The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
The Sixth District Primary.

NJ. Robertson, the sitting congress-
man. According to the returns re-
ported up to this writing, Judge Fav-
rot carried the parishes Of East Baton
| Rouge, East Felieiana, Livingston,
st. Helena, Tangipahoa and ST. Tam
many, with Washington not fully heard
from, but claimed for Favrot by a
small margin. Col. Robertson received
maiorities il Ascension, Iberville,
Pointe Coupee West Feliciana and
West Baton Rouge, but they were not
sufficient by several hundred votes to
overcome the lead obtained by his
opponent in the other parishes.
The success of Judge Favrot in the
eastern end of the district was good
deal of surprise to his friends, as
well as those of Col. Robertson, since
Tangipahoa, ST. Tammany and Wash
ington had been regarded as reasona-
bly, sure to line up in the Robertson
column. Livingston too was generally
classed as Robertson parish, but
the returns SO far received Indicate
th at it has given the congressman s
competitor considerable majority.
Ascension, on the other hand, has
furnished surprise in the opposite
direction. This parish has been reck-
oned all along as sure to roll up a
majority for Judge Favrot variously
estimated from $50 upwards, and if
the primary had been held ten days
earlier the chances are tn at the mini
mum of these estimates would have
been realized without much extra
effort on the part of the judges par
tisans. It may be said in all fairness
that the Robertson supporters only
began work in the interest of their
candidate a few days before the hold
ing Of the primary, whereas the Fav-
rot people had been on the go from
the inception OF the contest. Judging
by the changes wrought in the WhirI-
wind finish which the Robertsonites
gave to the campaign, it is lustlfl-
able assumption that If the primary
could have been deferred forty-eight
hours they would have carried the
parish by a substantial majority.
But for the injection Of local and
personal issues, the Robertson leaders
would probably have not taken any
active part in the contest, since some
of them b ad expressed determin alton
to keep hands off and let the opposing
candid ates fight it out on their own
merits. When it came to be an
nounced and boasted, however, that
the result of the primary in this par
ish would be regarded as a victory for
one faction of the local Democracy
ana defeat for the other-a cap
feather for this man and a black eye
for that one-the administr alton and
Robertson supporters took Off their
coats and ''got into the game" with
such vigor and success that Ascension
was transformed from Favrot to a
Robertson parish.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
editorially attributes the defeat of
Congress- an Ro bertson in large meas
ure to the action Of Gov. Blanchard,
who let it be known, first privately and
then in an open letter, that Col. Rob-
ertson was the administratio candi-
ate, and used the weight Of the ezecu
tive Office to win votes for him. s'The
effect was instantaneous, says the
Times Democr at, 'butnot entirely what
the governor had planned. What was
held by Judge Favrot and his friends
to be unjusti6ed interference by the
chief executive was at once made the
paramount issue of the contest, and
ginger was infused into the campaign
which 1entunusual interest, and beyond
doubt that issue had much to do in
bringing about the light vote polled
by Col. Robertson There could be a
good deal said on the other side Of this
question by commentators who are
familiar with local conditions in the
various parishes of the district, and it
might readily be shown that but for
the governors friendly interests Col.
Robertson would have been beaten
very much worse than he was, but
what's the use?
The vote for member of the state
board OF equalization for the sixth
district shows a large majority for
Thos. @. Glynn of St. Tammany over
r. G. Dubroca Of West Baton Rouge,
and Mr.. Glynn will have no opposition
at the election In November, since the
Republicans decided not to make any
nomin alton for the position to which
he aspires.
Judge Favrot has vanquished Col
Robertson, but he has yet to deal with
John Deblieux. the Republican stand
ard bearer, and The Chief warns the
ambitious young iurist to mind his eye
and beware the ides Of November.
Belated Blast from Broussard's Bazoo.
There are others besides the Morgan
City Review who will regard it as
areally amusing to read the rem arks
OF Congressman Bronssard on the
plaquemine locks. He has been ID
congress twelve years, the locks have
been under way all these years, and
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