The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-10-26
4 Rvgte cali TO Louisianlans.

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The Republican state central COM
mittee met in New Orleans Thursday
night and declared the nomin alton I'M
der the provisions or the new primary
election law of full ticket for state
officers, led by Henry N. Pharr OF
Iberia for governor and Alex. F. Leon,
ardt of Orleans for lieutenant COVER
nor, and a complete state central COM
mittee comprising a representative
from every parish. There being but
one set of candid ates for these posi-
lions, it will be unnecessary to hold
the state primary previously called Tor
the 23rd OF January next, and the
ticket will therefore be placed upon
the official ballot to be voted at the
general state election in April, 1908,
and will be the only one entitled to
appear thereon under the political
designation OF Republican" and the
emblem OF the Republican party.
Il ls al encouraging fact to Louisi-
ana Republicans that for the first time
10 many years every parish will be
represented on their state central com
mittee, and this may be regarded as
one of the straws that seem to indicate
an aroused interest and a possible
turn Of the political tide IN the diF=ee-
ton OF what has been generally re-
garded heretofore as forlorn politi-
cal hope. In the matter of the nomi-
nation of q state committee the Repub-
licans have done better than the DOM
inant Democracy, since there are eight
parishes unrepresented in the list of
nominations for members of the Dem
ocratic state committee filed with the
secretary of state in accordance with
the requirements OF the primary law.
After declaring the party nomina-
tions, the committee listened to the
reading by Candidate Pharr of his
letter of acceptance, which was greeted
with enthusiastic applause throughout
and unanimously adopted as embody-
ing the principles upon which the party
comes before the people of the state
asking their consideration and in
viting their support. Mr.. Pharr's ad-
dress is the utterance of patriot and
q statesman--a protest against the
abuses and inconsistencies that the
people of Louisiana have permitted in
the pasta promise of better things if
hands are intrusted with
the reins of government pledge of
the enforcement OF existing laws with
out fear or favor and the enactment
OF others to cover present shortcom-
ings--a bugle call to Louisianians to
lay aside insensate preiudices, forego
devotion to an empty political name
that no longer stands for the honor
and welfare of the state, and rally un-
der the banner of q party that has
brought prosperity and greatness to
the nation and offers to do as much
for Louisiana.
The Republican committee adopted
a motion for the publication of the gu
bernatorial candidates masterful adj
dress in pamphlet form for circulation
throughout all the parishes, and the
effort will be made to place a copy in
the hands of every voter in the state.
It richly deserves to be carefully read
and calmly considered by all intelli-
gent citizens, and it is safe to say that
no impartial reader of this class can
fail to be impressed by the conspicu-
GUS ability, force and candor with
which it presents the Republican
claims TO popular support.
AS token of it's unqualified conf
dence in the gallant young standard
bearer of the party, the state commit
tee authorized Mr.. Pharr to appoint
committee of twenty-five to be intrusted
with the full management of the ap
preaching campaign, and it may be
taken for granted that he will select
men who will back him up to the full
est extent in the prosecution of the
vigorous canvass to which he and his
associates on the state ticket are COM
mitted. The campaign to follow the
Democratic primary is not going to
be the spiritless and jug handled af
fair that has been generally antici-
pated, and there is an encouraging |
prospect that whichever of the three |
aspirants for the Democratic guberna-
,orial nomination wins it will find an
other interesting fight on his hands
before the fruits of the preliminary
1ictory can be called his own.
Mr.. Pharr cites the significant fact
hat his father, who was regarded as
eading forlorn hope in 1896, was
eally elected governor, and that 1t is
within the range of human possibility
hat history may repeat itself in 1908.
The very suggestion is inspiring.
What poetic justice it would be that
he son of the man who was defrauded
# the gubernatorial chair should be
fitted into it by the votes of the people
welve years later!
A Significant Contrast.