The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1883-10-17
PLAIN QUESTION FOR THE Plea
YUNE.
New ORLEANS, Oct, II. 1888.

last week., th0ugh emphasized with
double leads, is more than conun.
drum--it is problem without an
apparent solution.
The facts appear to be, that Col. G.
w. McCranie, of Ouachita, addressed a
communication to the Picayune, in
which was embodied question; that
the Picayune published only a portion
of the communication; that the lam
guage so quoted referred TO the ques.
ton asked, but, as fact plain to be
seen, the question itself was refused
place, and, as suspect. denied hear
ing itself.
The Picayune heads its article, "Who
Will Bolt?" and opens fire with
series of questions, intended to create
the impression predicated on the com.
municatiOn received by it, that the
friends Of Gov. McEnery are organic
ing bolt from the State convention,
and are relying upon the colored ele-
ment as support.
Col. McCranie was i'll this city some
days ago en- route to Sour Lake, Tex,
and was unreserved in expressing his
views of the existing situation in the
Democratic ranks. He was never
known to bolt a Democratic nOmina-
tion made in fairness, and can assert
of my own knowledge. he does not
contemplate boiling, and in this re-
spect represents fairly the friends of
Gov. McEnery, 50 far as my knowledge
of their feelings and views extends.
Then what was the question laid be-
fore the Picayune? 1t could not have
anticipated bolt by McEnery's
friends, for have shown the absur-
dity Of such an anticipation in one like
the Colonel, who, happen to know,
besides, entertains no doubt of Gov.
McEnery's nomination on the first
ballot.
Now, ia this very connection and as
a natural sequence feel morally GER
tain that the question given to the
Picayune was: VIZ you support Coz.
McEaeyy ochen nominated By lie Demo-
cratic ,Sl0te Convention!
This question, or one like it, would
most naturally precede the extract
from Col McCranie's letter, which is
thus given by the Picayune:
"This question, permit me 10 say,
would not have troubled you to an
sWer, but that one of your conten-
poraries, whose columns, | have obser-
we'd, you have as Il rule kept under
close watch ] refer to the Baton Rouge
CapitOlian), has more than once invited
by direct inquiry the attention Of the
Picayune to the same subject, and the
Picayune has not vouchsafed a direct
reply. am further fortified, you will
perceive, by the construction of the last
sentence of the extract quoted from
your carefully prepared article and
especially by the last clause, and by
the last word, town. 're election. }"
The reference to tie Capir0Iian-
Advocate, Of Baton Rouge, was fatal
to the Picayune, and confirms me in
my belief a. above, because the former
journal has twice asked the Picayupe.
in most courteous phrase, whether or
not that paper world stand by and
support the DemocIdtjr tom nene. and
the Picayunc has not made any 70.
We'll
observed that the writer OF Fridays
article, although, a. ! have suggested,
he had that question put TO him pat,
there is 40 answer giveu, but mjyu6He
djctu ! AZ effort actually made, and
with the innocence Of pure chastity
and the simpi artlessress Of child
hood, to make people believe that the
friends Of Gov. McEnery do not intend
to abide by the action of the conven-
ton, and, furthermore, though ever 30
family, that the New Orleans Plea
yune will!
And what sound is this emanating
from the venerable edifice where
Lumsden, Kendall and Bullitt welded
no uncertain sway?
awe may suggest to our CORE