The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-08
TWO MORE YOUNG
men FOR GOVERNOR
Jim Bailey and Robert c. WickIiffe
Named by the Items Baton Rouge
Correspondent.
IN INTERESTING SPECULATION
ABOUT POLITICAL SITUATION
Brief Summary Of Qualities of Dupre
WickIiffe and Bailey for Max
ing Race. Given.

The following bit of interesting pol
itical news is from the Baton Rougt
correspondence of the New Orleans
Item.
Two of our young men mentioned
are st. Landrians-Dupre and Bailey.
The STORY" is given for what il
is worth:
Baton Rouge, La, May 3l-.As the
sparks fly hpward-does the con-
temporary Louisianian trend to-
ward gossip of things political
Hence it is that since the report
has gone abr ad that Speaker Fl.
Garland Dupre may be distinctly in
the limelight during the next ses-
sion of the Louisiana General AS
sembly with a gubernatorial ''will-'o-
the-wisp'' in mind, the friends and
admirers Of other young, leaders" in
esse or in posse or whatever may be
the Latin phrase for might have
BEEN, are pointing out that these
individuals may be themselves aspir
ants for the honor of sitting in the
chair now so completely filed by
Cared T. Sanders
THE HEAVY WEIGHTS.
Jos E. Ransdell received long in
advance boom" from out the free dis
tricts of North Louisiana some time
since but those nearest the distin-
guished congressman declare that he
prefers legislative work to the risks
worries and uncertainties of candida
cy for an executive position.
Judge C. I Porter has been men.
toned as the candidate of Statewide
prohibition faction which may play
heavy part in first primary
Congressman Robert F. Broussard
so country gossip says. has eliminated
himself by his close alliance with
Cannon and the Republican stand
/patters in Congress
These are the older men. whose
names are or have been in peoples
mouths irrespective Of the Dupuy
suggestion.
Now, however, two new men are
suggested each one of whom has
played spectacular part in recent
Louisiana political history.
One is James Bailey of St. Lam
dry, whom his friends term the
Lieutenant Governor elected" and
the other is Congressman Wickliffe of
the Sixth Congressional District.
JAMES J. BAILEY. -.
Baileys record is particularly good
for any campaign that has for its mo-
tive antagonism to the pre-
ponderant influence of the New Or
leans organization.
He fits well in the public's eye, to
Governor Sanders description OF the
true leader" given in his notable ad-
dress to Louisiana State University
alumni, by not having success as a
criterion" in having suffered defeat
In the hour of his leadership" in hav-
ing won a splendid following that
stuck by him to the end, and in having
scorned q compromise that would
have gained for him at least the ap-
pearance Of partial victory or the sat
isfaction Of seeing his opponent elm
mated from Louisiana politics.
Bailey fought valiantly. SO long ago
as during the first session of the Louis
lana Assembly Of Governor Blan-
chard's administration. for all the
great reform measures afterwards en-
acted: but was laughed at for his |
pains Of 1904.
Rural Louisiana is still very firmly |
convinced that BaiIy was cheated of !
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