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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02

In every speech of his campaign
Jared Y. Sanders, Democratic nomi-
nee for governor, made the deelara.
ton that his Republican opponent.
Henry N. Pharr, is "a straight and
true man that "there is nothing tie
matter with him but his politics. =
The New Orleans Daily States, the
most extreme and partisan Democratic
newspaper in the state, described Mr..
Pharr as "a most engaging young
man Of excellent personal character
and good business qualifications
and the democratic Pieayune, never
too ready to recognize merit in 8
political opponent, admitted thai
aMr. Pharr, in his personal and indi-
vldual character and capacity, is a
highly worthy citizen. Here is
ample testimony that the Republican.
candidate was Just the kind of mar
the state needs in the gubernatorial
chair. "Straight and true OF lex
cellent personal character snd goot
business qualifications; highly
worthy citizen;n what more could be
desired ID a governor?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02
Meeting Of DRAINAGE Board.

A meeting Of the board of com
missioners Of the Mississippi and La.
fonrche drainage district was held
here last Mond ay, with Messrs. Rolling
and SWartz of ST. James and Messrs.
Dugas and DeIaune Of Assumption IN
attendance. The bids of the Bank OF
Donaldsonville and the Peoples Bank,
offering four and five per cent re-
spectively on the daily balances 81
the funds of the board, were received.
and the bid of the Peoples Bank was
accepted. The report Of the engineers
in charge, showing 1885 running fee.
of channel dug during the month o.
March, was read. The treasurer sub
mitted his report, showing cash bal
auce on hand Of SIG $50 g.. The
board appointed Jules Pescay super
intendent OF the dredgee and the drain
age work, and 1t was decided 60 engag
another crew as soon as possible SO
that work can be done day and night.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02

When the average American offers.
to risk his money on a given PROPOSE
ton be is supposed to be either con.
vineed of its truth or to be at the end
of his tether in the argument. There
IS room for speculation as TO which.
Of these positions is occupied By Col.
Henry Watserson Of the Louisville
Courier Journal, who offers to bet
one dollar and d hall that Bryan will
seat Taft for next president We
strongly suspect the colonel OF bluff
ing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02

The Chief remarked last week that
Hammond seems to be the only Re.
publican town in louisiana" but We
are glad to know that things are moi
always what they seem. The towns Of
Jennings and Kinder in Calcasieu
parish and tho village of Roseland ir
Tangipahoa parish also gave Repub,
lican maioritles at the recent state cleo
ton. These are al high-grade places
with a class of citizenship that viii
compare fayorably with the best in tht
state. May their tribe increase!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02

The Democratic state committee Of
Minnesota has launched a boom fol
Gov. johnson rs candidate for The
presidential nomination and he will
doubtless be Col. Bryan's only formi-
dable competitor in the Denver conven.
ton. Cow johnson IS friendsc claim tina
he can carry all the Bryan states and
some that Bryan can't carry, and they
are probably right about it, but The
Minnesota man might do that and still
fall far short of election. This needn i
worry the Johnsonites, however, for
Bryan will be the nominee.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02
Blaes Win Again.

In one of the hottest and most ex-
citing games ever played on the local
diamond, the DonaldsonVille Blues
won from the Whitecastle Greys in
The ninth inning last Sunday after
noon, the score being 4 to 3. Up to
the nerve-racking ninth 1t looked as
though the locals would sustain their
FIRST defeat of the season, but batting
rally at the eleventh hour saved the
day for them, netting three runs.
Fromherz, the first man up in the last
round. put a slow one down to short
and beat it out. Landry famed.
Lane smashed out two-bagger, adj
yancing F'romherz to third, and Robin
son, the Blues classy twirler, as
sisted in winning his. own game by
clouting clean three Dagger, scoring
Lane and Fromherz. Chastant singled,
sending Robinson across the pan with
the winning run.
The visitors chalked up their tallies
in the second and fourth innings. In
the second Chastant, at short, was
guilty of two miscues which permitted
a couple of Whitecastilians 10 roost
on bases. Rybiski hit for two bags at
this critical period, scoring both runs.
In the fourth Peters singled, stole sec,
ond and scored on Rybiski's safety.
These were the only hits made of
Robinson, who hurled in his usual
clever form.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02
OFFICIAL. CALL
For Republican Convention. Sixth Com
gressionai District of Louisiana.
Baton Rouge, La. April IS, 1908

greBSIOnal DlsGTIcG IlOMIsiamNs
Baton Rouge, La, April ID, 1908.
Az a meatiny of the RannhIiean ex.
? :
ecutIye committee for the sixth con-
a3.I ai.t.;o. - tola
gEess4onai 0laOrlce u houlsldha hola
at Raton Romeo Ia this day. MIR.
-
suant TO call, with the chairman, sec.
a . ,,,., - .,..,,l.a,,a q.
tee6fy anu quofu nl % a'0lioelo II
attend anca IL was moved seconded
and unanimously adopted that the
,ba;,n,or ord eooratorv ~ +bis com
el1 Oil - az csha sS7oi oe@A ~ Wis
l4issoo Oio 49," rs
the sixth district ISGpu0Ilcan cOnVen-
tiap.
sioh'
Pursuant to a call of Harry s. New, chair.
man of the Republican national committee, fol-
the election of delegates to the national conVen.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02
ST. Amant Notes.

Rev. L. NJ. Phillips and son, Will
son, of Gonzales, were here Saturday
on business.
After spending a week or SO here as
the guest OF their son, Lucas Poche,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elphege Poehe left last
Sunday for their home at Dutchtown.
Ulysses Poirrier and Mrs. Michel
MORN, nee Emma Rodriguez, were
quietly married last Monday at the
Church of the Sacred Heart, in Cor
nerview. They will reside at Burnside.
Joseph and j. Paul Bourgeois Wis
tied French Settlement Tuesday on
business.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Lambert, Jr., was christened
last Saturday at the st. Amant Cath
Ole church, Rev. u. G. Gonon ofieiat-
ing. May Elizabeth was the pretty
name bestowed upon the diminutive
damseI.
The many friends Of Mrs. Lucas
Poeh6 will be glad to learn that she is
rapidly recuperating from her illness.
Alphonse Mayors and Mrs. Arthur
Babin, nee Bertha Bourgeois. were
married at the ST. Amant Catholic
church last Thursday afternoon in the
presence Of large gathering Of rela.
tIyes and friends. Among the promf-
nent guests Of the occasion were Rep
resentative.elect and Mrs. Joseph Con
zales, Of Gonzales, and Assessor-elect
A, a. King Of Dutchtown.
y. p. BOURGEOIS.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02
Duplessls Notes.

n. L. Dubois, of Gonzales, was here
last Saturday on business.
Miss Adele Lesaicherre, the charm
ing daughter of j. B. Lesaicherre OF
Cornerview, spent several days among
her numerous friends here last week.
Ben. Hebert, of Gold Place, and
Lucien Hebert. OF Cornerview, were
teams acting business here on Saturday
last.
L. B. Duplessis and L. P. Landry
made business trip to New Orleans
last week.
The baseball game at Gonzales last
Sunday afternoon between the Cham
pions of Duplessis and War Horses
of ST. Gabriel was witnessed by a
large crowd of interested spectators
and proved fast and scientific exhi-
bition of the national sport. At the
end Of the ninth inning the score stood
5 to 1 in favor OF the War Horses.
Miss Ida Muller, one of our talented
school teachers, and Miss Adele Le-
saicherre visited Baton Rouge last
Saturday on business.
Julian J. Lesaicherre and Miss
Myrza Duplessis and Noel Babin and
Miss Adele Lesaicherre enjoyed a
pleasant drive after the baseball game
Sunday afternoon.
Amedeo Les aicherre, Of Corneryiew,
was pleasantly entertained by Miss
CorneHa Daigle Sunday evening.
Daniel Braud, Of Gonzales, was a
welcome visitor here on Monday last
L. P. LANDRY.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02
LOUISIANA PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Call for Twenty-nlnth Annual Session al
Baton Rouge, May IS, 81, IS, 1905.

Call for Twenty-ninth Annual Session at
Baton Rouge, May IS, 27, 2s, 1908.
New ORLEANS. La, April q, 1903.
To THE Press OF LOUISIANA:
The Louisiana Press Association is hereby
called to meet in twenty-ninth yearly session
at Baton Rouge, La. on Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday, May 26, q and %. 1908. All
members Of the organization, together with
all other persons eligible for admission who
have not yet become members, are cordially
invited to attend and take part in the con-
alteration and discussion of matters affecting
the welfare OF the press,
An attractive literary program is in course
of preparation, and it is promised on behalf
of the people of the capital city and its environ
ments that the Association will be accorded
a hearty welcome, and that no effort will be
spared to make the reunion both profitable and
pleasant.
Besides being afforded an opportunity to
witness the most interesting of the Louisiana
State University's commencement exercises, and
to visit the general assembly of the state in
session, the representatives Of the press will be
treated to river excursion to Plaquenline on
Wednesday. where the new government locks
and other things of interest are to be seen and
the people are making arrangements to give
the excursionists the time of their lives"
Editors, associate editors, business managers
and proprietors Of newspapers are eligible for
active membership in the Louisiana Press
Association; and an application forwarded to
the secretary, accompanied by the annual fee
of S. viii entitle the applicant to the privileges
and advantages OF membership until the meet
ing OF the Association. Members in arrears for
dues should remit at once to L. E. Bentley
secretary. P. O. Box 152. New Orleans. La.
Information as ts transportation, hotel accom-.
Inodations. etc, win be furnished by the secre.
terry in due time. &C. DEGRAFFENREID,
L. E. BENTLEY, President
Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02

Batteries: Robinson and Wills. Gondolh and
Tonzet.
summary: Struck out-By Robinson 10. by
Gondolf 4 Two-base hits-H. Weber, Lane,
Rybiski. Three-base hit-Robinson. Sacrifice
hils-D. Weber, u. Gondoth. Stolen bases
Peters, Fromherz. Base on balls-Oh Robinson
/. Wild piteh-Gondolf 1. Umpires- leblanc
and Montero. Attendance, zoo. Seorer-N a.
Rodrigue
Tomorrow the Blues will tie up with
the well-known Brusly Browns, one OF
the few teams in the state composed
solely of local players. The Browns
handed the Blues juicy lemon last
year and this season have met and de-
feated the strong Whitecastle Greys
and other classy clubs. Their battery,
Dupuy and Mary, is said TO be all to the
candy, and the remainder of the ag-
greg alton will compare fayorably with
any bunch of amateurs in the state.
The Blues will have their usualspeedy
lineup, and battle royal is conf
IDENTIFY expected.
Robinson, the fair haired deceiver
who toed the slab for the locals in the
games against Napoleonville and
Whiteeastle, left Monday to join the
Birmingham team of the Southern
League, with whom he signed some
time ago. Last year he was one Of
the staff OF pitchers of the Jackson
Miss. team in the Cotton States
League, and his many friends here
and elsewhere are confident that he
will make good with the big league.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02

Llnde, The ieweler, is selling out.
Goi0g to remove to Alexandria. Now
IS thu time to get watches, iewelry,
clocks, etc, atcost. Tobias building,
Railroad avenue.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02

Surely, the esteemed Pieayune can
not be serious il its contention that
Mr.. Sanders, Democratic nominee for
governor, was under no obligation
politically to answer the interrogato
iies relative to his principles and
policy on several public questions
that we're put to him by MIR. Pharr.
his Republican competitor. It would
seem that any highly worthy citizen. .
us the Plcayunc admits Mr.. PhaYr
TO be, should be entitled to some con-
sideration in such case, but when
he had been recognized personally
and politically TO the extent that he
was first catechized as to his princi.
ples and policy on certain public
natsers by Mr.. Sanders. and had
promptly answered, it is difficult to
see how the Democratic nominee could
decentIy ignore the questions pro
rounded TO him in turn BY Mr.. Pharr
TO have done SO not only shesEed lack
nf common courtesy but lustifie sthe
presumption that the standard
bearer OF the great Democratic party
81 Isoisfsiana,s ais the I,icayune desig
nated him, could not afford TO define.
his attitude On several Of the most
Important issues Of The recent Am
paign.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02

Two wards OF Iberia parish gave
majorities to Mr.. Pharr, the Republi
can candidate for governor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02

! Everybody has q fine time at ths
meetings of the Louisiana Press As.
soeiatlon, and nobody has fuer ont
than Brother w. T. Holland of the ST
Helena Echo. The following extracf
from tbs latest issue Of his paper in.
dicates that he is preparing to repeat
his annual experiences:
The Louisiana State ness Association will
hold its annual convention in Baton Rouge on
May %, q and D. and Mrs He'll ~ has declared
her intention of going with us. This, of course
viii hamper us to certain extent, but, then she
can't follow us around day and night, and we
look forward to having pretty good time.
The oasis., 1908-10-24
ARIZONA NEWS.

trying every means In her power to
locate her husband who started
from his home last September and
who has not been heard from since
his arrival in this city few days
later. Any information that can
be furnished Marshal Moore as to
Mr.. Denayer's whereabouts will be
greatly appreciated by the local
department.
Stafford Guardian: Deputy Sher-
iff Johnson returned from Benson
Wednesday evening, bringing back
with him a man named Stewart,
wanted here for stealing a Dach-
hunde dog belonging to Wiley E.
Jones. The man was allowed to
go on settling all expenses incurred
in the case. This is the second
time this dog has been stolen, 1t
is a valuable animal and highly
priced by Mr.. Jones, who brought
it here on his return from Mexico
several months ago.
Tucson Citizen: Despite the
many new buildings that have
gone up in Tucson to supply the
rapidly increasing population, there
is still brisk demand for houses
and specially for furnished apart
ments which indicates that the
winter population has grown stead
lily and rapidly. With the fall
season just commencing, there will
be a steady influx of winter resi-
dents to Tucson and real estate men
expect to do good business during
the next few months.
Phoenix Gazette: Woodmen were
engaged in the forest surrounding
the city hall yesterday telling the
oleander trees which were ordered
to be cut down at recent meeting
of the city council. The matter
has been under advisement for
some time. The trees were declared
poisonous and very dangerous in an
inhabited community. The death
of several horses have been caused
by eating the leaves and bark o.
the "anders." The oleander about
the court house and other public
grounds in this city will also bt
cut down.
Bisbee Review: The Red Ligh
district habitue, the unspeakabl,
buzzard who occupies among man
kind the relative position that il
held in the feathered kingdom BY
the sinking buzzard, in short, thu
vile parody upon humankind VIII
keeps his loathsome carcass ia
upon the proceeds of fallen wo
mans shame has come to the emf
of his rope, insofar as Bisbee AM
its environs is concerned. Cit,
Marshal Jack Stevens has put TIL
ban upon him, and he must see
elsewhere to ply his noisome voca
ton.
Bisbee Miner: The preliminar
hearing of G. T. McGlone, formerl
supervisor of the Chirlcahua Fores
Reserve, before United States Com
missioner Stanford on charges {
falsifying accounts and embezzlf
ment, was in progress all day
Captain George D. Christy, assist
United States attorney, appeare
for the government and Mellon
was defended by Attorney Georg
Neale. On the first charge, that
falsifying accounts, ten witnesse
we're introduced by the prosecr
The oasis., 1908-10-24

$1,000. Decision on the fret charge
was reserved until later In the day,
Bisbee Review. There will be
~ little delay rs possible in the
settlement Of claims for insurance,
promise the underwriters who are
here from Los Angeles adjusting
the claims Of the fire victims who
carried insurance. Already here
are Weldon d. Whalen, special
agent and adjuster for the Fire.
mans Fund Insurance Company;
P. H. Griffith, special agent and
adiuster for the Hartford and Citi-
zens companies, and P. H. Howard,
acting in the same capacity for the
New York underwriters and the
Aetna. All of them are from Los
Angeles.
Florence Tribune: The walls of
the new prison at Florence are ris-
ing with greater rapidity than was
thought possible by the men who
know the most about it, the officials
of the prison and the board of con-
troll. There was 600 feet of the
wall foundation laid last week.
The reason for the rapid and good
work is easily explained when one
hears that every day a man does
good work takes one day off his
sentence. They would be forced to
work anyway, if they happen to be
chosen for the job, but this incen-
tive seem to make them anxious to
do their best, and the territory is
profiting by the experiment.
Douglas American: The build
ing of the Arizona Gypsum COM
pany, of which w. NJ. Adamson is
| the chief stakeholder, was destroyed
by fire this afternoon. Loss $780,
0C0, insurance $4,000. The fire
originated from the explosion OF
oil in the boiler room. The build
ing was located outside the city
limits, west, and it was impossible
for the fire company to get action
on the flames. The fire is especial
ly unfortunate at this time because
the company manufactured large
proportion of the lime and other
materials used in building in Bis
bee. Charles Purdin, recently in
jured by fall from the Hotel Roy
was cashier of the company.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-10-23

wound not constitute even a substan-
tial interregnum-with which no real
friend OF Mr.. Taft can agree-such re-
marks regarding the institution Of a
Roosevelt dynasty are not only shock
ng but absolutely damaging to the
Republican candidate and the Repub-
lican party"
Speaking of the Longworth incident,
Mr. Josephus Daniels, chairman of the
publicity bureau at Democratic head
quarters, said:
THE people may take 1t in their
heads in November to knock Mr.. Long
worth's nice family arrangement in
the head by going outside the close
corporation aui family monopoly Of
the presidency. That would be sad
for the son-in-law, ont good for the
country. The remark of Mr.. Long
worth shows that long tenures in office
for one party makes those In power
thank they own the government. If
for no other reason than to teach the
sOn-in-law and others near the throne
that this is a republic. the voters will
decide upon change in November"
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-10-23
REPUBLICANS INCENSED
Longworth's Speech at Rock Island
ILL.,, Arouses Wrath.

No utterance of the campaign has
attracted more attention than the pre-
diction of Congressman Nicholas
Longworth, the presidents son-n-law,
who, In speech at Rock Island H..
declared that after eight years of Taft,
it would be Roosevelt in the While
House again. This utterance has caused
Republican campaign managers no lit
tie annoyance. The Republican view
OF the incident is well set forth by the
Chicago Inter Ocean, one of the lead
ing Republican papers in the entire
west. The Inter Ocean said:
The Hon. Nicholas Longworth pro
posed to 10000 American citizens in
Rock Island on Friday that Mr.. Ia I
should be made president OF the
United States for the next eight years
and Mr.. Roosevelt for the eight years
following A.r. Tafts second term.
las Mr.. Longworth is President
Rooseyelt's son-in-law, his words are
accepted usually as semi-official for
the White House. This is the unfortu.
nate feature of his utterance in the
present instance.
THE American people are not look.
ing for a lord protector. Even the
most ardent admirers or MT. Roosevelt
would not care TO make him another
Diaz.
with some eight years of the presl
dency behind him next March and
with eight years of Mr. Taft before
him, Mr.. Roosevelt, according to his
son-in-law's ideas. would be able &c
celebrate on March 4, 1928, re r'y u
quarter of century of personal ule
over this republic.
''SuHh program is not one to be
announced just now, incredible ana
impossible as it seems Especially il
is OF one to be announced from the
bosom Of Mr. Roosevelts family
Good politics and good taste are botf
against such utterances
Aside from Mr.. Longworth's pain
assumption that Mr.. Taft's two terms
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-10-23
Raps Is Own Platform by Sc
vereIy criticizing Repub-
Iican Tariff Flank.
MIR. LoNGwoRTH ON DYUASTY
Presidents Son-in-Law Declares Eight
Years Taft---Then Roosevelt
Republicans are Incensed at the Re-
marks Made by Longworth in His
Rock Island, ILL.,, speech on the
Succession of Presidency.

The Omaha Bee, published by Vic
tor Rosewater, member of the Repub-
lican national committee, and head of
the Republican campaign publicity bu-
reau. has made the blunder of criti-
cising vigorously part of the tariff
plank of the Republican platform, the
writer being under the impression that
he was really pouring hot sdot into
Mr.. Bryan. The Democratic leader, in
a recent speech, had quoted that part
of the Republican platform which is
criticised.
The editorial In Mr.. Rosewater's pa
per goes ON the theory that this Ian
guage was Mr.. Bryan's own, the
writer failing to notice that the Ian
guage was really part Of the platform
on which Mr.. Taft Is running.
The consequence of this Is that Mr.
Bryan and his friends have on broad
grin and they think that the smiles
at Fairyiew are likely to spread to 8ll
Democrats in the country.
The words complained of in the Bee
editorial were these:
I'm all tariff legislation the true
principle is best maintained by the i'm
position of such duties as will equal
the difference between the cost of
production st home and abroad To-
patbar with reasonahle nrofit to Amer
ioon ;ndns+rios,,
The Rec wont nm to nuncture frs
language in the following style;
Nothing prettier in the catch-all
limo has been offered in this cam
na;gn The most bide-bornd stand
natfer in the country can accent that
rs satisfactory and tho rankest free
trader can find delight in If The dec.
Iaration means simnlv nothing. Anat-
tpmnt 10 legislo+e along that limo
wond simnly omen the wav TO inter
noinahIa u.ranoi;no nc IN rr,ot consti.
t,,tas "a reasonnhle rrofit, for hair
snlitting on wages on one industry
nrice az raw materials in another re-
hates and draUhacks in a third and
ca on through rho rxt of thousands nj
articles that ara now ON the tariff re-
vision a. Prvan,s direction vould
s,arva only 10 baIt industrial and COM
mercial nrogress and keen business nm
Settled i,ring his term of office
Tbe Omaha World. Herald sbovn
+bot Tho xvordc ooonlained of ara not
q mart of any sneech of Mn, nrvan
Int nsrt of the torirf miami, ~ tho
Ranub,ieon ,LatPorm
Mr. Rrvan had this To sov whom
the matter waa called TO his alton
+ion.
~ am rerv nurh surnrised that Mt.
Rosewater should have attempted TO
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-10-23
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