St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-04
Who Will BE Governor?

1t may be said that the State
campaign has fairly opened-that
Is, as far as the governorsbip is
concerned. The mass meeting held
at Shreveport, Monday, at which
the candidacy of Justice Newton S.
Blanchard was launched, may be
considered the first gun of the cam
paign, the command to "right,
Dress" and the politicians through
out the country now have ''head
erect, eyes to the right
MIR. Blanchard will prove a
strong candidate. He is an able
man, honest, Democrat to the back
bone, and thoroughly identified
with the interests and needs of the
State. And then 1t is said that he
has the sympathy of the admins
tra,ion, and we will not be gain
SAID when we remark that this is
quite an Item IN bis favor.
But there are other equally as
deserving gentlemen who would
like to pslt tobacco juice in Heard's 8
cuspidor for four years.
For instance, there Is gallant Bob
Broussard, the 'Cajan Congressman
from the Third district. Bob has
a host Of friends III the State, and
if he announces himself as Il candl-
date for the Chief Magis'racy of
LIE Belle Louisiana, he'll prove a
right hard pony to curry.
And there is Honest Lawrason,
the man who acts from convictions,
no matter whom 1t hurts Gust so it
dosen't hurt the Democratic party
and the supremacy of the: white
man.) He IS prominently mention
ed. But he is one of the few that
will await "the earnest solicitations
of friends" before announcing his
candidacy. He will not crush
the Office.
Secretary Michel is also men
toned, and that he will be for.
mldable candidate if he runs is
bound to be admitted. 1t is to be
presumed that he would gel good
majority of the New Orleans dele
CATION, which is a nice nucleus OF
itself. In fact it is claimed that
he will carry every delegate but
two from the city. Michel has
been one of the "boys" within the
Democratic trenches in the Crescen,
City for years. He has always
stood by the old party flag and
fought everything that was mol
strictly Democratic. 1t is believed
that Michel will be New Orleans
candidate for Governor.
Gen. Leon Jastremskl Is also q
talked of probability. He is prin'
cipally being urged forward by his
brothers of The press Of the State
He is at present private secretary
to the Governor. The General is
a ripe old statesman and an able
man, and would make an excellen,
Governor.
st. Mary, the "Virginia Of
Louisiana, of course has a caudi'
date IN the field, and good one al
that. Jared Y. Sanders, able, brave,
true as steel, a Democrat all over
one of those scrapping Democrats
at that's to be reckoued with in
the coming race. He IS Speaker ol
the House of Representatives. We
are told that he has been rendered
the Lieutenant Governorship but
declined.
The present Governor can no,
succeed himself, and 1t is said thai
he has an eye on Senator McEnery's
place at Washington.
Ex-Congressman Price, justice
J. "A. Breaux, Bob Snyder, Mayor
Capdevllle, Gen. Jumel and others
of more or less prominence are be-
ing spoken of for the high Office.
So it will be seen that there is a
splendid field to pick from, splend'
i'd both In point of capacity and
Democratic service. Tie st. Landry
politicians seem to be 'Iayiny low, -
so to speak. They have very little
to say. Thos. H. Lewis has pro.
nounced himself in telegram as
favoring Justice BIaDct ard's s candi.
dacY, and this is about the only
public expression we have heard In
political circles in this parish.
There is an undercurrent for ar
un,ns,ructed delegation to the con
ventlon. 1t is argued that an in.
structed delegation to the conven'
tion is paught-and it is reasonable
to expect that candidate will make
no concessions to delegation tha,
already belongs to him. He will
save his patronage for the unin'
structed.