The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-10-19
4 Fine Ticket and a First-Ciass

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| ana Republicans held in New Orleans
] on the 18th instant it was decided tina
Mr.. Henry N. Pharr of New Iberia
who had signifed his willingness &c
make the race, should be supported a:
the Republican candidate for governor
at the primary called for the 23rd OF
January, and in the event OF his
nomin ation-which may be accepted
as a foregone concIusion-to make an
active canvass in his behalf prior to
the state election in April. At subse-
ouent conferences of the executive
committee and other representative
Republicans from various sections OF
the state candidates for the remaining
state offices were selected, as follows;
Lieutenant governor, Alex. F. Leon
hardt of Orleans.
Treasurer, Fl. S. Bollinger OF
Shreveport.
Attorney general, w. ]. Wagues-
pack of Orleans.
Secretary of state, w. G. Wilmot
of Orleans.
Auditor, J. G. Weeks of Ouachita.
Superintendent of education, Albert
Paul OF Orleans.
Commissioners of land Office, L. E.
Robinson of Calcasieu.
Commissioner of agriculture, ].
Allen Barnett of St. Mary.
These are all citizens of prominence,
ability and excellent repute IL their
several communities, and if this ticket
could be elected the people would
be assured of a capable, clean and
efficient administration of the state
government in all it's branches.
The candidate for governor is one
of the three sons of the Late Capt.
John N. Pharr, who made the remark
able race for governor in 1895 and
defeated the Democratic candidate,
but was chiseled out of a well-earned
victory by manipulation of the returns
through the medium of the admins.
tration's election machinery. Henry
N. Pharr is native of Iberia parish,
IS years of age, a graduate OF Gen.
tenary College, Jackson, La, and Of
the Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tenn, is a skilled mechanical engi-
neer and a successful sugar planter,
owning and managing in connection
with his brothers eight sugar planta-
tions in the parishes of st. Mary and
iberia. He is fine looking young
man of prepossessing manners and
positive convictions, ready and elo-
quent in speech and as open and fear
less in the advocacy of his principles
as was his gallant old father before
him.
That the Republican platform will
be worthy of the high-grade ticket
which the party is to place in the
field, is amply and forcibly indicated
by the following outline of the main
planks given by Mr.. Pharr to the
New Orleans press:
Consolidation of the seven Orleans
tax collectorships into one Office with
salary in lieu of fees.
Reduction of the number of assess
orships in Orleans from seven to two
with salaries instead of fees.
Abolition OF the fee system for all
state and parish Offices.
High liquor licenses, with a mini
mum of $4,000.
Expansion and improvement of the
public school system.
Determined opposition to child la
Dor.
Aggressive legislation against all
forms of gambling, especially race
track betting and bookmaking.
Recognition and acceptance of ex-
listing constitutional provisions re-
stricting suffrage.
According to our plans just per-
fected, F." declared Mr.. Pharr, ''we shall
hold many meetings prior to the pri-
mary and afterward we shall press our
campaign to the very conclusion.
We are not entering the campaign in
any half-hearted spirit, but with the
determination to put up the best fight
that in us lies and to give the Repuli-
can party prominent standing in
the state of Louisiana.
That's the kind of talk we like to
hear, and the best of it is that it
comes from a man who has the grit
and determination to do the things he
talks about.