Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-07
SENATOR coRDILL TO RETIRE.

Il has been generally understood
Cor some time that Hon. c. Z. Cor
din. who for so many years NJ
represented the Twenty-nin''
atorial District Of Lopi' g.,
STE senate, has/ lana in n
tire aits~ DE concluded to re-
ent term in that anau.. Q, n,s pres
not until shs week D - body, bu
tatiss statement 10 ~ ~ "a authori'
. asssd from him, The i sol sess. emf
Ae =, in the New Orleans 5,. N.
VIII, sal Be read with interest b. ,'t 1ia
me l'enos as well as those Of his nro ~
s sS's sao'essOr,- Hon. G, H. Clinton ptoo-
snose name. has been prominently
mentioned in connection with s5s
vacancy. VAN the
d;,, - met ne State Senator c. c. Con-.
sad y .ensas parish ON the stnsst
I'M S asked Ann whetb Ter or not n
Ill Dc aoandidate for re-els.s ~ -
nom the twenty ninth Dis. ss so :,
dag. sA0iS man Thurs
N. am mot a candidaas; said
vi Senssos I am Sc years. Of age
nave " en- in the Legislature al
80 N d am going 10, retire. and
" lied my polhioal infiuenc Z
= representative Gao. HI. Clinton )
This is the irst authoritative
announcement from, the Tensas Sc n
asor, who is the dean of the LOFTS
lana Legislature.
None Of the men who were in
the Legislature when l entered it
are now there" said the Senator
with q melancholy retrospective
viewpoint When the Tensas Sem
ator got into the law-making bust
ness the Legislature met in the Old
Royal hotel in New Orleans. l tried
70 get the Senator to talk in a rem
iniscent mood, but he dislikes news-
paper notoriety and would not 90
back for 20odd years and tell what
ne knew OF law-making in Louis
lana.
He was in the house half a doz-
en- years and has been the dean of
Senate for the remainder of his leg
islative career.
Senators Glynn and Caspari are,
older by Is years than the TensasD
Senator. Both are over so. butI
they love the game of law-making
lam too old, II am bothered
said Senator Cordill, who was in
ciined to be reminiscent. but did \
not talk about the politicians he has
met during a S4-year career in \
louisiana politics.
hate newspaper notoriety.
said the Senator. / have no desire \
to break into print. l have willed
my political good will to Represent
alive George III. Clinton, who is all
good fellow.
Clinton is a worker IN thief
ranks OF the State administration.
He is type of the Democratica
school OF practical politics and be-
lieves that the victors in a political |
campaign should share the spoils oil
his office. He is outspoken. There
10 none OF the syeophant or the
hypocrite about him. George Clin-l
ton Is all in all plain man of the
people. |
Clinton during the last regular
session OF the Legislature had a con-
troversy with Miss Jean Gordon who
was then Orleans factory inspector.
Each had viewpoint of practical
matter. Clinton does not mincej
words. when he is discussing o polit-
zeal proposition. Neither does Miss
Gordon. The twain did not agree.
Clinton does not believe in somel
OF the radical theories advanced by
a woman factory inspector. He was /,
one OF the advocates in favor of
keeping race tracks in New Orleans .
He opposed Senator Marston and
Representative Paul M. Potts when ,
they fought cotton futures-in fact !
George Clinton has been one Of the !
most consistent of the anti-reform- !
ers IN the present Legislature. Hel
Is outspokenly for the ring. /,
He was one Of the law makers
who ran counter current to Miss !
Gordon and others during the 191Ol !
session OF the Legislature when child :
actresses were under discussion. Mr.. J,
nton defended the theatre. He !
out IN the controversy with Miss :
ordon, but surrendered graceful I,