The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-20
Al HO " LING HERD.
wmR NATIONALS Rfs~ENACT THE
SCENES IN THE RADICAL
EEgTsLATURE.
ssgms gsemnFegarG Nominated for state
treasurer, but nc fs Concluded ehaat
abr. u. ". Gardner fs tine Nominee.

assms gseanregard Nominated for state
treasurer, but nc fs Concluded that
MR.. y. ". Gardner fs tine Nominee.
Tbs convention of the Natenal party Assem-
FslsG yesterday at 1 o'clock at4Turners' Hall
President Hatch in the chair.
The report Of the committee onseredenEials
renting to the representation Of several eoun
try parishes, was read
This was the signal for the beginning of one
OF the most uproarious assen4alages that 1Iev
Orleans has ever been favored with. even In TIL
palnaiest days Of Radicalism, when meeting
b4 IL Republican convention or q session OF thu
Legislature was synonymous Of rowdyism a1t
diagraoeful tumulE. Mr.. Spaakahp' from tht
t5rsky members seemed to be the key notice
the Internal concert .nud whatever, was done
for fifteen minutes. 1t became evident at las
a nooa K G he o whe d haa bss
and other yells peculiar to tho elements Of
which the convention. was composed; lev
turn up their noses. and, In a few moments
later, expressed their belief Tint the party was
sTfLL.goRN.
A stnlw9rt member with stentoriln voice
siiiiring of the members whether they were
brutcs Dir human beings. There being no an
ssVsr. no eeaclnsion was reached, and the in
An attemrt was now made to get d vote on d
sg s r whieh a ~ Nth
d. which It Is impossible TO Interpret.
Mr. Perrin. q Orleans. finally got n q O.
bf0n that all the attendants should be driven
outside of the railing. and that the delegates
SHOULD take their seats Us their names were
called.
THE process of cheering the Heor was effected
With eonparattva order, and thereafter the dele
The number of about two hundred. found them.
ssIyes In heir respective seats.
j Ker;. Thibault. of Orleans. nominated Capt
y. ~. Kennison: q. A, Murphy nominated Dr.
Nominated den. q. 4. BeaSlreeard eaoh eandi-
date receiving u short .eusogy and aeclanaations
aH his name was mentioned.
d few moments. now reverted into chaos.
sJ. ~. Vance, III jumping 20 his feet. IL yqei.
p he nsd e k nof Whether
telegram from Gen. Beauregard. saying that he
could not ACCEPT the nomination.
d dozen voices seoonded the notion"
WhaTsupon Vance spoke OF the high eharac-
Dailon took the floor TO say that he was not
aware that Gen. Btauregard had refused the
nomination; otherwise he would not have put
him in nomination.
asked the chair whether Gen. Beauregard had
declined
Mr. Hatoh~T nm informed that he has by tels-
GRIM
al t. Lemarie-I am sorry to say that he has.
Mr: q. Renaud-I want TO be officially in
Mr, Hatch-- The central committee has not
received the declaration Of Gen. Beauregard,
but understand that a private individual had.
which, lie oil the same.
The dispatch; we want the dispatch, howled
Tine herd. A member shouting at the top Of his
lungs wanted the convention to nominate a
Il TN 4aI9na nrh a and hat
M. Perrin, shouting louder still, Gen. Beau
rsTard f1as been q member Of the party for the
paab Ior Y t crowd Pip Mp hurrah Yahoo
agIf was subsequently, amid Bedlam of mo-
lions and inlprecations. agreed that the dis
patch should be sent for.
IA duRrGor Of an hour elapsed. and it would |
make the very paper on which this Is written
culver to relate the scenes occurring during
hlr, Hebert arose and insisted upon baIloting
now, THAT the convention had waited long
enough for the production OF the dispatch. just
now. however, tho following telegram was
New YORK. September II, 1878.
Robt J. Ker. New Orleans:
Ny hearty thanks for your offer and assur- |
s's's09' $3.50 : 0''Ai' q. 1. pBfBAUREGARD.
Mr. Ballou-What is the date Of the dispatch2
The Ghair.--The twelfth.
Mr. Batinu.-f maintain my nomination.
The Ohair.-I made mistake. II is dated the
segenteenth., Does II make any difference?,
ton IF Gen. Beauregard be made unanimous.
Which was received with cheers and cries Of
Mol" Mop lasing over @ minute.
The storm Gained q little and the secretary |
was calling the second ward.
mr., Hebert Withdrew the name Of Robert j.
Her LII favor of Gen. Beauregard, amid the
cheers OF the parttsans OF the latter.
e mir. Thibault withdrew the name of Capt
Kennison. alsos in favor of Gen. Beauregard
with d similar result.
Another scene Of confusion occurred during
which several attempts were made to nominate
Beauregard by acclamation, oil Of which were
snecessfully. repelled by the Gardnerites, Mr.
Kerrigan, OF Ut. James. In the meantime jump
Ing upon a hench and shouting that the nom
lnadon OF Gen. Beauregard was sought be-
cause II was known that he could not beat Ed.
Burke, whereas DIR. Gardner could do So
A ynember--He can't carry his own parish.
d breathing spell.
The halioting was proceeded with, with In
and clamors at every step however.
! As near as we could get 1t by parishes 1T wag
as follows. for the secretary OF the convention
kept only u tally Of the totals:
Osleans-- Beauregard: Gardner.