade that will other
wise seek St. Louis, Memphis and other
rival cities, will come to New Orleans in the
next four months should this new phase of
our politics be inaugurated. Every interest
seems to demand it, and we hope the man
ayers will lose no time in consummating
the prelimiuaries.
There was considerable rejoicing at what
was considered Mr.. Fitzpatrick's overthrow
in the third ward; but his enemies begin to
suspect that they prematurely discharged
their voices. It is true Mr.. Fitzpatrick hsi
resigned as State committeeman. but it il
understood to be only that his supporters
may yet more hopelessly confound and de-
feat the independents and the boilers. Bets
are freely offered that he will be reelected
by the people of the ward in any manne,
and at any time or place that may be agreed
upon. Such result must snuff the conceit
of the organs which claim to know that the
Democracy don't want and won't have Mr.
Fitzpatrick as political leader. "Ti-ime"
Governor Kellogg, Judge Steele, Gov
ernor Warmoth, Mr.. Pinchback, and other
Republican leaders and orators, have al
signifed their willingness to return at once
and participate with the Democrats in joint
discussions of the campaig issues.
We have had the opportunity of talking
with q number of citizens of East Baton
Rouge parish regarding their new parish
Democratic ticket, and, as we suspected
find it does not meet the unstinted admira
ton of the people there, as our c0ntempO
raries allege.
Says ono prominent man: "Leave of
DR.. Williams. who is q gentleman, and al
ways protected his niggers, and the ticket
is bulldozers of the worst sort" With an
other, the following is the substance of or
interview:
REPUBLICAN Reporter-'I should like al
analysis, colonel, of the ticket from your
standpoint, if you don't fear to give it."
The Colonel-"Fear, bedamned. We're
getting tired of intimidation up there
Why, would you believe it, the Duncan
gapg-lusty young men, too-beat poor old
Gilly Lockwood half to death because hi
wouldn't 60 in for Booth for sheriff. There
was talk of using brass knuckles, but
wouldn't put them down that cowardly
without positively knowing it,"
Without calling attention to the illogi
cal deduction from the facts herein show1
we proceeded.
REPUBLICAN Reporter-"What do tht
Conservative people think Of their presen
rulers"'
The Colonel-"Thinh! Why they fear t
say much about that. The third ward is I
sort of Conservative stronghold . and i
bolted the Democratic convention. Gran
vile Pierce is 'spied on all the time sine
that affidavit of his came out, and Ton
Brown-0ne Of the strongest men in tn
parish out of the city-openly repudiate
the way the ring has fixed things, but
don't see what they can do, yeE
"As for the ticket, this is about the wa.
we look at it:
"W. S. Booth was nominated for sheriff
because he is the head of the White League
and as q reward for running of Judg'
Davis and other parish officers.
"Newton Sherbourne was shot in the hee
at the Mount Pleasant affair, and is for tina
made parish Judge, over the head of sue
responsible men as Judge Joor, and othe
old and solid citizens.
1.-THE candidates for the House are DR..
w. Dupre, an intense white liner; DR.. Wi
liams, large planter and . gentleman, an
H. c. Young, bulldozer leader from POI
Hudson. He neatly laid out the Missoul
carpet-bsgger who expected to win b
organizing niger Democratic clubs. HI
ha! ha! 1t is . good joke on HIM, with b
big barbecue, got up to impress the Stat
convention"
REPUBLICAN reporter-'About the war
0fficers?"
The Colonel-"I have not finished ye
Old man Hubbs does not amount to muc
himself, but he has two lusty sons in IL
ring, which fact gave him the nominate
for clerk of court; while you know Jot
McGrath as we'll as I do. He gets Il