Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-19
A GOVERNORS TICKET
Nominated by Pro-Lottery Branch of
the Louisiana Democracy.
MOST CANDIDATES ARE ANTS.
Republicans May Not Name a Ticket if
They Can Make Deal.
THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE THE COUNT
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1

| NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18.-The regular
Democratic Convention completed its ticket
tonight, so there are, now two Democratic
tickets in the field. The regular ticket is
strong one. 1t is headed by two Governors,
S. D. McEnry, Governor from 81 to 'SS, for
the chief place, and now Justice of the Su-
preme Court, and Robert C. Wickliffe,
Governor from sc to go for Lieutenant
Governor. Two of the present State Off
cials, the only two members of the State
Government who did not go with the bolt
ers, o. B. Steele, Auditor, and FL. Mason,
Secretary of State, are renominated. The
candidate for TreasureAis is Gabriel Mon
tague, Directoraof the Mint under Cleve-
| land.
1t is somewhat singular fact that, al
| though the convention is largely pro-that
| is in favor of the lottery-most of its can
| didates are anti. Governors McEnry and
Wicklife are both classed as opponents of
the lottery, and so are the candidates for
Attorney General and Auditor They repre-
sent the element in the anti-lottery faction
opposed to bolt, and who think that this
question ought to be settled in the Demo-
cratic party, and comprising probably one
fourth of that faction.
Congressional Delegation Divided.
Governor Nichols, Lieutenant Governor
Jeffries, State Treasurer Piper and Attor-
ney General Rogers are with the bolters.
The Congressional delegation is understood
to be about nearly divided on this question.
Senator White and Congressman Price,
Blanchard and Robertson will probably
give whatever aid they can to the anti
lottery ticket, while Congressman Meyer,
Logan and Boatner will support the regular
ticket.
The antis scattered Immediately after
nominating their State ticket. They have
a short platform devoted almost entirely to
the lottery question, which they declare
must be disposed of first, before anything
else is attempted; until it is out of the way
there can be no harmony in the Democratic
pointed this week, and double campaign
carried on, one in Louisiana, the other in
Washington, where they hope to interest
Congress and induce it to pass more severe
legislation against the lottery.
The Republicans are jubilant over the
Democratic split. What they will do it is
difficult to say now, but it will probably be
determined tomorrow at the meeting of the
Central Committee. That committee will
ueleTIulue WueIuer u oldIe COuVeHtlou sHSll
be held or not If the convention is called
it will be evident that the Republicans pro-
pose to nominate full State ticket and
hope to slip in between the two Democratic
factions
Presidential Politics in 1t, Too.
If no convention is called for the present
it will be because the Republicans think
they can arrange with one or the other of
the Democratic factions to support its State
ticket and receive in return valuable aid in
the Presidential fight next November. It
is hardly likely that they expect either of
the factions to unite with them, but they
hope that the winner will grant them aid in
the matter of count.
A large number of the Republicans want
to place State ticket in the field, but some
conservative Republicans, like Chief JUS
tice Covly, think Republican ticket would |
probably help the lottery, and it is claimed |
that those who favor its nomination are
friendly to that institution.
The action of the Republican State Gen. |
trail Committee will be largely affected by
the position taken by the administration,
and the President was telegraphed to-day |
for his views on what onght to be done. As |
the split promises to spread to all the par
ishes, the Republicans are likely to greatly |
increase their representation in the Legis- |
lature.
Ifthe Republicans enter into any agree
ment with either of the Democratic factions
the chances are that it will be with the anti
lottery Democrats. Congressman Blanchard |
and number Of their leaders have said that |
they would rather have four years of Re- |
publican rule than the lottery for 20 full |
years, and this has generally been consid- |
cred in the light of an invitation.
Election Machinery Is Wanted.
However, the ants are in minority in |
the Democracy, and cannot win without |
Republican votes, while the other faction |
is the regular Democracy controlling the |
machinery of the party, and it could not |
make an alliance with the Republicans. |
The Republicans will scarcely ask for places J
in the anti-lottery ticket, or expect the anti
lottery Democrats to support Republican
electoral ticket, although it is charged that
an agreement to that effect has been reached
The Republicans demand will probably be
for division of the commissioners of cleo
tion at the Presidential election in Novem-
Der, and some control over the election
machinery of the State, which they think
will help them in the fight.