The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15
The Candidates for Governor
Their Standing and Chances as Viewed and Discussed
by the Newspapers of the State---Each Man Has
Friends Who Claim He is Winner.


ayune says: His speech OF accept
ance. which is printed elsewhere. is
commonplace, made up of platitudes
and altogether Disappointing" III
Judge Halls speech of acceptance
doesn't commend itself to the Pic
ayunr, it is evidently looking for a
higher order of oratOrical and elocu-
tionary ability than is to be found
among the men who seek the Govern
orship OF this State. We are fully
persuaded that any man, who Is lair,
Just and reasonable, and not blinded
by passion or prejudice, will pro-
uounce Judge Halls speech one OF
the ablest efforts of the kind ever de-
livered by any candidate for Govern
or in the history OF Louisiana. LA.
| Democrat.
The gladdest, glossiest. gran dest,
line of summary language which the
campaign for the redemption OF
Louisiana has developed is to be
found in new and touching efforts to
picture the revolving army of Dem
ocrats as enemies to the primary
election plan. A contemporary OF
ours phrases very well the merry art
ifice which the stricken hordes Of the
Machine are adopting to charm the
silly and wean the foolish away from
the swelling clan which il to wipe out
our discredited autocracy. Here il
what it says: "Judge Halls candi-
dacy is the evolution of a wanton
disregard of the letter and spirit OF
the primary law, and fragrant at
tempt to usurp the sacred rights OF
the people. New Orleans Item.
The coming campaign promises to
be highly educational. There will be
many who will know more about
Louisiana, and the fnllness thereof,
when they get through than they
ever knew before. But If everything
political candidates say about each
other during these times is right,
what precious lot of rascals get it
into their heads that they will make
good officials. Yet do We bear it all
with q patient shrug, and swallow
their estimates of each other with
the proverbial grain Of salt, and then
some.-Rayne Tribune.
/ thoroughly agree with the es-
teemed Kansas City Star IN this:
1.-The worst feature OF this torrld
weather il that, according to the
calendar, the summer has only be-
gun" And then as an addendum l
suggest the esteemed morning and
Ievening contemporaries hold on those
two-column-wide two-column long
excuses for supporting Aswell or Hall,
as the case may be. The public feels
had enough about it any way with
out being driven to transportation try
ing to find q tiny morsel of reason in
such hugh sea of words.-Cos-
groves Weekly.
No important issues appear to be
involved in the campaign and 1T is
merely a question of deciding be.
, tween men. The candidates are all
, honora BILE, high-minded men, and the
election will be decided solely on q
. choice between men, not principles
Cane Item.
or course, the esteemed Daily
States sees nothing ''boss ridden"
: about the Ewing meeting in the
!, Tenth Ward. Col. Ewing merely an
nounced to the gathered faction
: many of them holding Office through
his recommendation, that he intend
ed to support this man Aston. o.
3 Ashworth, or whatever his name is
! and 1913 men jumped upon theil
! chairs and moved to make it unani
mous.-Lake Charles Press.
n The G. G. l.. could have gone fur
r Their and Jared worse in its selections
e but we believe the people will resrn
e the cut-and-dried manner in which
: the selection0were made AS savorius
too much of ''boss" rule and "ring
. methods against which the Leagu
: has SO loudly proclaimed.-Jen'
= Times.
,e Without belittling the good tina
Al the League may accomplish towar
!" honest elections, it also looks lik
D. that If there il political ring in tn
o State that the self-styled Good GOV
It eminent League. or its leaders, con
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