The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-01-14
p.mOyAL O. REGISTRARS BY
nov 4 ANCHARD.

nv. Blanchard on IA number
of occasions recently has warned
fhe registrars of the State that
r must be 40 partlsansn'p IN
thp conduct of their offices and
furtuer tuaJ they must thorough
" purge the registration rolls.
Last week he removed Regls-
trar Dauenhauer of Jefferson
parish for cause also Jere M.
Gleason Of Orleans for cause.
The Times Democrat which is
maintaining a neutral attitude IN
the present campaign speaks or
Gov. Blanchard's act in part as
follows:
Gov. Blanchard yesterday followed
up his removal, for cause, OF MT.
Dauenhauer as registrar of Jefferson
parish by removing Jere M. Gleason,
supervisor of registration for New
Nrleans, also for cause, and appoint
Chg Mortimer N. Wisdom to the va
Cancy. The Governor gives a full
explanation of his action in these
cases, which We print elsewhere. LII
has been known for some days past
chat MI. Gleason was to be removed,
and public opinion approved in ad-
vance the action of the Governor in
regard to the two registrars, recognize
ting the necessity of having a primary
free from the slightest faint of faction
nlism. Governor Blanchard months
xvO issued an order to the registrars
10 this effect, and gave notice of his
Intention O see to it that the primary
was absolutely fair.
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The primary is q contest between
democrats, in which no element OF
,fSctionalism should be allowed to en-
tn. Gov. Blanchard brings charges
o6 factionalism against Mr.. Gleason
end presents the strongest evidence to-
support them, evidence that will con-
vince any unprejudiced and d~isinter-
eafed person that Mr.. Gleason is not
Tie man to have charge OF the city
EegistratiOn at this time. No one
disputes the fairness Of Mr.. Wisdom,
no one doubts that every faction and
candidate in the primary and at the
eaection will receive absolute and
equal justice.
The people of New Orleans want and
intend to have an honest primary,
despite the effort of the ''bosses' and
Cringsters,' as of old. to prevent it:
md the registration Office is the key
d it.
The New Orleans States which
is a Sanders organ says:
Late last night the information was
Given out that Governor Blanchard
had removed Registrar of Voters
1are M. Gleason and had appointed
Mortimer N. Wisdom as his successor.
In q long statement given out by the
Governor he alleges that early in the
campaign he had instructed Mr..
Gleason that he was expected to be a
u~Dn-partisan in so far as the gubern-
.tprial candidates are concerned.
He removes him and appoints as his
Efrccess0r q gentleman who was q col
aage classmate of Candidate Wilkin-
Gpn and who is tho president of the
Fourteenth Ward Wilkinson Club.
We have not the time here to enter
INTO an analysis of the reasons given
" the Governor for his high-handed
in removing Mr.. Gleason. He
Night just as we'll have summed it all
VI in one sentence: Gleason was q
comparison and . Wilkinson parti-
6sn vas wanted in that important po-
attlon. Any one knows how easy it is
d the heat of a political campaign for
Interested parties to get up afidavits
Certifying to anything that may be
Wanted. Any practical person knows
how impossible it is for errors not to
creep into the registration when
thousands OF names are being regis.
eaeed.
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Governor Blanchard has projected
@mself into this campaign for the
purpose of naming his and
lot to purify the registration. II his
earpose had been to purity the regis
cation he would at least have named
Z non-partisan Registrar, instead Of
selecting. "a he did, the closest man
10 Candidate Wilkinson whom he
Ould ind in New Orleans. He has
violated the spirit and purpose of the
orimary election law, which was
lfamed with the view OF preventing
iast wha9 the Governor has done-the
a0rcise Of his official power in the
effort to control the nomination Of
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