The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-04-02
Judge Blanchard DenOunces the
Many Charges rlade By
Republican Orators.

A Judge n. G.. Blanchard in hi
; admirable speeches at Donaldson
vile and Thibodaux denounce
in plain language the statement
that are being made by the Re
publican speakers on the stum]
throughout the State, and challen
8 ges Gen. Behan and his follower
to prove their sweeping assertion
: that he was nominated by fraud
The following is an extract from
Judge Blanchard's speech deliver
ed at Thibodaux, on Wednesday
last:
In my Donaldsopvile speech, de.
nounccd as false the assertion of th'
Republican speakers that my noinna-
ton III tire primary WAS obtained by
trickery and fraud, and said that
wOnld not accept any nomination that
had been brought about by fraudulent
means. challenged these Republican
speakers 10 produce the proof of their
charges, and said that if it could be
shown that my nomination bad been
effected through unfair means, through
fraud and trickery, would resign my
candidacy.
" now repeat my denunclalion Of the
assertions of Behan and his co-sDeakers
as false and slanderous. / again chal-
lenge them To the proof, and l again
assert that if they can prove that my
nomination was effected by fraud, | will
resign my candidacy. 1t won't do for
Mr. Behan to refer to me in general
terms as to what other people say. My
challenge to him is to produce evidence
of his charges of wholesale frauds, or
stand convicted of SANDER He said in
his Minden speech that in one part of
one parish there were fifty votes re-
turned for me where no election was
held. challenge him to state his au-
thority for this, naming the man or men,
and to give the precinct and the parish |
He said further in that speech that in
another precinct there were thirty-two |
votes cast for General Jastremski, and /
none were counted. dare him name
the man or men who told him this, and |
to name the precinct and parish.
"Mr. Beban's general charges Of fraud |
won't do. Let him come down to facts
and names and dates and places, or
stand convicted of slanderng the whole
Democratic party. So. too, in my Dom
jacksonville speech, ] challenged him to
give the words of Mr.. Bryan where he
cited Brya an as authority for his states
ment That honorable men who partici-
pared in lhe primary election were not
bound by the result OF the primary and
under obligation TO support its NOM
inees. In response to this challenge,
IN his Mlnuen speech he said he quoted
from the Omaha World-Herald OF Feb
26. 1896. That reference won't do.
challange him to give verbatim organs
language, and venture the assertion it
will warrant no such Interpretation. |
again deny that Mr.. Bryan is authority
for any snch dishonorable advice as Be
han is giving to Democratic voters.
General Behan wants 10 know what
have to say about Introducing dele.
CATION of negroes to Mr.. Bryan in the
St. Charles Hotel in 1893. His attempt
10 make - point on me in this shows
he desperate straits to which the Re-
publican nominee is driven. There is
absolutely nothing in the matter referred
o. Driven to the wall by exposure of
heir own inconsistent position on the !!
negro question. they grab at this like
lrowning man grabs at straw.
In 1898, when Mr.. Bryan was at the t
st. Charles Hotel, as | was standing in {
he hall of the ST Charles three colorcd ,
men came up 10 me, told ME who they
we're. stated they were Democrats in ,
POLITICS, and desired to see and talk i.
With Mr.. Bryan. They asked me if l 9
ould arrange it for them with Mr..
Bryan. replied, Yes. come with me. t
went to where Mr.. Bryan was, told q
i'm the names OF these negroes. and c
lsde known to him their wishes. He /
eplied, as every other sensible man q
'onld. that he WAS glad to know they :
'ere Democrats in politics, and would
'lllingly accord them an interview.
'hich he did.
Tin his speech at Minden on yester- ),
ay. MIR. Clarence Hcbert again repeat ~
1 his former Islander of me. that had 9
edged the vote on the Wilson Tariff g
Ill. In my Donaldsonville speech |
ated that this charge was an uumti- D
ated falsehood, and that any man who e
'peated it was guilty of gratuituous +,
'lsehood. BY repeating Mr.. Hebert n
Is written himself down slanderer =
ID o falsitier. If he wishes to wear a
e badge. | have no objections. His y
atement that remained in the cloak q
ON of the Senate until Senator Irby, II
South Carolina had indicated to me
w to vote. is every word of it infa- O,
,usly false o.