The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-20
IT LOOKS LIKE FOSTER.
Almost Certain That no r. Victorious IN The
siate-The City Fight.

Siate-lno lily FIButs
NEw ORLEANS. La. April 19.--The polls
closed here at 6 o'clock this evening after the
most important and one OF the quistest elsc-
tions ever held in the State. Reports received
from all parts Of the State are to the effect
that the heaviest legitimate vote in years has
been rolled. but owing to the large number OF
tickets in the field and the numerous officers
voted for. returns are being received very
slowly.
There were five State tickets voted for to-day,
one headed by McEnsry Democrat). one by
Foster Democrat, one by Breaux tRspubli::
cam. one by Tannehill Peoples party and
one by Leonard (Kepublican'.
kilograms being received here tonight in
dicate that McEnery has failed to maintain
the strength he displayed in the March ,pri-
mary. In some OF the large parishes wnicn
are thickly populated, and where there WAS .
fair prospect of negro control, promi-
nent Democrats went over to Foster.
and in consequence his vote in some
of these parishes is so large AS
t. make it almost certain that he has snc>
ceeded in the State over ali tickets in the
field. In his own parish he has polied appa-
renty very heavy vote, while McEnery
has fallen OFF and Leonard and Breaux have
shown great weakness. In tho city the Nc
Emery vote from the scant returns received,
will probably fail short of that cast In March,
when he secured something over 1000 moro
votes than his opponent. His majority Will
not. it is believed. reach 10000.
The city fight has been very hctly waged.
Careful estimates made give the city to Fitz-
patrick, the ring or regular Democratic eau
didete. by about 1900 majority. There was
a large amount of scratching done in the city
but 1t is calculated that the body of the Fltz-
patrick ticket has also been successfut
and that only scattering nominees here
an1 thA fhnr nLAf
Mayor Shakespeare. have crept IN. The count
j. very slow and at a clock no official figures
were at hand from either county or city.
1t is reported that n negro has been stab
bed TO death in downtown ward.
The only incident of note in the city thus
far IS the arrest OF Vic. Mauberret candidate
for civil sheriff on the Fitzpatrick ring ticket
in the city. Advices from Madison parish say
the negroes are voting for Foster. and that
Foster will get 5000 majority there. IL that
is true 1t will have big bearing on the result.
Madison being regarded up TO few ago as
certain TO give a good majority for McEnery.
Returns received up t. 1920 A. NJ. indi-
cate that the anti-lottery Democratic State
ticket, headed by Murphy J. Foster. ID elected
by pluralltIes ranging from 1900 to 2O.0oo.
The city ticket is In doubt.
TIE CITY CONTEST.
The vote in this city. where hot fight was
waged between an independent ticket headed
by Shakespeare. the present mayor. and the
regular ticket, headed by John Fitzpatrick,
the leading politician OF the city. has Deen
considerably larger than that cast at the
general election four wears ago. 1he he
publicans had no municipal ticket in
the field and divided themselves between
Shakespeare and Fitzpatrick Probably
80. 900 votes have been polled. and careful es-
Inmates give the city to Fitzpatrick by q ma
jorty approximating 5000 There has been
an Unexpectedly large amount of scratching.
but all signs point TO the triumph OF the main
portion of the Fitzpatrick ticket. only four
councilmen and members of the Legislature
apparently being successful among the op.
postion.- McEnery ran largely ahead or
Foster in the city. but his majority Is
likely to fall short OF that obtained by him IN
the March primaries. Ii is not likely to over
come the majority with which Foster Will
come to the city. Returns from Fosters 3
parish give him majority that may reach
1000, and his committee claim st. Martin by
similar figures Ouachita. McEnerys home.
by between 800 and 400 and Caddo by over
1000.
In Tensas there seems to have been square
voting and the Republican ballots are being
counted for the Republican candidates when
cast except in the Southern parishes. How
ever. Republican candidates seem to have
displayed very little of their alleged strength.
There seems to be every reason to believe
both Leonard and Breaux have been quito
badly beaten. Nothing definite is obtainable
at midnight as to the complexion of the Leg
isature which. il was at one time
thought, might become q returning board
in this election. Figures are coming in
slowly and only rough estimates are given:
These embrace for the most part computed
returns from towns on the river and railroads
which last time went for McEnery. The Eos
ter committee already claims the State. but
the McEnery people are waiting for figures:
Intense excitement prevails in the city and
there are large crowds on the streets.