St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-03-05
Paw SuppOrtes Charge that GeVernOr Sanders
Has Taken Hand in The Fight
PROHIBITION AN ISSUE
As we'll as Division. ...Said that Sanders Called
vile Platte Contingent TO
Baton Rouge

take a hand in this local fight. 1t is
fight among Democrats, and if it is
true that he is meddling in it, his ac-
tion is arbitrary and undemocratic, !"
say the PavY supporters.
"The Governor is not taking part
in st. Landry politics. and has made
no attempt to coeree his friends in
this parish in supporting any man.
He has perfect right, however to
ask his friends to support a man
friendly to his administration. It is
a custom sanctioned by usage and
good politics, to see that the enemy
does not get control of things poll
tical in any subdivision" say the
Sandoz Supporters.
The alleged interference of the
Governor, the question of parish d.
vision, and prohibition are issues in
the present campaign for the nomi--
nation Of a Judge Of this, the Six
teenth, Judicial District, at the Demo-
cratic primary election to be held on
the 10Th of this month.
What figure these issues will cut,
is of course impossible to foreteil.
They are mostly for political effects as
most issues are.
The supposed interference of the
Governor in the local fight has been
the theme uppermost in street talk
the past week. There are all sorts of
rumors concerning the real occurrence
at a conference held in Baton Rouge
one day last week. Some say that
he laid down the law" to a party Of
Vile Platte friends, whom he sum
moned there for that purpose. He
told them that he expected bis
friends to stay with him in the cleo
tion of Judge friendly to him. and
that if they did not, they could ex-
pect no aid from him in securing
parish division.
On the other hand, the friends of
Governor Sanders are positive in say
ing that he used no intimidating in
fluence in the matter; that he asked
them as to the true situation in this
parish, and told them that he would
appreciate their support of an adj
ministration man. They. further
point that there has never been a
Governor in the State Of Louisiana
who has not endeavored to help his
friends, and to Zine up" friends for
friends. Not only that, say the
friends of the Governor, but even
the President of the United States,
every President, gives counsel to his
friends in State fights.
Mr.. Sandoz was an ardent sup
porter of Governor Sanders in the
fight for the Democratic nomination,
and made speeches throughout this
parish.
Mr.. Pavy was equally ardent in his
support of Mr.. Wilkinson, and one Of
the principal speakers for that gen
tleman.
Both are young men of much mer-
it, and it is difficult to say whether
or not the issues" will have the eff
feet of influencing the public mind,
or DETECTING the voters from a proper
consideration of the worth and avail
ability Of the respective candidates.
Great stress is being laid by the
adherents of Mr.. Pavy to the fact
that Mr.. Sandoz appeared before the
Police Jury last November and asked
that body to grant an election on the
question Of prohibition. Mr.. Paws
friends claim that Mr.. Sandoz stamp
ed himself as an enemy of prohibition
in so doing, while the Sandoz adher-
ents claim that Mr.. Mr.. Sandoz ap-
peared before the Police Jury as a
hired lawyer, and discharged his du-
ties to his clients to the best of his
ability. Lawyers, say the Sandoz
people, make their living by pleading
cases that is their business. When
criminal applies to lawyer to de-
fend him, the question is not asked
him: Are you guilty?' The crimi-
nal wants to get out and he pays the
lawyer a fee for the lawyer to exert
himself to the best of his ability. to
get him out. This, point out the
Sandoz adherents, was the position
of Mr.. Sandoz in his appearance be-
fore the Police Jury, with the excep-
tion that the gentlemen asking for
an election can not be classed with
criminals, but the same principle ap-
plies.
In the fight for division Mr.. Pavy
was divisionist, while Mr.. Sandoz
opposed division. These are extra
neous questions, however, and will
play little part with the majority of
voters. 1T is an American privilege
for every man to form an opinion and
to express it." says well-known
author.
Both parties are actively at work,
and it is a fight to the finish. AS
will be seen by this issue Of the
Clarion, the Pavy Campaign Commit