St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-07-01
JOHN 7. MICHEL SAYS
He WILL not WITHDRAW
Issues Statement that BE Is In the Race TO
Stay to The Finish.
SATISFIED With SITUATION
Scores the Times Democrat, the Rabid 0p.
poasRt Of Everything thstTs
Democratic.

for Governor.
He announces the fact mos
emphatically, and there is n
doubt that he means it.
He also scores the Times
Democrat, which has assumed al
attitude which is both Journalist
ically unethical, as well as un
fair.
It is told in New Orleans tina
the Times-Democrat, and othel
papers, was responsible for thu
appointment of Whitaker a.
Chief of Police. The Times
Democrat then thought it haG
the ear of the city administra
tion, and was a good administra
tion paper until it found out thai
while the city administration hac
consented to the appointment Of
Whitaker, the administration
would not submit to the further
dictation Of the Times-Democrat,
Then it was that the Times
Democrat got ugly.
New Orleans, June 26. The
Daily States on Sunday said:
Denial that Mr.. Michel has any
intention to retire and a warning
to his friends not to credit re
ports concerning him which ap-
pear in the Times-Democrat were
contained in a statement issued
from the Michel headquarters
Saturday evening.
1t was as follows:
In The Times-Democrat of
Saturday, June 24th, under the
caption All Are Busy Guessing,
the following statement appears:
At the Michel headquarters
yesterday afternoon, some twenty
or twenty-five of the friends of
Mr.. Michel gathered. While no
information concerning the. ma
ture of the meeting could be
cleaned from Secretary Harris,
it was said that the programme,
as outlined above, was discussed
informally, and also the alternate
plan of carrying the fight right
into the ward of Mr.. Ewing,
should it finally be decided to
keep Mr.. Michelin the race
THE reporters reference to
the programme as outlined above,
was in connection with the al
legged elimination of Mr.. Michel
from the gubernatorial race.
''The statement contained in
The Times-Democrat quoted
above is incorrect in every parti-
cular. There was no meeting, no
informal discussion, the number
given as being present at the
Michel headquarters when The
Times-Democrat reporter called
was far from correct, nor were
The subjects of Mr.. Ewing's atti-
Jude in the gubernatorial contest
lor the prospective elimination
If Mr.. Michel from the cam
oaign for the governorship
jouched upon at any time.
There has been a persistent |
md inexcusable effort on the part
# The Times Democrat to mis-
'epresent Mr.. Michel and his
political interests, since the in
.eption Of the campaign, and the
ample afforded in the news
columns of that paper on Satur-
lay serves to strengthen the be-
ief entertained by the friends of
lr. Michel that it is impossible /
0 get anything like fair treat
nent from that newspaper.
"The friends of Mr.. Michel
mbrace this opportunity to set
t rest for all time such doubt as3l
hese publications may have
reated, in the minds of few,
f his intention to remain in the
ace for the Democratic nomina-
ion for governor. His announce
1ent of May 7th last that no
ontingency, save death alone,
1ill prevent him from being a
andidate for governor in the
ext state primary, was his final
yord on the subject. He has no
ltention whatever Of running
Or Congress, or for mayor of the
ity of New Orleans, and any
tatements to the contrary are
lisrepresentations intended to
liure him in his candidacy for
ne governorship.
There is no reason why Mr..
[ichel should retire from the
International race and every
eason why he should remain in
!. The business interests Of {
lew Orleans have strongly en- /,
orsed his candidacy, the politi- /
Il elements of this city are /
imittedly supporting him on {
le theory that he is the best /
AN in the race for the Office, /
i'd the Development of his /
rength in the country has ex-