The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-21
THE REPUBLICANS.
j Stormy Convention Held by the
Faithful at the Globe
Theatre.
Judge Taylor Beattie Nominated for
the aovernorship, and Sundry
Matters ofsInterest At
tended To.

Al noon yesterday United States flag noate
/ from the building formerly known as the Glob
Theatre. and groups Of loungers In the neigh
borhood announced that the Republican Stat
Convention had assembled as 1t had threatened
a large crowd Of people was within. and to-
stage. which had resoundsd to the tread
Thespian artists. now responded to the footfal
f OF Janitor Ladd. pinchback. Collector Badge
1 and others of like persuasion.
Ia the rear OF the stage was piece OF blu
bunting bearing tho word New York" and II
front was q parti-eolo streamer inscribed
-Ualifornia. Iowa. Ohio. Colorado. Maine" tn
names OF States that had recently gone Repub
Iican. with the exception Of New York. which
4 WINS, with happy forethought. relegated to thu
background. A band Of considerable dimen
sions was present to give proper effect tt
things. and numerous Mardi Gras and Other
flags hung gracefully over the galleries.
AT 1880 Deputy Collector Of the Port A. u
Dumont called the Convention to order. and an
~ impressive prayer made BY Rev. Mr.. Green
which was succeeded by music.
Dumont then welcomed the delegates. he
congratulated them upon what he called the
patriotism they exhibited In coming thus far
from their homes to select q ticket. and urged
that II be composed OF men whom the public
might deem worthy.
THE ROLL OF THE CONVENTION
WINS then called and showed I4s delegates pres
emit. The comparative quiet which prevailed up
10 this time was suddenly broken by tho stem
torian notes OF Geo. w. Bryant. of the eleventh
ward, who nominated Henry Demas. Of st.
John. for temporary president. Demas was
elected by reclamation and escorted to the
chair, the band playing See. the Conuuering
Hero Comes"
Demas appeared In fascinating costume. and
with customary composure, thanked his audi
he knew he wns not selected because OF his
merits as gifted orator. but rather because he
thought his eonfreres considered him as wor-
thy OF the honor. AS usual. he had
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION
ID make. He said the charge had boon made
that he had indorsed the Democratic nominee
for Governor. ITO said b. had not indoIsed
vention. over which Gov. Wilt presided with
great fairness, when the, majority would crush
out the minority II he allowed It, he with other
thanks. He said that Id the matter or tho ap-
preaching election he knew no such word as
b VIZ WIZ he Repn66ean
devotion 10 Republlcanlsm by carrying .his dIs-
sb,sF ba b r. overwhelming majority Music BY
Tempasary oEga9iTa H. was then effected BY
auiohard. of 81 Bernard. then moved the ap-
Dointment OF
COMMITTEE or FIFTEEN
on credentials. Various amendments were Of
SEPARATION auichard's resolution was adopted
quiohard, b, Can't. D. II. Reese. 4 b. Herbert.
Enider. taeo Drury, ]. NJ. Vance. Oscar Jofrrion.
N. B. Hutton, Il. Butler VIM. Murrel and
On motion 81 the parliamentary Burch. Bart
ley'is digest WAS selected az the authority for
oil pints." % well ~ gallons Of order.
that each member be furnished with copy. |
and the sergeant-at-arms at once invited him
Aliain. Of West Baton Rouge. moved tho ap-
pointment OF d committee OF eleven on perma- |
nent organization.
Adams motion was carried and the following |
COMMITTEE APPOINTED:
II. II. Allain - Osborne, r. Blunt John o. |
Lewis. John DeLacy. Jacob Gray. John Lanier.
\. Fonteeu. George swazle, 80 Bergoron.
till o'clock.
AFTER RECESS
the convention reassembed but the committee
on credentials being unable to report. they took |
another recess Till $3.50 O'clock.
Preacher. Bryant treated the delegates to a
cratic money had been used on the floor to de-
feat the nomination OF Beattte; Having sub
THEIR REPORT
This report recommended the seating of the
Lewis delegation from the fourth ward. parish
OF Orleans. the seating Of Gaudet's from the
second, Joardain's tr . the The seventeenth. the
the seating Of the Detiege delegation from st.
Martin. and both the st. Mary delegations On
The. report causing a great uproar. Bryant
moved the previous question on the motion to
adopt the report.
not obtain order:. whereupon Davidson. of
Iberville. rose. and objected to the Custom
House putting y IT, gag nGon The delegates He
gnash. but gave them the consoling informa-
lion that they must stand 1t. :
Plnts' OF order then commenced to fly like ,
hail but finally the roll of the convention was
called and the report adopted, k
The Rev. Blount requested that the rule
PROHIBITING SMOKING
be- enforced
was the constitutional privilege Of American {
!reemen to drink whisky ana smoke cigars.
This statement had the effect Of crushing |
Allain then submitted the report of the COM $
mittee on permanent organization. :
THE CUSTOM HOUSE VICTORIOUS.
The report recommended A. J. Dumont for
permanent president. Messrs. BurweIl .Jou- /
or vice presidents. and Vigers for secretary. !
II also provided that the chair be authorized to
.pnoint twenty members OF the State Central :
committee. and that committee on address 5
md another On exodus be appointed.
This was the first
SIGNAL FOE THE FRAY
between the Grant men and the Shermanites. !
The adoption Of the report would throw the !
organization into the hands Of the y
after. besides giving them the extraordinary =
privilege q appointing twenty members OF the !
central Committee. T
Dave Young moved to expunge the latter g
Joint from the report as 1t was not a subject ),
or committee on organization, and further Y
moved the adoption Of the report as it then Z
TODD. c
This motion finally prevailed and the Sher-
nan men thus found themselves In the nos 2
ession OF the fort. 1t is further their declared a
Intention to hold and to crowd tho Grant men 2
to the rear. z
ON TEE ADOPTION
the report. Dumont was escorted to the d
hair.
On taking 1t Dumont. very much to the dis u
ust OF his audience. read a speech. thanking g
he convention for his election and urging the
election OF men for Office who will engage the