The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-09
LEGISLATIVE FORECAST.
The POIictieal Pot Begins to Boil Pend
inc the ASSEMBLY OF the
Legislature.

bly, will meet 10 the city or baton
Rouge on Monday, May 18th, and
will be in session for sixty days.
This sets the political pot to boil
ing as the clans begin to gather III
the interest of their favorite can
didates, and the newspapers of the
State are filled with forecasts of
the matters pending.
The Picayune says: Before the
end of this week the Legislative
forces will be gathering in Baton
Rouge and securing their locations
for the next sixty days. Governor
elect Sanders will go next Satur-
day afternoon on the 3:l5 Valley
train. Senator Barrett, candidate
for president pro TEN of the Sen
ate, will depart for Baton Rouge
Friday and open headquarters ut
the Istrmma hotel. Representa-
tive III. Garland Dupre, candidate
for speaker, will have his head
quarters at the Mayer house and
will leave for there next Friday or
Saturday morning. Representa-
tive L. E. Thomas, of Shreveport,
will be here Tuesday, May 5, to at
tend the Bankers State Convention.
He will meet sereral friends here
and will then go to Baton Rouge,
opening headquarters at the Istrou-
ma by Saturday. Senator Voegtle
of Orleans, is also preparing to
make an early departure for the
State capital, and will probably
locate his headquarters at the Is
trouma."
As generally known, the inaug-
uration ceremony will take place
on May Is, aud as already an
nounced Governor Blanchard will
attend the conference of Govern
ors with President Roosevelt in
Washington, ID. c., but although
regretting his inability to be at
the State capital at the opening of
Legislature, Governor Blanchard
arranged with Lieutenant Govern
or Sanders to act in his stead and
send his message to the two
houses.
The States says: OF members
of the Senate there are forty-one.
If all are present when the body
meets next Monday twenty votes
will be needed by the successful
candidate for president. 1t re-
quires, however, only a majority
of those who are in attendance to
elect.
OF members of the House there
are lis. Fifty-eight votes will be
necessary to elect speaker If the
full House answers the roll call.
In the senatorial contest claim
has been made by friends of Sena-
tor Barrett that twenty-seven votes
are committed to- his candidacy.
Those who are on the other side
say, however, that some of these
members gave their support tenta-
lively, not knowing that the Csddo
senator will have opposition, and
reserve the right to make final
choice when they get on the ground
For the past two days Senator
Voegtle's time has been entirely
given up to an effort to make the
Volksfest big financial success
With the closing of the festival
tonight, however, it is expected
that the senator, unless there il
some change in the program, will
publicly acknowledge his candi
dacy, which be has not heretofore
done.
Perfect confidence in the result
is expressed by both sides. What
Roadway Senator Liable is making
is not disclosed. for the senator has
neither headquarters nor repre-
sentative here, and has not beer
to the city since the meeting o.
the State Central Committe.
SPECTACULAR RACE FOR SPEAKER
SHIP Is LIKELY.
Barring a radical change in tht
situation, the fight for the speaker
ship promises to be even a more
spectacular affair than that fol
president of the Senate. Becaus,
both Mr.. Dupre and Mr.. Voegtl'
are from the city, and Mr.. Thomas
and Mr.. Barrett from the country
For that reason it has been al
opinion widely held that if Mr.
Dupre wins, Mr.. Voegtle cannot
and vice versa and that whateve
happens the country is pretty sur
to get one of the places. Tha
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