The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-20

New ORLEANS, April lO.-Thc election
to.dayin Louisiana was ono OF the III ost
important ever held here. Tho people
to-day voted for governor and other
state officers, for full legislature, sem
alto and house for four years, and for
district, parish and local officers, and
those Of Now Orleans vote, in addition,
for all their municipal officers from
mayor and councilmcn down. Three
amendments to the constitution arc
also submitted to the popular vote:
First-AuthorizinG tho city OF New
Orleans to fund its bond at a lower rate
OF interest.
sccond-An amendment authorizing
tho police juries to levy an additional
tax tor school purposes II authorized by
the votes OF the people OF parish.
Third-The famous revenue amend
ment extending the charter OF the
Louisiana lottery.
There were five complete and distinct
state tickets in the field. First-Thc
regular Democratic ticket with Judge
S. y. McEnery for governor and Robert
G.. Wickiiffe for lieutenant governor.
A majority OF the delegates elected TO
the state convention favored NIcEnery
and the ticket hold by him at the recent
election received majority OF the votes
cast.
Second-The anti.lottery faction,
headed by Murphy J. Foster, eN-statc
senator from St. Mary's parish, with
Charles Narlange, ex-Unitcd States dis
trict attorney, for lieutenant governor
and Thomas Scott Adams, OF tho Farm
ers' Alliance, ior secretary OF state.
This ticket, by the recent decision OF
Col. John S. Young, OF the Second Lou
isiana returning board, was declared
the regularly nominated Democratic
ticket.
Third-The regular Republican tick
ct, headed by a. II. Leonard, OF Slrcve-
port, who was formerly United States
district attorney, and Dudley Coleman,
eX.congrcssman from the second Louis
lana district. Both these gentlemen
are ex-Coniederates and quite popular
men. Ex-Governor Kellogg. has made
Il vigorous canvass in favor OF the Leon.
ard ticket.
Fourth. the Republican ticket headed
by John EbreauN, OF Points Coupce
parish, for governor and James G.
Weaksf of Ouachita, for rlieutenant~gop-
ernor. This is supported by ex-governor
(now collector OF this port) Yarmouth
and nearly. all the federal officials in the
state
Fiitil-Thc Peoples party ticket for
governor, B. L. Tannhil!, OF Winn par
ish, for lieutenant governor, !. j. Mills,
OF Calcasieus. The opinion has been
expressed that this party will poll
about ten thousand votes in the state.
The regular Democratic nominee for
mayor is Hon. John Fitzpatrick, who
iavors. the election OF the A1cIlncry
stato ticket. His opponent is the Hon.
Joseph Shakespeare, the present in
cumbent, who iavors the success Of the
Foster ticket. But few OF the present
lncumbents were renominatsd' either
for municipal or parochial offices or for
members Of the legislature. sil
Advces SO far received indicate Eos
ter has carried the state by about 1000
plurality. The Republicans nave. carried
about six parishes, claiming Concordia
among them. but McEnery, the rival
Democratic candidate, will be second
in point OF votes.
The McEnery majority in tho city has
been reduced. but John Fitzpatrick, tho
McEnery nominee for mayor, is elected
by from four TO five thousand majority.
The election was quiet considering, and
the excitement in the city is unpre-
cedented.
All dispatches received tonight state
that 4 large vote was polled and that
the election was poaceablc and quiet.
The count will not be completed until
tomorrow. )