The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-11-25

wonderful maze or cOmpilcaCln2
circumstances and conditions at
this time. Outwardly, there Is a
little or no interest being taken in
the gubernatoriaI contest. Clearly,
the public has other things to IN
terest it at this time. 1t IS con-
corning itself very little with the
claims of either Mr.. Barrett or
IColonel Pleasant. Even MIR.
IParker's friends find it difficult to
crystaIlize whatever business senti-
ment there is for him in New Or
leans.
But underneath this placid eX-
terror, there IS a seethlng caldron
of politics bubbling in New Or
leans. The rank and file of the
ring is fairly "flabbergasted' aid
in the expressive if ungramma-
tical language of Tom Watson It
don't know where it is at. -"
The ring does not enthuse over
| Colonel Pleasant. Even the leaders
accept him grudgiGgly. Many of
the ring lleutenants, who control
| the situation in New Orleans,
openly declare they will not take
off their coats for the attorney
general.
1--WE object to the way in which
Pleasant was handed to u.s." SAID
one of the most powerful of the
ring lieutenants to a Journal CORES.
DOndent. There was no demand
| for his candidacy. We were in
formed before the primary opened
that the leaders were going to lie
low and take their cue from the
country on the goyernorship.
Suddenly, we were told that
Pleasant was the man and instruct
ed to get behind him. All Of US
know that Behrman didn't want
Pleasant. He was induced to take
him by a powerful boss, but he
didn't throw up his hat and shout
about it.
FIGHT AGAINST O'CoNNoR.
'Fnur years ago Pleasant got
the undivided support of the ward
bosses when he ran for attorney
general. But that wasn't because
the bosses loved him. His, op-
ponent, Ex-senator O'Connor, of
Algiers, was Behrman's bitter
political foe, and it was largely
because Martin wanted to bury
O'Connor politically that be lined
up behind Pleasant. O'Connor,
you remember, was Martins mall
when he was sent to the state
senate. However, he jumped tue
boys on the racing issue and voted
for the Locke bill. That got
| Martins goat and he went gun
lining for O'Connor.
Nov, Pleasant isn't the sort of
candidate that enthuses the gang.
He is no orator, to begin with,
and even Billy Ball, l understand,
is finding it hard to get any sort
of organization in the city for the
attorney general. And Billy is
some organizer, too.
You remember what happened
four years ago. Sanders went to
the post firmly convinced that the
New Orleans ring was solidly be-
mind him. So it was, as far as the
leaders we're concerned. But
| the votes were counted Sanders
discovered how bad his judgment
was. The lieutenants had given
him a most beautiful knitting. Vic
Mauberret alone, of all the leaders,
had announced in advance what
Sanders might expect on primary
day. The others were Sanders
men. 1t was the lieutenants that
did the work. They had not for
given Sanders for treacherously
DESERVING them on the racing issue
and they embraced the the first
chance to get even.
Sanders and his friends were
furious over the result in New Or
leans, Sanders himself declared he
had been "bushwhacked'' and
swore by the beard of the prophet
that he would get even, if be lived.
Everyone who knows anything
about Sanders knows he is an
indian, and the boys expect him
TO keep his word.
SANDERS LIES Low.
Jared is the biggest man today
in the Pleasant camp. He Isl
going to run for congress against
Lewis Morgan in the Sixth district
and is crystalIizing Pleasant senti-
ment there SO that he can real,