St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-18

ii The committee then ordered that thel
be free for all race for al distrit
Offices.
POPCLIST CANDIDATES AND
/ PLATFORM.
Those timid Democrats who feare
the consequences of . Fopulist-R epuh
lican combine can set their fears q
rest. There Is not only no combine
but it looks as il those two parties, VIII
are antagonistic to the Democracy
were trying their utmost to strengthen
it in every way possible. In no othe
way could their nominations be ex
planned. As the standard bearer of tn
sugar planter Republicans. Mr.. Pougl
was probably the weakest man the!
could name. He was Objectionable t
the Populists rs lawyer, and to tn
regular Republicans As m ultra Whit
suspremacy man, whose greatest ambi'
ton was to disfranchise the entir'
negro population. He might hope K
get the vote Of the 1000 to 1900 white
planters and sugar men who have gont
over to the Republican camp, but ther'
was NO chance Of his getting more mn
less the party leaders could drago0l
the rank and file into support Of {
fusion ticket.
Mr.. Booth, the Populist candidate
is eqaully weak. There is not m elemen,
Of strength in him. With Mr.. Bootl
leading the Populist party in New Or.
leans, its candidate for Governor re-
ceIved exactly Il votes in the city =,
the last election. In his own ward he
managed to corral just two in addition
to his own. This about represents his
strength where he is best known. Mr..
Booth, however, seemed able to con-
vince the rural Populists Of North Lou.
isiana that he was very strong down
here, and got the nomination. He may
get as many votes in New Orleans rs
Tannehin (7D, but certainly no more.
As for the South Louisiana Populist
vote, which he promised the convention
he could control and carry. the South
ern half Of the State, it will in all prob
ability 60 to him. The following is its
strength, as shown at the last State
election:
Ascension Z, Assumption 0, Cameron
0, East Baton Rouge 3, East Feliciana o,
Iberia 0, Iberville 10, Jefferson IL,
Lafayette 0, Lafourche o, Plaquemines
0, Pointe Coupee 8. st. Bernard o. St.
Charles Q, st. James 0, st. John 0, st.
Martin Q, St. Mary I, Terrebonne o,
vermill'on Il. West Baton Rouge IA,
West Feliciana 5. Total, 1874.
This and the II votes In New Orleans
win make total Populist strength of
205 for IL wards and - parishes, or
something like third Of vote to each
polling place.
Mr.. Booth may poll this, the full
strength Of the party. We can imagine
no reason why he should poll more, and
he may fall considerably behind this
total.
There are, Of course, the regular Re-
publicans yet to be considered. They
have been promising the Populists their
support, just As they promised the ma
tionals, but they have no idea Of giving
any one aid. They have no interest in
the State fight, but are fighting to be-
Is delegates to the st. Louis
convention, in the hope Of se-'
curing the Federal Offices. They win
play every one false, themselves Is well,
and .plit up into factions over their re
spective candidates for Presidency.
There may be two Republican candi-
dates in the field Is In 1899, or three or
more. It matters little, for the Re-
publican vote win count for nothing.
It is not serious in the State fight.
The Popultst platform Is short 1t
seems to be the year for short platforms
in Louisiana. It Is for free silver,
honest electione and OPP
posed to the suffrage amendment. The
only material point Of issue with the
Democracy l. on the amendment. It is
true that the Democratic convention
said nothing Of free silver, leaving this
to the voters, but It IL equally notorious
that large majority Of the vorers are
free silver men. The Democracy Is
for honest election and the pro-
lection Of Louisiana industries. Alto
gether, the fusion has wound mp In the
most ignomtnious failure and confusion.
The regular Republicans arc yet to be
heard from, but their action will only
make the situation worse than It Is.
After the widest excitement, and
after . number Of delegates had with
drawn from the convention, . full
ticket Was lnally nominated y follows:
Governor, A. B. Booth.
Lieutenant Governor, J. n. 7harr.
Attorney General, L. F. Sutton.
Secretary Of 6sase, J. ". McFarland.
Treasurer, Joha Sickstt.
Auditpr. Jo.iah Kleinpeser.
6apseinesadent q Puhaic Education,