The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-06-24
TICKET OF THE GOOD GOVERN.
MENT. LEAGUE.

MEM LEAGUE.
Representatives of the Democratic
Good Government League from fifty
one parishes of Louisiana gathered
in the New Orleans Atheneum last
Wednesday, the 21st inst, and with
great harmony and enthusiasm &C
compished the work for which the
statewide conference had been con-
vened
Three sessions were held, one in
the forenoon, one in the afternoon
and one at night. The initial gath
ering was called to order by Thomas
H. Lewis of Opelousas, chairman Of
the leagues executive committee,
who made strong statement of the
objects of the conference and in
troduced L. H. Moss of Lake Charles
as temporary chairman. Mr.. Moss
made a brilliant speech, and the tenn
porary organization was completed
by the selection of G. Harrison Par
ker and Gustaf Westfeldt, Jr, as
secretaries. A committee on Gre
dentials was appointed and the con-
ference adjourned until 1870 p. m.
At the afternoon session the re-
port of the credentials committee
was presented and adopted, the tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nent and platform committee ap-
pointed consisting Of twenty one
members, with Hon. L. E. Thomas
of Caddo as chairman. Ascension
was represented ON this committee
by Hon. G. A. Gondran A motion
to adjourn until night was offered,
but cries arose for speeches from
leaders in the movement and the
motion was voted down. John M.
Parker, Don Caffery, Gilbert L. Du-
pre-, J. Zach. spearing and Sam. NJ.
Montgomery were successfully call
ed for and their responses elected
great applause.
The night meeting was largely at
tended and very enthusiastic. The
platform and organization committees
presented reports which were adopt
ed, after the proposed plan of or
ganization had been amended so as
to provide for a state campaign COM
mittee composed of one delegate
from each parish and each ward of
New Orleans, with ten members at
large to be appointed by the chair
man of the conference. Ascension
has two representative on this COM
mittee-E. N Pugh and G. A. Con-
dram
Hon Theodore S. Wilkinson then
obtained the floor and placed
Hon. Luther E. Hall Of Ouachita
in nomination for Endorsement
as the candidate of the league
for governor. Mr. Wilkinson's speech
was a severe arraignment of the
present administration and the po-
litical machine that controls the
state, and an eloquent presentation
Of the merits of Judge Hall No
other name was offered and a storm
of applause greeted the adoption of
MIR. Wilkinson's resolution commend
ing the Ouachita jurist to the Dem
ocratic voters of the state as a fit
man for nomination as governor at
the primary election.
! Judge Halls dignified and forcible
speech of acceptance electrified the
audience and before the business of
the occasion coulG be resumed Elk
Governor Newton c.. Blanchard was
compelled to yield to the insistent
demands for a speech. Then DR.. H.
Dickson Bruins nominated Hon. Henri
L. Gueydan of Vermilion for i'm
dorsement as candidate for lieu
tenant governor, and the nominal
ton was seconded by Hons. Ferd.
z. Claiborne of Pointe Coupee and A.
V. Coco of Avoyelles, who had both
been urged by their friends for
the honor about to be conferred up
on Mr.. Gueydan. The latter was
unanimously Endorsed and. made an
eloquent speech of acceptance. One
OF the most inspiring incidents of
the evening was brought about by
the expressed wish of Mr.. Gueydan
TO shake hands with Mr.. Claiborne
before making speech of accept
ance. Mr.. Gueydan had not desired
to run for lieutenant governor and
tried as zealously to escape the in
dorsement as Mr.. Claiborne had la
bored to secure it. When the two
gentlemen grasped hands the crowd
almost literally went wild"
The esteemed Shreveport Times
Tried several weeks ago to draw us
INTO controversy over Greek his
tory and nomenclature because we
inadvertently called Congressman Pu-
10 by the good old Attakapas Creole
name Of Aristide instead of his
proper good old Attakapas Creole
name OF Arsene. But we were too
foxy for the Times and refused to
be drawn. Cause why, we recalled