New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-07-02
Communicated.
THE NEXT JUDGE e. J

Mr. Editor In the last issue OF the
New Iberia Enterprise was published
an amusing contribution signed
An lberian.
This gushing and loving friend OF
Mr.. James Simon reports an flanagan
airy trip to ST Martin Parish, ant
whilst there he meets the men OF
business. the men of politics, and ole
blocks of Democracy" of that parish
Continuing his unbiased report, h,
SAYS "All of these men, unreservedly
announced themselves a. supporters OF
Mr. Simon
Wouldn't they laugh in St Martin
should they happen to read this pub.
| lished dream of IAN lberian
| believe | know more of St Mar
tins politics than An Iberian, - and
without citing too many facts, assert
most positively that Mr. Simon is a
badly beaten man in his own Parish,
and for cause
What l will now say is recent poll
teal history, and all data will he
readily furnished to anyone interested
When Mr.. Simon was holding the
position of District Attorney through
appointment of Gov Foster. he was
affiliated in ST Martin Parish with
the Rees Fournet faction. In Decem
Der 1899. a Democratic primary cleo
tion was held for the nomination of
Parochial officers and the Rees- Four
net faction was defeated by the Liable
Badon faction The defeated Rees-
Fournet faction (Simon in the ranks J
then brought out an Independent
Parochial ticket. y
At about that time, the Judicial
Committee of this district, ordered
Democratic primaries for Judge and
District Attorney. Mr.. Simon, then,
was very DESTROYS of serving the people
of his District but to enter the Dem
ocratic primaries, he had to renounce
allegiance to his Independent
friends of St Martin Parish. This he
did by signing pledge wherein he
promised to support the Democratic
nominees, Badon and others. This
pledge vas published in some ST. Mar
tin papers, and am informed that
the original is in possession of the
Hon. r. j. Liable, at st. Martinville,
La. The district primaries were held
and Mr.. Simon who according to IAN
Iberian" had done such good and
strong work as District Attorney was,
strange to say, not wanted at all by
us Iberians, and he received an i'm
mense minority in this parish.
The ballots had hardly been count
ed, proclaimng his defeat, that Mr..
Simon without more ado, turned
against his writing pledge,
support to the Democratic
Badon and others, and al
though still holding Democratic APP
pointment as District Attorney, he
went to work with great deal of vim
to help the Independents in his
parish. But notwithstanding Mr.
Simons popularity in that parish, the
help of the gentleman, landed the In
dependents over 200 votes behind the
Democratic nominees.
The changeable Mr. Simon did not
stop there. In 1908, when the Rees
Fournet faction opened their fight in
st. Martin Parish, this time as Dem
,crats, Mr. Simon remained mon
apparently he was neither
II the Rees- FOurnet faction, nor of
he Liable Badon faction. He was at
hat time aspiring to the Judgeship
md was laboring under the delusive
lope that both sides would give him
rec help. His action there proved
Tim to be not the friend of his own
as in 1900, it proved him to
e not party man when he supported
II independent ticket against the
ticket in his parish
For these good causes. he is the
official idol of no one there and I'M
sss he should get tile support of this
arish, which he will not, history
ill surely repeat itself
James Simon defeated for District
ttorney in 1900: James Simon defeat
for District Judge in 1904.
STRAIGHT GOODS. 1