Show louisiana NEW ORLEANS la april 21 special white supremacy and good government ern ment ia the battle cry of tho state democracy in the contest at the polls today whilo the opposition has as its inspiration the overthrow of the dominant democratic ring and the recognition of negro rights if not of supremacy the campaign since the of governor M J foter by the democrats and the nomination of captain T N pharr by a combination of sugar planter protection democrats republicans and populists lists has been an exceedingly bitter one even for louisiana in some of the parishes notably that of st jandrya Land rya the conditions hava been even worse than in the stirring times of president hayes administration when that chief magistrate recognized the white government of the state and withdrew the troops upon pledges of good faith toward the colored people made by governor nichols and who is now chief justice and the presence of military and gatling guns has been necessary to prevent a conflict between the democrats and the colored republicans the leaders of the negroes have been insistent in their advice to their followers to go to the polls today and to go well armed and if this advice is taken and conflicts are precipitated blood may be shed the democrats repudiate the idea that they have any desire to deprive the negroes of their franchise but declare that the leaders of the latter are filled with incendiary designs and have i been doing their beat to foment disorder and bring about bloodshed the negro registration throughout the state has been larger than ever before and as in some of the parishes they outnumber the whites two and three to one it would seem that if they have average courage and manhood there is nothing to prevent their exercising their right as freemen at the fusion opposition headquarters this morning it ia declared that the regular democrats are on the run but the friends of governor foster insist that his election by u substantial majority ia already assured |