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Adams faction was clearly a vote against it As a 

 ..f these primaries, the MuKm-ry party car- 

 i\ wara in New Orleans, while many of 

 infrv parishes sent Adams delegates, con- 

 ig delegations I >eing frequently tin- result, 

 'inli-r t lit-M- eiivtimstam-es, t lie Adams deli-gates 

 idt-d to run no risk l>y entering the eonven- 

 >n witli their opponents, unless the latter would 

 meed.' certain of their demands, among which 

 at form declaration denouncingthe lottery 

 Modment At a conference between the two 

 tions on the day preceding the convention it 

 found that no basis of agreement could be 

 rhed, and on Dec. 10 the anti-lottery and 

 Uianoe delegates assembled in one hall at Ba- 

 ijje, while the McEnery delegates assem- 

 i>d in another. The anti-lottery convention, 

 called to order by the chairman of the 

 emoeratic State committee, who is an opponent 

 the lottery, claimed to be the regular Demo- 

 itic State Convention. On the other hand, 

 ien the majority of the Democratic State com- 

 ittee learned that their chairman had sided 

 ith their opponents, they held a meeting on the 

 lorning of Dec. 16, deposed him from office, and 

 i a new chairman, who called the McEnery 

 invention to order as the Regular Democratic 

 Convention. The anti-Tottery or Adams 

 m-ntion, according to the report of its com- 

 ittee on credentials, contained 372 of the 686 

 elegates necessary to form a full convention, 

 nd it was the first to complete its work, adiourn- 

 ng on Dec. 17. Thomas S. Adams, although 

 iosen to head the ticket, was induced to de- 

 line the honor, and to accept the candidacy for 

 eretary of State. In his place, Murphy J. 

 ster, a pronounced anti-lottery Democrat, was 

 lected as the candidate for Governor. The re- 

 linder of the ticket was as follows : For Lieu- 

 lant-Governor, Charles Parlange ; for Treas- 

 irer. John Pickett ; for Auditor, W. W. Head; 

 for Attorney-General, Milton J. Cunningham ; 

 for Superintendent of Education, A. D. Lafargue. 

 ic platform contained the following : 



The Democratic party of the State claim that, 



"iiLfli its administration and by the observance of 

 party's principle, the State has been placed upon 



; high road of general and individual prosperity. 



A single obstruction now stands in the way of the 



ogress of this State. An amendment to the State 

 'institution is proposed whereby its revenue shall 

 be largely derived from the Louisiana lottery. Such 

 mentis or raising revenues are at variance with the 

 civilization of the century, in opposition to and sub- 

 to all Democratic principle. Demanding 

 equal rights to all and special privilege to none, wo 

 hereby n-attirm our uncompromising hostility to the 



tire principle of lottery gambling as denounced on 



a State Democratic platform of 1883. 



We denounce the proposed amendment tc our State 

 < (institution to be submitted to the vote of the people 

 in April next as a concession to a monopoly, wholly 

 Undemocratic, and its adoption destructive of our 

 liberties. No Democratic platform should be adopted 

 which does not condemn and denounce all lotteries 

 until they shall have ceased to exist in Louisiana, nor 

 should anv Democrat vote for any State, legislative, 

 or judicial officer who is not unalterably opposed to 

 lntteries and pledged to promote the passage of laws 

 wliieh will secure their suppression. 



The McEnery convention, which also claimed 

 to contain a majority of the total number of 

 delegates entitled to seats in a Democratic con- 



vent ion, did not complete its work till Dec. 19. 

 The following ticket was selected : l-'or (iuvi-rnor, 

 Samuel 1). MeKnery ; for Lieutenant-Governor, 

 Holieri ('. Wicliffo; for Secretary of State, Leon- 

 ard F. Mason ; for Treasurer, (Jubriel M.,ir 

 for Auditor, Ollie. H. Steele ; for Attorney-Gen- 

 eral, Kdgar W. Sutherlin; for Superintendent of 

 Public Education, J. V. Culhonn. The follow- 

 ing is the more important part of the platform 

 adopted : 



We call the attention of the people .t' Louisiana, 

 and .specially .t'the c.,M>tituciicic, int. r. >t.-d, to the 

 fuel that many parishes were unrepresented in tbia 

 convention, through the revolutionary acto of the 

 del. --.'ate.-, t'p in i tho:-r parishes who, witfiout cause, ex- 

 eiise, or provocation, refused to take their scat* and 

 to participate in its deliberations, u they were ap- 

 pointed to do ; but, on the contrary, organized an in- 

 dependent convention and placed in nomination a 

 ticket which lias none of the authority or regularity 

 of a Democratic nomination with which logo before 

 the people, and can only be classed as an independent 

 or third party ticket. 



Wo asK tne agriculturists of this State to abide 

 patiently their time and to assist the Democratic party 

 in its approaching battle for that power which alone 

 can give relief. There is no room in the political 

 campaign approaching for a third party, anu the es- 

 tablishment of a third party In the Sooth can only 

 disrupt the Dcmoeiatic party and aid in the perpetua- 

 tion of Republican rule. 



H '//</<?#, A large majority of the members, both, 

 pro and anti, of this convention have been instructed 

 by their constituents to secure the submission of the 

 revenue amendment to a primary election of white 

 Democratic voters, to be held under proper rules and 

 regulations at a date previous to the general election ; 

 and Whereat, It is impossible to provide for such 

 settlement in the absence of, and oy reason of the 

 actions of, a number of delegates who are opposed to 

 said amendment ; therefore/be it 



Jttnolved, That the State Central Committee be, and 

 they are hereby, authorized, if possible, to make any 

 ana all agreements with the pro- and anti-lottery Dem- 

 ocrats . for the submission of said amendment to a 

 primary election of white Democratic voters, at a 

 date to be agreed to by both parties, and the State 

 Central Committee is directed to use every honorable 

 means to bring about a settlement of this question in 

 accordance with the power herein conveyed. 



The Republican State Convention was not held 

 until Jan. 19, 1892. It then nominated the fol- 

 lowing ticket : For Governor, Albert H. Leonard ; 

 for Lieutenant-Governor, H. Dudley Coleman ; 

 for Secretary of State, Terence Voisin ; for Treas- 

 urer, Chester B. Darrale; for Auditor, Charles 

 A. Fontelieu; for Attorney-General, John Yost; 

 for Superintendent of Public Education, L. A. 

 Martinet. A long platform was adopted, plac- 

 ing the party clearly on the anti-lottery side. 

 Its mos,t important planks are as follow : 



The right of every citizen to cast one free ballot in 

 public elections, ana to have that ballot duly counted, 

 is paramount to all other issues. 



We solemnly warn the people of Louisiana and the 

 people of the (Jnited States that their liberties will l>e 

 seriously threatened by the continued existence of a 

 government in this State which usurped power by 

 violence, and has for years maintained itself by foreo 

 and fraud combined. 



In the name of humanity, of justice, and of liberty, 

 we protest against the political intimidation, per- 

 juries, and murders which have so long disgraced 

 the State. 



We earnestly recommend that the present national 

 law providing for a bounty on siiirar. be faithfully 

 carried out, and we trust that the Republican mem- 



