The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
SUGAR MEN ARE INDIGNANT.
prominent Louisiana Planters
Go Over to the Republicans.
A Serious Break In the Democratic Ranks
III That State IL Threatened-sugar
Planters Convention Decides to Anil
ate With the Republican Party on Ma
tional Issues.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6-The sugar
planters convention in this city TO-DAY
was the most remarkable gathering In
many years and the frss serious break
In the Democratic party in twenty years
Is now actually threatened. The con-
vention declared in favor OF an alliance
with the Republican party on national
issues and two and possible three Con-
gressional districts com promising the
sugar region are endangered to the
Democrats.
There were probably 400 representa-
tive men present at the convention, and,
as nearly all of Thorn are men of
wealth and large influence and with
power to control q considerable follow.
ing, the action they have taken cannot
be underessimated. The meeting was
called TO order by Richard Mccall, one
OF the leading planters of the Third dis
trict, and Mr.. +. N. Pugh of Ascension,
o near relative of Justice Nichols, was
made chairman. Among those who
partic! pated in the discussion were Mr..
w. K. Howell, prominent Democrat OF
Latourche; FL. Z. Kernochan, who was
q naval officer under Cleveland; Albert
Estopinal, Democratic State senator and
who may be the planters candidate in
the First district; &. P. Anderson, a
wealthy planter OF Plaquemine; James
A. Ware, Democratic representative in
the legislature from Iberville; Col. j.
Hill, Capt. j. Pharr and others.
MIR. John Dymond was the only
speaker who strenuously opposed seces
sion in the Democratic party. Messrs.
Howell, Weems, Kernochsn and Wilkin-
son, brother of Collector Wilkinson,
were appointed committee to propose
plan for the collec ton OF the bounty
OF this years crop. The committee re-
ported and their report was adopted.
The convention then took up the
political questions. Messrs Mccall,
Pugh, kernochan. Estpinsl, Ware and
others ad vised an alliance with the Re.
publican party. They claimed that they
had been betrayed by the Democrats
and that the only hope of protec ton
for sugar lay in a joining OF hands with
the Republicans.
They realized the full import of this
action, but feeling that the negro ques-
tion was no longer an issue, and that
tho white race would forever govern the
Southern country, they said they had
reached tho conclusion that self.preser-
walton required an affiliatou with a
party that would give them tho protec-
tion necessary for the prosperity OF the
industry which is the backbone OF the
State.
The following committee was ap-
pointed on resolutions, and it may be
said that the gentlemen named are
among the best known in the State:
Messrs. j. A. Ware, H. Mccall, d. L.
Monnat, Chas. Matthews. Louis Clark,
b. A. Oxnsrd, Charles Godchaux, G..
Henderson. ID S. Ferriss, l. j. Sully,
Chas. Maginnis, WILEY Thompson, John
Dymond W. Ii Chaifee. G. Breaux,
Honore Dugas, w P. Flower, Gen w.
81. Behan, It. Sutlle and Capt. j. N.
Pharr.
The committee reported elaborate res
olutions setting forth that the white
people OF Louisiana and planters for
many years had been loyal TO the DEM
ocrasic party. through victory and de-
feat, hut that tho State had been be-
trayed by blow struck at its chief in
dustry by that party that threatened its
absolute ruin and that tho nomination
OF protection candidates aud their
election had bee ome necessity. Tho
resolutions were adopted by rising
vote.
IL was decided to meet again on the
18th OF September in this city when
the plans of tho sugar planters will be
perfected. 1t was also decided TO nom
mate candidate in the three sugar
districts ana to affiliate with the Re-
publicans.