The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-20
LOUISIANA'S ELECTION.
FOSTER PROBABLY ELECTED GOV.
ERNOR BY 10000 PLURALITY.

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Five Tickets in the Field and McEnery
Comes in Second-Six Parishes Car.
ried by the Republicans-Importa
Amendments to the State Constitu-
ton Voted On.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 19.-The
election to-day In Louisiana was one
of the most important ever held here. The
people voted for governor and other state
officers, for full legislature, Senate and
House, for four years. and for district, par
ish and local officers, and those of New Or
leans voted in addition for all their
municipal officers, from mayor and
councilmen down. Three amendments to
the constitution were also submitted to the
popular vote: ~ Authorizing the city of
New Orleans to fund its bonds at a lower
rate OF interest; ~ an amendment author
izing police juries to levy an additional tax
for school purposes il authorized by the
votes of the people of the parish, and (3)
the famous revenue amendment extending
the charter Of the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany.
The amendments to the constitution to
to be voted for have been lost sight of in
| the existing fight over state officers but
one of them, No. l, is of great Importance
to New Orleans and will save the city
| some 100000 a year in interest. This
amendment authorizes the funding of the
city debt and will allow the issue of her
new bonds at per cent. to take up those
now falling due at 5, 6 and per cent.
and thus greatly reduce the interest
charges.
The second amendment does not interest
New Orleans and is for the benefit of the
country parishes, authorizing them 20 levy
higher taxes for school purposes if the peo-
pie so vote. 1t is a question for the country
parishes to decide. but it would seem ad-
visable to give them that power if they de-
sire it.
The third, or revenue amendment is dead,
the proposition contained In il having been
withdrawn and ell the tickets printed
against 1t, so that it need not be considered
FIVE TICKETS IN THE FIELD.
There were five complete and distinct
state tickets in the field. First, the regular
democratic ticket with Judge S. d. Nc
Emery for governor and Robert c. Wick
life for lieutenant governor. A majority
of the delegates elected to the state oonven-
tion favored Gov. McEnery. and the ticket
headed by him at the recent election
received a majority Of the votes cast.
The second ticket was the anti-lottery
faction, headed by Murphy ]. Foster, ex-
state senator from st. Mary's parish, with
Charles Parlange, ex-United States district
attorney, for lieutenant governor, and
Thomas Scott Ames of the farmers alliance
for secretary of state. This ticket, by the
| recent decision of Col. j. s. Young of the
second Louisiana returning board, was de-
clarsd the regularly nominated democratic
ticket.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
The third was the regular republican
ticket, headed by A. II. Leonard of Shreve-
port, who was formerly United States
attorney, and II. Dudley Coleman, ex-con-
gressman from the Second Louisiana dis
trict. Both these gentlemen are ex-confeds
crates and quite popular men. Ex-Gov.
Kellogg made vigorous canvass in favor
Of the Leonard ticket.
The fourth was republican ticket headed
by John E. Breaux of Pointe Coupee parish
for governor and James c. Weeks of
Ouachlta for lieutenant governor. This
ticket was supported by ex-Gov. now col
lector of the port Warmoth and nearly
all the federal officials of the state
The fifth was the Peoples party ticket,
having for governor r. L. Tannehill of
Winn parish and for lieutenant governor |.
j. Kills of Calcaslue The opinion was ex'
pressed that this party would poll about
| 10000 votes in the state.
THE MAYoRALTY CONTEST.
mayor was John Fitzpatrick, who favored
the election of the McEnery state ticket.
| His opponent was Joseph Shakespeare, the
present incumbent, who favored the success
Of the Foster ticket. But few OF the pres
ent incumbents were renominated, either
for municipal or parochial offices, or for
members Of the legislature.
FOSTER PROBABLY ELECTED.
The advices 50 far received indicate that
| EOsfer has oarrfad tha cta n hv N bout n OO0
plurality. The republicans have carried
about six parishes, claiming Concordia
among than. but Gov. McEnery, the rival
democratic candidate, will be second in
point of votes. Gov. MoEnery's majority
10 the city has been reduced, but John
Fitzpatrick, the McEnery nominee for
mayor. is elected by from 1000 to 5000
majority. The election was quiet consd.
ering, and the scratching in the city was
unprecedented.
A LARGE VOTE AT BATON ROUGE.
BATON ROUGE, La, April 19.-An ex-
ceptionally large vote was polled in this
city and parish to-day. The count will not
be completed before morning. The indica-
tions are that Leonard, rep, carries the
parish by about 1900 majority. McEnery
beats Foster by about 200 votes. The entire
| McEnery local ticket is elected, except
possibly two Leonard republicans in the
House. At the last primary election
McEnery's majority over Foster was 179.
In st. Mary's parish the indications are
that McEnery's vote falls short of the last
primary.
In IBERIA parish Gov. McEnery's majority
is about 450. His majority at the primaries
was 311.
Vermillion parish is claimed by both pars
ties.
Fosters majority at the last primaries
was 80.
In Claiborne parish McEnery will get
500 votes. In the last primaries he received
| but LOG.
Webster parish gives McEnery virtually
nothing. "The Foster faction rode rough
shod over US, used their counting power,
removed our only commissioner in the par
ish and laughed in our faces at their
| action.n
All the dispatches received tonight state
that large vote was polled and that the
election was peaceable and quiet. The
count will not be completed until to-mor.
row.
INDIANAPOLIS FOR CLEVELAND.