San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-09
LOUISIANA ROW.
THE SUPERVISORS RECOGNIZED
ONLY ONE FACTION.
Of Republicans, and the Sugar Men Are
Exceedingly Hot About it and
Will Probably Fight it Out.

up over the decision arrived dt
by the board of supervisors in re-
latiOn to the division of commits
siOners at the forthcoming cleo
ton November 3, The board
decided to allOt the regular"
Democrats three commissioners
and the regular Republicans
the other three. In consequence
the Howell faction seem as
though they had been hit by cy-
clone and the Herwig people are
iubilant beyond expression. No
exception can be taken at the
regulars" on the Republican
side Growing Justify, for when it
is considered that they had never
officially asked for their "divy"
of the commissioners, their jubi-
latiOn seems well founded.
The Howell people are not a
mOng the II told you sos for ev-
cry leading man among them
from Captain DOnnelly down, af-
firms most positively that they
fully expected that the sugar
planters following would have
received ample recognition at
the hands of the board of super
visOrs. So it came about that
when the decision was prOmul-
gated through the medium of the
press. the Howell men were
struck all of a heap, and the 9th
er fellows are now laughing out
loudly. On prima facie evidence
it seems difficult to determine
how the board of supervisors
sOuld have decided otherwise.
Rightfully or otherwise the Her
wig faction have certainly got
ten the "hall mark" of regularity
stamped all over them, something
they brought back from the st.
Louis convention; the Cage dele
gates were seated at that time,
and so it could not be otherwise
ordered when General Glynn
and his associates were called
upon to decide, who to give repre-
SentatiOn to.
OF course the Howell people
are much exercised over the stu
ton. At their state committee
meeting then the whole situation
is to be discussed. Until then
there is no official connected with
the faction who is ready to talk.
While some of the lightweights
around No. 116 st. Charles street
are talking already of shutting
up shop, the better contained
fellows are keeping themselves
very well in hand, and consider
ing everything, are preserving a
cool. collected manner ! that is
very commendable. tits felt by
these gentlemen that the state
central committee will be fully
able to take care of the faction in
so trying an emergency.
However, it is a fact that Mr..
E. Pugh, of Ascension, has been
called to New Orleans. So has
Mr.. w. E. Howell and Gov. War
moth, who is down at Magnolia
plantation, will come at once.
Capt. DOnnalIy, when interview
ed by the reporter, seemed as JO-
vial as ever, but a close scrutiny
disclosed the fact that the gentle
man was bearing up under con
siderable mental pressure, He
said: 81 cannot say a word
about the supervisors of election
and their decision until our com
mittee meets. You will appreci-
ate my position. But | will say
this much, that |, personally, did
expect better treatment for our
party from the men whom we
had helped to elect last April,
and whose party always make
white supremacy rallying
cry
From other sources it was init
mated that the Howell faction
would not "sit down" under the
submit to being knocked out at
one clip.
Just what will be done can on
ly be a matter of conjecture. A
protest mass meeting is one of
the methods talked over, where
by the discounted sugar barOns
may vent their chagrin. Others
say. eve will send such a dele
CATION up to Baton Rouge to see
Gov. Foster. that His Majesty
will find it convenient to give us
audience and give us speedy re-
lief" A few of the very, very
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