Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-07
AR-PLANTERS.
THEY DECLARE IN FAVOR or AFFlLIA-
TON WITH REPUBLICANS.
The Democratic Party, They Say, Has He
trayed Them-A Serious Louisi-
ana Break.

NEW ORLEANS. September 6.-The
sucar-planters' convention In this city
to-day veg the most remarkable sather-
ing In many years, and the first serious
break in the Democratic party In twenty
years Is now actually threatened Inc
convention declared in favor Of an allt-
ance with the Republican party on ma
tional issues, and two and possibly 'hlee
congressional districts, comprising inc
sugar region. are endangered TO the
Democrats. There were possibly 800 rep
resentative men present at the conVeh-
ton, and as nearly all or them "'e
men of wealth and largo influence
and with power to control coiisin-
erable following. the action they have
taken cannot be under-estimated.
The meeting was called to order ny
Richard Mccall. one OF the leading
planters Of the Third District. and Mr..
Z. y. Pugh, OF Ascension. near reia-
tive Of Justice Nichols. was made chair
man.
Among those who participated in the
discussions were Mr.. W. T.. Howell,
prominent Democrat OF LafOurche; ii. L.
Kernochan. who was naval officer here
under Cleveland Albert Estopnal, Demo-
cratic state senator. who may be the
planters candidate in tn First Dstrict
q. =. Anderson. n wealthy planter. OF
Plaquemlne. James a. Ware, Democratic
representative In the Legislature from
Iberia; Colonel J. ID. Hill. Captain J. y
Pharr. and others. Mr.. John Dymond
was the only speaker who strenuousiy
opposed secession from the Democratic
party.
Messrs Howell. Wecms. Kernochan,
and Wilkinson. the last brother OF Col
lector Wilkinson. were appointed a COM
mittee to propose a plan for the col
lection Of the bounty on this years crop.
| The committee reported, and their re-
| port was adopted.
The convention then took mp the polit-
| cal question. Messrs. Mccall. Pugh,
Kernochan. Estopinol Ware. and others
advised an alliance with the Republican
party. They said that they had been be-
| trayed By the Democrats, and that the
| only hope Of protection for sugar lay IN
| a Joining OF hands with the Republicans.
NEGRO QUESTION SETTLED.
They realized the full import Of break
| Ing with the Democratic party, but teel-
| ing that the negro question was no longer
| an issue. and that the white race "ould
| forever govern the southern country. they
| said they had reached the conclusion that
| self-preservation required atllliation with
| a party that would give them the protec'
| tion necessary for the prosperity of the
| Industry which IS the backbone Of the
| state.
| The following committee WAS appointed
| on resolutions and II may be- said tndt
o
| wealthiest and best-kn0wn IN the state:
| Nessrs. J. \. Ware. H. Mccall, u. J..
| Monal, Charles Matthews, Louis Clark
| B \. Oxnard Charles GOlchduN, G. I.
| Anderson. -. 5. Ferris, l.. j. SullN
! Charles Maginnis, Wyley Thompson. W.
| II. Chanee. John Dymond g. BreauN
| Honore Dugas, W. Z. Flower. General
| W. H. Behan, Z. Suiile. and Captain j.
| y. Pharr
The COMMITTEES reported elaborate reSo-
| MtlOns. setting forth that the white poo
| pie Of louisiana and the planters Tor
| many wears had been loyal TO the Demo
| cratic party. through victory and dele1t,
| bur that the State had been betrayed and
| a blow struck at its chief industry hy
| that party that threatened its absolute
| ruin and that the nomination OF pro-
| lection candidates and their election had
| become a necessity. The resolutions were
| adopted by Il rising vote.
| II was decided TO meet again on the
| 18th of September. I'm this city. when We
| plans Of the sugar-planters viii be per
| fected II was also decided 10 nominate
| candidates I'm the three sugar districts.
| and 10 affiliate with the Repubhcans
| therein.
RESOLUTIONS.
The report Of the Committee on Reso-
| lutions. which was adopted. doc ares.
~ crisis has arrived i'm the politc5
| Of our State. Very many Of Us who have
| for many years co-operated with the
Democratic party and have loyally sup
ported its candidates, have done so under
the belief and with the assurance that
| the party would maintain a fair proiec-
| ton on the products grown 10y us. We
| had personal ard positive assurances
from the Democratic candidate for tho
pre- esidency. Grover Cleveland. during the
| late presidential campaign. AMI We like
wise had the personal assurance Of the
| leaders Of the Democratic party 10 the
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