The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-06
MILITIA At THE POLLS.
Civil Officers at 0pclousss liable to
Keep the Peace.
SITUATION SAID TO BF CRITICAL
Ecpublicsu-Popuiis' Fusion AFRAID to
Submit Their Ticket 'oa White Vote.
a Negro Killed.

opeiousas, April 5.-Friaay evening a
conference was hcld here With view q
ascertaining II 1t ware practical - hit
upon some plan 10y which peace could oe
preserved. Mayor Thompson, Sheriff ron
tempt. T. u. Estilette, II. l.. Garland,
JOS Bloch. J. 7. Stewart. Afr \
Iron and l.. NJ. Hpsari were present.
these persons representing boih peitae.i4
factions Of ms parish. AN sussesiAons
having failed TO meet with favor, +. NJ.
hog al3 finally proposed that all eAn"idHtss
Tor parish Offices sssoM1 s1pint tAe.t
claims TO a gel eral White primary, al
whlch white democrats, while iiolulist-
ana white republicans SHOULD os permitted
unfortunately 70 vote, as the race qNfs-
uQn was the only ons al Issue an ms
parish.
Sheriff Fon;euot declared his Willingness
to subInit his claims 20 sucn q test. ana ~
thought his friends would De Wiling 10
10 tAe same in order 10 eliminate ~
negro from the electlcn, and thus avoid
Mayor TAomnson. Mr.. Stewart, pr.
Iron ana Mi Bloom favored the prop9sl-
tioil, and the Other genuemen sa@ iaey
would submit 1t to tAe caId{Iat- = ot lie
Thompson faction. The conference adj
jonrned to meet again SATURDAY eFet.-
This evening Judge Est.lette notified the
Foster OF side that ihe co-terc"ee Was
on Thus It appears mat the raa.cu!-pop-
ul.st comhinc rue.nc~tfd by the G. ~.
Thompson faction Is afraid 10 take Their
chaucts Win the white. men q tas par
lsh regardless II party, and by lAe.r a.
ton admit tlat tne3 have no nope "
getting into office eNcept by III negro
note
Sheriff Fontenot ard Mayor Thompson,
Lotu represeNtat.y of the t~o Opposite
iu ope.ouSls wired the governor ara
asked MIN to ieri hand 10 TIE political
r"M by sending u company OF miiiAe ny
hcre az soon as possible Governor Eos
ftr mas wired SncrlL sprtIf4pt tnAt 4tG
y, II comply WIN The request
1t Is expected thai h. troops Viii TEE
ere by Tuesday or Wednesday, az which
time the registration VIII opeu here and
remain open Tor Iwo weeks TIE troops
are entirely under thu charge aud direction
OF ne sheriff and viii do nothing withplt
orders from him
another negro was Killed in 81 Landry
l.i.lay night. The killing occurred iu
Mldrt a few miles west from hcre az ~
o'clock This time 1t WIS Only negroes IN
VrtN'd ana another negro git the killirL.
~ seems from all reports that several me-
groes were going to visit a negro : house
lAls asst one saw tnem and handed
loaded gan 10 Il negro who wa. at tte
armed man taking fright .lrrG aud Killed
one OF the par'y The man who did the
shooting mas been arrested ANA placed In
Mayor Thompson issued proclamation
calling on al law-ahil.ng citizens ID up-
h9ld lh" law aud sustain the peace
Registration WAS held at Nostlevville
atnydlN Twenty-Five white votes regis
tered, nu' rot a negro appeared! There
Were no armed men from either fariton
present RociSfration Viii be hrid al Nal
.r' MpNdhN, the day OF the municipal cec-
,.pIi htrg Mallet IS a hig negro poll. but
II f difficult to tel whether The nrgroes
WIZ a,templ TO regiSte. or mol,
n nc" town council will he elected Mon.
say, according to the town charter There
are Two tickets in the field. both i,ea1ed
by Mayor Thompson.