The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-31
The Liberal Candidate for Gov
ernOr.
[From the New Orleans Times.]

From the New Orleans Times.]
Davidson Bradfute Penn, the candi-
date of the Liberal party for the Office
of Governor of Louisiana, was born
in Lynchburg, Va, on the 18th of May,
1896. His father is our well known
and esteemed fellow citizen, Mr..
Alfred Penn, SO long the President of
the Union Bank of this city, and his
mother was Miss Eveline Carter Brad
fute. On both sides he descended
from old and distinguished Virginia
families, among them the Carriers and
the Lees, names honored in the forum
and glorious i'll war. 1t was during q
visit to her Virginia home that Mrs.
Penn gave birth to young Davidson,
the future Governor of Louisiana. His
earlier years were passed in this city,
until l84S, when he was sent to Spring
Hill College, where he remained for
two years, after which he was sent to
the Military Institute at Lexington,
Virginia, where he graduated in the
year 1856. Having devoted year to
the study of the law at the University
of Virginia, he returned to this city,
and engaged in mercantile business.
In the year 1859 he married daugh
ter of Mr.. Valerine Allain, but like
so many others, he was not long to
enjoy the tranquility of domestic life.
When war commenced he rendered
his services to his section and State,
and entered the Confederate service
as Major of the gallant 9TH Louisiana,
commanded by Col. Harry Hays. IN
his military career he won distinction
and became as popular an officer as
could be found in an army which pro-
duced SO many heroes. He was often
recommended for promotion, and was
Colonel of the Seventh when he was
captured at Rappahannoek Station,
and sent to Johnson's Island. He was
exchanged as the war was about to
close, and was appointed q Brigadier
General and assigned to the command
of the Division of Eastern Louisiana.
The war was, however, brought to
an end before he had an opportunity
to proceed to his new command, and
he therefore was precluded from per-
forming any further military service.
On returning to his home in Louisi-
ana he lost no time i'll unayailing re-
grets, but Immediately applied his,
talents and his energies to the resus-
citation of his own fortunes, and the
development of the commercial and
industrial resources of this State. For
the last seven years he has been
engaged in the factorage and COM
mission business, besides devoting
himself to sugar and cotton planting
in various parts of the State. During
all this time he has refrained from
participation in political affairs, not
lecause he lacked interest in them, or
failed to sympathize with his people
in the misfortunes which had overta-
ken them, but because he foresaw that
any struggle for the redemption of the
State and the country would be 1n-
availing until the time should arrive
when Il dissolution of old party ties
should afford the means for q COM
plete reconciliation of divided sections
and races.
The Liberal movement afforded this
opportunity, and he embraced it with
an ardor which demonstrated his sin
cerity, IL zeal Which gave an earnest
hope of success, and an ability which
indicated him us the proper standard
bearer of the new party, and secured
for him the unanimous ominatiOn of
its convention.