The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-05-06

SATURDAY M Y 6. 1911
Another Richmond is in the field as
s,ybernatorial candidate Hon. James ).
Bailey of ST. Landry to-wit. AND ne
o. e to be reckGnfd With.
Italy's ratitua, vaudeville performance,
otherwise kn0wa as the Camorra trial. has
. resumed its daily performances at VltefDo
before packed caurthJu5es.
With fire department parade on the
18th and big i,at.leship iii the farbor on
the 18th and 18th DonaldsonvilIe is going
t. be queen of the May, mother.
There's as much reason and justice in
exactipg license tax from school teach
ers as from editors. Both are public edu-
Gators and the principle of taxing such
caiiinss is repugnant TO the spirit OF Amer
ian institutions.
A peace psrey is being held at FL Paso,
Texas by represent atives of the Mexican
government and the revolutionists. II
President Diaz will agree 10 resign 1t is
believed the insurrection will speedily end.
If he doesn't it won't.
Notwithstanding the News Stars tier
ated, reiterated, emphasized. capitalized
and intensified exilortations to the voters
Of Monroe to Stamp the rooster-that's
all" Isl primary Democrats and secondary
Insurrectos did their best to ring the
sacred birds neck
After couple Of weeks of apparently
smooth going. the Democratic majority in
congress has bumped up against the free
wool stump good and hard. There are
lots Of other distractions in that tariff re-
forming road and Champ and the boys
are in for good many more jots before
the trips over.
According to the latest forecast. the
state administration ticket for the next
Democratic primary in Louisiana will in.
clude Murphy j. Foster and Jared Y. San
ders for United States senators and Johr
r. Michel for governor. There is posi-
biIity, however. that MIR. Michel may b.
sacrificed if Congressman JOS. E. Ransdel
will consent to forego his senatorial am
bifion and run for governor instead.
Following up the failing of fourteen
crooked election officers, the Good Govern
ment League is engaged in vigorou
campaign for the purging of the New Or
leans registration books. Several hundre
names alleged to be fictitious and fraudu
lent have been reported from the secon
ward, and it is expected the number wi
grow to several thousand by the time tn
pending canvass Of the city is completed
Hon. E. 0. Drummer, member of the gen
eral assembly from Acadia parish, ha
been nominated by Governor Sanders a
commissioner of agriculture and immigra
ton to succeed the late Col. Charlie
Schiller. Hon. VIM. Polk of Rapides wa
also candidate for the place, but tn
SOSCAlIOA OSihSiSiy tAloa6iS pSSsSA
propitiate the Acadans than to furthe
reward the Rapidians. TIL connais pour
quois, Jack Lafience?
Editor j. b. Adams of the Harmon
indicator, who read a strong paper befor
the Louisiana Press Association at LAX
Charles denunciatory of the privilege 1
cense tax, announces himself candidat
for the general assembly from Taneipaho
parish. He aims to get in for the purpos
of knocking the tax out, and it is to b
hoped he viii succeed Mr.. Adams is a
able and clean man, just the kind tha
rrangipahoa and every other parish shout
elect to make laws for the people.
DR. A. "A. Forsythe was reelected mayo
of Monroe, La on the 3rd instant, and til
new city council is composed of six &C
ministrationists to three insurrectos. A
though nearly all the qualified voters {
the city took part in the Democrat
primary at which DR.. Forsythe was n
nominated. Isl votes were cast for h
unsuccessful opponent at the regular ele'
ton. thus demonstrating how light
primary pledges sit on the consciences
good many free. independent and Cal
tankerous American citizens.
Whitecastle had a Good Governmel
League mass meeting last Sunday ar
John NJ. Parker and Dr. II. Dickson Brul
made speeches in which the Sanders al
ministration and the New Orleans riI
were roasted toa turn. Additional for,
is impaired to the utterance of the
speakers by the fact that they are n
Office seekers, but high-minded and disi