San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-17
FULL OF FAITH.
HERWIG SAYS WHAT is WANTED
Is HARMONY.
To Insure the Electoral Vote Of Louisiana
For Mckinley and Hobart
And Honest Money.

New Orleans, Oct. 17.-Mr. Herwig
thinks that if there is harmony in
Louisiana the state may be counted
for Mckinley. The New York press
recently sent out inquiries TO state
chairmen in various states as to how
their various states would go.
This is the prediction of Chairman
Herwig:
WHAT HARMONY WOULD DO IN
LOUISIANA.
To the editor of the Press:
My long experience as member of
the Republican state committee war
rants me in saying that with harmony
and one Republican electoral ticket.
instead of two fractional tickets, we
would carry the state for Mckinley
and Hobart. and positively elect three,
and probably four. congressman.
p. +. HERWIG.
Chairman Republican Executive Com
mittee.
New Orleans, October IL.
In Republican circles today there
is little of interest to record, although
Captain Wimberly has returned to the
city. from a trip to Canton and else
where. but Henry DemaS rather dis
counted any news the captain might
bring along with him. However the
national committeeman from this
state declares that McKinley's cleo
ton is assured and gives much other
good" Republican news on the same
line. Captain Wimberly, whatever
other quality he may lack, is certain
ly not deficient at any time in party
enthusiasm and his trip north and
west has added to his stock of the
commodity.
The newspapers of this city, par
ticularly the Daily States have been
keeping right along with all of the do
ings of both factions and publishing
it. without regard. The committees
have been after the States because it
openly published the fact that several
brides had been offered in the way of
pCacemaking.
This morning a delegation of the
campaign committee of Col. Frank
Wicker, who has been nominated for
congress in the Second district by the
Herwig faction, called upon the States
with regard to the publication last
Monday, wherein it was stated that
two negro leaders, one in the first
and one in the second district, had
been paid a sum of money by the
local Democrats to put up a vigorous
opposition to any effort looking to
l.. hn rixr
factions. Col. II. Dudley Coleman,
chairman of the Wicker campaign
committee. Col. Wicker himself, Col.
Williams and several negro regulars
composed the callers. Col. Coleman
on behalf Of his following asked that
the names of the two negro leaders
mentioned in the article be given to
him.
The writer of the article was asked
for his authority in the premises, and
said that despite most diligent efforts
made by him last Monday he was I'M
able to secure the two names. The
story of the bribery was common po-
litical gossip and was the theme that
day of every Republican politician in
the city, black and white.
The interview between the writer
of the article and the delegation was
very pleasant and while talking over
the matter the latter reminded Col.
Coleman and his friends that long be-
fore the matter then before them had
been published. it was common Cos
sip. that Col. Wickers nomination
was only a fake and that the Demo
Gratis were putting up" the necessary
funds to keep Col. Wicker in the field.
Col. Coleman asked that the reporter
give publicity to the fact that he and
his associates were determined to find
out who were the guilty parties, and
having done So they would be eXpell-
ed from the faction, or the party as
the speaker put it.
Walter Cohen, chairman of the reg
ularS campaign committee of the
First district, was "eXOnerated" last
night by his associates for any partic-
ipation in the alleged deal with the
local Democrats. Cohen was also
"WhiteWaShed" at the same meeting
on the charge of having "braced" Mr..
Roman for campaign funds. If the
published reports Of the Cohen meet
ing are correct, it seems that the COM
mittee were not informed that Cohen
had called at the States office and
had been given perfect satisfaction
in the premises and his denial of the
charge of having been made to dis!
gorge" in the rent of the hall, by Mr..
Romans friends. At the time Cohen
was speaking he admitted being
aware of the rumOred bribery charges
and declared that he would go and
see the editor of the Item, who it was
undnrStnnd mnS going To make q nnh-