St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

ludgs VI +. Edwards, sitting here
etibF Judge ID place Of. Judge
,BIt W3o IL i'll iii New Orleans,
svrasy refused to dissolve the
siinissts Injunction taken out by
ss against the division Of st.
Tv aad Will return here on April
rv an Intervention filed by the
5nists.
Intervention was the answer Of
aiyisi8nists To the Injunction.
tbe diFisionists through their
sy ii attorneys endeavored to-
iscs ths natter to ali issue Saturday,
m attempting 10 champion the
c8lss ii tie election supervisors, who
bd mersly filed a document declar-
iaq thsir neutrality and asking for
Instructions
Ghe alinq Of the intervention by
ibs iiyisionists entailed a delay Of
til Jays, and with its admission BY
lHs couft alE hopes Of an election In
ADfg vanished.
Al Il thoroughly known by this
tms, tie act creating the parish of
HangeHneby The submission Of the
question ID Il majority instead of a
iFethirds vote of the people was
stacked NJ citizen-taxpayers, namely
EB Dubuisson, ]. B. Sandoz, 3. d.
ASlstts ahd E. M. Boagni, on the
spsads of unconstitutionality The
sRFis0rs Of Election we're injoined
a dong say act directed to carry
lsVat the election, Sheriff Swords
lan sending 0ut the ballot boxes
ala Gig Clarion from publishing pro-
asnad0as pertaining to the election.
Clerk df Court Andrepont signed
ae Injunction Friday, The 18th, after
swing baen fully advised by local
attorneys end The Attorney GeneraLI
lAe state is to bis authority to do soI
Aslfst business taken up BY the
@sli apon cenyening Saturday was
as INJUNCTION III tile matter of par
division I1he citizens inioining
e represented .bY Messrs Thos. Fl.
Wy sad Gilbert u. Dupre, and the
aefFsnora by Messrs. r. Lee Gar
Raopl Payy, Dudley 1. Gull
+. Payy, Leon S, Haas, Il.
ssla gl'sntanot, A. H. Garland and
Thompson.
tAe battle Waged warm and inter-
lag most Of the day Saturday. the
Esora being filled with adherents
0ta sides, and the attorneys
atlHr every inch Of ground, the
s y the diyisionists being to
W. question I'd an immediate
aaq she dissolution Of the iniunc-
~, asa the anti-digisionists to stand
W. legal right Of ten days DELAY
sasweF tho Intervention IT The
, slseallt The Judge was very
e and permitted full scope ID
attorneys on both sides, aiming
aIl parties all the play they
ala 70 render impartial Justice
" es The case was argued
!. pF Messrs. Lewis and DuDre.
M. aessrs Garland and Guilbeau.
alaas llmerous speeches, re-
p Zig Honor refusing q force
slal because The fling Of the IN
s.slof !. \! by The aiYisionists carried
INV 'as usual legal delays incident
...s snlts He then adjourned
sasa April 2 at which time the
M sasloa NJ Hill be tried, and prob
n. ~ ", merits Of the entire case
Il laso . Ihe losing side will an
Z Ae Supreme Court,
y meantime, and unless d deci-
given before Anil : lstb eJ,
y Ve said before, Is not prob-
& .llsfs y. witt Be 10 election n tbe
Ihe entire election ma
IF sss.is ! noE tied up, and any vot-
ss ,,salIs selpated ID BY 10 matter how
gsopls will clearly IL siI Illegal l,gl'
!. Yoid, 4 and il defiance if 's'tf,s, he
q 4 the land. = w
Il sl0alsts say that thew viii
sss slsetlon 81, Injunction Or no in
5ssIs Ihis however, Is not taken ],
t5st ta Il they will find by election ss,5 i
ay sI, isW people are fond Of ''iust
Won because such it viii
s.s ss.sssl.Idivisionists point out that
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