St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-03
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stats, Aaa us Sad mat FAST Confirms His
CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR
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ever foolish and ruinoua such ! policy
Is.
This early agitation may BE- ! plas
1t boosting candidates trying
them out to speak IN horse language
to see what they can dos how lie
dear peeps viii take to them. And,
Of course. If ! candidate does not
prove acceptable to The multitude
and the masses" Why, another will be
trotted out.
Il is said that the idea is to get
out opposition to the present State
administration; that the city ward
bosses are not satisfied with Cover
nor Sanders steering Of the wheel Of
State, and that they want To put 4
man ii the GubernatoriaI chair that
will not be subservient to Sanders,
but to the ward bosses. How true
this report is, is of course profile
matte; as well IS ID the report that
Foster and Sanders have q razor ii
their socks for each other.
Dupre is ii demand. says che
! Picayune Of Sunday, IN telling Of the
many calls being made upon the ex-
J st. Landrian for Fourth Of July
speeches. It is as near certain as a
thing can be without being an actual
fact that Mr.. Dupre viii be a candi-
date for Governor. Whether he will
oppose the administration is not quite
SO clear. although it IS stated that
the bosses have him picked out With
which to put Sanders out Of business.
Here Is the article telling Of the
demand throughout the State for
Mr.. Dupre's oratoy:
Hon. Il. Garland Dupre, Speaker
of the House Of Representatives, will
deliver the Fourth Of July Grafton at
Kentwood, Tangipahoa parish, next
Saturday. July 8. He received an
urgent invitation from the committee
IN charge Of the big Fourth Of July
celebration at Arcadia, BienyilIe par
ish, north Louisiana, and a personal
letter from Senator ]. Rush WimberIy
urging him to be present and deliver
an address on that occasion, but Mr..
Dupre had accepted the KentWood
invitation previously. The Arcadia
celebration will begin on Friday, July
2, and it is expected viii draw d
crowd from all north Louisiana. Mr.
Dupre also received Invitations from
two organizations in this city, but the
Kentwood engagement preceded al
OF them.
The recent swing around the cir
Gle BY Speaker Dupre, taking in
Southwestern Industrial Institute al
Lafayette, the State Normal School
at Natchitoches, and winding up at
Natchez, Miss, delivering 4 number
of public addresses on the tour, is
taken as rather significant III the face
Of persistent runors and beliefs that
Speaker Dupre may become a candi-
date for governor III the next State
primary. His friends ID the Iegisla-
ture are evidently OF the belief that
be may become interested III the next
State contest, from The number Of
invitations to deliver public addresses
that are being heaped upon him.
While at Natchez attending the seve-
raj public functions there, including
the battleship Mississippi reception,
be was met by representatives from
q large number Of the north Louis.
lana parishes and practically every
one had some comment on the pros
pective candidacy of Mr. Dupre.
Speaker Dupre has not denied
that he may become a candidate for
governor. So far as known, he haa
remained silent. but bis action in
turning down the suggestion that be
become attorney when Congressman
Gilmore resigned is taken as sfgnif-
cant and conclusive that he had State
and not CITY ambitions. Friends 81
Mr. Dupre are no longer conceaIing
their talk Of bis prospective candi.
dacy. They contend that liz belongs
both to the country and city. They
argue that be possesses special
strength II that be enjoys tbs
aonal friendship Of a number Of Sc.
tive, hustling young workers ii every
parish ii the State, who would form
the nucleus Of 8 strong working o..