The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-30
PARISH POLITICS.
a REVIEW on TmE sHTUATHON-TkIE II
RESULT OF TERE CONFERENCES
HELD YESTERDAY.

TOR the past ten days there has been much
confusion, considerable discussion, and great
deal of wire pulling In the ranks OF the sew
oral organizations opposed to tho Democratic
party as re presented by the nominees on the
nemoeratjc- Conservative parish ticket. But
the fight ended yesterday. and
trr1E NATIONALS HAVE WON IT,
Tho fight has been to secure the oolored Be-
Drblicap vote. and In II have been engaged the
nationals. the Citizens Association. and two
factions Of Republican leaders.
The Nationals at tho opening OF tho cam
naipn received The Endorsement Of the Republic,
an Htnte Central Committee for their ticket. and
subsequently conferences were held by com
.nittes representing them with one represent
ing the Republican Parish Committee.
that. II u certain ticket which was prepared and
decided upon WIS nunln lnhted by the Nhtlonal
Convention, tho Republican vote OF the par
II ia or rather has been oontended that the
ticket as agreed upon was not nominated mat
Parrish Convention, and that the compact was
broken. The failure to nominate the entire
ticket gave grounds for consinsraps9 opp4st,ohf ~
the Republican Parish Committee In indorsing
tho report Of their conference committee q
which. by tho way, 1t may be remarked, H. q.
Tbe erpose Of The National party In the DEMO.
eRAr. gave an additional and substantial II, ground
tlon OF colored ward leaders and oolored voters
was called 10 the gaot that the National party
was m oIshoot Of THO Native Amepcans a th and
tho iatter organization excluded colored mon.
In the midst Of the fight the Citizens Oonser,
Hte pn5 X nn WEI
and used their influence. TO. aud sucoeeded n
securing the indoreementt, t,nl hy several "epooa-
Hha nrnHajftOn URTAm8 tOrmt0nnlB enough
to excite the feurs OF those Custom House lend
ers who favored the National ticket and another
conference between the TWO original conult-
tees was arranged. ..
on Monday. and at 1t two committees con p OF nva d
the other tho Republican party, wore appointed
to interview tho representatives OF tho Oit1zens
THE INTERVIEW
was held tho same evening at No. 80 Oamr
street, and both commi ittees were informed by
Mr.. Lionel 9. Levy. chairman. that the assoola,
o of which be- was h9 hrnd cona y tha hoG ane aa
the ropreaentati OF parties. Inc commlttoe
withdrew. and yesterday,
ANOTHER MEETING.
held at No. 60 Canal street. submitted their re-
The meeting lasted from Il o'clock until about
s:46, tho opposition being represented. ant
through their ngents making good fight IN,
dying hard. But they did die. and are buried
THB AMiDMHNIS
used were In substance and effect as follows
Tho opposition ngnn called attention tc
the Native Americans and the hight Whites
and showed their connection With the NO.
ton Of the Citizens Committee In refusing tc
receive or mako any, proposition to tho com
mittees as roptes?n,aiyaes q parties
conclusion, Shortly after tho adjournment
however, tho Republican Parish Committee met
and
the opposition by adopting resolution tndors
Ing the National ticket
4 DEMooRAT reporter Lust evening ~. say som, SON
o5 bo 5he admed hnt ey bey bad ueen beaen ant
snid that they we're bound TO follow the dietatel
and obey the mandates Of their party, pc the samt
of the narish could not be to any great extent in
nuencrd nor controlled by the nct ion OF the Par
ish Committee. and they distributed that vote ~
follows, putting the total at $4,000; -FOUR thou
san to the NJ lionnls. 4o00 to the Ctiizens ant
As may bo imagined. the Nationals were
JUBtLANT
over the result, and lust night their Parisl
Committee met for oongratulatinn ana for th
purpo.e Of taking action regarding those nom non
inees on their ticket who have not paid thet
assessment. After somn little discuss ion epe
cinl e~mmittee OF throe was appointed to act 1t
conjunction with the assessment committee
and tho two were authorized. IN the event OF {
nominee not paying his asst essment on demand
to mil down nis name and put that Of I'm in
divduul who would como to time.
THE ADDRESS
Of "the fourth ward Republicans to the Repub
iican voters Of tho fourth ward indorsink tht
nresident." nrd H. G. 9. Atwood. secretary
Of the committee on addi e-s. hos excited con
siderable comment On this point IT is neces
sary to sny that Wheeler from the Parish Prison
last night addressed u ca,d to the public stat t'nt
chat he and his committee were unauthorize,
to represent tho Republican voters Of the ward
ri nF tha situation IT. en-
pears safe 10 say that on election day there vii
he .
THREE TICKETS
in the field. The regular nemocrattc- Con
servative ticket, the National ticket and tn
Citizens Association ticket
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