The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
LOUISIANA POLITICIANS.
The Fiaht Between Republican Factions,
Promising "a Crop Of Murders.

PIAoUEMINEs PARISH, June 2S.-The ma
terial gathered together to make up the Radical
convention now sitting In separated halves In
New Orleans was collected In a manner char
actcristic OF the enterprise and genius OF the
Republican leaders of the two opposing FAC
lions. In fixing up the proper delegates the
willy warmoth and disinterested Marshal Pack
ard have shown the IN selvesequai to IN Multitude
of emergencies.
Warmoth has been received back into the col
ored Republican family with an enthusiasm TINT
CLOSES over aft the faults Of the erring prodga.
Packard having the backing OF nearly all OF the
officials, State and Federal, has the best show
ing, but in fair working would fall far behind
Warmoth, rs the latter has won over the greater
part of the colOred element.
In the present Convention there are several
contested DELEGATIONS from parishes where me
coOred element large ~ Drepunderai es. one OF
these, Plaquemines Parish, II taken as fair ex-
ample Of the way Ia which the primary elections
are conducted here.
On Saturday a Convention was held at Pointe
a | Hache, the county seat, Tor the election oi
delegates. Warmuth was at the spot designate d
bv daylight. G. G.. Packard, the MARSHAL
brother, arrived bout 10 \. NJ, with two bury
negroes IN hts buggy, himself sitting 10 tue zap
of one and drviug The animal tat draws nlll
on hts tax ullecting rounAs. IL was evident
from the start that WtrmOtu's power was su-
preme at tine meeting VI the Two or I rec nun
dred negroes on the ground all except ten. Or
twelve organzed and elected anonymously the
WarmOth delegates. these lew al ConteD Ell
ones, headed w q. &. Packard, repaired 70 an
other Guiding aUu elected tOcir Proposed Pack
ard delegates.
After their noble du had been satisfactorily
peri Ormed Packard served his followers a hne
uncn at the expense Of himself his brother, or
OF the taXD ycrs. In the midst " theit lunch
Warmotb stepped up aud excl lined. "Why,
boys. don't ct that lunch 1t VIII take way
your appeties for the splendid dinner have
got tor YOU over & Magnolia" In less than ten
seconds the lunch WIS deserted and tue Pack
ard or wd dep reed for the ferry leading u
Magnolia plantation, not needing second III
VT ttipn.
Ia ueailv all the contested parishes the War
mOth delsgales were elected bv Immense ua-
JDri les, lfter which the minoriiles sOlit OH ana
sent IN set of Packard dee lates.
In tue country parishes tie Republican party
Is h sly Spit and 1t Is almost cert in that
the wuule camp ign Will be reddoned with riots
aud battles between the two opposing factions
OF Repuo leans. In this parish the Republican
party split IN the last campaign, during
which several sunguin iry fights occurred. in
wuicn more than twenty i've men were Killed
ana wounded. fence were furnished some OF
Sheruhn's most important murders. whlch the
Conversational Committee OF 1915 failed to in
vestlgate, though asked to do 50.
Tue pfOspec OF "A Democratic victory In this
State are reduced to "A certainty. Tue average
Colored voter here fails to see Where Hayes has
has an antipaJhy TO Wheeler. Inc Conservative
par IN tue state has sOlidined Without dis
senting voice into the Democratic, anu the cam
piiRu has already been ente ed into WITH an
enthusiasm never before known 50 early in tue
canvass. UnwarraftaUle IN lit4ry Interference
ana an INSCRIPTIONS Returning Board b. cked
bv FEEDER power are the only obstacles In the
way VI a complete Democratic triumph, ana 1t Is
not believed ia Il even these can prove ehectual
In preventing the exemption of Louisiana.