The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27
The Compromise Agreement.

Last Saturday, after a thorough
and prolonged discussion OF the
political situation and the rejection
of several propositions, the follow
ing agreement was made By the
Conference Committees of the
Foster and McEnery State Central
Committees, and ratified by the full
Committees:
Resolved, That, in, order to heal
all existing differences in the Demo.
cratic party, the olloving agree
ment is hereby adopted, viz:
1. The tickets nominated by
the conventions which met in the
city Of Baton Rouge on the 18th
day of December, 1891. one in Pixies
Hall aud the other in the State
house, one headed By the Hon. Sam.
uel d. McEnery as governor and
the other by the Hon. Murphy J.
Foster as governor, be placed before
the white Democratic voters Of the
State at a primary election to be
held prior to the general election in
April next. The persons thereon
receiving the highest number of
votes for their respective Offices
shall be the nominees Of the Demo
cratic party of Louisiana and shall
receive its united vote.
2. The basis of representation in
all district, congressional aud State
nominating conventions up to and
Including the next State nominating
convention shall be the total vote
cast for the heads OF the two tickets
at said primary election, and all
ballots cast at said primary election
shall, in addition to the names Of
the candidates voted for, contain the
words "for or against the basis Of
representation suggested by the
State central committees Of the
Democratic party
3. All ballots shall be printed
on white paper Of uniform size and
texture without device; the election
to be held on the same day through.
out The State.
4. Said election shall be held on
the 22d day Of March, 1892, and the
conduct Of the same, the ascertain.
ment and PRONUNCIATION of the result
thereof and all details necessary to
carry the above plan into execution
shall be formulated by o committee
TO be composed as follows: Three
members to be chosen by the com
mittee of which the Hon Leon Jas
tremski is chairman, three by the
committee Of which the Hon. Thee.
S. Wilkinson is chairman, and the
Hon. John 8. Young is hereby des-
ignated as the seventh member and
chairman of said committee.
1t is hereby made the duty Of said
committee to accord each side equal
representation in the commissioners
of election at each polling place
throughout the State, and an odd
man 10 be selected alternately by
each faction under such rules as
may be establish ed by said commit.
tee of seven shall give at least fifteen
days notice Of said election by pub.
LEGATION.
S. All white Democratic voters
shall have a right to vote at said
election, provided that said voters
in the parish of Orleans shall have
been registered, at least ten days
prior to said election.
g.. There shall be az many poll
ing places at said election through
out the State as at a general election,
the location Of said polling places to
be fixed by said committee Of seven.
Z. The State central committee
shall be ~reorganized after said cleo.
ton as follows, viz. By the election
of one member from each parish
throughout the State and one from
each ward in the parish Of Orleans,
to be voted for at the same time and
upon the same ticket. In addition
to said members so elected, in the
event that the Hon. Samuel D. Nc
Emery be elected, tho Hon. Leon
Jastremski shall be ex oficio a mem.
Der of said State central committee
and shall appoint twentY-four other