St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-13
VILE PLATTE WINS
PARISH SEAT FIGHT.
ANCIENT Town, Mother Of EvangeIine, Is Selected By
the Voters of Parish for Which
She Stood Sponsor.

v;llg Platte, the mother Of Eyange-
r.s narish, recently carved outof old
q Landry, will be the parish seat of
f5s new parish.
me voters Of Evangeline decided
4bss point last Tuesday, at an election
ssI5 for that purpose, Vile Platte
shining out by a majority Of 81
sofes out of a total of over two
thousand votes cast.
Tbe contenders were Vile Platte,
Fupice and Mamou, but for some time
rast It has been considered that
Hamou was out of the running; that
A. fght was between Vile Platte
and Eunice.
Tbe contest was spirited to the ex-
RENE and it is reported that many
dnlIars we're spent in advancing the
dams Of the respective candidates.
Bsrbacues, public speeches, and other
eostIy accessories to a campaign,
we're ii evidence, and it was any
bodvs fight" until the returns came
ID
There is talk of a contest on the
mart Of Eunice, although many of
tbe champions of the place freely adj
nit defeat. Mr.. Lyman chairman of
te Eunice campaign committee, wired
vile Platte his congratulations.
Eunice, we are told, claims
that some poles many votes cast
for Eunice were counted for
Tlle Platte. But en- the other hand
wife Platte claims that many Eunice
polls cast vote exceeding the regis
ration, and that it is probable that
some research might develop the fact
that Vile Platte can not come in
court in a contest with clean hands.
Tille Platte claims the election was
far 30 far as it is concerned. 1t is
kloWn that prominent 0pelousas
aBYer was called to Eunice this week
% confer with some of the people
With a view of entering a contest.
No definite action has yet been taken.
The Board Of Commissioners Of
Election met yesterday, at Pine Prai-
be to officially make returns of the
election.
Everything passed off quietly on
The DAY Of the election. notwithstand-
Ing the tense of the campaign. No
trouble from any source is reported.
Ihe fight has been an interesting
one and all along both sides claimed
sYictory for sure" The friends of
aamou, townsite prepared particu-
hrg with the object in view of get
fng the courthouse Of the new
laughter Of st. Landry, we're conf
dent Of success until recently, when
j became evident that the older and
numerically stronger places were
making such headway and that the
afspring Of Duson was gradually TAX
DO 4 back seat. But it remained in
tie race, and on election day made a
Yefy respectable showing.
Vile Platte for years past has
been the sponsor Of new parish to
b taken from the Western portion
y y. Landry. In and out Of season
he old town has advocated such a
aoYe Several times it's citizens ap-
afad before the Legislature, asking
I9r az enabling act, allowing the peo-
la 70 vote on the question. Every
aae they we're turned down, until
ale last Legislature, when, by good
Political tact at the election for Rep
nseatatiVes to the Legislature the
Portion now constituting Evangeline
Eas found to have elected all of the
!aaf representatives and one Senator.
Aaalee was not so very strong for
aGlslon, during the campaign for the
saaallng act, but at the election for
aglslon, cast its vote for the project.
Malnou was an ardent advocate of
salslon all along, and so voted at the
aeetiOa.
Fllle Platte, as above stated, cast
almost solid vote for division.
n when the people voted to ere
ae new parish, the campaign for
parish seat soon after opened,
~ the three cornered fghtbe
@esl vile Platte, Mamou and Eu-
A-Ras at once launched.
= llrst appeared as if Vile Platte
saala win, with Mamou a close sec
Inen Eunice began crawling
public favor, until it was con-
ssd that the western metropolis
sla certainly come out with the