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New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
HALPIN REPLIES TO PARSONS.
Denies Irregular Practices at 1906 Primaries
and Hints at Frauds To Be Practised.

William Halpin. former president OF the Repub-
lican County Committee. replied last right to. a
letter from President Parsons OF the county COM
,,.irtee, calling his attention a complaint from
Oscar W r-hrhorn. ot 7th Assembly District
charging the Halr.n men with irregular practses
at the primary election in 1896. Mr. Halpin saws
that he knows Eotfling OF the charges made by
Mir Ehrh0rn.
1t is peculiar. he that the matter is now
revived simply unsupported statement but
perhaps significaat IN view OF the rurrors OF the
last two months Ia this neighboi hood that the
election officers u This district were to Ie removed
1alat fraudulent voting 70 be allow By the
officers you would appoint and tIlat tic
ticket Of the present organization IN the district
would be SC defeated"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
REPUBLICAN, DISTRICT CONVENTIONS

Roanoke. Va, March 26--The 9th Virginia Dis
tfict Republican Convention met to-day ut Rocky
Mount and selected Il. A. Davis, OF Rocky Mount
and Dexter Goad of Hlsviile. delegates to the
national convention at Chicago, and instructed
them for Taft The administration of President
Roosevelt unquafediy indorsed. No alter
mates elected
one alternate. A. r. Pearsons. OF Mouth of VIII
son. chosen. j. u. Perkins. OF Kimbrick was
elected Presidential elcctor
Osborne, Kan, March 26.-Charies w. Lands anJ
Otis L. Benton were to-day elected delegates from
the 9th Congress District To the Republican Ma
tional Convention, and instructed for Taft.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
TO ABOLISH AQUEDUCT COMMISSION.
Karte-Shortt Bill Would Transfer Duties to
Water Supply Board.
By Telegraph TO The Tribune. !

Albany, March pa bill introduced to-day nv
Senator Harte and Assemblyman Shortt would
abolish the aqueduct commission. created in 1888
and would transfer all the duties Of this commits
sion the Board of Water Supply of New York
City before July / of this year.
Senator Agnew introduced bill extending tb.
time when the commission appointed to investigate
the pollution of New York Bay must report from
May l. 1909, TO May l, 1910. and providing for the
compensation of the commissioners s. 900 n wear
and expenses At present they serve without pay.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
GOVERNOR SILENT ON DISTRICT FIGHT.
Adheres to Declaration Not To BE Involved
in Political Factionsl Differences.

Albany March 9s.-Governor Hughes was asked
to-day regarding his attitude in the Republican
urinary fight in the 18th New York City Assembly
District. where he has his legal residence and in
which Harry w Mack leader. Representative
Douglas and Senator Martin Sake odds
TIE Governor declined TO discuss the matter in any
way declaring that he intended TO keep to his
declaration rot TO be involved in any political
:acrional differences.
The Governor also declined say anything on
The matter of the selection of the Big Four"
delegates at-Iarge from this the RepubI-
can National Convention in Chicago next June.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
HUGHES LEAGUES APPEAL IN 23o.

The Hughes League OF the I'D Assembly District
OF which Gustav Schoer is president mailed
yesterday TO the enrolled Republicans OF the dis
trict vigorous appeal to support the Hughes
League candidates at the primaries on Tuesday
The letter charges that Collin II. Woodward the
Parsons leader Of tie district. has refused join
with others in the Hughes movement, and that his
opposition TO the Hughes hitherto speaks
louder than words Martin o. Calvin is secretary
of the district organization
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
WORKING AGAINST HER5ERT PARSONS

Frank Bnookfield. chairman the executive COM
inittee of tie 9Th Assembly District sent yesier-
day 10 enrolled Republicans of the district an an
peal 10 vote primary delegates pledged 10 the
election of Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler and ex-
Mayer Seth Low national convention delegates
against representative Herbert Parsons and an
-.ssoTiste of his selection. The appeal makes the
issue clear and Nei. Defined Nr. Erookfeld says
,hzf i. is pot attack Tie organiza ion CT the
9Th Assembly District. Bat difference Of ooinion
xsrhsu fine organization" Edwin p. Shattick il
s;errtarv OF he ana-Y'afson= org ga,s.sation.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
MONUMENT FOR REvoLUTIoNisr.

Resolutions were passed yesterday by Branch No
40 of the Arheter Ring. a national organization
principally OF Russian Jews who are in sympathy
with the Russian revolutionary movement to begin
agitation for the raising of a fund to erect n
monument 10 Gregory Gershuni. the r issian revo-
lutionist. who died last week In Switzerland
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
ANTl-BUckETsHoP BILL REPORTED.

[By Telegraph TO The Tribune
Albany. March 26.-The Assembly Codes Conn
mittee reported to-day without amendment Assem-
hlyman O Brian's bill making it felony to op-
crate bucketshop Senator Cassidy's bill identi-
cal with this, up the calendar arain to-
day, but was laid over because Senator Grady
who fought it Monday night, was absent at the
time.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
SUFFOLK FAILS vO INDoRsE HUGHES

RiVerhead Long Island March 26-The Suffolk
County Republican Convention here tabled a resob,
ton to-day by practically unanimous vote in
dorsing Governor Hugbes's adninis ration The
resolution offered by w. D. Van Brunt of
Southampton. and especially indorsed the Gov
ernor's attitude on the anti-racetrack gambling
bill and the primaries bill. and urged the renre-
sentatives Of the county In the Legislature 70 do all
W their power 10 pass these measures
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
PURE FOOD BOARD TO MEET HERE

Baltimore, March s6-The board OF scientinc sN
perts created under the pure food and drug law
was in session here to-day mapping out the ~oes
to be undertaken 1t decided that the rfSe
matter TO be considered shall be the effect up'"
health of benzoic acid and fits sale USED as =
preservative OF foodstuYs. A hearing on this SUI
iect will be held in New York on April 8.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
LOCAL OPTION BILL BELIEVED DEAD.

Albany, March lo.-Ihat the Gray local option
bill for cities will not get out of the Assembly
Excise Committee was indicated by the action OF
the committee in the executive session this morn
ing. After hours discussion the committee by
a vote of to 3. decided to put the bill for
week for further consideration"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
poEAeHEY FOR ARKANSAS GOVERNOR

Little Rock. Ark. March .5-To-day's returns from,
yesterdays Democratic prirna res election In
dicate that George W. Donaghey of Faulkner
County. has. been nominated for Governor over
W. Il. Kirby and John H. Hinemon by a plurality
of from l.,no9 10 aQ,G9Q
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
THREE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.

Belmont Mass March 26.-Ernest Bioomauist a
cabinet maker. his wife and tweve-year-o son
burned to death I'm fire which consumed
their home. No. ia Belmont street near thu
Watertown line, tonight.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30
Mr.. AsueIl and the Public Schools.


Most of SUPERB ntendent Asweil's rec
concentrations as to the public school
system are admirable. Especially so
is that looking to compulsory maxi
mum of local tax to be levied by The
| police juries. It is to be hoped that
in some form this provision will be ia-
corporated into the law. The parish
| school board ought to have d maxi
mum up TO which it will have q right
to call on the police jury to levy, and
the police jury ought to have no right
to refuse. The police juries are not
| chosen with reference to the schools
and it is better they should not be-.
They are in politics, and it is not for
the good of the schools that the mem
bers of the police jury should have
any more to do with the schools than
any other citizens. The school boards
know the needs of their schools and
ought to have control of them and be
responsible for them. The RESPONSE
bility ought to rest on the school board
and on the school board alone. BIZ
version of responsibility inevitably
and Invariably leads to weak and in
efficient administration There is
scarcely any one thing that can be
done for our Louisiana school system
that would SO strengthen aud improve
it as this. 1t is the system adopted by
the states having the most efficient
systems and it would seem we ought to
have intelligence enough To profit by
their experience. Let every man who
has the interest of the schools at heart
take hand and urge the adoption of
tbs plan on the general assembly.
There is one. recommends alton which
strikes us. as more than doubtful: the
proposal that the state board of edu-
cation should have something more
than a veto on who shall be parish
superintendent. There is TOO much Of
GENERALIZATION and too little local self
government in our system as ii is.
We believe that d spirit of friendly
RIVALRY between the parishes as TO the
quality of their schools will do much
more to bring about securing the right
men for parish superintendent than
any absolute standard the state board
can establish and attempt to maintain
by a veto. It is true that the business
of superintendent is in reality q pro-
fession. 1t ought to be recognized
and compensated as such, and the
archaic idea that the parish superin-
tendent ought TO be q resident of the
parish at the time of his selection
ought to be gotten rid of. If you can
get the right man get him from an
other parish or another state il neees
sary. This is not unknown elsewhere
and the infusion of new blood is often
of very great advantage.
Let us ethesequestions discussed,
considered, understood and acted on.
Let US stir up and keep up interest in
our schools and after time we viii |
get up out of the tail-eud of the public
school procession.
Our present plan is a crying shame.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30
keepfung Up the Good Work
Of Economy.
New Orleans Iten1.)


Senator McCulloh's bill to abolish
a batch Of the legal snaps" and sim
ecures of the various state boards
and put the work in the hands of the
attorney generals department., giving
that another Well-paid assistant, is a
long step in the right direction. Mr.
McCulloh estimates that withouttouch-
ing important bodies with heavy legal
business, like the dock aud levae
boards Of Orleans, the expedient would
still save the people of Louisiana
$4,000 of the money which has
been wasted son their behalf" every
year since the memory OF man rlnneth
not to the contrary.
The bill will necess arilly be OPP
posed; and the enemies OF it will de-
clare that the constitution is en-
dangered and the safety of the nation
in the balance. Anticipate that, deal
gently with it, gentlemen of the legis-
lature, and let the good work proceed.
The safety of Louisiana means relief
from the unspeakable burdens which
have been heaped upon her people by
the reckless and shameless extrava.
gance and waste Of her public admin,
istration.
The work of the extra session of 1907
will stand always as the mark of an
epoch in the public affairs of the state.
Let the impress of the extra session
move you to furtheE advances OF
progress.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30
s.g1he President and the Army
and Navy -

! It really seems d pity when a
great paper like the New Orleans Pic
aynne, which carries as its motto the
words union, Justice. Confidence, !"
undertakes the editorial discussion Of
a question OF pure constitutional law,
it does not begin by reading the United
States constitution. True, our neigh
boris motto is kind OF frayed around
the edges and shows signs OF wear.
The editorial page is sometimes pretty
hard on it, we admit.
When the constitution says in SO
many words that the president shall
be the commander-in-c chief of the army
and navy, and that official undertakes
as such conseientiously to discharge
his duty as he sees it. to say as the
Picayune does that "This is certainly
a very bold position to assume, though
technically il may be correct, seems
queer, to say the least.
Unquestionably the president takes
his constitutional duty seriously"
He has never done otherwise with any
public duty Would that all other
public servants did likewise, We be-
lieVe that the covert intimation that
his predecessors In Office have not done
50 carries q slur that the record Of
their acts does not justify.
Congress has the most perfect right
TO investigate any official act of the
president aud we believe the president
has not questioned that right.
The president IS human and his every
act may not be always absolutely wise.
To expect that it should be SO would
ha to attribute 10 him divinity which
he himself would DC the last TO claim.
AS to the wisdom Of his act in deal.
ing with Col. Stewart we express no
opinion, because the facts are not
made public aud we are therefore not
in possession OF them; and we believe
our esteemed contemporary is Unlike ig-
noranee. lie legal authority is one
thing. The wisdom Of the manner of
its exercise is quite another, and may
or may not be open to criticism, ae-
coraing to the facts of the case and the
point of view. 20 coufound the two
is quite inexeasable
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30
Kept His Word.

During the recent campaign in thl
state. the able and well meaning butim
pulsiye and politically inexperienced
young Republican candidate for gov
ernor declared that if negroes wer'
sent to the national Republican con
vention by his. party he would publicly
denounce the leaders Of the organiza
ton. He has kept his word.
Not only did MIR. Pharr bitterly ar
raign his political associates on The
floor of the Republican state conven
ton when that body overwhelmingly
defeated proposition looking te
the selection of an all-white delega.
ton to Chicago, but he and about
thirty other protestants who bolted
the convention with him, repeated
the arraignment in a published state
ment of their position. prepared in eau
Gus at a neighboring hotel; and again
Mr.. .Pharr took occasion TO voice his
indignation through the medium Of a
subsequent open letter to the chairman
of the state committee, announcing his
withdrawal from that body because OF
the selection of a negro to fiji va
.caney in its mem bershtp.
We have no criticism to make OF. Mr..
Pharr S denuneiatory utter ances. On
the contrary, we give him allcredit for
them. Having. very inconsiderately
and unWisely, as we view it, declared
that he would take such a course in the
event that the unrepublican policy
which he assumed ito dictate to the
party was notpursued, there was moth
ings, else for him TODD, as man, of
truth and honor. He pledged his word
to the people of the state that he would
take this line of action, and he has
kept his word. The incident ought
therefore to be regarded by all con-
cerned as closed.
With regard to the future We hope
that, upon due elaboration, aided by
the sober second thought;" Mr..
Pharr and his acknowledgements will
come to appreciate the unreasonable
and altogether impossible character
of the demand they sought to impose
upon the Republican party, and will
accordingly abandon an attitude that
is absolutely untenable from. Repub.
lican point of view. They have de-
clared that they are yet Republicans;
that they will support the nominees of
the Chicago convention, and even
since his resignation from the state
committee Mr., Pharr has renewed the
emphatic denial of a reported intention
to affiliate with the Democratic party.
Why should he and his friends who
have acted with him in this matter
persist in repudiating what perhaps
has been the most distinctive and vital
principle of the Republican party
throughout the whole period of its. ex-
istence? Why should Republicans
reject Republican tenets?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30
Not a White Mans Party.

In the course of our discussion of ths
unrepubliean attitude of the recen
Republican candidate for governor il
this state on the question of the relation
OF a citizen s race and color to his civic
and political rights, we made the state
ment that not even Democratic ma.
| tinnal convention could be induced &c
enuneiate the doctrine that the organi
cation it represents is purely and dis.
| tinctively "a white mans party" thai
all attempts of southern Demo.
Gratis to elicit such a declaration had
| failed, and that northern Democrats
were ever unwilling 30 close the door
against possible negro votes for their
party and themselves by contending
that citizen otherwise qualified
should not be permitted to vote be-
cause he is negro.
Confirmation of this statement OF
the position of the Democrats of the
country elsewheee than in the extreme
south was furnished only few days
ago by the Democratic state conVen-
ton in Missouri. This body, accord
ing to the Associated Press reports,
fatty refused to adopt a resolution
."favoring the .disfranchisement of ig-
norant ard vicious negroes. y
Evidently there is no "white. man S
party in Missouri. And Missouri, it
must be remembered, is usually a
strong Democratic state. Once in a
while the Republicans achieve par
tial success there, when conditions are
exceptionally favorable, but the state
is normally Democratic.
The Democratic party of Missouri.
therefore, is not only committed to the
maintenance of negro suffrage, but
goes upon record as opposing its re-
striction even to the extent of disfran-.
ehising the ignorant and vicious
voters of the race. This is far more
radical ground than the Republican
party of Louisiana occupies on the
question. Here there is general Re-
publican acquiescence in and indorse-
ment Of the suffrage restrictions OF the
state constitution, which comprise an
alternative educational or property
and the payment of poll
taxes.
Ii the Democratic party of the n a.
ton and of Democratic states like
Missouri refuse to countenance the
of "a white mans party, .
now homogeneous and futile must be
.he attempt of a handful of so-called
in one corner OF Louisi.
anaa hopeless minority OF minor
ty party turn back the hands on
he political dial, contravert the
Whole history and stultify the funda-
mental principles OF the political or.
,anization to which they profess al
egiance, by declaring that it is "a
fhite mans party in the sense that
o citizen can receive its favors or
anticipate in its councils unless he be
white man. +
We reiterate the assertion that there
J no such thing as "a white mans |
artyn in this nation, and the propo-
tion is SO plain as 10 DEFY contro-
arsfpY1
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30
Judge Paul Leche.

La its proper place in our columns
today will be found the card of Judge
Paul Leche, announcing his candid acy
for reelection to the office of Judge
of the twenty seventh judicial district.
Judge Leche is so very we'll known
throughout the three parishes CON-
prising the district that he needs no
introduction at our hands andrequires
no recommends alton to the voters who
will participate in the Democratic
primary to be held later in the sum
mer. He is q broad minded, big
hearted, upright, irreproachable man,
and has filled with conspicuous merit
and competency number of positions
of honor and trust in the service of
the people of this town and parish,
including mayor of Donaldsonville
and parish superintendent of education.
Judge Leche has held the Office to which
he seeks reelection for the past eight
years, and has dicharged the duties
devolying upon him in q thoroughly
conscientious and impartial manner.
He has led a clean and honorable
life, and is worthy of the unqualified
support and good will of the sutfra-
gists whose approval and endorsement
he now bespeaks. Without disparage-
ment to his opponents, (if any there
may bel, and diselaiming desire to
discriminate in the matter, The Chief
wishes Judge Leche all the success in
the world and commends his candidacy
to the thoughtful consideration of all
good citizens.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30
The Press GGuFention.

The annual session of the Louisiana
Press Association held at Baton
Rouge, Plaquemine and Jackson on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week, was we'll attended and pro-
life Of much interest and enjoyment to
thenewspaper representatives andtheir
hosts in the several communities where
the business OF the organization was
transacted and the visitors were enter
tained.
Lack Of time and space forbid the
attempt to give even q condensed sum-
mary in this weeks Chief of the pro-
ceedings of the press association. The
omission will be supplied in our
next Issue.
The following officers we're unani-
mously elected for the ensuing wear:
f. L. Knobloch, Thibodaux CONNER
cial-Journal, president: viii A.
Strong. Winfield Southern Sentinel, 1
first vice president; Mrs. Cammil1a
Natchitoches Enterprise,
second vice president; L, E. Bentley. |
Donaldsongille Chief. secretary; Al /
bert Bienyenue, ST. Martinville Mes
senger, treasurer.
Winfield was chosen as the place
'or next years meetings the time to be
ixed by the president and executive
l-5y.,,,z iffee, n 9 34sl3a
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30
Meeting Of New River veterans.

A meeting of Fred. N. Ogden Camp
No. q. G. v, was held at Gonzales
last Sunday with Lieutenant Com.
mander Sylyanie Gautreau presiding
in the absence of Commander p. r.
st. Amant, and the following members
present: w. P. Dixon, adjutant; j.
A. Gonzales, D. B. Miller, L. F..
Babin, james Jones, T. H. Dyer, P.
II. Fairbanks, A. M. Guedry, Louis
Guedry, Oneal Deyall, |. p. Hebert,
Theodule Henry and Vileor Bouraue.
The following delegates were elected
TO represent the camp at the annual
convention OF the United Confederate
Veterans to be held at Birmingham
next month: w. p. Dixon, Louis
Guedry, James Jones, Sslvanie eau
treau, j. A. Gonzales, d. B. Miller,
A. Nj. Guedry and Oneal Devall.
Miss Geneva Brown was chosen spon-
sor and Miss Myrza Babin maid of
honor. SylEanie Gautreau, j. A.
Gonzales and D. B. Miller we're ap-
pointed a committee to draft appro-
PIRATE memorial resolutions on the
death OF Gomrade T. NJ. Braud. The
camp called ia a body on Representa-
tive Joseph Gonzales at his home and
{ quested him 10 use his influence to.
yards securing the passage of the act
ID the state Legislature to
provide for collecting Confederate ar.
hives aud for the appointment Of a
ommissioner OF military records.
II. Gonzales, in q few well.ehosen
lords, promised to do al 10 bis power
0 aid ia the adoption II lie measure.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30
No Use to Die.

.sIhave found ont that there is no use to die Of
Sew Discovery. says Mrs J. P White, of Rush
sofoy Pa. i would not be alive today only for
ssst Nonderful medicine. It loosens up a cough
quicker than anything else. and cures lung dis
ass Sc even after the case is pronounced heIeIesss
Inis most reliable remedy for coughs ana colds
i9gTippe, asthma. bronchitis and boarseness, is
sola under guarantee at all drug stores. Sc and
81. Trial bottle free -
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30

Hon. Samuel Douglas McEnery has
seen unanimously reelected by the
luisiana general assembly as United
bates senator for period OF six
ears from and after the expiration of
lis present term, March 3, 1909.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30

William J. Bryan and William H.
Taft have exchanged communications
9.eclaring themselves favorable to
9,ublicity of campaign contributions.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-30
FoR nIsTRlcT JUDGE.
FoR Dfs7RIcT ATTORNEY.

= the Democrats of the Twenty-sepenth Ju-
rt;.al District comprising the parishes of
sumption, Ascension and st. James:
hereby announce my candidacy for the Office
istrict Attorney for said district, subject to
ai4re to be fixed by the Democratic committee
: pae Twenty seventh Judicial District.
. solicit the good will and support of all the
ssieige them, if elected. that I viii perform my
ATTY without fear or favor.
Very respectfully.
PHILIP H. GILBERT.