The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-08-22
WE ARE NOT FOR MR.. GAY.

"A SeuL Uul HUN tAC 'os
headquarters, New Orleans, under date
Of the 18th, gives Il list of those news
papers in the safe, daily and weekly.
that are supposed to be lined up for
Mr. Gay as Il successor to the Brous-
s;,rd seat in Congress. In fact, the par
agraph listing the. country papers
closes by saying, Each of these papers
is actively and vigorously behind Mr..
Gays candidacy"
But that is not true.
The Banner. for instance. is one of
the weeklieS listed as active and Wig
orous'' for Mr.. Gay. Why! Because
the Gay campaign managers say so!
And since when? We answer that we
are not for Mr.. Gay and never have
been. Had we been inclined toward
his candidacy we would not now be so.
for we resent this treatment and such
tactics. 1t is not left for Mr.. Gay or
any Of his campaign managers to die
tate to whom we shall give support i'll
the senatorial race nor can we now be
even led into his camp.
The total number of state newSpa
pers loyal to the Gay interests. ''ac-
lively and vigorously supporting" etc,
including the Banner. is given as six
teen This includes five New Orleans
and two Shreveport papers, among
them the States and Times. both owned
by Boss" Bob Ewing. of New Orleans,
| and that's one of the reasons why we
are not for Mr.. Gay. Aside from hav-
| ing the support of the New Orleans
ring, he is being put forward us a
special representative of the sugar i'll
| terestS." Have we not had about
enough of that kind of thing? 1t may
also be added that Mr.. Gay is running
almost solely on his record as a men,
Der of the State Legislature during the
past fourteen years. Has he attained
| to such record that he may now well
offer for the United States Senate:
How many of you readers knew Of Mr..
Gay year ago!
As for Mr. Halls candidacy for this
| office, we cannot see that it is being
well received in this section. The peO-
pie too well remember Mr.. Hall as
their Ex-Governor and remember
against him toe many things left ull.
done, as well as many moves unfortu-
nate for his former friends and sup
porters that were carried out.
We do not consider either Mr.. Gay
or Mr.. Hall tit senatorial timber, and
if there was Il second race between
these two we would not tear Oul
shirt to get out and vote for either
one of them.
Fortunately, there is third candi
date-E!cl John IL. Overton, of Rap
ideS Parisll-;ind he gets our support
We have noted from the Banners eX
changes that since this tlree-corneret
race warmed III there has been quite /;
lot of mud-slinging-all candidates ex
) ceptiEg Mr.. Overton getting we'll Spat
tered. The press everywhere seems tt
: lie united in saving that he is Il very
worthy gentleman" And more can b.
said. for he is well fitted for the place
!. lie seeks and has the confidence of thu
people wherever known.
. To get back to Mr.. Gays candidac.
, and the nfisstatement emanating from
lis campain headquarters, if the othe
ten country papers listed are not NOR
. for him than is the Banner. then he i
without newspaper champion outsid
New Orleans and Shreveport. How
2 ever. ten is IL small number when vi
!. look around over the entire state. ant
t it may he that they are for Mr.. Gay
1 but he'll have to cite us to make us he
a lieve that they are actively and vigol
!, ously,. supporting him.