Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-14
EICHCLES NOMINATED.
dc i. Chosen for Governor Of Louisiana OF
Tho First Railot.
HOW THE CONTEST STA

mo FhES
HOW THE CONTEST STANDS.
Special TO the Gazette.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Jan. l3.-The
Democratic state convention IN session in
Baton Rouge, this afternoon nominated
Cereal Francis T. Nichols for Governor
The convention has .en in session for
four days, but there were so many con-
tests before it thst it was not finally Or
gained TIL this afternoon. The
nomination of General Nichols is
4 victory for what is known as the re-
form Democracy, once the regular or
state administration faction. It wss
held By Senator Gibson and Representa-
tive Blar chsrd and backed by most of the
federal o1i:e-holders; while on the
otEer side were all Of the state eff
Cials. The CANVASS over the nomination
hiss 6ee2 Carried on with increasing bit
terness since j ane and IT, was thought
would r' suit IN a split aGG two nomina-
lions, Gus the state 86 miHiStratiOu Dem
Ocr&ts excepted their defeat, although
somewhat epllebly. General Nich0ls,the
nominee, - 9 graduate lf West Point,
commanded st one tine the Jackson
ISt0ne wal J bcigzGe anu lOstsn arm 40 leg
in the Confederate service He ws elected
Governor in 1875 aud get the Cfii e by the
WOTmIY com promise, although the state
was counted Hayes. The R3pu 5Iicans,
encouraged by the division in the Demo-
cratic ranks, WiII m5et January % and
nominate q full ticket.
BAD FEELING sUBSGDING
BATON ROUGE, La Jsn. Is The de
lev OF the convention mas had the effect
of wearing off al feeling, snd the TWO
sides sre as harmonious sud fraterosl SIS
two opposing sides can be so soon after
the greatest Democratic civil war the
state has ever seen. The canvass of dele
gates last night gives n chols 2Gj votes
or Grst DsllOt, which insures his uOmins-
ton. The McE0eTy men will vote blank
on The first ballot, snd then make the
nomination unanimous McEnerY will
have about IT'S votes and Mcnjoe 10.
The committee on credentials seated
the Nicnolls delegation from Webster
parish. l. is said Arcadia parish will
vote for Nichols on the first ballot. The
ststehouse is ismmed with delegates and
visitors.
A NOMINATION REACHED.
BATON RUUGH, LA, Jan. l3-The con-
vention assembled at ii o'clcck and was
called to order by Mr.. j, fftys. TIE COM
mittee on credentials submitted their re-
port through Chairman w. A.
Ponder. They reported unsni-
mousiy on the folio wing contested
cases: DeSotO, emery delegates seated;
Ouachi,a, SGuObs delegates seated; St.
Tammany, Nichols delegstes seated; S..
james, mcEnery delegates seated. They
report By No iority in the following cases:
East Baton Rouge, Nichols; Grant, Nc
Eoery; IoeivIlie. McEreIy; Livingston,
HcE4erY; Point CJupee, each one-hslt
vote; Tangp:hos, Nichols. IN 81.
J)hu Baptist parish the delegates com
pr missed in one half vote. The other
contests were dismissed.
The Nichull5' delegates from Pcinte
Cnugee were seAted by "a vote Of 227 to
Ia The Tangipa1os Nichols delegates
y ere seated By Viva voce vote. All con-
tests having been disposed Of the tenn
porary officers of the convention were
made pei N tnent.
Dr. Mayer Of lafayette, then placed in
nomination Francis T. Nichols for Gov
amor. Colonel jack OF Nschitoches sec
onded.the nomination.
No other nominations being made the
COW ention proceeded to ballot, the Nc
Enerv delegates voting blank.
Nichols was nominated on the FIRST
ballot, receiving 900 votes. The McEnerY
men tnen moved 70 make the nomination
unanimous which wes done. The con-
vention teen adjourned till to morrow.i