The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-06
THE STATE CONVENTION

son, H. w. kappel, Chas. L..
Wise, and Messrs. Paul Kramer,
Albert Toerner, Emile Angelica,
Thos. Thorgeson and DR.. Nc
Clellan, attended the State Nom.
mating Convention held at Baton
Rouge last Wednesday night.
This convention was q spirited
and animated affair, owing to the
presence in large numbers of the
Blanchard forces, who were there
for the purpose of seating the ex-
Governors delegation from
Caddo. The Ex-Governor made
q stubborn fight for recognition,
but failed utterly in the end. The
convention was attended by a
very large number of prominent
men throughout the State, and
was assuredly the most imposing
political gathering ever witnessed
at the State capitol In long time.
The sense of the convention as a
body, was for the nomination of
the Hon. w. J. Bryan for the
Presidency, although the part of
wisdom for the good of the Ma
tional Democracy, was to send an
uninstructed delegation to the
National Convention, to support
any good man for the nomination
ANY man, in other words, who
would nnify the party to the ex.
tent Of presenting q solid front to
the Republican high tariff robber
The concensus of opinion at this
State gathering was to the effect
that q more than usually brilliant
prospect is now in view for the
election of a Democratic president.
N We found the Legislature busy
body. There are q number of
highly important bills pending
before It among them the bill to
eliminate the gambling feature
from horse.racing in the city of
New Orleans, also q bill for the
establishment of State wide pro-
hibition and q high license meas
ure, intended 10 . substitute. The
outlook is unquestionably favor
able to the abolition of gam bling
at race.tracks and, as to the pro-
hibition problem the matter of a
high license is decidedly more to
the liking Of the greatest number
of lawmakers. The action of the
Governor in denoumcing lobbying
We regard it, as one of the wisest
things ever done by a State Ex.
ecutive, and it doeS look as through
now legislature for the public veal
and welfare goes on unobstructed
or unin1uenced by sorded or in
terested wire-pullers. It looks
plain that, if for no other reason
There are many others) the PEG.
pie ought to applaud Governor
Sanders for his bold stand in their
behalf.
We must not omit to state q
word or two relative to the con-
ference held at the capitol. Just
before the convention, of the
Third District parish representa-
dives. This conference was an in.
steresting and intelligent body of
zen, oil ardently devoted to the
advancement Of Democratic doc
trine. At this conference were
selected U. S. Senators Murphy
]. Foster, Samuel D. McEnery,
Governor Jared Y. Sanders and
Martin Behrman az delegates at
large; and az Presidential elector,
Hon. Edmond. Met ulnpm, Of Ter
rebonne; and Hon. n. H. Price,
OF Lafourche, and Hons Minos +.
Gordy, Jr., of Vermilion, o dele-
gates, and Hon. Philip 0ilbert, -
Assumption, and Hon. Louie La.
coste. Of Lafayette, as alteruates,
who were selected by the conven-
HON.
a distipction which could not
have been more worthily con.
ferred vas bestoweh upon one of
our fellow practitioners at this con.
ference. We refer to the election
OF Judge A. G. Allen to the chair
thereof. Judge Allen
acquitted himself Of his response.
bilities in that capacity with that
observation-disclosures and high sense
81 justice and perfect urbanfty
which has q oil times character.
lcteriscd him. and 10 heartily
pon9ratnlato him and 60 people
u t6io parish will feel fioud Of |
~ N eonAe1xed upons him.
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