Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-20
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION.
Foster HAS Apparently Carried the state
Fitzpatrick Mayor Of New Orleans

fBy telegraph to the nispssch.l
Nxw ORlEsSs, April 19.--The election to-
day IN Louisiana was one OF the most I'M
portant sver held here. The people OF the
State voted for Governor and other state
officers for full Legislature for four yearr. ana
OF New Orleans voted in addition for all their
municipal of1cers from Mayor and counciimen
down. Three amendments TO the Conssituuon
were also submitted 10 the popular vote: First.
bonds at a lower rate Of interest; second, au;
thorizing the police turies to levy an sdditionai
tax for school purposesif authorized BY the votes
of the people In the parish; and third extend-
ing the charter OF the Louisiana Lottery COM
pany. Tho amendments to tho Constitution,
however, have been lost sight OF In the existing
light over the State ofices.
There we're five complete and distinct state
tickets In the field First. the regular Democratic
ticket, with Judge ;. ID. McEnery for Governor
and Roberto Wickliffe for Leutonant-G Governor;
second, the anti-lottery faction. headed By Aur.
ply J. Foster, ex-State Senator from 81. Mary
parish, with Charles Parlanse, ex-United states
district attorney, for Lieutanant-Governor, and
Thomas Scott Ames, OF the farmers Alliance,
for Secretary OF state; third, the regular ne.
publican ticket, headed by A. II. Leonard, OF
Shreveport, who was formerly United States At
torney, and II. Dudley Coleman, ex-congress-
man from the Second louisiana District, both
these gentlemen being ex-Confederates fourth
the Republican ticket headed by John b
and James c. Weeks, OF Ouachita, for Lieuten-
ant-Governor; fifth, the Peoples party ticket,
presenting for Governor X. l.. Iannehiil, OF
Winnie parish, and for observation-disclosures l. D..
Kills, OF Calcasien.
The regular Democratic nominee for mayor OF
New Orleans is the Hon. John Fitzpatrick, who
favors the election OF the McEnery state ticket.
His opponent Is the Hon. Joseph Shakespeare,
the present incumbent, who favors the success
Adyjces 40 far received Indicate that Foster
has carried the State by about 10000 plurality
The Republicans have carried about SIX
parishes, claiming Concordia among them' ons
McEnery. tho rival Democratic candidate, VIII
be second in point Of votes. The hcEnery ma
jority In the city has been reduced. but John
Fitzpatrick, the NcEnery nominee for mayor, Is
elected by from 1000 70 1000 majority. Inc
election was quiet" considering The scratch
ing In New Orleans was unprecedented.
OTHER POINTS PoLIrIcAL.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 19.-Primaries for
the selection OF delegates to the State convention
we're held In this city last night and were the
most largely-attended ever held by the De-
mocracy OF the city. The fight was squarely be-
tween the Cleveland and Gray factions. and
Cleveland carried every ward, and In nearly
every primary instructions were given In bis Do
half. The Gray men elected contesting dele
gates In two wards. In the ward In which 1ov-
ernor Gray resides a resolution was almost
unanimously adopted heartily endorsing the
wise and economical administration OF Grover
Cleveland and saying that reform OF "the
iniquitous tariff" should be made the para
mount Issue In the coming national contest
COLUMBIA, 4. c., April 1e.-Ihe State conven-
tion Of the regular Republicans met here to-day
in the hall Of the House OF Representatives.
One hundred and twenty-five delegates, In
Guiding some twenty white men, comprise the
body, which represents every county In the
State. Harrison delegates will certainly DO sent
to Minneapolis.
TRENTON, n. j., April 19.-The State Prohibi-
ton Convention met here to-day and chose dele
gates TO the national convention. Ladies' were
permitted TO vote