The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-15
GOOD GOVERN
MENT LEAGUE
ORGANIZED IN MASS MEETING
THURSDAY NIGHT.
A SPLENDID GATHERING
Enunciation of Democratic Principles.
Forceful and Ringing Speeches-Gov.
Sanders Administration Criticised Sc
verely-Failed to Fulfill His Prom
ises to the People.

In the District Court room Thursday
night there was gathered an array of
representative citizens aggregating about
five hundred, if not more. From every
view it was splendid meeting which
was success beyond the anticipations
of the most enthusiastic of the league
The assembly was raped to order by
Hon. L. E. Thomas, who has been active
in the organization of the league. His
remarks were forcefu1 and his arraign-
ment of Sanders and his administration
severe, but in keeping with the record
of facts
At the close of his address Mr.. Thom-
as read list of vice presidents, the gen
tlemen named being members of the
Good Government League, as follows:
Isaac Barron, J. D. Wilkinson, Gordon
c. Irons, Capt. M. L. Scove1l, M. Bern
stein, F. R. Hodges, H. H. Balm, H. NJ
Severance, ]. A. Bell, Levi Cooper, T.
6. Roberts, J. H. Bellamy, Dr. ]. C. VIII
lis, E. B. Herndon Sr., F. H. Gosman,
E. B. Smith, L. Groner, w. P. Leary,
E. ]. Conger, P. M. Welsh, w. A. Nc
Kennon, c. L, Campbell, DR.. c. C. Nc
Cloud, Judge J. c. Pugh, Dr. J. L. KIM
bell, w. B. Mccormick, W. A. Robin
son, w E. Hamilton, R T. Layne, Col
G. W. Hardy, E H. Vordenbaumen, F.
A. Tusten, Ed Seaman, G. A. Turner,
DR.. F. ]. Frater, ]. S. Noel, F. w Pals,
w. c. Agurs, John NJ Tucker, c. E.
Rettig, Dr. J. NJ. Bodenheimer, Ed Sims,
Gardner Blades, R. N. Mcclellan, J. B..
! Ards, Sam Wiener Jr., Geo. NJ. Hearn,
E w. Hamiter, A. S. Cornwell, Sam
Calm, R. C. Friend, Mercer Britain, Dr.
John RI Scott, Z. A VanLear, C. C,
Hardraan, Roland Williamson, A. J. In
gersoll, Capt. B. w. Marston, Henry
Rose, G. A. Fory, w. Hutchinson, W.
| J. Thomson, A. F. Powell, w. B. Park
er, Capt. w v. Robson, B. F. Muliiken,
B. F. Jacobs. John S. jelly, w, w. Car
roll, T. H. Thurmond, C. L. Perry, S.
NJ. Varden1an, A. K. C1ingnan, George
Adam, S. a. Alexander, w. T. Caldwell,
~. w. Peyton, Richard Furman, L. NJ.
/ Howard and NJ A. McCutcheon.
The chairman of the meeting was T.
B. Chase, who is engaged in the insur-
ance business and a first class citizen
who is not a politician nor a seeker of
office.
The secretaries were "A. J. Frantz, ed
itor Of the Journal and Hon. Percy n.
Browne, an esteemed attorney, who are
neither politicians nor "soreheads.' 2
There was named a committee on or
ganization comprising Y. Grosjean, Jas.
NJ. Smith, J. H. Jordan, Capt. H. c.
Rogers, 6. C. Chandler, E. Wayles
Browne and R. P. Moore, who reported
as follows:
We recommend for members of the
executive committee Of the Democratic
Good Government League, Caddo Par
| ish, Louisiana, the gentlemen named as
follows: w. F. Taylor, S. B. Hicks,
Capt. w. H. Williams, J. ]. Lyon, John
jenkins, J. B. Atkins, George M. Agurs,
IC. C. Hardnan, Thos. R. Hughes, E. R.
Bernstein, /. E. Thomas, all of Shreve-
port; DR. ]. w. Glass Of Rodessa; c. L.
Perry of Ida; James Galloway of Viv-
ian; L. D. Ivens, of Mt Gi1ead; w. H.
B. Groom Of Mooringsport; NJ. A.
Nasson of Blanchard; L. B. Phillips of
Flournoy; A. ]. Scott of Greenwood;
Capt. ]. NJ. Robinson and T. B. Moss
Of Caspiana.
We recommend that this committee
select its chairman and vice chairman
and secretary, who shall respectively
fill said positions for the League of Cad
do Parish, and the chairman of the com
r1ittee shall be president of.the League.
We recommend that the said commit
itee shall organize with nine members
present as a quorum and be fully en-
powered to represent the Goodo Gov
lernment League of Caddo Parish
This report was adopted unani-
lmously.
| On Platform and Address" the com
Emittee named comprising L. E. Thomas,
II ]. Lyon, J. B. Ards, Levi Cooper, J.
WI Atkins, E. R. Bernstein and c. c.
iIIardman,l reported
We, the Democratic Good Govern
ment League Of Caddo Parish, do here
BY affirm our allegiance to the principles
Of the Democratic party, and ratify and
mdorse the temporary platform adopted
/ BY the State organization in New Or