The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-01-04
MEETING OF j. Y. SANDERS CLUB.

orleans. addressed q large 2ut
enthusiastic meeting Of voters iD
Franklin on last Wednesday
night at the Smoker given by the
Third Ward j. Y. Sanders
Club. The Headquarters hall
was crowded to its utmost capac-
ity. The stairway and galleries
were also crowded and many
people remained on the grounds
around the building listening in
tcntly to the eloquent words Of
the able orator, eager to eaten
every word OF his discussion Of
campaign issues. With his open
ing words: "Gentlemcn OF the
home of Hon. J. y. Sanders and
my old friend w. :. Peterman. y
Mr.. Adams captured his audience
and held their attention for about
one hour. 1t i safe to say fully
five hundred people attended the
meeting. After the meeting, the
audience gathered around MIR.
Adams and warmly congratulated
him upon his magnificent address.
Other speakers were: Mr.. W. c..
Baker. Of Patterson, candidate
for Representative, and Senator
Wilson I. Peterman, both OF
whom made very favorable i'm
pressions upon the audience and
were cheered to the echo.
MIR. Baker related at some
length his reasons for supporting
Hon. w. 7. Peterman for Sheriff.
He reviewed in eloquent langua ge
the life Of that popular and gifted
young citizen OF ST. Mary, be-
ginning with the time when he
was very young boy. thrown
face to face with the world de-
pendent entirely upon his own
resources for a livelihood, and
ending with the enviable record
ne made for himself in the State
Senate during his term OF TOUR
years there.
After the meeting, Mr.. Adams
was the guest of honor at a sup
per given by Mrs. j. Y. Sanders.
the Lieut. -Governor's mother.
Mr.. Adams left Thursday after
noon Tor Morgan City where he
addressed another meeting. His
speech at Franklin was in part as
follows:
In this campaign, Mr.. Will
kinson has posed before the public
in the "Holier than thou" role,
and has striyen to convince the
voters that he personifies the
forces Of good and that Mr.. San
ders stands for the forces OF evil in
Louisiana politics. in this con-
nection the voter has got to con-
slider Mr.. Wilkinson's per-
formances in this campaign and
contrast them with this sanity at
titude that he has assumed. The
voter has got 70 consider the pro-
position as to whether Mr.. Will
kinson is sincere and honest in his
position to purify the political life
Of this State. Therefore, you must
consider the proposition which |
shall call the temptation OF Pujol.
MIR. Wilkinson met Mr.. Pujol
in warehouse, "cavern dark
enough 20 mask he face OF the
conspiracy which was then and
there attempted against public
policy and the purity of this cleo
tion under the Primary Election
Law. MIR. Wilkinson in order to
obtain the support OF Mr.. Pujol
and other ward bosses, promised
to make Mr.. Pujol his campaign
manager and then offered him the
best Of the patronage in the city OF
New Orleans. Verify, did Mr.. Will
kinson take "Boss" Pujol up into
an exceeding high mountain and
showed him all Of the Kingdoms
of the world and the glory of them
and said unto him. "All of these
things shall give unto you, if you
will fall down and support me-"
But Mr.. Pujol, "Ward Boss" ii
Won will told him HvOu offer too |
much" 1t is for you to say
whether Mr.. Wilkinson stands for
pure politics and against degraded .
and corrupt politics in the light Of
this offer. Fellow citizens, after
this proposition was made to MIR.
Pujol, Mr. Wilkinson embarked
II 4 Garry Nation crusade against