The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-09
ALL READY FOR MICHEL RALLY
Arrangements Completed for Big
Meeting to be Held Here Next
Saturday in Interest of Orleans
Candidate for Governor = Pro-
gram Announced.

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Candidate for Governor - Pro
! gram Announced.
| All arrangements have been com
| pleted for the grand mass meeting
to be held here next Saturday, Sept
Is, in the interest Of the candidacy
for governor of Hon. John L. Michel
and the affair is expected to prove
| the largest and most successful 20
litical demonstration on record IN
this community. The various commit
tees in charge of the plans for the
big event have been hard at work
during The past week perfecting prep
arations to receive and care for
the immense crowd, and it is safe
to say that nothing has been over
looked or left undone which could in
any way add to the success OF the
rally or promote the comfort and en-
joyment of all who may attend.
The outlook is for a tremendous
crowd of visitors, and arrangements
have been made to entertain as
many as 10000 strangers. -Four spe-
cial trains will be run out of New
Orleans via the Texas and Pacific
and Mississippi Valley railroads, in
addition to which two boats will also
bring up large number of Michel
supporters from the Crescent City.
The committee is now negotiating
for rates from Crowley to Donaldson
vile. and if these are secured it will
mean the coming of very large
crowd from Acadia and st. Landry
parishes and points en- route.
Special railroad rates so far Sc
cured are as follows: Round-trip fare
of 81 from New Orleans, Gretna and
Torras over the T. and P; round-trip
fare of 81 from New Orleans over
the Mississippi Valley; round-trip far
Of so cents from Napoleonville and
IS cents from Thibodaux over the 7.
and P; round-trip fare of 81 from
Houma over the Southern Pacific and
t. and P; round-trip fare of rs cents
from Port Allen and Baton Rouge
over the T. and P. and Y. and M. ";
general rate of one-and-one-third fare
for round trip from stations on main
and branch lines of the Texas and
Pacific not included in the excursion
zone
In addition to the special trains
out of New Orleans over the T. and
p, excursions will be operated from
Port Allen and Thibodaux, and it is
probable that special train will also
be run from Lafayette or Opelousas.
At meeting of the Michel cam
paign committee held at the court
house last night, the following pro-
gram for next Saturdays rally was
decided upon:
1890 o'clock a. m.-Artillery salut
by detachment of Capt Victor ST.
Martin Camp, y. S. G. ", Major Ed
mund Maurin commanding. Ad-
dresses by Hon. George B. Reuss,
tempol airy chairman; Hon. Charles
Maurin. permanent chairman; Hon.
..|YAss lip Werlein of New Orleans, Gen.
A1bert Estopinal Of st. Bernard, and
Hon. s.. McC. LaWrason of West Eel
ieiana
IL O'Clock NJ. Recess for dinner
2 o'clock p. m.-Artillery salute.
Addresses BY Hon. R. N. Sims of
Col. John P. Su1li-
van. Of New Orleans, and Hon John
r. Michel of New Orleans.
The meeting will be held on the
high school campus, which is cool
and shady and otherwise admirably
suited for a large public gathering.
d The occasion will be enlivened with
music. by brass bands, including the
crack st. Joseph band Of this city,
the well-known Gonzales Silver Cor
net Band, and various fine musical
organizations from New Orleans
The citizens are requested to give
their yards and sidewalks thorough
cleanlng-up and the municipal admin
istratlon will do the same by the
streets and public places, to the end
that the town may present spick-
and-span appearance to the thousand
OF visitors who will be it's guests
next Saturday.