Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-05-05

country rich in votes. There was moth
ing wrong IN this. Only it reminds one
OF trite saying that Senator Foster new
er sleeps. No grass was ever known to
grow under his feet when campaign is
in sight. He is in the field. To the cor
respondents at Alexandria he admitted
he was looking over the ground
What next? And still more interest
ing.
People began to urge Ransdell, who by
this time had also reached the State, to
run for governor; not the Senate.
Henry Bernstein, of Monroe, than
whom there is none more clever, ap-
peared in Alexandria, so the story goes,
joining the Snator. Mr.. Bernstein was
quoted by returning pilgrim that his
choice for governor was Congressman
Joseph f. Ransdell. Mr.. Bernstein gets
over a good portion Of north louisiana,
He spent several days up in the Ouachita
country with Senator Foster, meeting
mutual friends.
Then the couriers began reaching New
Orleans with the tidings that the Rams
dell gubernatorial boom was in the air.
Some prominent men from Lincoln came
down to suggest to Mr.. Ransdell that he
had better switch over for governor.
"whatv' Joe is said to have ex-
claimed.
eyes, take the governorship; you can
win it, and it is very doubtful whether
you could defeat Sanders or not. Michel
will be pulled down and the field will be
an easy one The senatorial toga will be
in waiting for You after serving your
State four years as governor"
WHAT" the Fifth Districter is again
quoted as having calculated. There
would be no vacancy after the governor
ship"
ooh, vel" replied the other. There
is three-ye Intern before the natural
expiration of a senatorial term, but there
are two things you can always count on
in this life-taxes and death"
Gubernatorial boomers began pouring
in on Ransdell by Thursday. At promi-
nent leader in the erstwhile exposition
cause, and close friend of the governor,
was strong advocate of Ransdell either
running against Foster or for governor.
People from Ouachita let him know that
the governorship had come to them as
an inspiration and possible solution of
his troubles. East Carroll and Madison
parishes contributed more gubernatorial
inspirations.
Hon. j. 7. Mcclellan was in the city
Thursday from Tallulah. He admitted in
the course of conversation that many
in his section would like to see Ransdell
governor. "He'd make good one"
they all said.
Meanwhile the president of the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress had
taken several third degrees, as a result
Of these conflicting choice otis of advice.
81 want the advice of my friends, eth
er by letter or by personal interview, +"
Mr.. Ransdel had solicited in statement
issued broadcast to the Louisiana people
al an early stage.
He was getting it. 1t was dose that
would send most men to the springs for
month, but, fortunately, Congressman
Ransdell is robust in health and able
both in mind and body.
"What shall he do?'' queried one OF
his loyal friends to other friends seeking
more advice.
Run against Sanders promptly re-
piled Foster man, who would still be
glad for Ransdel to have the other place.
"What would Foster do?"
81 don't know, why?'
'Well, we want tc know, in case Rams
dell should oppose Sanders, what Foster
would do, whether the latter would
show his gratitude by jumping in and
! helping Sanders all he could. In Other
words, we want to know whether there
is coalition between Foster and Sander:
to mutually aid the other, whichever j.
opposed?'
"Well?''
eff there is, then the Ransdell people
might go back to their original intention
and run for the Foster seat, after all. II
Foster is let alone he ought to be willing
to be good and keep hands off. If he is
we might be willing to see him go to tn,
post unopposed."
But to return to the governorship
where would Michel be?'' was asked.
Whisper it softly; don't breathe it,
came the reply; ''but all the many PEG
pie who have ridden up and down the
elevator to the fourth floor of the St
Charles and gum-shoed it around Il
room 45l, or written Mr.. Ransdell under
covers marked strictly personal have
invariably Eound up with, If you run
Michel viii not enter the race
"Who says?'
"They say so.'
Who the they were, no one wa
willing to specify.
The first week OF actual senatorial con.
test, therefore, ended in mental distresl
as to the future. The curtain rang down