St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-02
COMMISSIONER CAMP
BELL IS GCAPIT ATED
6svsrner uses AZ Ga Chslrnan o. EIsstIsa
Beard Of EVaagsllas Parish.
WOULD NOT GO DB. ROUGE
Al the sumnsDs Of ihs GsVsrnor..Jasts ..
FsRtsaat Is Appointed On the EIscllsa
Csmmlssion.


Because Mr.. Harvey G. Campbell,
an appointee of Governor Sanders on
the Board Of Election Commissioners
to supervise the election for parish
seat Of the newly created parish OF
Evangeline, did not go to Baton
Rouge IN response to summons Of
the Governor, his head fell in .he
basket last Saturday.
You may consider Mr.. Campbell
off of your Board" said Governor
Sanders, to the four Commissioners
who appeared before him, in answer
to his call for them to come to Baton
Rouge. II want fair election, and
/ win have it. II Mr. Campbell does
not take the matter seriously enough
to warrant his coming here to try and
reach an agreement, he should not
continue on the Board" continued
the Governor.
A week ago the Commissioners of
Election Of EYangeline parish met il
Vile Platte, and held an animated
meeting. Messrs. Adraste Lafeur, 4.
Coreil and Harvey Campbell voted
down every resolution offered by Mr.
Dudley Berwick, who had the support
of DR.. r. T. Marshall. The resoIu-
tions concerned the conduct Of the
election on the question of the par
ish seat of EEangeline parish, and
from their reading, seem formal
enough. It is understood that the
majority of the commission who
voted against the resolution are ID
favor of Vile Platte for the parish
seat, while the minority, DR.. Mar
shall and Mr.. Berwick, favor Eunice.
Evidently the Vile Platte Commits
sioners thought there was a Trojan
horse in the resolutions.
However that may be, complaint
was made to the Governor that arbi-
tration was necessary, and His Excel
lency summoned the FIVE Commits
sioners to come to Baton Rouge, and
| try and reach an amicable under
standing.
Messrs. Lafeur, Berwick, CoreiI
and Marshall went there Friday, and
met the Governor
We are told that the gist of the
resolutions offered by Mr. Berwick at
the Vile Platte meeting were agreed
upon by t. e conference, composed Of
the Governor and the four Commits
sioners present.
tt was further agreed that Mr..
Henry Lastrapes, Registrar and ex-
oficio member of the Board of Elec-
tion Commissioners of st. Landry,
should be delegated TO distribute the
ballot boxes and election parapher-
MALTA, the contending factions agree
ling upon him, due doubtless to his
well-knoWn rugged honesty. Mr.
Lastrapes is in receipt of a letter
from Governor Sanders, advising him
of the agreement, and asking him to
perform the duties assigned to him in
| this matter. The Governor tells him
that he is aware that the assignment
is out Of the line Of his Lastrapes0
prescribed duties, but asks him to Ell
lit as personal favor to him and The
Commissioners.
Mr.. Harvey Campbell, Chairman Of
the Board Of Commissioners Of Evan
geline parish, was not present at the
conference in Baton Rouge, although
! It ia said that he was served with d
request to be there. in plenty time.
His failure to be there occasioned bis
prompt removal By the Governor.
Mr.. Juste q. Fontenot, of Chataig-
nier, succeeds Mr.. Campbell. Mr.
Fontenot Is one of the prominent
young Democrats Of the Chataignier
country. He is ward constable there,
and stands high in the estimation OF
/ that entire section.
The Clarion spoke 10 two of the
prominent gentlemen representing
respectively Eunice and Vile Platte,
concerning the appointment Of Mr.
Fontenot to the Commission, and bis
predictions III The county seat
light. Both gentlemen agreed that
Mr. Fontenot was strictly impartial,
and would do his full duty regardless
Of any leaning he may have toward
any Of the candidates.
/ IL is believed, however, that Mr.
FoAtenot viii vote FOR Eunice for the
parish seat. Ii he favors Eunice, the
removal Of Mr.. Campbell changes The
complexion Of the Board, whatever
| that may mean. Mr. Campbell on the
Board, Vile Platte had d majority 81
one on that body. II Mr.. Fontenoi
lis With Eunice, that town has nov :
majority of ons vote % the Board.