The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-23
JULY 20 UNNECESSARY.
HUGO H0YER WITNDRAWS
A Painful Recital Given the Public in
xplanation-Declined to Accept As
slstance Proffered by His Friends.
Has no Private AK to Grind.

! Hon. Hugo Hoyer, elected to tn
Council from Ward Seven at the las
election. resigned recently, having re
moved from tl0, Seventh to the Secon,
Ward
Following his resignation from War,
Seven he announced his candidacy TO
the Council at-large. to fill the vacanc,
caused by the resignation of Hon J. c
Abel. who resigned for the reason tina
the mayor had declined to apologize t,
him for an affront offered while tn,
Council was in session.
When Hon. Hugo Hoyer's candidac,
was announced. he and his friends were
jubilant over his anticipated triumph Il
was even suggested that he was the ad
,nnistration candidate
In time Hon. J. c. Foster was in
duced by his friends to contest with Mr.
Hoyer. When Mr. Foster was listet
for the conflict it was with the deliber
ate intention of defeating Mr. Hoyer
and therefore a campaign was organized
to secure this end.
What were the friends of Mr.. Hoyer
doing? They were not asleep but active
and claiming in a political sense, as San
ders is, everything not nailed down tc
the floor or too heavy to take and carry
away.
However, it dawned on Mr. Hoyer
and his friends that they had over-esti-
mated their possibilities. Yet. in the
face of the inevitable, they were hope
full and confident. Hoyer was sure OF
a majority in the Seventh Ward, from
which he had been elected to the Coun-
Gil. He was positive Of the Eighth and
believed he held it by tail holt and a
down hill pull" 1t was attempted to
spring opposition in Ward Seven to Gre
ate a condition favorable to Hoyer, but
this was sidetracked gently and diplo-
matically. Friction was not desired in
this ward, and when two aspirants,
urged by their respective friends, were
brought together, Captain John Sewell,
Sr., Withdrew in favor of Mr.. L. c.
Campbell, who will fill the seat which
Mr.. Hoyer occupied in the Council.
Instead of carrying the Seventh
Ward, as was prognosticated, it became
manifest to Mr.. Hoyer and his friends
that he would be defeated by about the
majority which he secured over his op-
ponent in the mayors election.
In all earnestness Mr.. Hoyer must be
commended on his good judgment in
retiring from race which would have
ended disastrously to him, but he should
not indulge in sentimentalities and in
statements misleading. He talks through
his hat and for effect when he alleges,
on information, that the other side has
used money freely already in the con-
test, and that fund has been raised to
use even more freely. In view of the
fact that there is no salary attached to
the office, | am not inclined to spend
such an amount Of money for the honor,
high one though it most certainly is, as
I have no private AK to grind and no
other political interests to further. :"
He should have borne this in mind
before running at large, with his expe-
rience acquired as the councilman from
Ward Seven. Mr.. Hoyer is no novice
in politics. but he offers this remarkable
statement: II am confident that would
be successful in the battle of the ballots
were the outcome left to the untram-
.meled popular vote. but under condi-
tions as they have developed, and with
the powerful combinations that are said
to have been perfected, with the addi-
tional possible lavish use of money, |
have decided to withdraw from the
race"
This plea is on the order of the la
mentation Of the politician who is i'll the
soup tureen" whistling for courage as
he is striving to scramble out, but he
may be given the limit of explanation,
as a good retreat is better than a defeat
political licking.
The withdrawal Of Mr.. Hoyer and its
public announcement followed confer
ence or caucus of his friends held last
night and at which all the advantages
and disadvantages were discussed and
considered carefully. No matter how
figured, there was no possibility of sue
cess. and therefore in the face of dis
tressing situation to Mr.. Hoyer and his
friends, the climax was reached. which
is satisfactory to the friends Of Mr.
Foster, and we may say the public in
general.
Ii IS unnecessary TO discuss or review
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