New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-17
ELECTION COMMENTS.

| Inc 1iDu,Ua courier comments
on result of election of Thornton
as follows:
/, "The overwhelming defeat of
Congressman Broussard for the
United States Senate by his vie
torious opponent. Judge j. X.
Thornton, Of Rapides. Parish, has
been the one absorbing topic OF
discussion among polt,clans IN
IIouma ever slncc the news OF his
defeat by vote Of LOG to % was
first flashed from Baton Rouge,
Tuesday afternoon. His defeat
was not unexpected by the great
majority of people here, but n"
onc-not even the most astute pol
iticlan had any idea that his de
feat would be so overwhelming.
/ One Of the most prominent poi
liicians predicted that Judge
Thornton would receive about
eighty seven votes but that the
final r,isn of LOG votes for Thprl-
ton as against only % for Brous-
sard was somewhat of II surprise,
/ Among the shrcwd political OBJ
servers, it was the opinion that
Broussard was i'll advised from
start to finish by enthusiast lc
Friends, or politicians whose pre-
tended friendship for Cousin
Bob" sprung from desire for
political prominence or hope OF
political advancement in ease ot
Brou.sard s retirement from hls
presen position as Congressman
| i'm the event Of his election 10 tIhc
United States Senate Among
others the opinion was held that
in their desire to get even with the
Sanders administration, Brous-
sard s advisers had offered him
up to be sacrificed. 1t was the
concenSus Of opinion. however
THAT Broussard had been i'll ad.
} yised. and that he should have
consulted more Of his friends be
FIRE letting himself be led to the
slaughter pen.
Some of the Congressman =
more enthusiastic supporters have
tried to console themselves with
the thought that Br9a,sSard :
fight for election TO the Senate
was but the beginning Of a greater
and more prolonged fight to upse,
the present State administration
but those who remember tha'
Broussard has accepted the sup
port Of Governor Sanders On more
than one occasion in former years
and who know that Broussard 3
one rolling ambition for years
|bas been to go TO the Unltec
States Senate, say that HRS defeat
Tuesday will weaken him in the
State and impair his prestige II
Washington. AS one of the young
er politicians said: "No one ever
heard Of a man gaining strengt
by getting a beating. The more
YOU heat man the weaker he
gets" v II y
One of the most CONSPICUOUS
members of the Police Jury went
80 far as to say that the at
tempt of certain supporters OF
Brott.ssard to elect him to the Sen
ate was suicidal. at is rank sui
eide said he, "No one doubts
that Terrebonne is friendly to Boil
Broussard, but he committed th'
most foolhardy mistake that
ever heard of when he permitted
q few politicians to lead hin
around by the nose as he did II
this fight"
"Of course" continued this gen
t,eman. ~ think BrousSard has
made good Congressman ant
, Terrebonne wants him to go bacl
to Congress where he is in a po
sition to do much good for th'
District. but ! do not believe tha
the time was propitious for him t.
run for the Senate. Still ] woul'
! GLADLY have supported him, II n
. had consulted any OF his frlend
here in time to accomplish any re
suits While l would neverthe
less have given him my support
/. Instead Of that. however, he ab
solutery ignored friends in Ter
/. rcbonne parish who have stoot
BY him for years and followed tn
3 advice Of men who have led hin
!. to the slaughter pen.
Sunday morning there was n
attempt made by a few Of Brons
sard's friends in Houma to hol'
a mass meeting 10 endorse hi
candidacy. but the attempt wa
unsuccessful. Later in the day
petition was drawn up and signe'
by some forty persons and sent t
Representative Briant asking hn
10 vote for Broussard. One of tn
peiitioners was very enthusiast
/, his desire to have Broussar'
elected. though he admitted tina
he thought fatal mistake ha
been made by Broussard in con
ing out at the eleventh hour.
will admit that Bronssard ha
. made a mos. horrible mistake,
eaid he. "but IL is because he hs
been wrongly advised. Howeve
I am willing to go down with hi