The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-18
THE LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN.

New Orleans was the storm cenlre
Of the state campaign last week.
Congressman Ransdell held his flrst
meeting in that city Saturday night,
Nov. 4, at Odd Fellows Hall, and
while the attendance was not as nu-
merous as. at some Of the other cam
paign rallies, the audience was re-
preventative, attentive and extreme
" enthusiastic. Mr.. Ransdeu gave
full account of his stewardship IN
congress and refuted the charge or
Senator Foster that he, (Mr. Rans-
delI had flirted with the guberna-
torial nomination or hesitated as to
which senatorial term to run for,
stating his course and attitude with
emphasis and precision that seemed
to command the ,credence and con-
fidence of his hearers. The speak
er's assertion that the state needs
live, active man as Senator Fosters
successor, and that he believed him
self to be capable of rendering the
service the interests Of the common
wealth demand, elected particularly
hearty applause:
DR.. Aswell spent three days in
New Orleans during the week, de-
voted mainly to a canvass OF the
tenth ward in company with* Col.
Robert Ewing and his lieutenants,
who are making a vigorous effort to
prevent the capture of their ward
by the Michel-Ermon combination.
DR.. Aswell is going to make
thorough canvass of all the city
wards soon.
The activities of the Good Gov
eminent League in New Orleans
since the big meeting of October "a
have consisted mainly Of ward and
precinct rallies, but arrangements
are being made for series of gem
eral meetings to be held at various
points throughout the city at which
Judge Hall, Senator Gueydan, Con-
gresham .Pujo and other prominent
leaguers will speak. 1t is likely the
dates selected for these gatherings
will extend from December to Is.
The opening Of the Michel cam
paign in New Orleans took place
Tuesday night, Nov. Z, at the Athen-
cum, and the demonstration which
greeted the city candidate for gov
ernor was of character extremely
gratifying to him and his supporters.
In point of numbers the meeting
ec1ipsed any that has been held in
New Orleans since the city campaign
of 1904. Not only We're the main au-
ditorium and music hall of the build
ing crowded, but three overflow
meetings were. held outdoors. w B.
Thompson. president of the Cotton
Exchange, was chairman Of the main
gathering and one Of the speakers
to address it. The other speakers
were Capt. James Dinkins, a Con-
federate veteran; Charles Rosen, q
prominent young lawyer heretofore
opposed to the ward bosses; Judge
S. C., McLaWrason of West Felici
ana, and Hon. John 7. Michel. The
overflow meetings were addressed
by Sam Blum, Col. John P. Sullivan,
Philip Werlein, Ben DAILY, Jno. J.
Reilly, James O'Connor, Joseph Gen
erelly, Ross Breazeale, Congressman
II. Garland Dupre, Harry Fitzpatrick,
Logs flarbonnet and several others.
All the speakers confidently claimed
that Michel would sweep the city by
an overwhelming majority and that
his nomination for governor is a
foregone conclusion.
Governor Sanders has been cam
palgnlng in central and northern par
ishes and contemplates spending !
some time in that section before |
opening his New Orleans canvass.
He addressed a large meeting in |
Nov. 8.