The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-17
CITY Press on the Nomination.
The PiCayune.

The Picayune.
When we consider the character
and capacity of all the gentle
men who we're aspirants for the posi-
ion, it is at the first g lance a
little difficult to account for the stub
norness even approaching despera,'
ZION which characterized the struggle
for the Treasuryship at the Baton
Rouoe Convention. There was no
question at all that either Mr.. Rich
ardson, Mr.. Moncure, or MIR. burke
wonld discharge the duties of the Of
fee with ability and fidelity. After
the friends Of each had expressed
their choice, we might naturally have
expected that Que of them whonld
have been Withdrawn, and then OF
course, the result would have been
settled by a single ballot. This es.
| rape from the deadlock we might
hive looked for with the more reason,
since there was really no principle in
volved in the contest. The truth IS
rhat the city members had gone to
Ration Rouge pretty thoroughly i'm
bned with the idea that the position
belonged of right to New Or'eaus 10, o,
,his term, and they we're not disposed
to "eiye up the ship" while there was
blank left to fight from. On the
other hand, the feeling was equally
strong in the country that one or the
other hand, the feeling was equally
strong nthe country that one or tht
other of the aspirants from that quar-
Ter should have the place. ADD tt
this that tile several leaders were sus
,uined by unusually well'discipllne'
ollowings, hardly ever in the hlstor'
# nominating conventions nave g
| many uuvarying ballots been sue
c.ssively cast.
But when at last, by the operation
of the plan proposed by the compro
mise committep, the country and tn
,ity were broug ut face to face, eac
with a single representative, 1t IS re
, ma,kable that the greater number
The country delegates went over
The city nominee and gave him II
victory. This matter, however, IS Il
mystery to the initiated. The conte
10 was virtually settled when on the thu
informal ballot MIR. Burkc's trien'
q, united upon MIR. Richardson AT
" thus got rid Of tho stronger autag
mist. 1t would have been still posi-
ole to unite the two country fact'o
md thus secure a majority, had the
not been an i,reconcilable ditferen
hptweeu those two faction gro"'
mt Of a former complication at
convention of 1876. 1t had been
the power of the supporters OF
Richardson to give the nomination
any time during the progress OF !
Struggle to Mr. Moncure, and WI
At last Mr.. Moncure. was thrown
, If the contest, and it was left to
" friends to say who should receive
nomination, it was not in human
ture-not in political hnman nalt
rs,tainly-that they should So far
urn good for evil as to carry the p'
,ver to Mr.. Richardson. They '
! st to naturally preferred to side with
= tS S' fr;ends Of Mr.. Burke. 1t is fnrt
rip. .aid that certain combination u
ills. mo on the congressional nomlna
Re; for thelSecond District were not "
,lied M mt influence in determining this
well WeH' it is all over, and little b
= 6 il now to tell how the fight was
l. : and won. 1t was, in the par''
' ;lay Il 1.-THE boys" a mighty pretty }
, ,aII and if the friends of all the col
.;ats tauts in that spirited struggle
pful. rally around the nominee with
" St .ame earnestness and persist
ptiv, which they displayed in the con
Tet. ion, there can be no doubt as to
mors fiuaI result. 49,.
nples A rpcards Major Burke hin
va have al, eady expressed in ur
taxable terms our endorsement o
I'D candidacy. For his past service
deserves we'll of the State. we
nteed aoeei ,os .o.os;on to observe his
ANIMATE skill as a political tact'
box. INIT Major Burke is something
paid, Ian a dip,omatist. He is q gre'
ash III "" a. ;ndefatioable worker
lis t. g"nlzo', ." ~ . ,I,".nnoh hnsiness
% cell ~ has nau " 49," ,.L;ch h.v.
every ing anu exPeI'o":Su Co. III. Ant
will have to perform. Anothe
- an important qualification ne p