The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-11-23
LOST TO SIGHT +"
The sugar-Teats Et Al. are All
Gone Beyond Recall,
Apparently.
DAVIES LEG WAS PULLED.
The Chances that the Republican HsHse
Will FayOrably Consider the Contest
Cases In the Louisiana Dis
triets Mighty Slim

For the benefit Of those who would
know what has become of the thunder
ing, wind-iilled sugar-teats, the follow
ing from the N. 0. States is given;
It looks as If the republican combina-
tion, commonly called the state central
committee, was about to give up the
ghost. Announcements in the dispatches
from Washington set forth the informa-
tion that little, if any, attention win be
paid TO the rlmored Louisiana election
contests arising ont Of the recent con
gressional contests, aud today ths an
nOnneement is made officially that the
Republican state central committee met
yesterday and adjourned subject to call
Of the chairman"
The headquarters at 2O6 Canal street
are to be given up, the clerical force Of
the organization has been disbanded,
aud in a few days there will be nothing
left to mark where did exist something
that many have designated as the rank-
est political fake of recent times. 1t
came, it saw, but 1t didn't conquer, The
hydra-headed political monster that saw
the light for the first time in this state
will leave behind it little besides heTit-
age of heart burDings and ill-feelings 1t
has accomplished nothing, bar the rem
nants Of what did at time threaten to
develop into a radical difficulty.
At the meeting held yesterday, over
which Gen. Behan presided, all of the
outstanding bills against the committee
were ordered paid, the offices on Canal
street closed and, as stated, the com
mittee adjourned Secretary Ferris is
out Of the city, and no expression of
/ opiDIon could be secured from any of the
eS-leaders as to The position oyer the
Washington announcement. One thing
is sure, that there does not exist a very
great deal of enthusiasm over the pros
poets. Ii is said that Mr. KeTn0chan,
being no longer in the "bands Of his
friends" has come to the conclusion that
Gen. Meyer was honestly elected. He
will not contest; at least, this IL the ru-
NOR in political circles.
IT the republicans seriously contem-
plated bringing any contests they wculd
not, at least just now, think Of clos
ing ont their offices. While the date for
/ the laying Of 0 contest is long way off,
vet the data ought to be collected with
out the delay of o moment. OF course,
just after the election, and when it was
4 thought that the republican party in
the house might want few votes on q
close division, Chairman Babcoek "pnlled
the Jeg7 Of Secretary Ferris, and Mr..
Ferris being youth without gpile, fell
into the trap and went off as Is his wont
at half cock, proclaiming aloud from the
housetops that tive will contest the
three seats Now that tho national re-
publicans have gotten . majority of over
hundred IN the lower house, Chairman
Babcock is throwing cold water over the
local wing Of bis following, and in CON
sequence there il Grape oH the door.
Capt. Wimberly seems to have dis
appeared entirely, Probably be is busy
somewhere putting up some more po'
litieal fences. His right bower Col
Parkersop, is chilled" for . s2eech at the
hub next week, Mr.. Kerpochan Is or
bis plantation; Dudley Coleman il study
ing the Wilson tariff measure in its rela,
tiop to French mill stones, and Taylor
Beattie has yet to be beard from.