The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-07-06
JUDGE RAY TALKS.
lie Gives His views ON the Political
situat,on From a Republican Stand
point.

Situation From Republican Stand.
point.
Judge Ray, who has been in New Or
leans for the past four months both for his
health and for tho purpose of keeping up
his political fences. returned home
Wednesday evening looking, we are glad
to say, in first-rato health. Judge Fay
kindly submitted to an interview, cover
ing tho time of his visit to Georgetown and
Washington last March, the gist of which
shows that the complication in Louisiana
affairs Is due to the political fight between
Coleman and Herwig aud that the main
hope of the outs is now conferred upon y
Republican member of Congress from the
Third district who will be called in to arbi-
trate the differences now dividing the
members of the g. o. p. in Louisiana. No
relief is expected from this condition of af-
fairs before next winter. There is no ques-
ton that a hard fight will be made to cap
ture the Third district and tho ENABLED
hand" of Mr.. Quay will no doubt play
conspicuous part in the contest.
After stating, in a general way, what we
desired to know, the Judge WAS given carte
blanche on our space. He said:
Gas you know, have not been much at
home this year. I have been absent for the
benefit of my health. returned Wednes-
day evening and have established my Office
in the back room of my residence on the
river front whore would be glad to see
my friends, professionally or otherwise.
"You know I went to the g Georgetown
College Centennial i'll the spring where
met all the dignitaries OF tho Catholic
church in this country, Archbishop Cora
gan and Cardinal Gibbon, the two fore
most men in America in the Catholic
church. and Others.
~ saw Mr.. Cleveland in the last days of
his administration OF the government and
heard his last speech i'll public while he
was President. think he is a great man
-one OF the biggest in the country-and
the strongest in tho Democratic party.
II was at Mr.. Harrison's Inauguration
and saw he and Mr.. Cleveland ride down
Pennsylvania Avenue in carriage to-
gether. 1 was subsequently introduced to
Mr.. Harrison by Congressman Coleman
and had n few words with him of u general
nature. He impressed me, as he does all
visitors, that he is running this admins
tration. You will remember that Con-
gresham Gay,was also at the inauguration
and that he there contracted the illness
from which he died. Tho vacancy from
the Third district, caused by his death, is
soon to be filled and is attracting great at
tention. i became we'll acquainted with
Mr.. Window, Secretary of tho Treasury,
and filed with him my application and re-
commentators for the office of Surveyor
of the Port at New Orleans, which he prom
ised to consider at theSproper time. A
promise that your application will DO con-
sidered is as much as any one can toll of
its fate until some ono else or ho may be
appointed. was also introduced to Mr..
Reed, of Maine, by eN-Congressman New
ton, whom greeted as the next Speaker OF
the House. He is ono of tho largest and
finest looking mon met in Washington,
large without possessing any extra amount
OF surplus flesh. He has been in Congress
for q number Of years and is q power in
the House and one of the great leaders on
the Republican side. He will make an
excellent presiding officer and in that
capacity will remind one much of Lynn
Boyd, of Kentucky, the last Wing Speaker.
Senator Gibson introduced mo to several
prominent Senators and while in the Sen-
ate gallery on that occasion l heard Mr..
Daniel, of Virginia, deliver his great speech
on Louisiana affairs. During that debate
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts, delivered his
famous and eloquent oulcgy on tho South
ern people.
safer tho Ith of March spent some days
in Baltimore with Major Hill, an old col
logo mate of mine, and had fine opportu-
nifty, which 1 improved. Of again seeing
the Monumental City.
I'm February 1 went to Now Orleans
where have since been. returning home
Wednesday evening. am glad to find
old Monroe on big boom. 1 am especi-
ally glad to see that all the improvements
are being tnado with home capital. That
will inspire confidence abroad and inhu.
enco foreign capital TO seek Investments
here and induce immigration. expect to
SEQ Monroe shoot right Il head. She has
all the advantages in the world. l have
it and everything said in the papers lately
is literally true.
.sI do not want TO say much about Lou
isiann politics, for the reason that l know
nothing. / think the Republicans will
elect their man in tho Third district, bo-
cause the Democrats have no such man as
the late Congressman Gay. Col. II. G.
Minor, of Honma, or DIR. Darrell. of Nor
gan CITY, will DO nominated by tho Re-
pu biicaus, either of whom will be elected.
congressman Coeman's and Chairman
Herwig's fight is still on and very likely
no appointments in this State will be made
until winter. l think tho election in the
Third district will settle the matter, MS W 9
! will then have third man to arbitratc the
differences between the factions"
| Our reporter hero left the Judge TO the
bosom of his family, from whom he has
| been absent for SO long a time, aud to cogi-
| tate upon tho uncertainties attending pc.
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