St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
THE LAFAYETTE COMBINE.
Louisiana Review. Z

there was born to the convention Ol
eighty or ninety delegates from the
State Farmers Alliance. on the one
side, and Anti-Lottery league, rep
resented by committee Of five or
six anti-league politicians, on the
other. q compact which was framed,
discussed and adopted in secret
cOnclave, very much against
Democratic ideas and very much
according to the old Know Nothing
methods Of procedure.
From what the contracting par
ties have designed to disclose, it
appears that the State Offices are to
be divided as follows: The Alli-
ancc to have the Governor, Treas
urer and Superintendent Of Public
Education ; the anti-league. the Au-
ditor, Secretary Of State, Attorney
General and Lieutenant G0veror.
1t is asserted that the contest for
these Offices is to be made strictly
within the Democratic lines. Yet,
something is said about primaries
in which the voter who fav0rs the
adoption of q revenue measure
which has been submitted to the
people for their decision, is to be
about basing the repre-
sentatiOn in the nominating c0nven-
ton upon the white vote, though
the last Democratic convention pos
itively made the vote for Governor
Nichols the basis to be observed
in the coming convention: naming
Of the temporary chairman Ut the
convention. q prerogative which
has always been vested in the chair |
man Of the State committee, but |
which. in the interest Of party har-
mony, he has exercised upon the
advice aud agreement Of y confer
snce Of the supporters Of the rival
for governor who, also,
have been accorded the naming of
he members Of the committee on
credentials, prcportionate with their
lumhers.
The combine Is to choose the
ticket in caucus, then it will endeav-
II to carry it through the Demo-
ratio convention, regardless Of their
opponents who, instead Of being
.iven some representation ON the
lcket IS it has been customary to
10, are, in vulgar parlance, to be
handled with the hot end Of the
'Oker." The State ticket having
'een dragoOned through this style,
he Alliance will then switch of and
un candidates for the legislature
gainst the Democratic candidates,
nth the view Of electing q United
tates Senator pledged to the Oca-
! platform. The Alliance would
mas get the support Of the Demo-
ratio Anti-Leaguers to nominate
heir Governor, Treasurer and I.
of Public Educa-
ON, aud the support Of the entire
|emocratic party to elect them.
[eanwhile, from the vantage ground /.
nus given them, the Alliance could
lake its fight with increased ::
lances Of success to capture the !
gislature and the United States !,
enator. For all this, the Alliance :.
ould simply vote with the Ants u
} keep the State from getting an ;,
lnual revenue Of 81, $50, 900 from =
lottery charter! =
That seems to be the long and short =
the Lafayette bargain. Truly, 7
z men supposed to be novices in = =
e game Of politics. the farmers OIL
we played q wonderfully iine hand ::
ID the political arena offers them . :,
orious field for future triumpl,s. -
But 1.-THE best laid plans Of mice "
d men oft gang aglee." The DEM
ratio party is still alive, and it re-
Ans to be seen how it will view this
assumption Of its powers
d prerogatives BY the Lafayette =
mbiners snd whether it deems it .
nsistent with its principles and
hey to give the partisans Of the
ala platfroin the whip handle in
, State. =.