The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
THORNTON'S ELECTION
Has Sounded Death Knell of Bossism
North Louisiana Well Represented by
Representative Thomas and Hon. John
D. Wilkinson-The System Must Be
Crushed and the Machine Destroyed

the State, especially those dubbed by
their opponents as insurgents" made
history last night and yesterday and
they made the powers that be tremble
on their throne, SO to speak.
Early in the day and all during the
| day delegations arrived from the par
isaes, coming as committees, as citizens,
as Democrats to demand of their repre-
sentatives and senator's that they vote
the views of their constituents-that
Ithey vote against the rape of the State
at the behest of an Executive who had
gone wild, an Executive who was bent
1 on forcing down the threats of the Leg
islature the election of a senator.
But they plead in vain OF they came
100 late Already and for days
THE GOVERNOR AND HIS
ALLIES
had had On the ground the Ward Bosses
Of New Orleans, the registrars of vot-
ers from nearby parishes, the members
Of the Game Commission and their at
torney, members of other boards owing
their existence and their life to the ap-
pointive power Of the Governor, school
teachers from the Louisiana State Uni
versity and ofher friends having rela-
tives IN office or who war1trd to get an
office, and they had succeeded in boss
I ing or forcing into promise to stand
| by HIN these supposed Representatives
iof the sovereign people of the State
WlseEl the Eitizens from the various
parishes arrived, some two thousand
strong, their appeal to their representa-
ftives and senator's fen ON deaf ears, and
1 their pleadings were ufheard and I'M
/ needed
Last might fhe State House was filled
/ and oNerflowirsg- with the adher-
II ents OF the Governor on the enc hand
and tias committees of the parishes on
the. ot51tr, and if the vote ee11ld have
been len to tfle audience, it rs safe to
say that the candidate OF the Eovernor
/ would mot have been elected
An effort was made to leave the cleo
lhion to tie peoph- and failed, bat that is
Z matter of history. The resord was
made, aFd from this record the people
of the State will find the names of those
who were willing to trust tfrtm, who
wanted to represent them and not the
Governor of the State.
The MEETING itself beggars sdescrip-
tioa.
Never since the tdays of the lottery
has such a determined set of men been
seen at the capital of the State Men
from all walks of life, the farmer, the
doctor and lawyer were there, demand
ing G1at the Legislature register their
choice but in vain
The speaking followed, and wFg1Ie you
will find in the daily press fair synopsis
of the addresses delivered, yet the ac-
compartments are not given nor is the
effect outlined, nor can It well be.
North louisiana was well represented
| by Thomas and Wilkinson, both of
whom did themselves proud in the ad-
dresses given, addresses that appealed TO
the crowd and touched a responsive
chord in every breast. No tao speeches
of equal eloqnence, OF equal patriotism,
of equal force were ever before deliv-
cred IL the capitol of the State Both
were fall of FIRE, full Of daring, full of
hope, full of Democrats doctrines, and
it was admitted on all sides when the
meeting was over that they had by far
eclspsed ali others sn the ta1k-fest of the
evening. Men from the opposition, men
who were tied up to the machine, came
to them to shake their hands and de-
clare TO them that while they were beat
en- in the contest, yet that they and the
meeting had
SOUNDED THE DEATH KNELL
OF BOSSISM
and while Sanders would win in the
contest then on, it would be the costliest
victory he had ever won.
It was conceded that the meeting was
a success to the insurgents" that they
had started fight which would win
when made before the people of the.
State, and that the Bosses of New Or
leans would never again try to carry
through for the Governor a scheme so
at variance with the wishes of the peo-
pie. It was not fight on Thornton, for
he is recognized as a splendid man, but
it was a fight against the system of
which he made himself a part
Congressman Broussard made man
y speech, one that will make him