Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-06
DOES IT MEAN MURDER? !?
A Query Prompted by the Ship
ment Of Arms to Louisiana.
MORE GUNS ARE ON THE EwAYTHERB


They Were Openly Purchased and II II
Said They Are TO BE Used in Enforcing
Free Ballot aud Fair Count-Gov-
ernor Nichols Under Accusation.
New ORLEANS, Feb. G.-The antiloetery
Democratic faction expresses the opinion
that the letter Of Mr. Morris withdrawing
his proposition is ruse to secure the with
drawal Of the opposition TO the lottery
that the supporters Of the lottery expect to
secure majority Of the legislature to bo
elected in April, when they will at once
call constitutional convention, frame O
new constitution for the state, chartering
lottery company. and declare it adopted
without submitting it to the vote Of the
people. For that reason the anti-lottery
party has decided 60 keep up its organiza
tion as an independent party. to carry the
question of the lottery to the polls, and try
to elect full anti-lottery state ticket
The evidence Of the arrival Of arms on the
steamer FL Paso consigned t. the chairman
Of the Democratic executive committee, has
tended to increase the excitement. The
Della the organ Of the anti-lottery party,
asks, "Does it mean murderr
War to the Knife.
| The chairman OF the committee TO whom
| the guns were consigned, Colonel Clandoll,
1 frankly admitted that they had been brought
here in expectation Of political trouble at the
election, but claims that no attempt had been
made TO conceal their shipment or TO dis
guise why the arms had been secured
I'VE are providing ourselves with them
he said, "simply TO protect ourselves against
I any scheme, armed or otherwise, 70 deny us
a free ballot and fair count in the coming
1 election Since the nominating convention
at Baton Rouge we have been met on all
sides with statements from the friends and
supporters Of Mr.. Foster, the anti-lottery
candidate for governor. that it was war TO
the knife and knife to the hilt, and that the
machinery IN the hands Of the existing state
administration was TO be used in counting
in the Foster ticket and in counting ont the
| McEnery ticket. These threats have ema-
mated from various authoritative sources,
and have become so general as TO require
measures Of self defense on oar part.
I'VE have been confronted with the fact
that the governor has been for some time
disbanding and disarming the state militia
in places where the officers or men were
supposed TO be friendly to Judge McEners
and to our side Of the house. They are re-
organizing the state National Guard witt
the appointment Of officers from the Fostei
side. We have sought representation az th,
polls in the city Of New Orleans, and hay.
been given to understand that such repre-
sentation would be denied on the day of thi
! election, and we have besought Goyerno
! Nichols TO assure us fair count.
Must Take Care Of Ourselves.
I
taking care Of ourselves, preventing th'
commissioners from cheating us, and not Il
come 10 him. Believing, therefore, that th,
state militia and the election machinery IN
der the control Of the present state admins
tration are to be employed in frustrating i
necessary, free expression Of the publi
will, we determined, on the principle tina
an ounce Of prevention is worth pound o
! cure, to take such means as would protee
US from an illegal and unwarranted inter
ference with our rights under the law.
"We are not endeavoring to conceal ans
: thing whatever The arms have been openl
y shipped and there will be another consigr
ment shortly, Of which our friends may tax
2 notice if they desire. Thera Is no intentio
G on the part Of the regular Democrats TO prs
o cipitate trouble. There is no desire 20 pr,
e yoke the shedding Of blood II has been on
aim to secure perfectly peaceable electio
Z and abide by the result. All we have aske
Q for and all we mean TO secure is the privileg
g of every sufragist 20 vote as he chooses i
Q the coming election, and the assurance tia
Il his vote viii be counted as it is cast.
win Not BE BIuned.
eve have never intended to bulldoze d
I bluff, but we are firm in our deterlninatio
not to be bulldozed or bluffed. We hay
merely accepted ia earnest the threat mad
Z at Baton Rouge by the Foster state hous
{, ring that the administration will elect tn
= Foster ticket even If a resort 70 an unfai
ballot and a dishonest count are necessary
q a contingency we are determined shall nc
s arise, and which VIII not arise unless we az
4 disappointed in the manhood Of the state. Z
= The action Of the Democratic committe
= is based on the refusal Of the police jurie
or county commissioners in some OF th
parishes, all Of whom are "antis, 20 gran
to the regular Democrats any representa-
L tion at the polls on election day and the b
q lief that this viii be done throughout I'll
2 state This win shut the regular Dom,
Il Gratis entirely out Of the count altogethe
q which, the leaders Of that party claim,
n to count in the anti-lottery candidates eve
A =.