The Atlanta constitution., 1900-12-03
Republicans in That State Come to
This Decision.
VOTE AGAINST THEM HEAVY
They Have Nothing on Which To
Base Contest.
BUSY TIME WITH THE RAILROADS
They Complain That They Have Not
Ssss Enough To Handle the
Business Given Them.

n EW ORLEANS. December 1.-(Spe-
IN c'aLl-There will he no congressional
ScCntests from Louisiana. The repub-
lican candidates have definitely decided
against this. although they were con-
feSsesily playing for a fall" II was rec
osn.zed by them before the election that
they were beaten. but they hoped that
the vote would b. sufficiently close for
thcrn 60 make case that they had been
cheated II Is here that they Were dis
appointed In the first. fourth and nth
districts. the republican candidates did
rot carry a single precinct 4 contest
under these circumstances would be alb
~ur-l. for even u the votes at all the
precincts but one were thrown out. il
would not hep the republican nominee In
tile slightest degree Mr.. DucOte in the
sixth district dit ..ctually carry one pre-
-einrt-hss home one ~ Marksville-but this
would D. a very poor foundation for a
contest
Mayor +. VI weIch. of Alexandria. IN
THE fourth district. Is the only republican
uho b. kicking" u have no Intention
81 entcr.ng q contest n explains. hut
3 am certainly going 10 have an investi-
=at'nn Mayor Welch's theory j. tina;
th- election Itself WAS all right and that
tha frauds were committed in the regis
tratson and h. proposes 20 prove this
THE may.r is a man bubbling over with
spirit and when he threatens 10 expose
wholesale fprg-ries in the registration and
to send men a. isii for them. il IS safe
g. say that there is going to be trouble
~ ~aEre kind
THE o0icisl vote hss finally been pub
lislesI. n shows for the democratic can
dslates for congress I..sei: republican cant
st,latsS l45ls. scattering y Total vote
- ass or about half the registration DEM
ar-stI- plurality = a.. For president.
Bryan. 5s.esI. Mckinley if.=G. Total vote.
t-..si. scatter us & Democratic majority
8. uE 81; viii D. seen that Bryan raa
..lesI of th. democratic ticket in Louis
iar1. whereas in most of the other states
Boz was behind. Il is an evidence of his
PERSONAL popularity in az state. of which
H.. democratic politicians who would be
rr.v too -rssl tn shelve him Ar. very mucl
afraid Df the seveuty-s.x parishes and
warts iu Louisiana .h- republicans car
r..r ar.v uus-S-. IarucS-hg slim ma
5,r5ty 80 tv,uty-iive. and they lost even
An ,v s,nc- 10 the willingness of men
-s SHcu auy Fs,r j. shown o. the case "t
Zmm. rsuan. who ran aS au independent
s..rtft. .lafs. rfr congress iu the second dis
Trgr H. had to g-t ~ signatures %
MS uarer a. 90 uu the official ballot lie
.-lt tL. signatures all right. but not the
votes The returns show that he received
exactly rWeuty-rue votes lu aU the dis
t-acts-at Ieass -G ~ the siguers went
back uI him
The vote on the am, niment To the con-
sfttutinu increasing the pension for con-
fs.s.--st-e carried only by . 80 to l.4f0. but
only half 81 vor. wss east. IL Is probabia
rrlr very few vpter- knew what IL was
about
THE republican vote is the smallest ever
rt-r iu Louisiana -r presidential elec-
t..r. This gave captain Wlmh-riy. collie
r.- rr ,..s-raru- 80 New orleans. and leader
of tae slI-tsrs. "r regular republicans.
rlt ur.rarruuitr o.. has beeu looking for.
Captain Wsa-a.-iv l.d th. Louisiana del
,-s-lau iu rE, national convention. whicn
rr-t r .n.5u. ted .Ie eEiuiey ana succeeded
f1 .e-al- -hiu- friendly relations with
Ilsurr which r-sG'iel in piacins his fac
t.u u supreme control ~ the federal
offices rs Louisiana Captain Wimhcriv
I.l El- faction Co th. Philadelphia convan-
t-.r eu expected similar recognition there
frr sr nl~ surprise and horror was turned
-.lnvu ana a-f-" ANA the lily whites rec
.a-rfze.f and seated Efe was then told
-. 81 hack rH Louisiana ana support ami
r-g a-d ..set th- iiiy white c1nt'dat"s
tl rau.r--= Sa "ue believes he sup
ported -Hsr- .uj it D. universally reeor-
tszef rret tine regular republicans voted
rna democratic ticket in order tn kiil
-a.lr rivals hut th.~. ~ course. cauu1-
s.. proved However captain Wimherlv
Irrrl.I tn Wash uctou ls soon aS tine
vr. Wr- known. laid IL before Mckinley
aud Hanna. and pointed uut that tine ncN