The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-29
STATE POLITICS.
Political DOingS Of the Past Few
Days-rhe ''OutS" W.. the
''InS".

of the State to have carly Campaign or
no I, we do not propose TO say. but it is Il
fact nevertheless that the fight is on. In
order that our readers may know what is
going on in the political world will try
TO 81 i've an account of things they are
happening.
AS IL has been for many years in Louisi-
ana. il seems that we are TO have decidedly
warm contest for supremacy. On one side
ae arrayed the ''ins'' supported by the
powerful influences of a perfect organiza-
zion, sometimes called 1.-the mac hne.' On
The other side of the b-eastworkS stand the
''"u's in solid phaanN. The latter are
held together 10y the corrosive power of a
common interest. 50 far very good
reasons have been given why the Gins
shoui'i get cut and me '.outs' get in. To
a man up tree ii looks like fight for what
Webster Flanagan said he was there for
the Offices. What the future may bring
forth n" one can tell. The principal charge
against the administration has ben that il,
has formed ring. While the soft i'm
parchment has not been denied bv the
friends of the governor. the fact that the
acc"sltion has been made by men who have
only recently developed an ave ion to rings,
shows that some like the Arkausas
Candidate for constable who closed his
tlcm,s my sentiments: if they don't suit
they kin be changed Tho 9Th not wish
ing to here discuss the m'~irS of the oppusi-
ton we will note PEASANT shat Sorle Of
the esteemei gentlemen VINO have 50 Bit
terly arraiSned the .'machine'' have. in the.
not too distant past. tende,lv Rugged that
1,,it, ;Di,i,
are not an advocate of the machine, but we
dctcSt irgratitude to men and machine
Those who have been kindly treated by
the ''machine" should not now be 81, incun-
sidera'e in their criticisms. Instead of
abusing their friend of former days they
should sing with the pet
We Till have -!ep, together
Rose at an instant. lc:rnd. pisy'd. ca, together;
And "heres"e'er went like j.. ao'- swans.
Still We went coupled and in>c!,.r,plc.
But we are depressing. We want to write
about the situation appears to us. We
want to give it without bias prejudice.
The Rayville meeting the first shot
fired by the opposition. Senator Iaa:rv a
man wcll-kno"n f." his integrity. ability
and honesty of purpose. .a.,'ie IN. opening
speech. laying clown the princii,e Upon .
wlich he proposed to buiiu his Platform.
The other speaker, Hon. Charles J. Boat
force, was the other speaker. He was :,
more personal and attacked the governor !
calling him i satrap and other pet names. |
Others he did not agree with he designated, (;
as buzzards. The ex-congr-ss,nan may not
be very popular, but ne is what the bows !;
voulu call 4 ..w.,rn memDer''
The next move OF the opposition was the
III Inc City of New Orleans of
the laCkSonian Democratic Ass,ca,;on
Judge John Clegg. formerly Judge of this :
district and now prominent member of the :
BAR OF that city, elected president of :
he association 1t may not be am,ss to |
state that Senator McEnery has religiously
md scrupul"usiy refrained from saying any
hing expressive of his approval or ,lisap-
prevail of the move. Bob Snyder and !
'ther prominent politicians have also OBJ
erved SphinN-Hke silence. The sublime
efficiency of these usually loquacious and
'stute gentlemen is. to say the least, sisni-
lcan, and seems to Indicate a feeling of in
ecurity resulting from the unsettled cond-
ion of things political
The Jack>onia.i Ass ,ciaton has gone to
work t" beat the Regulars of the
Ne" Orleans Democracy. The regular or
has ordered primaries to be held
II sep emi'er for the purpose of nominating
andidates for the municipal election which
viii take place in November. Mr. Walter
)cncGrc, who was the independent candi-
late for the United S:a;cS Senate against
senator McEnery, is leading The opposition
n the city. Upon the result of tina. election
much will depend. If the Jacksonian people
AIRY the day, that organization will no
oubt be a formidable factor in the State
ampaign. On the other hand if the reg
lars win it VIII be badly crippled and will,
n all probability, play bu, an insignificant
art in the fight for State offices. As the
iove is still in its embryonic state it has put
Onward no candidate for governor. This.
owever, it may do at any time.
On the other hand Gov Fosters forces
re saving wood. Micawber-like they
ecm to be waiting for somc:h hing to turn up.
A small boom was launched for Auditor
ieard, but despite the fact that the auditor
Il sple"did man, his boom seems to have
it the ceiling with :" dull thud. Judge Nc
who is said to be- TIT 7t1fe and a
BOD man. has announced himself as a gu
material ssprart. How successful he
ill he no one can tell.
lrouShout the State who. would like to SUD
ort him, but he has not yet announced his
He is a very popular gentlem an