The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-12
DESERT THEIR PARTY.

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LOUISIANA PLANTERS 60 OVER TO
4 TIE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
A Convention otSusar Growers Meet ana
Dsnounce the Tariff as t., suear-1n Ma
tionsl r1l!sics They WIN Act with Re-
pnbltoans.
New ORLEANS, La, Sept. G.-The
sugar planters convention in this CITY
today was the most remarkable gather.
ing IN many years, aud the first serious
break il the Democratic party in tWen
ty years is now actually threatened.
The convention declared IN favor of an
alliance with the Republican party on
national issues and two and possibly
three Congressional Districts, compris.
ing the sugar region, are endangered
to the Democrats. There were proba.
bly, three hundred representative men
present at the convention and, as near
ly all Of them are men of wealth with
large influence and with power to con-
troll a considerable following, the ac-
ton they have taken cannot be under
estimated.
The meeting was called to order By
Richard Mccall, one of the leading
planters OF the Third District, and Mr..
E. n. .Pugh of Ascension, a near rela-
tive of Justice Nichols, was made
chairman. Among thuse who partIci-
pated IN the discussion were Mr.. W. E.
Howell, a prominent Democrat of La
Fouchere, II. p. kernochan, who was
naval officer under Cleveland, Albert
Estopinal, Democratic State Senator,
who may be the planters candidate in
the First District, G. p. Anderson, a
wealthy planter of Plaquemine, James
a. Ware, Democratic Representative
| in the Legislature from Iberyille, Col.
J. D. Hill, Capt. =. Pharr and others.
Mr.J Ohm Daymond was the only speak.
er who strenuously opposed secession
from the Democratic party. Messrs.
Howell, Weems. Kernochan AMI vii.
kiDsoD, brother Of Collector Wilkinson,
were appointed q committee to propose
q plan for the collection of the bounty
on this years crop. The committee re.
ported and their report was adopted.
The convention then took up the
political questions. Mccall, Pugh,
kernochaD, Estopinal, Ware and others
advised az alliance with the Republl-
can party. They said that they had
been betrayed by the Democrats, and
that the only hope of protection for
sugar lay 10 joining Of hands with
the Republicans. They realized the
full import Of breaking with the DEM
ocratic party, but feeling that the ne
gro question was no longer an issue
and tnat the white race would forever
govern the Southern country, they said
they had reached the conclusion that
seif-preseryation required an afliliation
with party that would give them the
protection necessary for the prosperity
of the industry which is the backbone
of the State.
The following committee was ap.
pointed on resolutions and 1t may be
said that the gentlemen named are
among the Weslthtest and best known
in the State: Messrs. J. a. Ware, 81
Mccall, D. L. MonI5t. Charles Mat.
theWs, Louis Clark, 3. A. Oxnard,
Charles Godchaux, D. 5. Ferris, G. z.
Anderson, L. J. Sully, Charles Magin-
| MS, Wy1ey Thompson, J Ohm Dymond,
W. II. Chafee, G. BreauX.- Honore
Dugas, w. p. Flower, Gen. W. H.Bss-
hand, T. Suflls and Capt. j. N. Pharr.
The com mittee reported elaborate
resolutions, setting forth that the white
people Of Louisiana and the planters
for many years had been loyal to the
Democratic party through victory and
defeat, but that the State had been be-
trayed and blow struck at its chief
industry by that party. and caused its
absolute ruin, and that the nomination
of protection candidates and their elec-
tion had become a necessity. The res
olutions were adopted by rising vote.
It was decided to meet again on the
18th Of ofSeptemberin in this city when the
plans Of the sugar planters Will be per-
fected. It was also decided to nomi
nate candidate in the three sugar
districts and to affiliate with the Re.
publicans.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions Ehich was adopted at the out
set declares: a crisis has arrived in the
politics OF our State. Very many of us
who for many years co-operated with
GuS OCu1OCl6I1S pSlOy 6uu udfC 1Oy ally
su pported its candidates have done SO
with the belief and with the assurance
that that party would maintain lair
protection o. the products grown by
US. We had personal and positive as
surance from the Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency. Grover Cleve-
land, during the late Presidential cam.
paign and we likewise had the personal
assurances of the leaders of the Demo
cratic party to the same effect.