The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-04-01
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RANsDELL WILL RUN.

h llAH5DELL WILL hun.
Filth district Congressman will be
n Candidate for United States Sena
8 tor in Coming State Primary
s. Congressman Pujo Also an AS.
4 pirant.
Hon. Joseph E. Ransdell, member Of
\ congress from the fifth Louisiana district,
relferates that he will be candidate for
a the United States senate in the coming
primary election; declares that he cannot
be induced to give up his senatorial as
plrations to become candidate for GOV
ernor; denies that he has entered into
combination with anyone or formed an
alliance of any sort, and says he has not
yet fully made up his mind which sena-
torial vacancy he will seek to fill, that re-
suitlng from the expiration of Senator
Fosters term in 1918, or that occurring
two years later, when Senator Thornton's
term expires.
AS there have been some misleading
statements concerning my political am
blt1ons,l wish to say that it is my inter-
ton to be candidate for the United
states senate at the next primary elec-
ton, but have not decided whether
/. shall aspire to the 1913 or the 1915 va
cancy. My idea is to run on such merits
as may possess, and have not formed
combination with any man or set of men
4 Ihe election is at least ten months in tie
future. and when the campaign opens
4 shall make formal announcement Of my
candidacy, stating which position seakS
and setting forth my claims thereto
In the meantime | shall be glad to rs-
ceiye suggestions and advice from any !
1 friends who feel sufficient interest to co..
fer with me on the subject, either in per
son or by mail.
Congressman Arsene P. Pujo Of Lake
Charles has also reasserted his intention
OF making the race for the United States
senate He will seek to succeed Senator
Thornton.
!" Stretch Y0ur Face Horizontally. K
Thursday Mr.. Toulian. superintende;
OF fish hatcheries Of the Louisiana Cane
Commission, started out on tour of it,
spection. Not of fish hatcheries becau
we haven't any. never did have alHy
and probably never win have any, but af
lakes, running streams, bayous and 9th ii III
bodies OF water where fish hatcheriSs
might be located if the Game Commission
ever takes notion to build any. We uH-
derstand the people of#the state Of Louis
lana are paying Mr.. Toulian, through tic
State Game Commission, $4,000 year to
act as superintendent Of fish hatcheri.s
that have never been hatched except.iil
interviews with the New Orleans papers.
A few days ago the makeup of tie
board of directors of the State Historical
Museum was suddenly and rudely changet,
There was no politics at all in the chang
according to Mr.. I. z. Thompson, who 10
stated The governor made some Fsss-
movals simply to broaden the CONNER
cial character of the board--to make it an
away with some of its historical tenden-
cies. In other words, to make histori
cal museum less historical. MIR. Thonlu-
sons explanation is delicious If he talked
to congress as logically. it is no wonder
San Francisco got the exposition.
Two New Orleans judges were anxious
oh. SO anxious!--not to try Vic Mau-
berret, ward boss, for assaulting the nose
glasses Of a reporter, that the public were
furnished much quiet amusement. Take
the case, said Judge Aucoin to Judge
Fisher, my personal and political rela-
lions make it a matter of extreme deli
cacy for me to preside at the trial.
Couldn't think Of it, responds Judge
Fisher, the law does not permit of my
ioing SO.
Although there was no contest when a
'upreme Judge was elected in New Or
cans March Z, Judge WE. SommerviIls
'elns elected without opposition, the
rand jury has indicted three commits
loners and clerk in one Of the precincts
or stuffing the ballot box The names OF
1en who swear they never went near the
oils on that day appear on the lists
mong those recorded as having voted.
the statistics of the election are to be
elieved over eleven thousand New Or
eans men went to the trouble Of voting
an election in which only one candi-
ate was running If the grand jury Wit
esses tell the truth, election officers vio-
ted their oath and took the risk Of peni-
ntiary TO swell Illegally the number Of
otes cast when there was not the shadow
an excuse for it, Except the theory that
ley wanted to keep in practicel
A collection ofhints on how to live ia
2 a century old" appeared in the
mer1ean-Press Saturday, one OF them
ing Worded as follows: Stretch your
zee horizontally. The above budget of
cidents reported in the New Orleans
,Ws items in the last few DAYS Should
Id a year or two to every Louisiana
an $ ilfe-Lake Charles American Press.
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