The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-09-05
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From these figures it will appear
that MIR. Wickliffe had the best of th'
race in seven of the twelve parishes
scoring clear malorities in East ant
West Feliciana, St. Helena and w ash
ington, and obtaining pluralities II
| Ascension, Livingston and Points
Coupee. Mr.. Favrot obtained ma
iorities in East Baton Rouge and Tan
gipahoa and plurality in ST. Tam
many, while Mr.. LeFebvre polled ma
ierities- In the two remaining parishes
of West Baton Rouge and Iberville
A second race is to be run between
Mr.. Wicklffe and Congressman Fsv.
rot, with the chances of victory sc
decidedly on the side of the brilliant
young Felicianian that it would seem
to be futile waste OF time, labor and
money on the part OF the present in.
cumbent to try to stem the popular
tide that has evidently set in against
him. Even il he receives two thirds
of the LeFebvre vote in a second pri-
mary he will fall several hundred
short of majority, conceding that
MIR. WickIiffe holds his present vote
and gets q third of Mr.. LeFebvre's.
We doubt it any ievel-hesded op-
ponent of the Feliciana candidate will
question his ability to swing third
OF the LeFebvre vote, while his friends
will insist that he has more than an
even chencs to get the two thirds.
The contest in the seventh congress
sional district resulted in the re-nomi.
nation Of Congressman A. P. Puio OF
Calcasieu, who defeated Hon. VIM.
Polk of Rapides by about 1900 votes.
Mr.. Pujo carried six of the eight par
ishes- Calcasieu, Grant, ST. Landry,
Acadia, Avoyelles and Cameron
leaving only two to MIR. Polk-Rap-
ides and Vernon.
Incomplete returns from the second
railroad commission district show th at
Shelby Taylor of Acadia polled the
largest vote, with the present con-
missioner, Overton Cade of Lafayette,
q good second, VIM. Egan of Acadia
third and o. P. Bland OF East Fell
ciana fourth. A second primary will
be necessary, with Messrs. Cade and
Taylor as the contestants. According
to our estimate OF the situation the
Acadia candidate will wind hands
down.
A number of close and exciting con-
tests for district judges, district at
torneys and members OF school boards
took place throughout the state, and
perhaps the most acrimonious of these
fights occurred in the parish of Iber-
vile, where the campaign was con.
Quoted on deplorably low and bitter
lines. District Judge Calvin K.
Schwing, leader of one of the con-
tending factions, appears to have been
re-nominated by the close margin
of I votes in the district composed OF
Iberville, West Baton Rouge and
Pointe Coupe parishes, his unsuc.
cessful opponent being Jos. E. LIE.
Blanc of West Baton Rouge. The
Schwing faction carried IberyilIe par.
ish and won out in the struggle for
control of the school board.
District Judge II. F. Brunot was re-
nominated in East Baton Rouge by
the narrow majority OF 54 over 7.
Sambola Jones.
Districts.Iudge E. 7. Lewis of ST.
Landry was defeated for re. nomination
by Judge W. w. Perrault, and Dis
trict Judge A. C. Allen OF St. Mary,
who has been on the bench twenty-five
years. was beaten by Chas. A. O'Neil.
A remarkably close contest for the
mayoralty took place in Shreveport,
DR.. S. A. Dickson receiving s55 votes
and ]. G. Foster $50 votes in q total
of 170s cast.
In New Orleans the Regulars had
things all their way, the candidates
Endorsed by the bosses winning almost
without an effort in nearly every in
stance. Only 10000 votes were polled
and there was an almost total absence
OF excitement or interest except In
three OF the smaller wards, the four
teenth, sixteenth ADD seventeenth.
One of our esteemed Demecratic
contemporaries. which shall be name
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