Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-19
LOUISIANA'S FIGHT.
1t May Call the Winchester
Into Play.
FIVE TICKETS TO CHOOSE FROM,

And Any Amount of Bitterness Ready to
Develop into Hostilities-The Governor
Puts a Friendly Military Company on
Guard and Disarms an Opposition Or
observation-disclosures of the Vote-A
New York World Man Boosts Palmer
Latest Blaine Report.
NEW ORLEANS, April l9.-The state cam
paign closed last night, and today the diff
'erent political factions are measuring
their strength at the polls The election
is held for governor and all state officers,
members of the legislature, judicial, par
ish, and municipal officials There are five
state tickets in the field, two Democratic
two Republican, and the Peoples party
The anti-lottery, or, regular Democratic
ticket, is headed by Murphy J. Foster,
while Justice s. ID McEnery is the candi-
date of the lottery faction. Judge J. E.
Breaux heads the anti-lottery Republican
ticket, and A. II. Leonard is the nominee
of the lottery wing of that party. r. L.
Tannehill is the candidate of the Peoples
party, but his followers are few.
Approximations of Bloods shed.
Owing to this chaotic condition of
result of the election will he, but the odds
are slightly in favor of Foster for gov
ernor. Bets are being offered with odds
OF D to on Foster with few takers. In
New Orleans are two municipal tickets in
the field, one headed by Joseph A. Shake
speare, the present mayor, and the other
by John Fitzpatrick. The lines are closely
drawn between these two factions, and the
majority for either of them will be small.
The campaign has been marked by intense
luminosity, and there are grave apprehen-
sions that the contest will result in blood
shed
Some Guesses as to the Vote.
The anti-Lottery Democratic ticket,
headed by Foster. it is thought will re-
ceive 81, 900 of the los. 900 white votes. The
Others will go 10000 to McEnery, 5000 to
the Peoples party and 5000 to the Repub-
Ecans. or the negro vote, 10000 at least
will go to the Democratic ticket, and Of
these 1900 will 60 to Foster and 5000 to
McEnery, making the total vote Of tie two
Democratic candidates 10000 and A, 600
respectively. This leaves the Republicans
$4,000 negro and 5000 white votes, which
will probably be divided. 10000 to Leonard
and 5000 to Breaux. The election, it
will be seen, will be close between Leon
ard and Foster with the chances in favor
OF the one who gets the most support from
the other faction Of his own party
Republican Balance of Power.
The support, RS of Leonard claim that
the Foster people, who have control of
the election machinery, intend to count
them out. To prepare against such con-
tingency they have arranged 10 have every
voter who casts his ballot make an affi-
davit of what it was, and il the results
after the vote is counted are different
from what the affidavits show they will
enter contest and carry the matter be-
fore congress. The Republicans are GER
tain to hold the balance of power betwet n
the two Democratic factions in the next
legislature.
Ordered Troops To BE Ready.
The excitement over the election was in
tensihed last evening when it became
known that Governor Nichols had issued
orders for the Southern Athletic battalion
belonging to the state militia, to report
for duty at its armory today. These troops
are mostly sympathizers with the Shakes
are-Foster-Farmer's Alliance faction
Sunday Governor Nichols disarmed a
company of militia in St. Mary's
parish, Mr.. Fosters home, because
1t WAS rumored that the company
sympathized with McEnery. The Fitz-
patrick McEnery faction in this city will
have, it is reported, all the arms it needs
from the consignment of Winchesters sent
south in February, and if conflict occurs
1t will doubtless be bloody one.