The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-06-24
FIRST Gun Of CAMPAIGN.
Branch of Good Government League
Organized at Burnside-ResoIu-
tions Adopted Scoring Ring Rule
and Indorsing Judge Hall for
Governor,

A despatch to the New Orleans
morning papers Of Monday last con
veyed the information that a meet
| Ing was held at Burnside Sunday
for the purpose of organizing league
/ No. l of the Democratic Good Gov.
ernment League of Ascension parish.
The despatch stated that seventy
five to one hundred representative
citizens We're in attendance at the
meeting, over which DIR. j. r. Brin-
gler presided as chairman, with S.
A. Marchand as secretary. The fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, the people have the i'm
allenable right to alter, reform or
| abolish any agencies of their own
creation, when these agencies seek
TO thWart the sovereign will; and
Whereas, the doctrine of non
resistance against arbitrary power
is humiliating and slavish; and
Whereas, the independence of the
three coordinate branches of govern
ment is essential to the stability of
the commonwealth and the freedom
of the people; and
Whereas, any attempt to coerce
the people in their exercise of the
proper and legitimate functions and
duties of citizenship is destructive
of peace and safety and should be
resisted by all lawful and peaceable
means known to free men; and
Whereas, the paramount issues
before the people of this state are
an honest election and fair count,
laws honestly and impartially exc
cuted, the fisc honestly and econ
omically administered, and the in.
dependence of it's citizenship guar
anteed; and
Whereas, all of these sacred
rights and privileges have been
trampled upon and often flagrant1y
violated, it behooves all right think
ing, good and true men to restore
them to their rightful condition;
and
Whereas, assurances are given
by the Democratic Good Government
League, a political organization, com
posed OF some of the most patriotic,
honest and unselfish men of Louis
lana, that the principles of this or
ganAatlon mean equal protection in
all political rights and privileges to
eyeryy citizen, however humble and
exalted his station of life may be,
and inviting all those desiring the
restoration of a peaceab1e condition
in this state to join the movement
lnaugurated by it; be it therefore
Resolved, That we, the citizens of
the parish Of Ascension. do hereby
approve the course pursued by this
organization and subscribe to its
platform of principles; be it further
Resolved. That this meeting here
by recommends to the people of As
cension and the state of Louisiana
Hon. Luther E. Hall as a most fit
and proper man for governor of the
state; be it further
Resolved, That the chairman of
this meeting appoint twenty (2O)
delegates, with the chairman, to rep
resent this parish at a general con-
ference to be held in New Orleans
ON June q, 1911, and said delegation |
be instructed to cast its vote as a |
unit in favor of the recommends |
tion Of Judge Luther e. Hall as a
proper candidate for the position of
governor of this state, and on all |
other questions coming before said
general conference. =
Under the resolutions the follow
ing delegates were appointed to rep
resent the parish at the general con-
ference held in New Orleans We'd
nesday:
DR.. w. P. Miles, G. A. Gondran,
A. J. Schroeder, G. 2. Blouin, S. A..
L. w. Armitage, DIR. j. T.
Bringier, w. B. Stuart, Leo Melan-
con, w. j. Leblanc, f. B. Miller, H.
c. Braud, J. F. Saxon, j. w. Steph-
enson, F. J. Michel, v. r. Templet,
Faustin Brou, J. f. Arceneaux, Vic
torin Melancon, Frank Thibodaux and
Charles Crochet