The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27
LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS.

The Convention Completes Its Work and
Adjourns-Who the Candidates Are.
NEW ORLEANS. La, Jan. 26-The Repub-
lican convention completed its labors about /
o'clock this morning and adjourned. Colonel
James Lewis was elected as the fourth delegate
at large. Governor Warmoth not on the
floor of the convention. He has been in poor
health for some time, and yesterday afternoon
was confined to his room.
Colonel Frank Morey, in an interview last
night, stated that number of prominent Re-
publicaus were with Mr.. Minor until late
hour Tuesday night, using every argument to
induce him to accept the first place on the Re-
publican ticket. but he declined to allow his
name to be used, on the ground that the plant
ing interests of himself and members of his
family would require SO much OF his time that
he could not possibly give proper attention to
the duties of Governor. It was with great re-
1uctance that Mr. Minor consented to take Sec
ond place on the ticket.
The ticket may be described as follows: Mr..
Minor, who is about forty three years of age,
is one of the most successful and wealthy sugar
planters in the State. Mr. Patty. who is the
on ly colored man on the ticket. is attorney
practcing law in St. Marys and adjacent
parishes. He was born in ST. Mary's parish.
He is gra duate of Straight University and
New Orleans and a well-known notary. Dur
ing the war he the major commanding the
battery of the famous Washington Artillery in
the army of Northern Virginia. Mr.. Forsythe
is a native of Ireland and fifty years old. He
is a 1umbermau and merchant and was at one
time State Senator. Mr.. Wy1ey, aged about
fifty, is a wealthy cotton planter, and has for
eight years been an associate justice of the Su-
preme Court of Louisiana. Mr.. Flanders is
Ex-Governor of Louisiana and an ex-mayor of
New Orleans, and formerly was the United
States sub-treasurer at New Orleans.
II. G. Minor, who was nominated yesterday by
the Republican State convention for the Office of
would not under any considerations permit the
use of his name the ticket. Ex-Governor
Flanders, who is on the ticket for the Office of
Superin tendent of Public Education. will also de-
dispatch from Vcksburg says Judge w.
G. Wylie. Of East Carroll Parish, La, was in
that city to-day. He stated that he would not
accept the nomination for Attorney-esneral on
the Republican ticket, and would not be can
didate under any circumstances.
The First congressional district conven ton
yesterday adopted preambls and resolut,oEs
denouncing j. Hale Sypher for ing
represent the Republicans of Louisiana. He is
declared, among other things, to be non-resi-
dent 49,.
Cleveland and Hill Factions Evenly Divided.
special to the Indianapolis Journas.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 26.-Tbe Democratic
State committee were in session for three hours
and half tonight, and adjourned sine Idle
without having made a choice of member of the
the death of Hubert O. Thompson. The names
of Henry j. Mowry, supposed to represent the
Cleveland presidential faction, and of Roswell
P. Flower, understood to represent the Hill in
terest, were presented. The calling of the roll
revealed a close contest between the two ele-
ments. The vote stood II to IT. Twenty
five ballots taken with the
same result during which time motions
to adjourn We're lost A recess was
then taken for dinner. After recess
ancth or ballot was taken with the same result.
Mr.. Grace then moved TO adjourn, saying that
everyone who changed his vote now would be
sure to have his motives impugned. Mr.. Shehan
thought few more ballots should be taken,
and Mr.. Grace withdrew his motion. Two more
ballots, with like results. were taken, and Mr.
Spratt moved to adjourn, but withdrew the mo-
ton. After the thrteth ballot conference of
the leaders of the two factions held after
which Mr. Murphy moved that the committee
adjourn sine die. This was carried with only
two dissenting votes. The choice of q successor
TO Mr.. Thompson is, therefore, left to the ma
tional committee.