The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-06-17
Live Notes From The Capital.

DEAR ENTERPRISE:
Well, the fights are over and all
the good patriots who have been saving
Louisiana have about left Baton Rouge
most of them going home to see what
the prospects are for getting back into
the Convention. Those who fought the
whole bill, those who wanted to amend
it so that it would not pass, those who
worked against it and those who sup
ported it, most all OF them now wish to
90 to New Orleans and help go down
in history as trainers of our new Con-
stitution. Quite few announcements
have already been made public by these
Legislators, while quite few others
are waiting to get the lay of the land.
In the House of Representatives, l
found quite sentiment existing among
the members for the return of our good
Natchitochian. Ike Friedman to the
Convention. Ike is one of the most
popular members of the House, he
knows all the public men of the State
now and his eight years experience in
the Legislature has broadened him
considerably. l don't know whether
he is even considering being candi-
date, don't know how the idea would
be received by the folks back home,
| don't even suggest him as candl-
date, l only tell you that | have heard
his fellow members make many sug-
gestions that he run.
The collapse of the big fight over the
two points, delegates at large and
situs, came so quickly and was followed
by such general agreement of the
warning factions, that no one has yet
been able to analyse the situation.
Whether it was just simply the surren-
der of an out-voted crowd, or whether
it was a deal between rival leaders, |
wont try to say. Only, the opinion Is
pretty general around here that as a
whole, the State gained by the out
come. Perhaps a few good men will
be left out of the Convention, being
unable to go from their own parishes
and having no delegates-at-large to be
elected among, but the size of the
House will give enough capable, able
and energetic men to properly work
out a Constitution, modern and bust
ness like. And while many of US still
believe the best work can be done at
Baton Rouge, at the State Capital, in
touch with the various offices and in a
smaller place, yet that fight was hard
ly based on any big principle but
mostly on personal choice, and Baton
Rouge has quickly yielded to results
and Immediately forced herself into a
fight over the delegates that unfortu-
nately seems to indicate one of the
worst fractional fights that is promised
anywhere in the State.
Political ambitions have not devel-
oped as rapidly in the last few days
as some of the ambitious would like,
But with the chances of the Conven-
ton changing up many Offices, cutting
out some and extending the duties and
poMeEs Of Others With tha pEosRects Of
state jobs, has come Discrimination on
the part of many hopefuls to inject
themselves into state campaign until
they can see what is what and where
they will stand. And so, like the Arab
they have silently folded their tents
and stolen away. Let them go. All in
all they have done their work better,
more business-like and with better re-
suits, in the time they had, than most
of the Louisiana Legislatures, regular
or special session, have done.
This letter is of course a general one,
The last few days have developed
nothing; the General Assembly merely
stayed in session to comply with the
law and perform routine work. And in
spite of the fact that they had much
time and little to do, they saved US all
from any great amount of politics.
Most of them left this week feeling
that their work was over, many willing
to relinquish their hold on public job
and all of them getting back home to
talk over the Convention and candidates
with the leaders back there.
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