Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-15
BOTH FACTIONS ARMING.
The Lottery Row in Louisiana
Nearing a Grave Climax.
THEAgTIsMEAE SERIOUS BUSINESS

They Declare II the Evil Cannot re
wiped Out by Law II Must BsDrowned
In Biood-Au the Gums IN Town bought
Up and More Ordered from the East.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 15.-There is 70 be d
conference tomorrow between committees
from the lottery and antflottery wings Of
the Democratic party The idea is to ar
range q compromise, agree on terms by
which the great gambling enterprise may e2-
ist year or two longer, withdraw the two
Democratic tickets now IN the field and name
new one, which both factions may support.
II il not considered likely that the differ
enees win be adjusted. There IS an intensity
Of feeling on this question that can scarcely
bc qnieted by committee action Neither
side is willing TO make any concessions. 1t
Is considered much more probable that the
points involved VIII be debated with the
convincing argument Of rifles and argued
through smoke than that they win he de-.
cided overaoouncil table There is no room
for a compromise, the anti-lottery people be-
lieve, and they declare that il the louisiana
lottery cannot be killed by the law It must
be drowned IN blood
Ia the last three months thirty "Demo-
cratic clubs have been organized, one in
each ward in the city. The membership of
the individual clubs ranges from 50 70 $50
men and the aggregate enrolment Is 5000,
possibly more. As the election for governor
will take place in April the forming Of these
af..t... "a
clubs were formed and the membership
great thore was singular commercial move
ment.
The Antis Mean Business.
AT no time since Ben Butler assumed mu.
nieipal control has there been such "a steady
demand for firearms IS during the last
few months. The prices Of Wincheeters ad
yanced and shotguns became nearly as valu-
able and as scarce as iewolry. soon neither
rifles nor fowling pieces wern 10 be had and
manufacturers had difficulty IN filing orders
Then il was learned that the new ward
clubs were causing the unpreceded demand
for weapons. Their weekly meetings were
devoted to instructing the members in the
manual Of arms.
The members Of these clubs are associated
for business When it appears 10 them thal
the lottery has such firm grip on the iusti-
tutons Of the state that the ordinary politi-
cal and legislative methods cannot loosen
its hold, they win begin the transaction Of
the business for which they were organized.
This viii Be the taking control o. tho state
government by force.
The Lottery Sren Armine.
The anti-lottery faction il not alone ia
preparing for bloodshed The friends Of
the vast gambling corporation viii also
have an army at its call, but these forces
viii not have the discipline or tho stamina
which may be looked for among the ants
When the lottery men began to arrange
for the purchase of arms they found that
hardly a Winchester or revolver was 10 be
had in town. Realizing that the ants h,sd
already made preparations for the expected
conflict, they hastily subscribed consider
able sum, which was forwarded 10 New
England gun factory and shortly something
like ship load of rifles was stored in a
warehouse on the levee here.
There is an old statute which forbids the
storing Of arms in Louisiana except such as
are kept on sale In stores or belong 10 mil
itary organizations. The governor will
probably oonfiscate those warehouse guns
and in the event of an armed conflict, the
bodies Of the lottery men win be perforated
with cartridges which their own money
paid for