The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
CAMPAIGNS PROGRES
Is Encouraging and Satisfactory to
Judge Hall and His Friends.

week closing last Saturday Is en-
couraging to Judge Hail and salts
factory to his friends.
The exposure of the Michel land
deals has had the effect OF with
drawing from him a number of cit
izens throughout the State, but he IS
strong candidate Notwithstanding.
II will not be denied that Mlchcls
friends, with some exceptions, are
sticking to him, and these friends
do not fail to give him hearty wei
come. while his opponents give him
respectful and polite attention as he
goes from place TO place seeking
votes.
From the Aswell view there is
some Improvement, notably in the
accession OF some Michel men, but
relieved of all bluster, the AsWelI
men scarcely hope to be in the sec
ond primary. which, from present
indications. is more Of certainty
than a probability. Aswell's hope is
in the defeat of Michel at the Jan
uary primary If this anticipation
We're to develop into fact, the AS
we'll men believe that they could de-
feat Hall in the second primary III
February by securing the majority
of the Michel vote. especially in New
Orleans, which would not go to Hall
II would apear from the steady
onslaught on Michel by The Aswcll
press that il has been planned to
have the contest between Hall and
Aswnll by the elimination of Michel,
when the bosses would rally against
Hall, from whom they can expect no
encouragement in deal political.
The indications, at least on the
surface. is that AswelI and his
friends would mol hesitate to make
a deal political with the bosses if
he was assured Of their support in
The second primary for the nomina-
tion for governor in the event Mi
chel is defeated in the January pri-
mary. However, it should be borne
in mind that 'the best laid plans of
mice and men gang aft aglee,' and
this application of the Scotch bard
promises to be fully exemplifled. at
least as to Aswell moi being in the
second primary.
The whole issue is not centralized
into the choice of men. but of men
and of principles
The contention today is as il has
been for years-against what is
termed Bossism, system undemo-
cratic, based on the spoils Of Office,
through which few men in The city
of New Orleans, operating as ma
chine, have dominated the State pO-
litically by the creation of an oil
garchy which is defiant. of all sug-
gested and desired reform which
would constrain their power and
cut off their source Of revenue.
In OPPOSITION to this system, which
has been and is disgraceful to Louis
lana, Judge Hall represents the peo-
pie who are seeking relief from the
political vampires, and therefore il
is neither singular nor surprising TO
realize that the political machines
and all the attendants of Bossism
are striving with desperation to en-
compass his defeat.
In taking serious view of the
situation we should be mindful of
the fact that the selection of Michel
by the Bosses Of New Orleans was
deliberate, with the exception Of the
boss Of the Tenth Ward, who, as il
is claimed, raised his objection be-
cause he could not control Michel
or Michel declines to be controlled
by him. Since then the Tenth Ward
boss has been aligned with Aswell,
but as already said, all the bosses
would in sense kiss and make up
if Michel is defeated in the January
primary and join "all hands round
in their rally to Aswell.
In brief, the logic of tbe situation
is that if the people desire a change,
a betterment, of present conditions,
their hope and reliance must rest
on the next governor being Judge
Hall who, from indications most
favorable from every section of the
State, gives assurance that he will
receive the nomination of the DEM
ocracy for the exalted Office for
which he is q candidate.
At this date the campaign as it
develops could not be more encour-
aging and satisfactory for Hall than
it is, and therefore any citizens in
doubt who would be in the line of
triumph should be enrolled as Hall