St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-27
Con. SANDERS
WILL RESIGN
SENATORSH|P
The Political Situation i'm
the State the Cause,
Governor Will Make Final
Announcement Later.

\ Baton Rouge, La, Aug. 24-At q
late hour toni hit the executive of.
flee, after Governor Sanders had beer
closeted with his stenographer in his
tprivate Office for some time, the an.
nouncement was made that to-mor.
row the governor would have a state.
ment to give out relative to the much
discussed question as to whether OF
not ne would remain as governor OF
the state and serve out his remain
ing two years as governor, to which
he was elected, and resign the United
States senatorship, to which he ha
been elected by the General Assem-
bly, following the death of the late
Senator McEnery. The governcr
gave intimation as to what would be
contained in his statement. He said
that he would have nothing to say
tonight, but it is genearl1y accepted
| in political circles at the capitol that
the statement will mean the govern
| or's resignation as United States
| Senator.
1t is reported that a letter will be
| received here tomorrow by the gov
ernor from those deeply interested
in the success of the proposed Pana-
ma Exposition for New Orleans, urg-
ing that he remain at the head of
the state government, for the reason
that his vacating the Office of govern
or would plunge the state into a
factionol fight that would endanger
the success of the Panama EXPOSE
ton project, in Wnich the governor
has been greatly Interested. For
some time the report has been cur
rent and mention has been made in
dispatches from here that many were
urging the governor not to accept
the United States senatorship, but to
remain in Louisiana. The belief has
been gaining ground daily that the
governor would accede to the request
of his friends. This belief tonight
has ripened into practical certainty.
The attitude of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lambremont has been an i'm
portant and perhaps the most import
ant element in the change that has
come about, beginning with the extra
session last week. If Governor
Sanders had resigned as governor
Lieutenant Governor Lambremont
would have succeeded to the exc
cutive chair. The lieutenant gov
ernor had threatened to do some
head chopping, at least he is credit
ed in political circles with making
those threats. If he had become
governor he would, it is believed, 4
have tried to build up machine !,
with which to have elected himself |
to the governors Office to succeed |
himself for the regular term. The |
political situation would have be- |
come complicated for the REGULARS, |
and with Secretary Michel, an open
candidate for governor against Lam
Fremont, the campaign would have
becomes at once opened. Governor
Sanders himself would have remain
ed in the United States Senate for
a short time before he would have
had to come before the people for re-
election to the regular term of six
years.
1t is believed that he has con-
cluded to name some man from north
Louisiana for the short term and to
take his chances in the 1912 primary
for election for the regular term.
The name of Judge Thornton, of
Rapides, has been suggested as the
probable person to be named by the
governor for the short term. Several
other names have also been mention
ed. Governor Sanders statement
tomorrow will be awaited with in
terest