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the "Foster" Executive Committee,
New Orleans, La.
Sir-ln the name and on behalf of
the executive committee Of the State
csntral committee, to whom the duty
Of conducting the campaign in the in
terest Of the Democratic ticket nomi-
mated by tn. regular Democratic con
ventiOn held 1T Pixies Hall, in the city
Of Baton Rouge, December 16, 1891.
We have the honor, through you, to ad-
dress the executive committee Of the
dissid emit Democrats who held their
city of Baton Rouge December 16, 1891.
While convinced that the regularly
nominated Democratic ticket, headed
by Samuel Douglas McEnery for CIV
srnor and Robert C.. Wickiiff for
kieutanant Governor, represents the
wishes and inten' ions Of . large ma
.iority of the Democratic voters If thu
State OF Louisiana, and, being nominal
cd according to the rules aud usages of
the Democratic psrty, will receive the
support Of . large majorit! of the
Dom cratic voters at the general cleo
ton to 10 held in April, 1892, thiscom-
Mittee fully appreciates the danger TO
Democratic rule and white supremacy
AZ Threatened now by tho division with
IN the party. THIS committee 10 fully
alive to the disastrous effects to thu
material welfare of tile State of Loui-
isiana that would follow the election of
the Republican ticket, caused by the
division among the Democrats no
have acted together since the downfall
OF Radical rule in 1876. That such q
fessit may flow from q continued d.
vision in the Democratic party no
honest or sane man y deny.
Confident that tho State nominees of
the regular Democratic convention are
patriots, whose love for the party aud
whose sOlicitude for white supremacy
outweigh any ambition to hold public
sn5ce, We feel no hesitation in speaking
for them in this critical period VI the
Party's existence. Therefore, in the
interest of the integrity and harmony
OF tho Democratic party and to avoid
the possibility Of the election of a Re-
publican Governsr in the State of
Louisiana and tho consequent loss Of
Louisiana's electoral vote to the Ms
tional Democratic party in November,
1892. Ne offer tor the consideration OF
your committee the following PROPOSE
tons, viz:
/. That the nominees upon the two
tickets, known as the "McEnery" tick
Of and the Foster" ticket, withdraw.
D. That the two State central Com
nnttees, known as the "McEnery State
central comnittee" and the "Fost er
State central committee" join in a
call for a new primary election for del
egates to a State nominating conven-
ton, to be held in the city Of New Or
leans not later than March Is, 1892.
5. Tho adoption by the two State
central committees of q set Of rules
that will insure . fair and honest OF.
preston Of the will of the Democratic
voters, the prevention Of frivolous
contests aud IN equal representation
among tho commissioners of election
to the two centending parties, the &C.
lection of said commissioners to be
made by the campaign committee Of
the respective tickets within the vari-
Gus parishes throughout the State, the
~OetsO0 " CtOCstOu "a tho
throughout the State to be uniform,
and the primaries in tho different par
ishes to be held on the same day-that
date to tie fxed by the joint action OF
the State central committee.
W. respectfully call your attention
70 the fact that il this action Of ours,
taken in the interest of the Democrat
lie party Of this State and Of the nation
ri Democia attic party, meets with your
approval, speedy action will be neces-
sary in order to complete the full work
before the 18th day Of March.
The State Central Committee Of the
regular Democratic party hes been
called to meet in tho City of New Or
leans. on the 18th day Of February,
1881, for tho transaction Of important
business.
An early reply is respectfully re-.
4uested.
BY order of the committee.
A. W. CRAkDELL,
Chairman Of the Executive Committee
Of the Democratic party Of Louisi-
JoHr T. MICHEL, Secretary.
The boilers held o meeting apsn re-
oeipt of the letter, and. subsequently
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