The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1903-09-19
General Jastremski Still In
The Race.

The following letter and interview
which appeared in Wednesdays
Picayune show that General Jastrrm
ski Is in the guberna.orial race, tn
stay to o finish:
Baton Rouge, La, Sept. Is, 1903.
Editor Picayune: Dear Sir-I
have observed in the past few davs
that the Picsyune has ceased to men,
ton me among the candidates for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
aud, in consequence, many OF my
friends have been led tn believe that
j had withdrawn from the contest. In
your editorial of yesterday, referring
to the withdrawal of Mr.. Price, you
again ignore my canslidscy.
Ian IT . Doss 10 imagine the reason
for this treatment Of my candidacy,
which does me gnevous irjury, aud
is, 50 far as can recollect, unexan-
pied in the ethics of Journalism in
Louisiana. As Louisiana COufed-
crate soldier, as a Democrat who stvod
throughout the reconstruction iu the
front ranks of the white Democracy.
IS a former Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee and as
former President of the Louisiana
Press Association, protest against
this uhmerited treatment | do not
contest your right TO support other
candidates, but l do contest your
right to do me injury IN so unfair a
manner
l beg that you will do me the pain
justice Of correcting the false impres
sions that your paper has, in this way.
created, by stating that | am a caudi.
date to sta7 to the finish, come wha,
may. Very respectfully,
LEON JAsrREMsKI,
The following interview was hs,l
with General Jas,r,m,k, in Batou
Rouge 10y the Picayune correspondent
before the letter came to hand:
Baton Rouge, La, Sept l5.-Re-
ferring to the withdrawal Of Senator
Price from the gabrrnatorial contest.
General Jastrem: XII said that be held
Senator Price iu very gteat esteem,
aud he felt that he would doubtless
have received the good vote that n
gentleman Of bis m,rits aud pOpulari-
ty might be expected to receive from
an appreciative public. Mr.. PIice is
q young man, he said, with q most
promising future, aud his candidacy
has served to make him better known
ia the State. General Jastremski said,
further. that be could mot corceai the
fact that Ate. Prics had With him the
support of a large nnmbe- of bis own
friends (Jsstremsk;'s). who, he felt
assured, wouId now transfer their
support to him.
"Of course" he said, "Mr. Prices
withdrawal will b. of vast benefit to
my candidacy, aud I regard my
chances of success as vastly i'm
proved"
The Gere,al added that he had
arranged 10 make a tour of few
days in north Louisisna, where be
had many friends. and where he hoped
to largely increase their number.
"PIease say to the Picayuue," he
remarked, '.that l am in this fight t.
the finish. and that expect to win
out handsomely"
The Generals complaint is vel
founded; if any candidate be entit;ed
to favor and support on account ot
his advocacy of the primary plan, b,
above all others is the man, for it wa,
he forced the issue, aud Judge Blsn
chsrd jumped in only after the ssntI
ment for primary was awakened ant
was rapidly developing. The Genera
is entitled to the credit and if th
principle Of rendering "honor t.
whom honor is due" is applied by th'
voters in the present campaign, ih
General will gather strength will
time, and will lead his distinguishes
opponent a close lace, if he does no
win.