The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-05
A LOVE FEAST.
A Grand Catherine Of the Old Republl.
cans ut AntO1ne's.

- 0E8Ma S8smNEAhhS VI sWO VA0 A0RsaWhh-
cans ut AntOine's.
The cozy parlors on Friday night last were
thrown open to as lively an assemblage Of the
late festive Republicans as has long been gath.
cred within It's walls. The occasion was Q
grand dinner of welcome to the visiting Kel.
logg. and It was made the opportunity OF heal.
Ing up old sores In the Republican body. o.
tensibly the dinner was given By the Union
Club" an organization that has no existence
but really was directed by the genius OF those
who wanted TO secure themselves In Federal
ONCE and gain the cooperation OF Kellogg.
According to the programme there was q
bountiful spread. and with considerable
shrewdness those parties who had been pseudo
enemies under the Republican banner and Bit
ter faction fighters we're scattered along thu,
table. 80 that every man had on bis right hand
There wore present about seventy five promi-
nent Republicans. among whom were Kellogg,
chant. the Republican who ran against Acklsn
Col. Jim Lewis. Ex- Gov. Wsrmoth. Pinchback.
E4;q2y. Hahn. Ex-Goy. Fo2te. antoine. Gen;
Alter the delicate turkey and toothsome. pate
had been removed and the wine began to circu-
'a Pinch then came to The front and coneratu-
lated those present on the happy occasion which
had togsheE 50 %aay Of the p od and
marks and grew almost fearful.
Col. Jack Wharton came out in his vigorous
tirely into the Republican. party: He did NOT
| come into that party. he said. with any excuses
| or plaintiya petitions. He had always stood BY
ne he you'd 10 .h s
ton Of the United States laws within this State
corrts were duly executed, cost what 1t may.
The most aflec ing incident OF the evening
was a slight alusion on the part OF Pinch to q
R Fl. fortune Ia lighting warmoth. and who now
sat at the same board with him. This brought
the circumstances and notwithstanding the fact
that he had been bitter opponent OF Coy. War,
moth he would now show that he. as we'll as all
III The doctor accordingly advanced and. pass.
Ing around the table. took Gov. Warmoth By
the hand. and whilst the subdued sobs OF o.
enemy. The scene is said 10 have been most
affecting. and waiter dropped two glasses oil
whiskS straight from fr neryCusness II ,,n,o,
he deplored the calamity which compelled two
Republican candidates to run for Congress II
ds ct ana A tsss eecea hs
crat. He would never do go again.
There was general Interchange OF opinions
when Coy. Warmoth told 2 story after the cues.
| ton of the present condition OF State finances
Il Will not" said the Ex-Governor. tell the
name OF the enileman: but, as he is man o.
few words. you will recognize him perhaps frem
| what he said. or. rather from the way he said
It. When questioned about my tWarmoth's
| REMUNERATION and that OF KellooR's. he said
| 'Why.v-y. lis plain-n-n; War-r-r-moth stole
| from the D. o. peo- pie and Kel-l-l-ogg from the
| bend-h oiders.' That's all.
1The last SPEAK or was Collector Smith. who
was neglected. When he was called upon ht
arose from his seat and said: Gentlemen.
| have nothing to regret for the past: and nc
| speech for the present" And with plump h'
| sat down.
The dinner was love feast OF the Republican
party, and shows that Warmoth and Pinch arr
10 come once more to the front in politics here
| IL was a unification of the party, and wa
| doubtless q measure Matched at Washington.