The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-07
THE LOUISIANA REVOLT.
SUGAR PLANTERS WILL RUN Pro-
TECTION MEN FOR CONGRESS.
These, if Elected, are to Affiliate with the
Republican Party-serious Break
the Democratic Party,

NEW ORLEANS Sept. G.-The Sugar
Planters Convention I'm this city to-day
was the most remarkable gathering
in many years. and the first serioIs
break in the Democratic party in twenty
years is now actually threatened The
convention declared I'm fayOc Of an ALI
ance with the Republican larty on ma
tional Issues, and two. and possibly three,
congressional districts, comprising the
sugar region, are endangered to the
Democrats. There were possibly three
hundrel representative men present at
the convention. and as nearly all Of them
are men OF wealth and large influence,
anu with power 10 control "A considerable
following, the action they have taken
cannot be underestimated. The meet
ing was called TO order by Richard Nc
Call. one of the leading planters OF the
Third district. and Mr.. +. y Pugh OF
AnceniOn. a near relative OF Justice
Nichols. was made chairman.
THE PARTICIPANTS
Among those who participated in the
discussion were Mr.. w r. Howell. n
prominent Democrat OF LafOuche: IL. l..
heihQchan who was naval officer under
cleveland; Albert EstOpinal Democratic
state senator who may be the planters
candidate In the First district: G. T. AL
q1erson' a wealthy planter. Of Plaquemine;
tive IN the Legislature from Iberia: COL
onel =. ID Hill, Captain j. y. Pharr and
others. Mr.. John Dymond was the only
speaker who strenuouslv opposed seces-
sion In the Democratic party Messrs.
Howell, Weems, kernOchan and Wilkiu-
son, brother of Collector Wilkinson. were
appointed q committee 10 propose plan
Tor me collection Of the bounty on this
The committee reported anI their re-
port was adopted.
caI the convention then took up the poiti-
nochan' Estopinal. Ware and others ad-
party.
B'TR yyn by DEMOCRATS.
They said that they had been BETRAYED
by the Democrats, and that the only hope
1I protection Ior sugar lay in joining OF
hands with the Republicans They real
ized the full Import of breaking with the
Democratic party but feeling thar tho
negro question was no longer an issue.
and that the white race would forever
govern the southern country. they said
they mad reached the conclusion that self
preservation required an afiiiatiOn with a
party that would give them the protection
necessary for the prosperity Of the indus
try which is the backbone of the State
The following committee was appointed
on resolutions. and IL may be said that
the gentlemen named are among the
wealtnlest and best known in the State:
.fA'aHt ~ A. ~ " are II AdAAf j. H.
Mona. Charles Matthews. Louis Clark,
b. \. OXnard. Charles GodchauX, G.. Z.
Anderson. -. > Ferris l.. j. Sully.
Charles Maginnis. Wyley Thompson. John
DymOnd W. H. Chafee. G.. BreaX,
Honore Dugas, ". p. Flower Gen. W.
II. Behan. T. Suhie, and Capt. j. y. !
Pharr.
TO NAME PROTECTION CANDIDATE,
The committee reported elaborate reso- |
lutiOns. setting forth that the white leo- |
pie Of Louisiana and planters for many |
years had been loyol 20 the Democratic |
party. through victory and defeat. but !
that the state had been betrayed ana 4 |
blow struck at its chief industry 10y that /
party that threatened its absolute ruin, |
and that She nomination of protection |
candidates and their election had become |
a necessity The resolutions We're adopted /
by q rising vote. 10 was decided 90 meet |
again ON the nth Of September i'm this |
city when the plans Of rle sugar pldnterS |
viii be perfected. 1t was also decided 10 |
a candidate in the three sugar |
and TO affiliate with the Republi-
cans.
HAD ASSURANCE FROM CLEVELAND.
The report Of the committee on resOlu-
ions. which was adopted declares
4 crisis has arrived In the politics or
lur State. Very many Of us. who have !
'or many years co-operated with the
Democratic party, ana have loyally sup
lortel its candidates. have done $50 In