The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-20

SS'iOh to'uDf III LOUISIANA Is one
OF the most important ever held mere.
The people to-day voted for Governor
and other State officers, for full legis-
lature, senate and house, for four years
and for district, parish and local officers.
and those of New Orleans voted. in al.
dition, for all their municipal others
from mayor and couneilmen down.
Ihree amendments TO the constitution
were also Submitted to popular vote, as
follows:
First. authorizing the city OF New
Orleans to fund it's bonds at lower rate
OF interest; second, an. amendments
authorizing police juries to levy an ad-
aitional tax for schools purposes, If
authorized by votes of people of parish,
and, third, the famous revenue amend
ment extending the CHI arter of the Louis
lana Lottery Company.
Inc amendments to the constitute
TO be voted for have been lost sight of i'm
tho existing fight over the State offices.
One OF them, No. l, is of great impor-
lance to New Orleans aud will save the
city some 100000 year in interest.
rms amendment authorizes the funding
OF the city debt and will allow the issue
OF her new bonds at 4 per cent. to take
up those now falling due ats, g. and 7
90" 'huS Srea1ly reuuGe IN
terest charges.
The second amendment does not in
terest Now Orleans aud is for the bene-
ilt OF the country parishes, authorizing
them to levy higher taxes for school
purposes If tho people so vote 1t ia n
question for tho country parishes to
decide.
The third, or revenue amendment. is
dead, the proposition contained in it
having been withdrawn and all the
tickets printed against it, so that it
need not be- considered.
There are five complete and distinct
State tickets in the field.
First, the regular Democratic ticket
with Judge S. d. McEnery for governor
and Robert e. Wicklitfe for lieutenant
governor. majority of delegates
elected to the State convention favored
McEnery, and the ticket headed by him
at q recent election received majority
of the votes cast.
Second, tho anti-lottery faction,
headed by Murphy ]. Foster, ex-State
senator from st. Mary's Parish. with
Chas Parlange, ex-Unitea States dis
and Thos. Scott Ames, of the Farmers
Alliance, for secretary Of state. This
ticket, by recent decision of Col. J. s.
Young, of the second Louisiana return
ing board, was declared the regularly
nominated Democratic ticket
Third, the regular Republican ticket.
headed by A. ii. Leonard, OF Shreye-
port, who was formerly United States
attorney, and II. Dudley Coleman, Con-
gresham from the Second Louisiana
district. Both these gentlemen are ex-
Confederates and quite popular men.
ex-governor kellong has made vigor-
in # bo
ticket.
Fourth, the Repu blican ticket, headed
by John E. Breaux, OF Pointe Coupee
parish, for governor and James C.
Weeks, of Outachita, for lieutenant
governor. This ticket Is supported by
Ex-Governor, now collector of the port,
Yarmouth and nearly all the federal
officials in tho State.
Fifth, the Peoples party ticket, for
governor, r. l.. Tannehill, OF Wynne
parish; for acknowledgements, /. J.
Kill, of Calcasius.
The regular Democratic nominee for
mayor is John Fitzpatrick, who fayors
tho election of the McEnery State
ticket. His opponent is JOS. Shake
speare, the present incumbent, who ia.
vors tho success of the Foster ticket.
But few of the present incu mbents we're
renominated, either for municipal or
parochial offices. or for members of the
legisla 'ure.
Advices so far received indicate that
Foster has carried the State by about
10000 plurality. The Republicans have
carried dbout six parishes, claiming
Concordia among them, but McEnery,
tho rival Democratic candidate, will be
second in point OF votes. McEnery's
majority in this city has been reduced,
but John Fitzpatrick, McEnery's nomi-
nee for mayor, is elected by from 1000
To 5000 majority. The election was
quiet and the scratching in the city ia
Unprecedented.
BATON ROUGE, April l0-GSpecialI-
An exceptionally large vote was polled
in this city and parish to-day. The
count will not DO completed before
morning. The Indications are that
Leonard (Rep) carries the parish by
about 1900 majority. McEnery beat
Foster by about 200 votes. The entire
McEnery local ticket is elected except
possibly TWO Leonard Republicans in
the house. At the last primary elec-
tion McEnei Us majority over Foster was
ITO
st. Mary s parish-The indications are
that McEnery's vote falls short of last
primary.
iberia parish-Mc Enery's majority is
about $50. His majority at the last pri-
maries was al.
Vermillion parish-This parish is
claimed by both parties. Fosters ma
jority at the last primary was $40.
Claiborne parish-McEnery will get
800 votes In this parish. At the last
primaries he received but 1906.
Mindcn Webster parish-This parish
gives Me Emery virtually nothing. The
Foster faction rOde ron0h shod ovor hts
supporters, used their counting power
and removed MOEnarv,a annlv nnn,rnia