The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-21
Claiborne Making Heavy Gains
From All Factions in Baton Rouge
Brilliant Young Man From Ponte Coupee Receiving New
Support From Citizens Of Capital City in His
Campaign For Congressional Honors.


in the ranks of the Claiborne follow
ers in the city of Baton Rouge and
the parish at large cannot fail to
prove gratifying to the friends of that
deserving young man. Since the
elimination of Col. r. SambOla Jones
from the race for Congress, there
has been a steady drift Claiborne
wards until now the prediction rs
made without contradiction that Ferd
will carry both city and parish in the
second primary by very large ma,
jOrity.
All factions in Baton Rouge are
nearer together now than they have
been in many a day, and the c0mbin-
ed activity of regulars and Leaguers
in behalf of the brilliant young man
from POinte COupee will show Splen-
did results at the polls.
The Baton Rouge Claiborne Club
is practically a continuation Of the
Jones Club The same quarters are
used and most of the former Jones
men, including Capt. O. B. Steele, the
formers campaign manager, have
gone over to Claiborne, believing
that he is in every way better quail
fled to represent the Sixth District
in Congress than his opponent.
In a page ad. in the New Adyo-
cate, Wednesday, the Claiborne Club
publishes the following which was
signed by over two hundred Of the
voters Of East Baton Rouge parish:
Believing that issues vitality af-
fecting the welfare of the state are
involved in the approaching primary
tC determine the nominee for con-
gress in this district, the undersign-
cd members of the Ferd c. Claiborne
club of the parish Of East Baton
Rouge, take this means of asking
your support Of Hon. Ferd C.. Clai-
borne in the election to be held on
October 8th. Fitted by environment,
training and experience for the du-
ties of the position, Mr.. Claiborne
appeals to the people of his district
upon a declaration of principles TO
which we believe every thinking cit
izen will cheerfully subscribe. He
makes no appeal to prejudice, nor
seeks to draw support particularly
from any faction. He and his friends
feel that his record as a public Ser
want, as we'll as his private life, IL
title him to consideration upon the
single ground of merit and merit
alone. Always fearless and cOura-
geous in the discharge of his dutics,
Mr.. Claiborne has represented his
parish in the legislature with fideli,
ty to principle, standing always for
what he believed to be not alone the
best for his own parish, but the en-
tire state. He has kept faith with
his people, and has accepted what
fortune has come to him CheerfuIly.
He has long been an advocate for
better government for Louis ANA, not
in the narrower or purely factlonal
sense, but along the brOadest and
most progressive lines.
"Mr, ClaiborneIs familiarity with
the district and its interests, the To-
wees, sugar, rice, the trucking indus
try, his personal and material inter
cts in its progress and development
fit him best to serve it's people in
the congress of the United States
Of an old and illustriOus family, he
will ably and fittingly represent the
best thought and tradition of the
state at the nations capital. Amia
Bile, courteous, quick and brilliant in
debate, thoroughly informed on the
public questions of the day, he can
but reflect credit upon himself and
his constituents as the representa-
tive of a district noted for its able
congressman.
1--WE believe that in this contest
every vestige of factionalism should
be laid aside in the parish of East
Baton Rouge, and this most impOr
tant of all offices filled by the Sc
lection of the man best fitted foI
the duties it imposes. AS Democrats
as business men, as citizens and vOt
ers of East Baton Rouge parish haY
ing an eye single to the welfare Of
he district and the state, we urge
upon every voter an earnest conSid
Grafton of the candidacy Of Ferd c
Claiborne, to whom we give OIL!
most hearty and unqualified sup
port"
Vote for Claiborne on October 9th