The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-10
RESULTS OF THE PREmARrEs.

Inc democratic primary electlOnS n6id
in this state last Tuesday resulted as fol-
lows:
In the second supreme court district,
comprising the parishes Of Bienville, Bos-
sier, Caddo, Caldwell, East and West, Car
roll, Catahouia. Claiborne. Concordfa,
Franklin, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madi-
son, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Ten
sas, Union and Webster, District Judge
Luther E. Hall of Monroe was nominated
over Associate Supreme Justice Alfred D.
Land of Shreveport by approximately 800
votes according to returns received up to
Wednesday night. Complete returns will
change the figures somewhat, but it is not
believed they can affect the result.
The contest for member of the State
Board of Equalization in the fifth con-
eressional district between E. H. McClen-
don of Claiborne, incumbent, and State
Senator T. M. Perrin Of Catahoula was
very close. The figures reported in
| Thursdays New Orleans daily papers
showed 1925 votes for McClendon and 2519
for Perrin, and definite announcement of
the outcome cannot be made until fuller
returns are available. Mr.. McClendon has
probably won by small majority.
Thomas c. Glynn of St. Tammany. sit
ting member of the equalization board
from the sixth district, defeated VIM. j.
MulIens of Tangipahoa signally, the vote
standing approximately 2057 for Glynn to
1248 for Mullens The parishes of Ascen-
sion, East and West BatonRouge. East and
West Feliciana. lberville. Pointe Coupee
and St. Tammany gave majorities for
Glynn, while Mullens carried only Living
ston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa
In the fourth, fifth and seventh con-
gressional districts the sitting members
of congress were all three renominated by
large majorities.
The fourth district returns, approxi-
mately complete, show 1888 votes for
Congressman j. T. Watkins of Webster
parish, against 1895 for Judge A. j.
Murff of Caddo. The district comprises
Bienville, Bossier. Caddo, DeSoto. Natchi-
toches. Red River, Sabine, Webster and
VIM, and Watkins carried them all.
AS expected, Congressman JOS. E.
Ransdell of East Carroll had a walk-over
in the fifth district, defeating his two op-
ponents by something like $500 majority
and carrying every parish but one either
by a majority OR plurality. The Plea
yune' STIMULATION Thursday morning show
ed 1899 for RansdeII, zoos for ]. E. Clay
ton of Lincoln and $50 for T. H. McGre-
gor of Jackson. Mr. RansdelI received
majorities over both his ANTAGONISTS in
! Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East and
West Carroll, Franklin, LaSalIe, Madiaon
Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas
and Union, and a plurality in Jackson.
In Lincoln, MIR. Clayton home parish, the
vote stood 284 for Clayton, 257 for Rams
dell and So for McGregor. The main ar
gument used against Congressman Wat
kins and Ransdell was that they voted
with the Republicans at Washington in
favor of the protective tariff On lumber
hence it is apparent that their course in
this respect meets with the approval of a
large preponderance of their constitu-
ents.
The greatest surprise furnished by
Tuesdays primaries was the failure of
Hon. James j. Bailey Of St. Landry to
make a better showing against Congress
man Pujo of the seventh district. The
sitting member csrried Acadia, Calcasieu,
Cameron, Grant and Rapides, while Mr..
Bailey received small maiorities in Avoy-
Giles, St. Landry and Vernon. The vote
as tabulated by the Picayune on Thurs
day stood 1920 for Pujo, 1884 for Bailey
and 451 for Sheriff Kinney" Reid of Cal
| casieu, who only ran to hear his small
change rattle. 1t was generally supposed
that MIR. Bailey would roll up a heavy
majority i'll his home parish, St. Landry.
but he only distanced Mr.. Pujo there by
SIS votes. Calcasieu, Rapides and Came
ron polled large majorities for the con-
gresham, the vote in the other parishes
being closed. AS MIR. Pujo voted in con-
gress for the protection of lumber, sugar
and rice. his decisive victory in the
I Democratic primary justifes the pre-
sumption that he represents constitu-
ency that is strongly favorable to the Re
publican doctrine of a protective tariff,
and that he will be expected to maintain
the same attitude on that issue that he
has assumed heretofore.
Teachers Examination.
A regular examination of teachers de-
string certificates of qualification to teac!
in the public schools of this parish was