St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-09-10
sSTORMCENTERS AND
HOW TO AVOID THEM. !"
The Theme OF A Lecture Delivered BY Judge Gil
Dupre Thursday Night, Pans out to be
'Stormcenters, How to Get in Them

other time," shrieked Judge Dupre,
pointing to Mr.. Bailey, who was oc-
cupying chair quietly. Seeing an
officer coming up, Judge Dupre called
to him, Take him ont! Take him
outP pointing to Mr.. Bailey. The
officer came up, and Mr.. Bailey's
friends mistaking his movement for
one threatening his election, rushed
to his side, calling out ''You cant
take this man out; he has done
nothing"
tt looked like "stormcenter" for
keeps for a while, and the ladies and
many of the men left the courtroom.
Mr.. Dupre closed his address
shortly after, and as be was leaving
some one proposed three cheers for
Bailey. and the audience went wild.
Then three cheers for Sanders was
proposed, and again it seemed like
every throat il the audience was do
ling extra duty. Then three cheers
for the Clarion, and again there was
8 wild shout.
Down stairs the cheering was re-
sumed, and three cheers were given
for Charley Bailey.
The crowd then returned upstairs,
and organized into mass-meeting.
Hon. Z. Austin Fontenot and A. e.
Garland, Esq. addressed the audi
ence (which was as large as the frst),
in temperate manner, deprecating
that 0peIousas should be the scene
Of a meeting which seemed to have
for its object the gloating over the
defeat Of Jim Bailey, the home can
didate, and that home man should
be the father Of such meeting.
Why, Lake Charles, the home of
Mr. Bailey's opponent, had more CON
sideration for defeated man than
this itnever held meetings to glorify
over the defeat Of Mr. Pujo's op-
ponent, " said Mr.. Fontenot.
The meeting, amidst cheering that
could be heard all over the city, unani-
monsly adopted the following resolu-
tions, many who voted for Mr. Puio
ID the late election voting for the
resolutions:
Be il resolved BY the young DEM
ocrats Of Opelousas, ID mass meeting
assembled, that we deprecate the
bitter attack BY way Of inuendos of
Mr.. Gilbert E. Dupre on ST. Landry'B
defeated candidate, Mr.. James j.
Bailey.
BE it further resolved, That we
further deprecate the said Dupre'e
unfounded attack on Hon. ]. X.
Sanders, governor Of the State Of
Louisiana;
And be it furthor resolved, That
If these proceedings were furthered
By the promoters Of the so-calIed
Good Government League, as it is
charged they are. that we pledge our
support to the ticket that may op-
pose any ticket put out by the said
so-called Good Government League.
Resolved further, That this mass
meeting believes in good government
and public economy, but also believes
in fairness, even in politics, and that
it has confidence in the Democrats of
this State, and does not propose to
be dictated to by ex-Republican post
masters or disgruntled politicians.
The posters announced that the
meeting was particularly for young
men, and the young men took charge
of the meeting which denounced
Judge Dupre's lecture"
1t was composed mostly OF young
fighting Democrats, although there
we're many older heads in the audi
ence, including some city and parish
officials.
A torch light procession was sug-
g este d, with transparencies for
Bailey and Sanders, and Down With
the Good Government L Gag u az
b a 1 he hour was Zoo late
for preparation and it was abandoned.
The opposition to the Good Gov
ernment League" was caused by ru-
mors that men interested in the
League had been busy inviting peo-
pie to attend the meeting, although
Judge Dnpre said in opening his
lecture that it was bis meeting.
and the lecture was the product Be
an inspiration, a Ia Joan OF Arc. az
q time when the shades Of night
were enyeloping this hemisphere. He
had arisen from his sIeepless bed.
with the voice Of some power calling
to him to come out of the forest of
Domremy, like the Maid Of Orleans.
and save his country. He had writ
ten his lecture" ere the cock crowed
announcing the coming Of a deliverer.
At once, and before the inspirakion
took . running jump from BID Datri-
otic bosom ard throbbing brain. be
|'he wrote il with his own sIittle
.hands; as he expressed IL. ana he
further said that II bis lecture vas
9 success, and the inspiration CON
ttinued doing business It tbe old
stand, he would take the platform IS
3 lecturer.
The uDjnssifed attack upon the