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offer. were in an oycrwhelming majority. and

carried the amendment; and Il was decided
Whether the % charter Gp OF the lottery sonpany
should be extended or not. But while the COM
pans ths ystGr lost g
having been called 70 Y by the excited can.
TINT body ,SS e h
out OF the mails. and thus cut on largo pof-
tiqin VI it's revenues; . .,
keep MP their light The struggle between the
two Democratic factions was, more savage
any was ssSe any times s' P
anti meetings indulgcd in the strongest
language. and one Of the most distinguished
81 the M s "' when fN dsAred
preferred revolution to the lottery. This rev
iainna. where Tie movement partook some:
what OF the phase OF q RELIGIOUS crusade. ma
N @ Sstns In
and all of them tons n decided stand against
ali me N beers who favored the extension Of the
charter OF the Lottery company SHOULD be *.
repudiatcd those friendly to the lottery. and
the presbyterians appointed = DAY fer nIayors
cause. Tho Women's Anti-Lottery League was
organized. and soon spread over the entire
Finally the farmers were aroused. and the
Alliance pledged the antis its Assistance In
sion 81 the " lottery charter necessary con.
dition for membership. instructng the sub
sny t. the sHe ctsr FSs Msa s
Tor the State Convention. There was a ling
it lottery t came out on tcp," and we're able to
arrange the details as desired. From that day
s h Thsra bs ss eSse T"sns IL
% and by she
anti ia fur nI hnst1 Inv MAUI anG m raj
parish to elect. they were overwhelmingly do.
feated IN every ward. and it was shown that
the religious and feminine support was OF little
:, AS tho campaign proceeded the pros showed
ennddate or Mas s.
now q Justice q the supreme Court, 2 very
BY the Farmers. Alliance to accept . very weak
# Il Adams sns r ssts y the
ths antis had determined 70 stick sn anti.
lottery of PLANK case in sfs pss
amendment should - submitted e a Demo-
Gratis should pass on The question ilrst before
as ss ma pr 81 So 1s hcn
noSIracy. which assured its success beyond
cratic party commenced splitting and dividing
in the various parishes. There were double
conventions in eighteen Of tho parishes while
no less than 2O4 OF the 6S4 delegates were con-
tested The net result OF the primaries was
tsS sape sns the had
a total vote Of g.. 400. an unusually large one
for primaries. The antis got aid and sympathy
from outside the State and some contribu-
terest was held in New York. but their strong
est weapon we're the numerous indictments
against the directory and officers Of the lot
terry company which poured In from Boston.
st. Louis. SIOUX Falls. San Antonio and other
PLACES for alleged violation OF the Anti-lottery
Mail law.
When the primaries were over. and It was
apparent that the antis were beaten in the
Convention. the question naturally arose
tinue the light. Wien tie lenders We're con-
fronted with tho probability that II they bolted
II would lose the State to the Democracy. they
declared that 1t would be better to have the Re-
publicans In power for four years than the lot
terry for twenty-five and the feeling was very
strong that the question was moral rather
Democratic ranks would DO preferable TO the
success of the lottery.
The Republicans have been quiet through
out this quarrel In the Democratic ranks, re-
fusing TO take any part in the lottery matter.
but expecting to capture the State through
the divisions of the Democracy. Whether
they will do so remains to be seen. They have
very strong candidate IN reserve u conser-
vative Republican who will not arouse all the
clated prominently with the party in It's recon