The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-01-20
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General Francis T. Nichols for CO.
ernor
His was TIVE only MANS placed d
} fore the Convention. On the fr.
] ballot he received 2s9 5.I2 votes-
Ire remainder les 7sl2 voting BIanl
Mr. James ID. Houston Of New Or
leans, q supporter Of Governor AIoEn
cry, then arose and in a digniied AMI
well woFdei speech, moved to max
tho nomination unanimous, which wa
heariily done. The rest of the ticket
after some sqnaBbling, was nopainate5
and likewise made unanimous.
Gen Nichols is now the nomine,
Of the Democratic party. He is gir
tually its leader, and there Is no mis-
taking the fact that he is inst enter.
J ing upon a canvass which is close
upon us, when every true and tried
Democrat must stand firm to the prin-
triples Of the party. The EcRo in its
last Issue, seeing the nomination of
Gen. Nichols WAS certain, came out
In unmistakablc terms and gave onr
views TO some extent in the matter.
The EoHo now declares It's intention
to stand by the decision of the Con
Yention. General Nichols and the
entire ticket shall have our earnest
support in this canvass.
The EcHo worked faithfully for the
nomination Of others. Its preferences
did not win, but the interests of The
Democratic party arc at stake, and
therefore the nominees shall have our
faithful support. While we recogniz-
ed in General Nichols a brave soldier
and an honorable gentleman, we
strongly opposed his nomination, and
we now say we are ready to support
him as strongly as we opposed him.
These are our honest sentiments,
and we trnst every true Democrat in
the State, whether he has been for
McBnery, Moncnre, Cunningham or
Nichols, will earnestly work for the
ticket seleeted at the Baton Rouge
Convention.
| The battle is not over. He who
thinks there is nothing to do since the
Convention has made its selection, IS
mistaken. The Republicans are not
sleeping, They will make a grand
effort to carry the election IN April, in
order to be able to carry it in Eoyem-
Der. AS evidence of this fact we cite
to you the following special from
New Orleans TO the Chicago Inter
Ocean Of the 10th Inst.:
''The possibility of defeat of
Nichols before the Convention is not
pleasing TO the Republicans, for on
his nomination depends their hope Of
eleetiRg State ticket. There is no
doubt but that a third man would
swing the McEnery men soiidly into
line and do away with the bitterness
now prevailing in the Democratic par
Ety. Admitted Democratic party would,
beyond a doubt, result in the election
OF the Democratic ticket. The sit
nation as it now stands points to the
nomination of Nichols, and if he Is
nominated the success of the Republi-
can Stale ticket appears to rest on
| bat.two contingencies. The first, and
a very important one, is the nomin-
alton of conservative men, and the
second, that the Republicans will con
ine their efforts 10 the election Of
State Offices and keep ont of the con-
tests for local parish Offices. In a
number Of parishes there are big Re
publican majorities. In these par.
isles Governor McEBery1s promise 10
have fair election viii be religionsly
observed, 30 far as the fight on the
I State ticket Is concerned, but the
Democratic leaders will be controlled
By nothing but local and persona
consideration when itcomes TO o ques
) ton Of white Democratic supremaey
! 10 these parishes. The Republican
! State convention meets in this city OF
: the Esd inst, and a large majority Of
the delegates to ii have already beer
chosen. As rule the delegates arr
representative and conservative meE
who will act for The best interests d
the party.D
Every candid mind must admit that
this is time when earnest work musi
be done. We cannot afford to call up
the past with a view to creating dis
sension simply because the supporters
of Gen. Nichols refused to make the
nomination Of Gov. McEnery unan-
imous in 1884.
Because the Pioayu'ae in 1884 man
Tested . spirit Of optic and recon-
meuded tie Nichols supporters to-
bolt The Convention, is no reason that
We should do 90 NOW. The friends Of
Coy slcEaery win not be boilers.
They cannot afordit. lAs Democrats
We must stand together, shoulder to
shoulder and battle for a united Dem
ocraey, These are orr views and this
Is our advice 10 fellow Democrats.
Tar Truth, weekly newspaper
published in the city of Baton Rouge,
IN IFS issne oflhe 18Th inst published