The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-28
POLITICAL ASPECT
reports from All Over the State En-
couring for Hall-Summary from
Present Indications.

Present Indications.
Reports from all over the State
are encouraging for Judge L. Il. Hall
His opponents have been active and
are claiming all things in sight, but
besides their noisy pretensions they
can not conceal their weakness,
which is becoming more evident.
Michel's land grabbing exposure
has cost him thousands of votes,
while Aswell is not inspiring the
people with confidence notwith-
standing the fact that his eloquence,
or rather his multiplicity of words,
combined with his theatricals, catch
some in the crowds, but this is not
lasting.
The reports condensed indicate
that West Baton Rouge parish will
go three to one for Judge Hall as
against the combined vote of both
his opponents. In East Baton Rouge
parish the country is practically
solid for Hall, but the ring still has
a hold upon the city.
Ouachita parish will give Judge
Hall a majority of more than 500
over Michel and Aswell
The opposition to Judge Hall in
Assumption has simmered down to a
very small proposition. The leaders
Michel had there have irons of their
own in the fire, and obviously they
could not risk their own chances for
A candidate whom the people of the
parish were Overwhelmingly against.
There are about 800 votes in AS
sumption and Judge Hall should get
most Of them.
How the Campaign Looks.
\ summary of The campaign as
presented editorially in the Times
Democrat indicates that Michel will
run third in North Louisiana-thal /
s, the Fourth and Fifth congress-
ionai districts. Under no circum-l
stances could he have carried these
districts-the mere fact that he was
a city ward boss would have de-
featcd him. The facts disclosed as |
10 his business methods and how he
accumulates large fortune whiieI
serving the State, has made him
weaker than any other ring eandi-
date would have been. The mostl
hat he can hope for is to carry six |
Of The twenty-four parishes i'm the |
Two districts, and he may do even
worse. Judge Hall should have a
plurality OF $500 over him. Prof. As
we'll will receive a good vote there.
but it is the only section in which |
he has any considerable support. He
would have been a formidable can |
dldate and second in the race if his |
had been equally strong
throughout the State. He is receiv-
ing in North Louisiana a consider
able proportion of the former ma
chine vote, which can not stand Mi
ched, but which is as yet unprepared
10 jump over to the opposition, and
therefore finds temporary railway
house in Aswell.
Or The sixty country parishes Mi
chel will be lucky if he carries
twelve. There remain the two city
districts. OF the six country par
lshes included therein, two, Plaque
mines and st. James, will 60 for
Hall. A gallant fight is being made
IN Jefferson; the other three. st.
Bernard, st. Charles and st. John.
may be counted for Michel by COM
bined majority Of possibly 500 or 600.
OF the city vote il is impossible to
form any intelligent Judgment yet. |
The ordinary pledged ring vote is
$4,000, and some of that will go to
Prof. Aswell. Michel may get some
votes outside of the ring because of
his business connections, but will
probably lose as many because of
his business methods; he will gain
few more because he is New Or
leans man, but the result in the city
will largely rest with the 5000 or
5000 voters who are determined to /
vote with the winning side. If con-
that Hall is coming to New
Orleans with between 10000 and
10000 majority, they will climb into
The band wagon with the rest of the
State and give Hall a majority in the
city; but this is point on which it |
is impossible to speak with any GER
Iainty at this time.