The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07

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she United States Senate, rs sue
to General Gibson, places
The senatorial campaign 10 . very
interesting light
Not counting candidates whose
names are not 50 prominently men
toned, the most notable aspirants
for the senatorial sect are, arst,
General Gibson himself next, Ex-
Senator Jonas, and lastly Mr.
Gallery.
General Gibson, who ia one Of
the most astute and sagacioussOf
politicians, having been twice
elected TO the Senate, desires re-
election. He resides chiefly away
from Louisiana, but is usually seen
here about election time. He is
frequently styled ssGeneral Gibson
of New York; from q belief that be
commonly resides in that city when
not officially engaged in Washing
ton. But as New York State has Q
large number Of favorite sons who
aspire to seats in the Senate, the
General finds it desirable to acquire
his title from Louisiana Legisla-
ture, and for two terms he has
been highly successful. In the last
factiOnal fight in Louisiana Senator
Gibson was on the Foster side, and
naturally should look to the Foster
men in the General Assembly for
his support. If there were no pros
pect that any ofthe Foster support
would be diverted from him he
could count on a majority on joint
ballot; but as the facts are, the 81
tuation is mixed. It has been very
seriously complicated by the ap.
pearance of Don Caffery into the
arena.
Mr.. Caffery was the wheel horse
of the Foster faction. He drew
the biggest part of the load on the
road to success. He was the field
marshal Of the campaign, and led
the cohorts to every battle. He
was the fiery orator who set ablaze
the enthusiasm and zeal OF the
Foster following. He was not only
the Peter the Hermit who preach
ed the crusade against the lottery,
but he was the Godfrey who
led the cohorts to victory.
Mr.. Caffery is a near relative and
close friend of Governor Foster,
he win have, we are told, the full
support of the Governor who is
just going into Office and OF the Gov.
ernor who is just going out. He
will have the Farmers Alliance in
fiuence, too. Most Of the Alliance
men in the Legislature were elected
under the Foster influence. Gener.
al Gibson openly opposed the Alb.
ance and can expect no help from it.
Mr.. Foster is certain of a large fol
lowing from the sources from which
General Gibson would otherwise
have drawn support, and so Gener.
al Gibson must look elsewhere
But where !
The candidate who will command
the chief support of the McEnery
men is Ex-senator Jonas. He is
too well know to need introduction
here. He has already given able
service to the State in tile United
States Senate. He was the wise
counselor and able advocate ia be-
half of GOvernor McEnery's cam
paign. He deserves for his able
and faithful sevice the highest re-
cOgnitiOn. He is in every way
worthy. If he can command the
McEnery men in both houses he
would only require afew votes from
the Peoples and Republican groups
to secure his election. In a strictly
factiOnal race, with the help Of the
Independents, Mr.. Jonas could Ger
tainly win. But when Mr. Gallery
rides into the ring fully armed and
CALAMITY mounted things get mixed
for MI. Jonas, too.
The fact is simply this : With q
large majority, say twO-thirds, of
the Foster men andall the Alliance
men for Mr.. Caffery, Mr.. Gibson
of New York, who is q man of re.
sources, win fall back upon the Me.
Emery cohorts. He may have
friends there. Some of The Nc
Emery N en- may take up his cause,
and if SO this win, as we say, inter
fere with Mr.. Jonas. We are not
prophesying at all, bat from the
situation, uniformed and chaotic as
it now appears, Mr.. CafRery is a for
midable figure in the fray. He con-
not be ridden down or driven from
fhe field. He is too ablea man, too
near to the iHcomiHga administration
and too solid in his own right not
to be considered a most prominent