New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-07-02

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Governor :. Y. Sanders, Of st.
Mary Parish, viii be elected to
the United States Senate to fill
the vacancy created by the death
| Of Senator Samuel Douglas NJ
Emery on next Tuesday, July >
| b. the General Assembly Of Lou
isiana.
He will qualify when Congress
! meets on the first Monday IN Dee
ember. At that time Lieut.. GOV.
Iambremont Of st James, will be
Eccme governor to fill out the IN
expired term of one and half
wears. President Pro Tenn Of the
Senate. Thomas c. Barret, Of Cad
do, Will become lieutenant gov
ernor.
Under provisions Of the revis-
ed statutes Of the United States.
il is stipulated that in ease of
death or resignation OF Il United
States senator during a recess of
the General Assembly, the COVER
nor shall appoint to fill the vac
ancy until the Legislature can
meet and elect. In ease of the
vacanacy Occurring while the
Legislature is sitting. IT becomes
incumbent upon that body to
elect at once.
1t is further provided that the
election shall take place on the
second Tuesday after the General
Assembly has been officially notl-
fled OF the vacancy.
Governor Sanders sent his spec
al message to both houses today.
officially announcing the death of
Senator McEnery This being a
Tuesday, next Tuesday, and incl
dentally. the last day of the ses-
sion have two, will be the day
of the election. That Governor
Sanders will be elected with prac-
tically no opposition is agreed to-
night.
The Political Effect
Coming just at this time, the
political effect was like storm
upon a becalmed lake. The ses-
sion was nearing its close. The
wrangles and political differen-
ces had been fought out and d
peaceful ending of the General
Assembly was already in sight,
with only eight more legislative
days remaining.
With such conditions prevail
ing, the death OF the United
States senator threw the General
Assembly into political turmoil
No time was lost in suggesting the
name of Governor Sanders as the
probable successor. Intimate
friends Of the governor hurried
downstairs to the executive depart
ments to find that he had just re-
turned from New Orleans on the
morning train and that he was
shocked almost beyond express
sion to alight from the train here
tand be confronted with the news
of the senator's death. He paid
a lasting tribute to the worth and
character OF the life of Senator
McEnery.
The governor refrained from
discussing the vacancy created
and the probable successor.
Lieutenant Governor Paul M.
Lambremont and some Of his in
innate friends were among the
first to see the governor after this
new political condition confronted
the State of Louisiana.
Friends of Speaker II. Garland
Dupre were Immediately on the
alert in the House, and before
many minutes had passed they
had rallied a strong support to
the young leaders banner to see
that his interest whatever it
might prove to be, should be pro-
tected.
Official Notice. .~
After the first excitement had
cooled bit and the several po-
litical fortunes had been saAe-
guarded in the premise, time
wore on until II :45 o o'clock, when
Governor Sanders transmitted to
both houses of the General AS
sembly the official announcement
that Senator McEnery ceased to
live. The reading was followed
with profound interest and re-
spect.
At the conclusion Of the read
ing the House Representative j.
l.. Kaliski. of Ouchita Parish, the
home of Senator McEnery, rose
in his Saat and with his line