Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-18
LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS.
The anti-Lottory DeIcss.e- select Stat
Tic..c.-lnnrcnrinu Pro ...cdin.-s

The anti-Lottery DeIcss.c- select a State
Ticket-Convcnsion Pro-cedings-
The tive bodies which met at Baton Rouge on
Wednesday. each claiming to represent the de-
mocracy OF Louisiana, continued in session
yesterday. The anti-lotrery men nominated
a fall state ticket and adjourned. The faction
favoring the granting OF license 10 the Louisi-
ana lottery for another twenty-five years simply
organized and adjourned until today.
The an.i-lostery democratic state ticket is as
follows: For governor, Murphy J. Foster;
leEtcnant governor. Charles psrlange; secre-
tary Of state, Thomas s. ADAMS. treasurer,
John Pickett; attorney general. Milton ]. Gun
ningham; superintendent of education. A. D..
Laiargue: auditor. ". W. Heard. Thomas S.
Adams Was nominated at first, but he declined
il favor of NJ. Foster.
Tic aDti-lottery convention was called TO
order 81 l1&0 am. The committee on cree
ten'ials E3ado a unanimous report The rolls
q the convention show that tlIgrty six parishes
and three cIsy uars:s-twcifth, thirteenth and
four-eenth-are represented.
3ir. Hunter said the committee or crcden-
tjals had carefully considered all the parishes
IN which there had been contests and had rem
JeTed tGir and impartial decision. The COM
mitEee felt confident that there had been great
frauds and intimidation IN Orleans. but the
Ee0btEcn from tEtfc fra1kiN ssiI lfttI tley
could not furnish proofs and therefore the con-
testauts from Orleans were not seated, except
in the wards noted The gentlemen seated. tie
said. were the properly accredited and elected
representatives OF the democracy of the state
o. Louisiana.
Or. Leckett presented report of the COM
mittee en- permanent organization. suggesting
I. =. Wilkinson as chairman; W. H. McGlendon
OF Tangipabo. V GrosjCans OF Gaddc 4. 4. It.
kens OF Ireenville and Ambrose smith Of
Orleans, secretaries. and r. II. MeCieiland of
E.ts. tclei2na rs serSrart-at-arns.
Mr.. wilkinson was escorted to the chair and
made speech OF acceptance, saying he was
glad 70 have been selected as chairman OF the
democratic convention. He said aliens and
gamblers had seized on the machinery of the
party and expected the convention to recog-
nIze them the democratic party
lie was ready to so before The people on the
issue raised and leave the people to decide
winch was the regular convention OF the party.
tie had no fear Of What the decision OF the peo-
pie would be.
Ar. Wilkinson attacked the lottery and
charged thar McEnery and the lottery were
oue- His mention Of Fosters name. the man
who had led the fight in She legislature. was
received with wild applause, and the speaker 5
sarcastic insinustlon against the state supreme
court Was likewise appIauded.
ne lottery mems convention did nothing
except appoint committees credent;ais and
permanen! organization and adjourned until
noon today.
WHAT TIRE FIGHT IS ABOUT.
In the democratic primary for delegates to
the Louisiana democratic convention there
were Two tickets. fnvoring the nomination
OF Judge s. d. McEnery and the adoption of
the proposed amendments TO the constitution
known as the lottery amendments; the other
ticket fayorlng L. s. Adams OF the Farmers
Alliance for governor and opposed to the adop-
ton OF the lottery amendments. This side was
known as the Adams anti-lottery combine fac
ton
The McEnery party elected more than 400
OF the 6s6 members of the democratic coHven-
uon, While the Adams anti LOTTERY combine
elected but 233 uncontested delegates.
The factions could not agree concerning the
preliminary organization, and yesterday each
Concluded to hold a convention OF its OWE.
The governor Of the state, belonging 20 the
anti-lottery faction, allowed them to meet IL
the state house, while the lottery men assem-
Dled at PIAe's Halt