New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-08-19
IT'S UP TO CANDIDATE HALL.


again. that Candidate Hall was
the very personification of loyal
,ty and all that was great and
good. Few people cared to dis
.pute this claim or shake the foun-
dation of the pedestal upon which
enthusiastic admirers had placed
him. Others. however. charged
him with being an ingrate- a
man who deliberately stabbed his
best and warmest political and
personal friends in the back. The
basis for this serious charge was
that in the recent election for as
sOciate justice of the Supreme
Court Candidate Hall sought and
obtained the Hearty and loval
support of those he is NOW
PLEASED to damn as being par:
and parcel of the Machine. .
Candidate Hall has not hereto
fore, attempted to deny the
charge, though he NOW goes up
and down the earth denouncing
the "Machine. "
However. Candidate Hall will
have to break his silence on this
question. At Dovline. ON We'd
|nesday, August 9. Dr. James B.
Aswell. candidate for Governor,
said. in part:
81 charge here and now that
Judge Hall as a candidate for the
Supreme Judgeship called per-
Isonally upon Gov. Sanders and
earnestly sought the Governors
support in the judgeship election.
Judge Hall also in that election
called upon Henry Bernstein. tn"
administration leader in North
Louisiana. urging Mr.. Bernstein
to line up the game wardens and
registrars Of voters to save
Judge Hall from defeat bv Judge
Land. the distinguished juriIt
and Confederate soldier"
DR.. Aswell said that he had this
information from B. F. Thompson
of Alexandria. and he insisted
that Judge Hall either deny this
charge or admit that he one year
ago sought and received support
from the very ring the destrUc-
|tion of which he so vociferously
seeks. As matter of fact. Can
|didate Hall did receive the loyal
support of hundreds Of those cit
liens he is NOW pleased to class
as hated ringsters. and he was
mighty glad to get their votes
for. with part Of this support. he
only slipped through by the skin
of his teeth. and would NEVER
have gotten within hailing dis
lance of the associate insticeshiD
had it not have been for the al
legged machine voters. In that
event he would never have at
tracted the attention Of John M.
'Parkr. and as a matter of course.
would never have been mentioned
as a candidate for Governor. In
stead Of damning the alleged ring.
Candidate Hall should every day
of his life sing peans Of praise to
it for having saved him from GER
tain defeat and oblivion and
placed him in a position where he
attracted the favorable attention
of so high and illustrious a per-
sonnage as the Goo Goo Boss.
Some have advanced the fool
ish argument that the machine"
supported Candidate Hall one
year ago because it wanted to "get
rid of him." For lands sake
Did you ever hear of such thing.
"Get rid of him" for why! He
was in nobody's way, and most
assuredly had he been defeated
for judge he would have been rel
egated to the rear and forgotten.
John M. would never have been
able to locate him had Judge
Land been victorious. But then
there is, no telling what fancies
will seize some people.
However. its clearly up TO Can
didate Hall to explain. It's his
move and an anxious public wants
to hear his version. so that All
unbiased verdict can be rendered
on the charge of whether he is
migrate or not. Don't keep the
public in suspense, please.
Since the above was written
Hall has admitted the
charge. but says he asked for the
PERSONAL and not the official
Of the gentlemen.-Mon-
roe News-Star.