The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-02
THAT NEW ORLEANS MEETING.

From all sources comes the cheering
news that the Hall meeting held at the
Athenaeum in New Orleans on Tuesday
night Of last week was a great ovation.
Four of the New Orleans dailies come to
this office. They are the Times Demo-
crat, the Item, the States and the Plea
yune. The first two mentioned are for
Judge Hall for Governor, the States is for
Aswell, and the Picayune is for Michel.
But in the news columns of each much the
same report of the meeting is given.
All along it has been taken for granted
that the first campaign visit OF the Good
Government Leagues standard bearer in
New Orleans would draw a big crowd, but
the attendance was even greater than was
anticipated. Tt looks as if our foremost
city is being fast won over to the cause
is enlistng its support with that of the
common people-and will lend its every
effort in wrenching the reins of our
States Government out of the hands of
the ringsters.
The Picayune says in part in its news
columns:
''Before an audience that packed the
Athenaeum from top to bottom and with
an overflow meeting running downstairs,
Judge Luther e. Hall of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, candidate for Governor of the
Democratic Good Government League,
opened his New Orleans campaign last
night.
sit was generally conceded that the
Leagues opening would attract large
crowd 1t did. Before eight O'Clock the
Athenaeum auditorium was packed until
no more could get in the place with any
degree of comfort
ut had been arranged that in case the
crowd warranted there should be a second
meeting in the convention hall of the
Athenaeum on the first floor, where prob
ably 500 people jammed themselves in the
seats and around the walls at the height of
the evening, unable to gain entrance to
the auditorium proper
The seating capacity of the two halls is
5000. But this does not tell the size of the
crowd, for many turned away because
they could not find room even to stand in
the building, while multitude stood in the
street outside to mingle their cheers with
their more fortunate friends inside.
That faithful and staunch scion OF
Democracy, Mr.. Victor Grosjean, writing
in his paper, the Shreveport Caucasian OF
last Thursday says:
''Ths demonstration is significant. It is
a bell sounding the end of Bossism, the
political eclipsing of men who have as
sumed to be greater than the people, and
who having grown arrogant and defiant
from their long tenure of Office practically
without being molested have believed
themselves to be so thoroughly entrencheo
as to be beyond the power of removal
'But the people are rising in their might
the thunderings of protests are being
heard throughout the State, and with The
leadership of Judge L. E. Hall, the candi.
date for Governor of the Good Governmen
League, there is visible the dawn of better
days. when Louisiana shall be redeemed
from the clutches Of the few whose ambi
ton for the emoluments of Office is create
than fame or the honor of preferment b,
the people, whose trust they have disre
garded, in some instances, with reckless
audacity.
''The day is near at hand when the PEG
Pile shall triumph in Louisiana over tn
system OF Bossism which has too lon,
been dscredit to Louisiana, one of tn
fairest states of the Union.
1.-The leadership of Judge Hall is an in
spiration to the people who are rallying t
the Good Government League in ever
section of the State.''