The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-27
COMPROMISE.
Full Text Of the Agreement.


As o as they withdrew from the
McEnery committee : the Fosterites
proceeded in a body to the st. Charles
Hotel, where they were soon afterwards
Joined by the regulars. The commit
tee Lost no time in getting down to
york. and IN an hour hal settled all
the details for the election. StenOgra-
pher MeGuirk made copies OF the ag &C.
ment, and while he was doing 50 the
cnnFerees fraterniz d and congratulate d
each other on the successful outcome
of their negiti tons.
When Gen. Young first entered the
cOnte he shOok hands pleasantly
with the Otherside and said; 'Gentle-
men, we have been a long time getting
over to you, but we have gotten here
at last"
just before IL O'Clock the McEneEy-
ties strolled oyertO thsiE headquarters,
aud a few minutes afterwards Gen.
Jastremskl raped for Older.
MIR. Butler. rising, said he had TO ask
the indulgence of the committee for q
few moments. MIR. Caffeiy having been
called to his headquarters before sigu-
ing the agreement aud Col. Crandell
having fnllOwedhimtO secure bis sigma
ture.
AGAINST AN INCREASE IN TAXATION
While waiting on the return of Col.
CramAell with the agrcement, Col Harry
Ogden offered .lle following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted
BE it resolved. That this committee
is una~lterately opposed to any Increase
of the rate Of taxation above six mills
a. now prascl ihed aud limited by the
constitution of til 8 State; chat ~ re-
commend TO and urge npUn the variOus
Democratic parish aud sen AtOIial cob
| vpnti0ns to Instruct their nominees Tor
tho general assembly to oppose and
vote against any constitutional amend
ment that may he proposed looking to
the levy of taxation hey Ond the
limits % fixed by the organic aw.
In a few moments Col. GIandell ap.
peared aud rising read
NEw ORLEANS, February 20. 1892.
| Chairman Democratic State Central
L Committee
Sir Your undersigned committee on
conference. appointed To Confer with a
like COMMITTEES appointed by the De-
moclatic state central committee, owe I
which the lion. I lleo. Wilkinson, pre-
sides. beg leave To report that they
have reached a full basis Of Il, nstmtnt
Of existing differences within The De-
moeratic party, aud report the said adj
just ment by annesed resolution which
they recommend for adoption.
Respectfully submitted,
A. w CRANDELL Chairman
THE A~GREEMENT
Resolved. That IN order to heal all
existing differences in the Democratic
party the following agreement s here
by adopted, viz
First-T he tickets nominated by the
conventions which met in the city OF
Baton Ronge on the 10th, of Decem-
Der, 1891; u IN Pixies Hall aud the
other ia tile State House. One headed
by the Hon. Samuel d. Mctinery III
governor. and the other by Hon. Muir
ply j Foster. us governor. be placed
befnle tie white Democratic vofers /"
the STATE nj a primary elcction to b
/ hel PRIOR 10 The general tltrfIon u
April next tke persons thereon r.
celving the highest pllm' = of : &c 5
f0l their respective ntiie, : shall ee thl
n0minees of the Democratic stta .
Louisiana and shall receive It's nnitcs
vote.
Src0Dd-The hYsis Of Representatives
in all District Congressional and Si4it
nominating conventions MP 70 aud IN
ending ihp next nominating couytn
ton, shall be the tntal yUte cast Tor TIN
heads of thetwo tieketsat sal primar!
election, and all hallofs ast al sal.
psinary erection shall, in addition :,
ihe name of The candidates v0teti for
eBntain tie words fiol or against ih'
basis Of representation suggested b!
the state central committed Of the De
mae1atIc partyp
Thiul-AlT baIlots shall he priHtes
on white paper IF uniform size ant
texture. without device ; The election
to ~ held on tho same day through
on the State.
Fourth -said election small be held
on.
TPR 22D DAT OF MARCH. 1892.
aud the conduct Of the same. the
naoeftninnsent and pfnnnulgatiOn ~
me result Eherc0f ants All details necss.
snfy to carry the above pian into eae-
icafiOn shall 10 formulated b. q con-