The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-07-18
Sixth District Politics.

and for the selection OF new QlstrlC
committees have been ordered TO
Tuesday, Sept. /, 1908, by both tn
Democratic and Republican parties Q
the sixth congressional district. Tn
district committees of the two partie
met az Baton Rouge on the 7th inst.
for the purpose of issuing calls for tn
prtm aries.
| The Democratic meeting was presided
over by Judge L. B. Claiborne o
Pointe Coupee, who was elected chair
man of the committee to succeed Hon
Milton A. Strickland of ST. Helen
deceased. Hon. A. E. Miller of Eas
Feliciana was chosen secretary. Hon
| Edw. j. Gay of Iberville presented {
preamble and resolution referring il
| appropriate terms to the high char
acter of Mr.. Strickland and the loss
sustained by the party and the state
in his death, and providing that when
the committee adjourn it do SO in re,
spect to his memory. This tribute was
adopted. Mr.. Villeret of West Fell.
ciana offered resolutions providing
| that a Democratic primary election be
held on Sept. to nominate candi-
date for congressman and to form a
district committee to be composed OF
one member from each parish and
seven from the district at large, and
these also we're adopted unanimously.
A pathetic scene was then enacted
which drew tears from all present.
Hon. Samuel M. Robertson, who rep
resented the district in congress for
twenty years, announced with great
feeling that owing to the impaired
state of his lie alth he was compelled
to withdraw from the race for re-elec-
ton, eminent physicians having as
sured him that he could not withstand
the excitement and fatigue of an active
political canvass. He thanked his
friends for their loyal support in the
past aud ahiured them to conduct the
primary SO as to give every man q
fair and square deal, leaving them
free to support whom they pleased
without suggestion or influence on
his part.
The withdrawal OF Col. Robertson
leaves four avowed candidates for
the Democra attic nomination: Robert
C. Wickliffe of West Feliciana, Geo.
K. Favrot of east Baton Rouge, Vic
tor Nj. Lefebvre Of West Baton Rouge
and Linn C. Tompkins of Tangipahoa.
Mr.. Favrot is the present congressman
from the district.
The session of the Republican dis
trict committee was presided over by
Gen. VIM. j. Behan of Iberville,
and Secretary e, j. Barrow
of West Felieiana was at his accus-
toned place. The following resolu-
lions were offered by j. B. Churchill |
of Pointe Coupee aud unanimously |
adopted:
Resolved, That primary election
70 be participated 10 by all electors
who believe in the principles of the
party and indorse its pol
cies be held 10 this district on Thurs.
lay, Septsa, 1908, for the purpose of
1omiqRtinH a Republican candidate-
or congress and to elect new ex
,cntfve committee for the district, to be
composed of one mem Der from each
parish and seven members from the
district as large. Candidates under
his call shall file notice of their in
ended candidates. with the secretary
If state and with the secretary of this
committee within twenty days from
late.
As soon as the membership of the
lew committee shall be ascertained the
hartman and secretary OF this com
nittee shall issue call for meeting of
be new committee, which shall organ.
re by electing ch airman, vice chair
IAN and secretary. Where only one b
andidate announces, this committee
hall meet and declare said candidate
omin ated.
Resolved, That the present sixth |
istrict congressional committee, as
oW constituted, shall remain In of .
&c until their successors are duly
lected and that said committee shall
ave full charge of ali campaigns that
lay take place between now and the I
ate that this committee is reorgan- i
led. =
The name of Geo. ]. Kelley OF East
eliciana has been prominently men.
oned in connection with the Repub-
can congressional nomination, and
1nfdence is expressed by his friends :
lat Mr.. Kelley can poll not only the
Ill Re publican strength of the dis
let, but many votes drawn from
nong the Independents and conserva-
We Democrats as we'll.
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