Question

Why did some Democrats want to protect the Lottery Company's charter?

Answer 1

Answer:

They were paid by Lottery Company officials to continue to support the lottery

Explanation:

The Louisiana State between the period  1878  to 1888 was dominated majorly by two set of lawmakers called the republicans and the democrats (commonly called the Bourbon Democrats). This is as a result of their opposition to the reconstruction policy introduced by the Republicans.

Part of the prominent things that protect during those era in Louisiana is the Loteery company's charter.This is bacause substantial sums of money went to key people and various popular charitable organizations that purchased the Lottery Company enormous political leverage.This kept those who might otherwise be opposed to the charter from taking actions.

A prominent case is that of Louisiana State Treasurer Edward A. Burke and Governor Samuel D. McEnery commonly called McLottery as a result of him being the tool used by the organization in trying to protect the Lottery Company charter

Answer 2

Answer:

They were paid by Lottery Company officials to continue to support the lottery.

Explanation:

The Louisiana State Lottery Company was a private corporation that ran the Louisiana lottery. This was infamous because of the accusations it received of corruption. The company paid politicians (first Radical Republicans, later Democrats) large sums of money in order to elect officials. In turn, this gave the company a large amount of political power, allowing its charter to be protected for many years.