The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-10-17
THE REPUBLICAN CAMP.
The Part the Faithful will Take in
" the Campaign. -

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New Orleans Democrat
That the Republicans Intended to put
q State ticket in the field, and bring to
Its support all the strength the party
leaders can command, has long been
known, and convention has been
called to meet In this city on the twen-
tieth instant for the expressed purpose
of making nominations.
The making of nominations for the
coming election, however, is only the
secondary object which the State Gem
trail Committee, or a majority of it,
had In view when 1t decided on hold
ing a convention. The main purpose
is to so arrange matters that a Sherman
delegation can be sent to the National
Republican convention in 1880.
To this end every effort will be made
to pack the State convention with DEL
egates who will follow the Custom
House leaders, and the chances are that
the efforts will be successful in receiving
the desired delegations from every
parish outside of the parish of Orleans.
In this city and parish the Colored
Mems Protective Union will give the
Custom-House people hard fight,
with every prospect of whipping them.
Should the Custom-House people
succeed in capturing the State conven-
ton they will either have that body
elect delegates to the national conven-
ton or get 1t to authorize the appoint
ment of the representatives of the party
in this State by the State Central Com
mittee. The Custom-House people,
however, arc likely to have trouble,
for Pinchback will have a seat as dele
gate from Madison parish, and he is
by no means in accord with the adj
ministration.
Pinchback worked his election as
delegate very quietly. He was away
up North with his family, and he sud-
denly and without any intimation re-
turned to this city, passed through, and
was in Madison parish and elected be-
fore the Custom-House men knew he
was In the State.
AS to the nominations for State Off
GERS, an intention is expressed to make
up as good ticket as the material at
seems to have the call for the first
place, but McMillen is quietly spoken
of as a possible dark horse.
In the early part of the campaign
Warmoth's name was connected with
the place, and his acceptance of tb,
nomination, it is said, t Wss AK asked and
%. llkb..-s.S " Al not DC canOlOaCe,
Tor it is known that he has expressed
himself as believing that sit is . good
year for some other man to rum" but
he does not care to be slaughtered.
Many different names lave been can
vassed for the other places on tho
ticket, but no slate has yet been made
by either the Custom House or the
Colored Mems Protective Union, ant
nothing in this direction is likely tt
be done until the convention assemblies
\ Although the day fixed for the as
. sembling of the Republican State Con
vention is q week off, country dele
gates are already beginning to arriv
in town.
The opposition to the Custom Hous
wing of the party claim that the re
turns thus far shoW'that they will hav
majority Of the country delegations
and that this majority will be consiC
erably increased by additions fror
wards in this city. They say that
. several of tho parishes the Custom
House people have succeeded in cleo
ing tickets, through the assistance I
uniformed employees of the building
who assured the ignorant colored me
: that they had been sent by Gen. Graz
f to tell them which way to vote.
4 The election in this city for delegate