The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-10-31

resolution was voted upon as q whole
and was carried by 48 yeas to 80
rays. After some discussion, no
agreement having been arrived at by
mutual consent, as was admitted
necessary by all parties.
Mr.. Satherhn offered bis resoln"
ton az follows:
Resolved. That a white Demo.
cratic primary election shall be held
OH the 9th day iof December, 1891,
throughout the State, on the question
of adopting or rejecting the Lottery
revenue amendment; said election TO
be held under the forms, terms and
provisions Of the general election
laws Of the State, so far as the same
NAV be made applicable thereto; the
commissioners, clerks and iudges of
election to be appointed by the re.
~spectiye parish executive committees,
and each side shall be entitled to re
presentation of commissioners, judges
and clerks of election in the same
manner as under the general election
laws of this State, and the returns
shall be made to the chairman OF the
State Central Committee in time.
manner aud from as provided in the
general election laws of the State,
and that the result shall be announc.
cd and proclaimed by a committee.
10 be composed of two, selected by
either side, and the Hon. A. P. Cor
man, United States Senator from the
State Of Maryland. who is hereby
constituted a member of said com
mittee aud ex oficio chairman
fhereof, whose decision shall be
anal, and who is hereby respectfully
requested in this resolution to serve
the Democratic party Of this State.
Resolved, That the Democratic
party OF this State. shall abide the
result of said election on said lottery
amendment; If said lottery PROPOSE
zion De rejecteda at said primary cleo
lion Democrats fayoring said amend
qnent shall cease all farther agitation
and advocacy Of raid lottery amend
gnent; and ii it be adopted those OPP
posing said amendment shall cease
alt further agitation Of and oppesi-
tion to said lottery amendment.
Resolved, That the Democratic
party of the State and the members
thereof shall take no further action
in the ensuing general election IN
April next to reverse or thwart the
will OF the majority as expressed at
said primary election and rs may be
proclaimed as the result of said pri.
mary election in the manner alore
raid"
as an amendment to Mr.. Cranfells.
On suggestion Of myself Mr.. Suther-
Ain agreed to substitute Senator
Walthall for Senator German as
,chairmsr ofthe committee on election
Now, here was a man, 10 whom
ths pros had shown a great deal
of confidence, they admitted his in.
tegrity, honesty Of purpose, and i'm
p~artiality, they had proposed him as
chairman of their committee on cleo.
tons, and they had given every rea.
son for the ants to think that any
thing coming from E. w. Satherlin
would meet with sorae consideration
and attention at their hands. A.
glance at Mr.. Sutherlin's resolution
will convince any man that it is alb.
s%olutelY fair and impartial, guaran
tees a lair primary election sur
rounded by all the safeguards of the
State election laws, it assures to
every white Democrat an opportu-
nifty to vote at said primary. A reso.
lation binding both sides to abide BY
The results of the primaries. Never
was fairer proposition protecting
equally the interests of both siderl
made to two opposing factions. A
returning board {for it is nothing
else) composed of three men, one