The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-22
CONVENTION GOSSIP.


CONVENTION GOssIF.
Long before the appointed hour for the as-
sambling Of the Convention all Oh the many
candidates for positions, small army and
large number OF curious and idle persons
patharad In end around the Etate-Houae. lining
the bapuuettes and filling the main hall on the
second floor facing st. Louis street. and all the
adjoining corridors. In the Immense as
semblage there we're few business men. If q
number Of brokers and brokers' clerks be
excepted. the crowd being made np Of place
seekers. politicians and idlers.
Al about 10 o'clock the Democratic members
of the Convention went Into caucus for the pur-
pose of receiving the report Of their com mlttee
on organization. and
NOMINATING THE OFFICERS
Of the body.
From the moment the door was closed there
was manifested Intense interest In the proeeed-
ings, and as the session continued the few
members who occasionally came from the mys-
terious precincts of the hall where the caucus
was being held were buttonholed and rigidly
examined and cross examined by all with whom
| they would talk. They were all. however, de-
| cidedly non communicative. and the crowd o.
| tanned very little information.
i
ing members. and succeeded In ascertaining
that the committee on permanent organization
had made-its report.
/ The committee In lts report recommended
| the elertioti If only those officers absolutely
necessary TO the proper. conduct n the BODY,
positions we're small aud nothing like the eandl
| DATES had expected they would be, or eonstd-
cred their services II elected merited. This cir
| creesa tia number of aspirants for places or
abate their zeal III working for 1t.
/ After time 1t became known that the caucus
was 49,. - .......-......
/ and as eaeh any every one Of the candidates
imagined that his. elevation to office was de-
pendant m and IL a spme ~ ae,
man, and az every other individual In the
| crowd, for some reason, considered himself
| one of the candidates for the position. the ex-
eit Alter short willis Messrs Kidd of Jackson
SS9 gfne p ne III ba p Ward oesns ou
| of the caucus room together. and were imme-
| dlately recognized as eolnmIttee, and then. as
| If by magic. everybody knew that the Hon. u A.
Wiliz had been Nominated: The. committee IA,
proceeded to one 81 the rooms II the building
which The tayogea a aa HIP tWo
son we're seated awaiting the action Of the
body, and informed him OF the fact that be was
The CONGRATULATIONS ct ali present. Mr. Witt.
escorted BY the committee, proceeded to the
| caucus room.
/ Wilt had been elected by majority OF three
votes, he receiving forty seven votes and the
other two gentlemen twenty two votes each,
/ w. I'll. Harris of PUinte upupee, had been nomi-
mated by the caucus for Secretary.
II was learned that the nomination was made
candidates, Mr.. Harris and MIR. Peter j. lreze-
want, before the caucus. the other candidates
some Ave In number, having been dfgggped q
was close one MI, Harris being cho IN by q
naiority. of three only. bis vote being fifty and
that Of MI. Trezevant forty seven.
| adjourned until p. M. and the doors were
| thrown open.
Immediately there was q rush, and such g
| pushing and Rcrambling az the crowd INDUCED
| ID was perhaps. never witnessed before In that
Once inside the hall the crowd did not conflne
| the railing, around the sides OF the room, and
| over the members desks. At about 80 o'clock
| the
| EVENING CAUCUS
was Opened with full attendance and bale
| ting for the remaining officers Of the convention
was commenced almost immed lately. The frs!
position on the list was Assistant Secretary. and
| for II there were a number of candidates. The
selection wac made on the third ballot. and MIR
Ben. Prescott was declared the choice. Next y
was I'M m9p assay wss
a good majority,
For the position of Sergeant at Arms. fol
| which nominations were next called, there were
/ between fifteen and twenty candidates put be
/ fore the oaueuR, and the impossibility 81
| any choice being made unless some method D
| narrowing down the contest was adopted sug
costing Itself to the members, 1t YVES on motor
| decided that all but the three receiving tht
highest vote on the first ballot should be drop
ped after 1t was taken. Under this rule T. r
barrow ThoA. Mcintyre and Leche. were
placed before the caucus. On the second ballot
and while it was being taken. the name Of MIR
| Leche wac withdrawn and the race was thet
between Messrs. Barrow and Mcintyre.
i The fact becoming known on the outside tbs
result was awaited by the crowd gathered abou
the door with considerable interest. AT last
announcement was made that Mcintyre ha,
! won by three votes and the announcement
proved to be correct. Mr.. Barrow VT thel
| elected assistant sergeant. at arms.
The ballot for doorkeepers resulted In thu
nomination of j. Urley as chief and A. We
dranna az assistant.
il was then NOV ed that the caucus proceed "
nominate an official
aTENoGRApHIG REPORTER.
but the proposition met with considerable
opposition and oeeasioned an animated debate
| Pending a decision Of the matter the caucu
adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
i The question will again be taken up thi
morning and disposed OF. and at the same tim
the selection OF printer Of the Convention vii
be made.
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