Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-04
LOTTERY WAR ENDED.
Company Has Decided
to Surrender.
WILL GIVE UP ITS CHARTER.
How Il Has Affected Politics and
Speculation as to the Future.

New ORLEANS, Feb 4.--John a. Morrf5,
Me principal owner and director Of tho
Louisiana State Lottery company. gave
notice In the newspapers this morning
that he intends TO withdraw his PROPOSE
tion for the recharter Of the company, to
wind ND its business and retire from the
field, when its charter expires In 1894
This action Is the result of the decision
Of the United States supreme court, de-
clarinR the constitutionality Of the anti
LOTTERY postal law, which shuts the lottery
company out from the United States
mails, prohibits Il from sending any cir
eulars through the mails. and prohibits
and Furnishes, under . heavy penalty. the
ssndinG Of any newspapers containing
notices or advertisements Of lotteries.
The Ressos Why.
Mr.. Morris saws that he 10 law abiding
citizen and intends ts obey the law, and
since the supreme court declares that the
anti .pcstal law il constitutional IL pre-
ciudes him from using the mail for tho
purpose OF carrying on his business. This
90 cripples and Injuries the business that
it Is impossible 20 curry it on and pay the
state Of Louisiana q license Of 81, 30, 900 .
year a. the amendment extending tho
charter Of the company propose. without
equal loss 10 the stockholders.
Therefore,, for himself and his six asso-
ciates he will decline the proposed amend
nent extending the charter Of the COM
pany for twenty -fve years, and even
should the people vote for that amend
ment and extend the charter, he will re
fuse to accept the propositiSn.
This ends forever the great lottery war
which has been waging In Louisiana for
The past two years, and which has brought
about split in the Democratic party, and
tho nomination Of two Democratic tickets
The contest has bern waging nearly three
years, and the lottery company Is popu-
larly reported To have expended between
$500, eco and g .0oo. 200 In the contest.
Concerning Politics.
The proposition Il submitted to the leg
islature was to pay 81 $50 900 year for an
extension Of It's charter for twenty q ve
years After brisk fight Ia the legisla-
turs this propositioa was carried. A long
campaign followed, which resulted in the
success Of the pro-iotiery men, who 50
cured majority In the N'nocratic con-
ventlon. The oppoDci . o the lottery
''bolted" and there were 49," conventions,
one nominating McEnery for governor As
| q straight-out Democrat. the other, Foster,
a. en- anti-lettery Democrat.
| The action OF Mr.. Morris settles the
question beyond the possibility of resur-
| rectiou. In order that the amendment
may be submitted TO the popular vote, the
lottery people must file thirty days be
fore the election bond for $500, 900 Mr.
Morris will refuse TO file this now. and
therefore
Canaot Accspt the Oner
Of al extension OF the charter, and. III
deed. II is doubtful II the votes east on
che lottery amendment would count
II Is not certain what the effec: of Mr.
Morris action will be politically. The
anti-lottery Democrats offered to make nc
nomination, to retire altogether from the
! aeld and let the pro-lottery men have al
the offiees II they would adopt a resolu
ton declaring against the lottery.
Whether they will do 30, now that they
have held their convention and nominated
their state ticket, 10 doubtful.