The Opelousas courier., 1891-12-05
General Mote S.

The vote of last week makes the
Presidential forecast easy. The Demo
cratic States represent 258 electors for
1892, tho Republican States represent
1876.
We have not had the St. Mary plan
Of carrying elections since the Repub-
licans went out of power. The Demo
Gratis would not stand it then, and will
not stand it to-d -day.-Times- Democrat.
Said an aborigine from Mississippi
"The people in my State are opposed
10 the Louisiana Lottery for the simple
reason that it takes money from Missis-
sippi to Louisiana. What puzzles me
though is that anybody i'll Louisiana
should be opposed to the Louisiana
Lottery on that ground
Minneapolis, Mimi, has been selected
as the place for holding the National
Republican convention to nominate
President and Vice President of the
United States The date is fixed at
June 9TH, 1892.
There was a split in the National
Alliance Convention at Indianapolis
few days ago, on the sub treasury
scheme The majority of the delegates
favorng the Ocala platform as an
entirety declared themselves for the
Peoples party; those opposing the
sub btreasnry plank seceeded and
formed a separate organizations
Ii is plain, from the tone of the
organ of the Saints, that they intend
to bolt the nominating convention.
Well, if they intend to do so, the doors
of the convention hall should be opened
wide so that they can make their exit
without hurting each other in the rush,
and it would also be in excellent idea
10 station, brass band in the gallery
aud have it play Good bye My Lover
Good bye" the moment the break
occurS States.
January 9th, 1892, is the date fixed
fne an excursion from Washington to
New Orleans, to be given by the
Benevolent Association of this place in
coniunetion with the Breaux Bridge
Firemen, Messrs. Jules Dubus of this
place, and Olidon Badon of Breanx
Bridge will have the management OF
tha affairs. Returning, the excursion
! lists vii! leave New Orleans on the 9th.
/ Farther details will be given later. =
! New Iberia Enterprise.
/ Welsh Crescent: 1t is given out that
a divided delegation will be sent from
one of the parishes with the under
standing that the divided factions are
to get np dramatic incident in the
convention by agreeing to unite OIL
some man not before the convention
as their candidate. This is the scheme
by which the dark horse of the state
ring is to be sneaked into the race
Good Democrats will be on the lookou
for this political trick and block it by
refusing to be thrilled when the climax
comes.
The imagination may be searched il
vain for a contingency that woule
make the lottery question come under
fbe Jurisdiction of the Governor OF the
/ State. If the amendment is adopted
by the people it becomes II part OF the
constellation 1t it is not adopted
two-thirds of both branches OF tht
general assembly only can submit
new lottery proposition to the people
En- that case according to the unanl
nous decision of the State supreme
court on that point. neither the vet
or the approval of the Governor ca
have any effect upon the action Of th
general assembly. In view of thes
, plain facts to persist in thrusting th
, lottery question in the gubernatoria
nomination is nothing else than yer
thin campaign device to catch votes.-
T,onisiana Review,