The herald., 1896-02-01
GOT LOST IN THE SHUFFLE
Louisiana Republicans Fail to Endorse
Reed for President
Delegates Are Decided Upon and the Hckin-
ley Forces claim to Be Ahesd.
Charges OF Fraud

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 31.-The Republican
state convention elected the following dele
gates for state-at-large to the st. Louis con-
vention: William Pitt Kellogg, A. IL.
Leonard, Henry Demas, j. Madison Vance.
Thomas A. Cage beat the combination
formed against him by Hero Yarmouth,
Guichand and others. and was elected per-
manent chairman of the state central COM
mittee. The convention indorsed the
ticket nominated by the Peoples party,
and by the national Republicans.
Mr.. Coleman offered resolution endors-
ing Reed before the vote of delegates was
announced, but objection being made it
was lost in the confusion.
The following alternatives were elected: !:
w. A. Williams, $. W. Wardell, j. A. Sulli-
van and Joseph Honore.
The statement is made that Vance, who
was pronounced Mckinley man until be
ascertaned that the convention was for
Reed, then made terms with Kellogg by
promising to vote for Reed. Demas, IL is
said, did not commit himself on the presi-
dental question until he saw that the Reed
men had the convention, SO he then made
terms with The Reed people.
The state ticket indorsed by the Repub-
licans is as follows:
j. H. Pharr for governor, J.B. Kleinpeter
for lieutenant governor, j. w. Mcfarland
for secretary of state. John Pickett for
treasurer. L. Z. Southern for attorney-gen-
eral, H P. Kernochan for auditor and Dr.
j. M. Cook for superintendent ef educa-
ton.
M'KINLEy MEN CONFIDENT
The Louisiana delegation to the Republic
can national convention at st. Louis has
practically been decided upon. Mckinley
men, Notwithstanding the feet that the
Reed men gained the ascendancy in the
state convention, claim to have the major
ity. All of the districts have either
elected delegates or, where there was no
opposition, held caucus. The result is that
Mckinley has twelve delegates out of the
sixteen to be sent. Reed has two already
elected, and a contest in the Fourth
district over the others.
Ex.Gov. Yarmouth said today: "kel-
logg will never have u seat in the national
convention. We have large number OF
affidavits to the effect that Kellogg was in a
side room at the convention and bought
the members like sheep in order to get to
be delegate at large to the national con-
vention. He does not vote in this state
and has not lived here for number of
years. He attempts TO come here and use
money to elect himself a delegate. He has
probably spent about $4,000 here in this
fight.'
IF. Guyehardt, who is a Reed man,
and who was temporary chairman Of the
state convention. said today:
"Kellogg, by his corruption and use of
money has done Reeds cause more harm
than it is possible 10 estimate. | voted
for the two Mckinley delegates at large
when found he was using money"
Captain A. L. Wimberly, who led Nc
Kinley's iiQht and won the two delegates
at large in the convention.
Demas and Vance make statements
equally as strong with regard to Kellogg.
number of agents are gathering testi-
mony and sensational developments are
expected. Mckinley men maintain that
Demas and Vance are still for mckinley.
end will cast their vote for him in the ma
tional convention.