San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-19
WARNING FACTIONS.
THE WHITE MEN MUST CONTROL
THE PARTY.
Baumann Nominated For 0ongress-A
General Review of the Weeks
Doings In Louisiana Politics.

ing the past week. Governor Warmoth
stirred up hornets nest at the Ho-
tel Royal when he attacked the Cage
regulars and number of the alleged
leaders of the colored voters in Or
leans parish are considerably exer-
cised over what Governor Warmoth
said, and what he is doing right along.
Cage himeself seems to be in the
background, and for the present at
least is taking no part in the indigna-
ton that is eating away the heart of
the cOlOred strikers and the rag-tag
and bOb-tail following. These worth
les are now trying every plan under
high heaven whereby they can cir
cumvent the sagacious politician
from the lower coast but at this
writing no advices are to hand that
indicate success in that direction.
As a protest against the refusal of
the sugar planters to ''fuse" with "all
and singular the colored politicians,
Chris. Wilson and Caleb Gibson, put
their heads together and decided to
hold mass meeting in the Third
ward. The meeting came off last
Thursday night at Mississippi Valley
hall, and, by actual count of some one
who was present, there was just six
ty-five adults present. For the time
being and as one of the leaders said
ITO show the boys we are all now at
harmony with one another" the SER
vices of eX-State Senator Demas were
secured and one of the best addresses
made was by him. OF course the
speakers ripped up Governor War
moth, but as mass" meeting the
affair was distinct failure.
Anyone who has the time and cares
to follow up the evolution of radical
politics in the city of New Orleans
with special reference to the colOred
voter can not but arrive at the conclu-
sion that the ward heller and parish
boss has lost his grip. This fact was
demonstrated last April. Chris. Will
son, backed by all the influence Cage
could bring to bear, was literally
whipped out of his boots. Wilson
never received greater drubbing in
his political life, and since that time
on it has been manifest that as lead
er he had to take a back seat. Wal
ter Cohn and w. ID. Norris and a few
other "back number" strikers pirout-
ed at this meeting, but did nothing
but slam the Master of Magnolia all
over the shop-and endorse Mckinley
and Hobart.
Whether Mark Hanna, as popular
opinion has it, sent the other day for
National Committeeman Wimberly OF
not, it is a dead moral certainty that
Major McKinley's manager is kept
well posted on Luisiana affairs, and
can not but be chagrined at the mud
die that now exists among the faith
full white and colored. It's absurd to
say that Hanna, great as is his power
with the National Republican party,
can remove Captain Wimberly, for
only those who elected the latter to
his present position and that is the
delegates to the national convention
at st. Louis can do so, and there is no
possible chance, even If it was desir-
ed, of forcing Captain Wimberly out;
but, should Hanna be inclined to ques-
ton the methods of Wimberly has
adopted since his election as a nation,
al committeeman and a row ensue
Mr.. Hanna might, and probably
would, cut off supplies.
When recounting the proceedings OF
regular" negro radical conventions
it is difficult to say whether the pres
ent is more disgraceful in riot and
downright skulldruggery than its pre-
decessor, for, to tell the truth, there
is very little to choose betwiXt any OF
them, but the alleged convention OF
what was called Checks faction OF
the Cage following yesterday at Long
Shoreman's hall, corner of Franklin
street and Jackson avenue, was by
odds the most disgraceful affair ever
witnessed in this city in connection
with local Republicanism. 1t can
truthfully be said that the police have
arrested and taken off to durance vile
in the "hurry up wagon lots of I'M
fOrtunates who did not so richly de-
serve 5046 as many of the rowdy del
egates who composed this farcial as
sembly.
This Cheeks organization doesn't
call for anything, but it is well to note
it's grotesque meanderings yesterday
for rief space and to tell how it
came into existance.
A year ago, when Herman Blunt
and Tom Boswell revolted against the
ruling of Henry Demas in the Second
District Republican convention, these
two, backed up by Cage, bolted, and
set up an organization Of their own,
called it the Simon Pure concern and
went into regular organization, with
Boswell as president and Cheeks vice
president. The day before the last
municipal election Tom Boswell deid,
and he was succeeded by J. r.
Cheeks. This is the crowd who met
yesterday. They are neither ''regu-
lars" nor sugar planter men, being like
the Irishman "agin" the government.
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