New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-06-03
LEAGUE OUT OF SENATE
FIGHT.

The Democratic Good Go'tfh-
ment League will not lndorse
United States senator's.
1t may not indorse candidates
for any Offices except governor
and lieutenant governor, leaving
the field open for all other places
on the state ticket.
The executive committee OF the
state organization held meeting
At Headquarters, No. 63O Canal
Street yesterday afternoon, and,
while no official action was taken,
the matter was discussed and 1t
was evident that there has been
a decided change Of heart among
the leaders of the movement as TO
sqnatorship, and that it IS now
practically agreed that it would
be suicidal to mix up IN the sen
atorship fight.
"This league was organized tor
state purposes, declared mem
Der. "and ] am opposed to reach
mo ont into the senatorial or any
other foreign field. Our object
i 10 secure reforms in our state
government Let us conflne our
energies to that end.
This new sentiment IS SAD 10
fairly represent the growing 1cei-
inc in the league. AT the meeting
of the committee one month ago a
resolution was adopted to recon-
mend to the convention. on June
I2I. that full ticket, including
two United States senator's, be ~
dorsed. While this resolution was
not rcscinded yesterday, the senti-
men, was strongly in favor OF do
inc so. and it is believed that
when the committee meets June
a. to which date it adjourned,
that the resolution will be revok-
cd and never sent up to the con
vcntion.
II became known yesterday
that such men as John Nj. Parker,
H. Il. Thomas and others OF equal
power in LEAGUE councils were now
opposed to mixing in the senator
ship. although they favored the
resolution month ago. While
Judge Hall strenuously denies
that he took any part IN league
affairs yesterday. he was IN the
city and members or the cxecu-
tive committee called on him ut
the st. Charles Hotel. 1t is said
he shares the opinion that indorsc-
ment of senator's would be unwisc,
AMI whether Judge Hall urged 1t
or not leaguers appear to nav"
been converted to that view prac-
tically all at one time.
TO have indorscd senator's. 1t
is now declared, would almost
have disrupted the league cam
paign. A glance at some OF the
strained conditions such action
would have created Is sufficient.
Some Of the most powerful OF
the leaguers are dyed-n-the-woCl
Foster men. To have Endorsed
Ransdell against him would have
created friction.
There are a world Of Broussard
men who are not Hall men. and
had the league insisted upon unity
of support there would have been
trouble.
Senator J. w. Elder. law part
ner of Judge Luther f. Hall, and
supporting him for governor, says
he will support Sanders for the
United States Senate. Other Hall
supporters, it is said. want to be
free to support Sanders, instead
Of Broussard.
The EIder-Hall case is perhaps
typical for example.
eff the law partner OF Judge
Hall will support Sanders for the
Senate and cannot be controlled
suggested one Lacquer, who was
openly discussing the tangled con
ditions. "then they would have n
fat chance to hold people for Hall
and whip them in line for their
senatorial Endorsements. It's an
impossible proposition. "
The report that the league
would keep hands off the senator's
was perhaps Of greatest interest to
the Broussard people. They have
hoped for exactly this condition.
They did not wish to become tied
up by an Endorsement, because
Broussard supporters in the ThirG
District are almost universally
Foster men. and many of them
Michel supporters for governor.
such as the Price Beary-Stark-
Martin forces in Lafourche.
with the league keeping out
of the scnatorship, Broussard be-
comes the most powerful politi
cal factor in this campaign. de-
clared an enthusiastic Third Dis
tricter.-Picayune.
Tia Il. drug sforo IN now in.