The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
The Vacancy FILLED.

The Vacancy Filled.
Under the caption of "Why euch
Delay?n The Chief last week called
attention to the fact that a vacancy oc-
Cured many weeks ago in the Don
aldsonyille town council by reason Of
the removal of DR.. T. FL. Hanson from
the third to the second municipal ward,
and that although the name OF w. ID.
Park. cashier of the Bank OF Donald
sonville and lifelong resident OF
this town, had been forwarded to Gov.
BLANCHE ard with request tn at Mr.. Park
he anpointed to succeed DR.. Hanson
as one Of the aldermen from the third
ward. the states chief executive had
DELAYED making the appointment ard
had advanced no good reason for the
existence OF such state Of affairs. A
marked copy Of the paper containing
the editorial was sent to Gov. Blanch-
ard from this Office, and on Tuesday,
the 18th inst, G. d. Bentley, mana
cling editor, of The Chief, received the
following communication from Thos.
o. Harris. the governors private sec
rotary:
STATE OF LoulsI ANA,
EXECUTIVE DETACHMENT.
BATON ROUGE. La, February 10. 1879
G. d. Bentley, Esq. Managing Editor The
Chief" Donaldsonyille. La.
Dear sir-I enclose copy Of Letter forwarded de .
this day to Mr.. w. u. Park, OF your city. The
letter explains itself.
With best wishes, j am,
Yours very truly,
THos. o; pl HAR n gscrat.rv
The letter to Mr.. Park was as fol-
lows:
STATE OF Lor IsIANA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
BATON RoUGE, LA, February ID l9oa.
W D. PARK, ESQ, aldsonsille, La.
Dear Sir-I enclose clipping from the Don
jacksonville Chief of February Il. II any reso-
luton adopted BY The Donaldsonville town
council and recommending your appointment
as councilman was forwarded to this ONCE, IL
failed TO reach here.
The Governor will be glad to act on the mat
ter of your appointment when the papers are
presented to him.
Yours very truly,
TH05. o. HARRIS.
Private Secretary.
Upon receipt Of the foregoing Mt.
Bentley called on Mayor Richard and
learned that on Dec. Il q letter had
been sent to Gov. Blanchard calling
attention to the vacancy in the council
and enclosing the resolution adopted
by the body urging the appointment
OF Mr.. Park as DR.. Hanson's sue
cessor. No reply was ever received
to this communication, and when T..
A. Landry, parish assessor OF Ascen-
sion. went to Baton Rouge recently to
attend the conference of assessors
called by Gov. Blanchard, he was re-
quested by Mayor Richard to make
inquiries from the governor concern
ing the delay in appointing Mr.. Park.
Mr.. Landry carried out the request,
being told that no letter from Mayor
Richard had ever reached the gov
ernor and that the latter was wholly
Id ignorance OF the vacancy existing
in the Donaldsonville town council.
Upon being apprised OF this situation,
Mayor Richard OF once wrote another
letter TO the governor and had it reg
istered, the receipt slip showing that
the letter had been mailed on Thurs
day, Feb. 9. AS Mr.. Harris letter &c
The Chief is dated Feb. Is and Mr..
Richards letter to the governor was
mailed Feb. 9, it is apparent that 8
slip-up occurred somewhere. Bator
Rouge is but a short distance from
Donaldsonville and il is but reasona
BILE to suppose that Mr.. Richard Z
letter reached the capital city at leas
the day after it was posted. II such
| was the case, it is indeed strange tha
the letter-a registered document ad
dressed to the governor Of the state
did not reach its destination for sc
long time. On Wednesday, the 15tt
inst, Mayor Richard received the fol
lowing communication from Gov
| Blanchard:
STATE or LOUISIANA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
BATON ROUGE. La, Feb Il. 1905. J
Hon. Geo. q. Richard, Mayor. Donaldson
vile, La:
Dear Sir-I have yours of the eth in whicl
| you say that on December q, last. Dr.. i.
| Hanson resigned his position as Alderman Q
| tue third ward Of DonaldsonvilIe on the groun.
that he was no longer resident of the ward
/ You further state that the resignation was &C
/ cepts and that at the same meeting Mr.. w. o
| Park of the third ward was endorsed to fill tn
| vacancy. You further state that you we're re
4 uuestad to communicate with and conve
/ the resignation of Dr.. Harson ana the endorse
ment of Mr.. Park and that you did SO som
weeks ago. Ny secretaries inform II that n
letter relating to this matter has ever been re
recollection of such a letter ever having com
| TO me. Had your letter reached me, Mr.. Par
! would have long since been appointed. haV
| this day directed the appointment Of Mr.. Par
/ and his commission will go forward immed
atey Yours truly,
The Chief is perfectly willing tt