The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-28
POLITICAL SCHEMES
THE BOSSES OF NEW ORLEANS
AND THE GOVERNOR.
AN INFORMAL CAUCUS
Which Senator Foster Declined to At
tend-Dupre Sidetracked from Pros
pective Governor to perspective Con-
ressman-Michel for Governorship.

The latest political gossip that come
from New Orleans concerning state al
fairs is quite interesting, and will prov
so to the public at large.
One night about the middle of las
week, so the story goes, the following
gentlemen assembled for an informa
caucus to fix up the slate for the hea,
Of the next state ticket. They met a
the Governors room in the Grunewait
Hotel Governor Sanders, Robert Ew
ing, (the Warwick of Louisiana), Mar
tin Behrman, J. T. Michel and Garlanc
Dupre. The negs is that Senator Muir
ply J. Foster was invited to be present
but declined as he said it was too early
to make states and they might get brok
en- before 1912 rolled around.
However, the foregoing met and i
was soon apparant that Garland Dupre
speaker of the House of Representa-
tivcs was to be sidetracked from his
ambition to be Governor.
Mayor Behrman was assured that Gov
Sanders did not want Dupre, because
he had insurged somewhat at the last
Legislature, and especially at the press
banquet in the closing days, and also he
was stubborn in standing for the Dem
ocratic doctrine demanding an income
tax. Also the Mayor was further assur-
cd that Hon. Robert Ewing, who was
owner of the Daily States, and the
: Shreyeport Times, would thunder loud
and long against the Speaker of the
House, and furthermore the Governor
TO be, Lambremont, would also oppose
the 18th ward candidate, Uuder these
distressing conditions, the Mayor de-
camped and advised the assistant City
Attorney to forego his political aspir-
alton at this time, and take Congress
man from the second district, which the
leaders were willing to give in ex-
change.
This was then settled and Mr.. Le-
Gourgeouis, sheriff of ST. James, and
classmate of President Taft, was noti-
fled to pack UP and withdraw, which he
gracefully did under the circumstances.
Rumor has it that Dupre was not very
favorable to the proposition as he had
committed a number of friends in the
country for governor, and he was not
treating them right to crawl back to
the body of the Political Tree and saw
the limb off. However, he was assur-
cd that discretion was the better part
CT valor, and that his friends would
readily understand the situation.
This question being settled, it then
developed that Dupre was to be re-
moved from the political field to make
room for John T. Michel for Governor,
who has been Secretary of State for
sixteen years, and grown rich on the
fees and emoluments of that fat office.
Mr. Herbert showed it UP so plain in
the last campaign that the salary was
fixed at $5ooo.oo.1 He is also the Ward
Boss of the Thirteenth Ward in New
Orleans, and was originally stenograph-
cr for the great Jim Houston, we'll
known in Louisiana politics.
This being agreed upon, the next
was to elect both Sanders
and Foster for the United States Sen
te with Michel for Governor. Senator
Foster, be it said to his credit, declin-
cd at the present time to enter into any
deal or combination
The concensus of opinion of the small
caucus was that the first, second and
third congressional districts could elect
the whole ticket, with the scattering
vote and combinations made elsewhere,
and that the fourth, fifth, sixth and sew
enth congressional districts could not
help themselves.
The only fly in the ointment at pres
ent is that Congressman Bob Broussard
has not endorsed the combine, and the
further fact that they are going to
throw down Lambremont, who will
soon be governor, and he may force a
fair election by removal of certain cleo
ton officials. as he is also ambitious ct
succeed himself Governor Sanders of
course gives Aswell the throw down as
has done others, and the organization
will get behind Michel.
That is the present plan unless they
take cold feet after Lambremont be-
comes governor, and the press does
not take kindly to the idea of a city
ward boss for governor. It is an in
teresting situation that is being develop
ed in Louisiana politics.
If the Independent press of the state
does not like it, let them speak out at
once.