Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-17
IN THE PELICAN STATE
Expectation of the Boiling Louisiana Sugar
Planters.
Republicans Committed 20 n Bount,-
Gov. Foster Furnishing Boiling
once Holders
Special Correspondence Of n, E,cains star.

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NEW ORLEANS. La. October IL. lSaL
The i 1m0cratic nominating convention.
which met recently in Houma. selected
Andrew Price to represent The party In the
approaching elections in the third con-
gressionaI district. Mr.. Price has already
served three terms I'm the House. and his
candidacy from the first awoke great Tn
thusiasm. lie Is a sugar planter. mer-
chant and lawyer. ana II is admitted that
during the last session Of Congress. when
the tarin bill came before the House for
discussion, he did everything In his power
for the sugar Industry. JUdre Il. y. Sims
OF Terrebonne parish presided over the con-
vention, at which there were 80 Ielaratcs
MIR. :. -. Shdtfuck II ,algasIsu presented
Air. Prices name TO The convention. aud
the other parishes suoe- Ssiy,Iy testified
that Mr.. Price was unanimously acc-pta-
Die TO their cons ttiueuts. The nominating
address was made by Senator Don Cslery,
who was greeted win the widest enthus-
iasm.
Mr.. Trioe'S acceptance was remarkable
FOR no new or startling pres, ntation N ar
eument. He merely reviewed the career
Of the democracy In relation L. the tarin,
explaining that in the party the planter
could find his only hope Tor redress and
protection. He claimed that the rsDubli-
cans were committed TO free sugar. and
would, should they be returned 10 power In
the appruag hing election for President. ac-
cede 10 a popular demand for The abolish
mtnt Of the tariff on that arti,la. lie said
the idea was faIla, i0us that the republic
can party would consent 20 the restoration
OF the bounty, that being a measure which
was alien 10 the entire commonwealth.
Nhas the Planters Count On.
1t is singular that the positive state
mcnts Of tie planters orators on this head
have never been considered by the demo-
Gratis. In a speech delivered on the 22i Of
September at Convent, In -. James parish
Edward \. Pugh expressly said that the
seeding democrats did Dot expect the Re-
publican party TO give Louisiana a tariff
on sugar. He admitted that free sugar had
been advocated 10y Tho leaders of reuuiili-
SInism. both in Congress and on the stump.
Nevertheless, the planters claim that the
party has committed Itself 10 the bounty:
that as the principal issue n.tUcen ft and
democracy H. the Mckinley biIl il is in-
cNitahle that Tt entire b,ll Should be re-
established. which would Involve the con-
tinuance OF the bounty system.
Mr. Price VIII be opposed in the third
district by Judge Taylor E-atti- man Of
great ability and learning whose republic
canlsm las been un questioned for twenty
years. The contest i'm this district promises
10 be OF supr, me interest. and, shown in
preceding letters.b0th plrties. retaining with
cut factional splits their unhrUken ranks.
are confident Of victory. II is Impossible. at
tiis date, 70 decide positively to which side
success viii fall
Furnishing the Boilers
The most remarkable Development in the
first district recently WIS connected with
The reported determination Of Governor
Foster to remove from Office all his ap-
pointoes who had secedel from the de-
mocracy. The governor Is a firm demo-
crat. ami thinks that a national re-
publican has NJ rirhi % hold office under
a inOcrutic administration. Among those
whom report credited with being the gov
einor's victims was Alr. II. 4. heinocnan,
The candidate selected by the planters for
''n%T,-s in the first district. \ telegram
trs "a Baton Rouge has conveyed the in
formation that the governor has removed
Mr.. keruolhan from rhe police fury of
ilaluemines parish. ihe police jgri.s OF
. the parishes correspond somewhat to the
municipal common council, and a member
ship on them is regarded rs OF consid.ra-
BE importance. Nr. EenoChau's removal
Is accepted as the declaration Of the gov
efnofS intention 10 cNpsi from office an
members Of the police juri-s and the dis
trict leyee boards VINO have left The demo-
cIaiic party for that Of the republicans
Among these gentlemen are some Of the
most prominent men IT. the state. In st
Ialnes parish, FOR instance there are but
two members Of the police jury still faith
fUl TO democracy.
Norkingman's Party.
new party has recently been formed
among The workingmen, under the leader
ship Of w. IL. Curtis. This organization
is known as the Workingmen's Independ-
ent Political Club 1t Is almost certain
that II viii place in the field nom
f lnces Tor Congress- As the membership
comprises almost all The societies Of work
lnEmen in the city, including such in
huential orders the Car Drivers Assoc
cation, II VIII prove an important factor
IN The approa ching election, especially as
its action Will tenl TO weaken the demo-
Cratic ranks. 1t is our intention." said
one OF the leading mcmber8 today, TO
make most Nigc'oEc canvass in the first
district, and TO do all in our power to land
our men. COlored and white workingtneu
viii vote for them, and the leaders of both
the great parties viii be surprised at the
strength they Will develop, especially in
the first district