The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-09
THE TRUE SITUATION.

Inc Oh Oh ijccEiHpts at ito i'oe '"NN>
mo and adopted all the rules and /
REGULATIONS for the holding OF faiI
and square election for all raru9s
concerned. Last week the Parish /
Executive Committee OF East Carroll
met and ordered the election OF deie-
gates 10 the State nominating con-
yeu,ion 10 take place on The same !
day. namely, the 9Th of December.
No objections were raised 10 'his oy
suy one. So, in last Saturday
edition OF the Banner.Democrat J
lis, OF delegates was snggested TO tue
npop,e for election. The Banner
Democrat at the same time strongly
endorsed DR.. +. IL. Bernard as Tue
member Of the State Central Com
mittee from this parish. We sug-
ses,ed the gentlemen published last
week, and endorsed DIR. Bernard
without consulting any one, thinking
our action would meet the approval
Of the people.
Bat a new issue has sprung up.
As soon a. the Montgomery people
found ont that the majority OF the
> delegates proposed were IN favor OF
Hon. II. II. Snyder for Governor,
, great cry was raised Immediately,
and then the INN began. All day
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
efforts were made TO fix up an
amicable delegation tn send to Baton
Rouge. But the rub was right here:
the Montgomery people demanded
Y three Of the five delegates. VI
q course this was refused by the
.Snyder people. Then they proposed
: that each side take two and one-halt
e of the delegates. This proposition
r was also refused. So on last Tues
, day the Parish Executive COMMITTEE
on which the Montgomery people
u have the majority-had a call meet
" ing and rescinded their action IL
ordering the election OF delegates tt
:, the State Convention for next FRIDAY
(to.morrow), and fixed the day to
i. said election week later, namely
u next Friday, the 10Th inst.
er Now remember that this was no
=. even contemplated by our friends o
the opposition until it became mani
" fes, that the feeling for Hon. X
r. II. SNYDER was increasing all III
he time. Let US remark right here ths
orc Judge Montgomery is pronounce
apti-Snyder man. and such seems
he the opposition 10 this gentlema
among bis supporters. that they III
he ,nediately began to oppose Or. BE
,;s nard "A our member Of the Sta'
H. Central Committee. Not only tnl
"' but they arrayed themselves again
10 Messrs. Fred Ii. Schneider and ).
nd Kennedy, simply because the
IN. gentlemen are supporters OF NJ
,o SNYDER. Now bear in mind that u
nv Bernard, Messrs. Schneider and he
ne nedv had been all along strong gu
,ns porters of Judge Montgomery. wi
I'VE should he antagorize them! DO
-. he want the whole hog: 1t seer
that he should be content with !
ak Judges'.ip; but now he has forced
no goodly number of bis friends TO Ia
ole issue with him on account OF the G
posjtion to DR.. Bernard by his II
lowers. DIR. Bernard is DESTROYS
Ign going to Baton Rouge as delega
the and he will go, by a large Eo
the Some of Judge Montgomery's frien
-. have stated that il the issue dies
~, tween him and DR.. Bernard, til
a. will support DR.. Bernard and will
iooi pose the Judge.
pie The election Tor delegates '
postponed on the ground OF glv'
the country people time to conslt
the different candidates for Gov
ris. nor. We think our friends OF
o,d country sincere in this, but tn
town politicians are up to someth
0"' else, and it is this: they want to c.
'eeh troll all the parish patronage after
pull next election. They have boil
ont stated-some OF them-that they
Oh. tend to clean up the whole gan!
assessor, member Of the levee boa
MS ct cetera, This is the issue; TIL
Id 1t why they wish the election OF d'
lere. gates postponed; this is why Il
and oppose DR. Bernard. Why sho
Io,,, Judge Montgomery and his fire
o knife his best supporters! Can
on'y afford to do this? II so, all rii
fair. We will draw the line OF battle
ruck fight them fairly and squarly on
MOS issue. But we are inclined to ii
that the~ Judge will have "that Il
P"'' feeling" should he turn up after
cor primary with a greatly reduced
than iority. Let us advise Judge Nj
It the gomery not to knife his friends,
pd " peclally before he himself IS
mated. He has forced this ISSUE
'io'' even his friends, and he can not
by 1t. We are very sorry they |
put themselves in this position,
erald they have themselves to blame
,,,o, no others. All this we say with
49, respect ami with hard feelings
'>'"" ward none.