The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-24
OPEN LETTER TO VOTERS.
ST. James Good Government League
Replies TO Its Critics.
Convent, La, Feb. %, 49,

In reply to a communication signed
BY five gentlemen, from one ward
of this parish, we submit the follow
ing answer:
We note that the other seven
wards did not endorse this protest, |
but. as the followers Of the Dornler-
TIl1nel faction in these wards were
supporters of Mr.. Michel and the 10
cal ring candidates, they could not
we'll have done SO.
An analysis of the vote IN the
sixth, seventh and eighth wards,
controlled by this faction, will dis
close that these three wards TO-
gether gave majority for almost
every ring candidate, both state
and parish.
We deny that this Committee does
not represent the real League fol-
lowers in this parish, that it is self
appointed, or differs materially from
the State Executive Committee OF
the League in it's manner OF forma-
ton. functions, or in its refusal to
endorse ring candidates for local Of
fees, and it has at all times been
in close touch with the State Com
mittee, through it's chairman.
We affirm that number OF the
enrolled League candidates have been
elected to office and there are more
to hear from in the next primary,
and we believe the entire League
ticket in this parish would have been
elected if these gentlemen and their
following had not supported ring can
didates; what League men nave peen
elected has been accomplished IN
spite of their opposition.
The Democratic Good Government
| League of st. James parish, as rep
resented by this Committee, has
duly elected president, secretary and
treasurer, one member from each
ward and five at large. 1t has reg
ularly organized ward club in every
ward, except two, where organlza-
ton has been prevented, SO far, by
| the faction above mentioned.
1t has placed a copy of the N. ..
| Weekly Item in the hands of the
1900 voters of ST. James every week,
and paid for same by a general sub
scription from the eight wards. Its
local organization at Lutcher de-
frayed the expenses and provided for
the entertainment of Judge Hall and
/ Mr.. Gueydan. The entire general
expenses of the League and OF the
two meetings at Convent have been
| paid by this Committee. In no In.
stance has one cent been contributed
by the signers of the communication
above referred to or by any mem
| Der of their faction to any League
fund in this parish, and at the Hal
meeting in Lutcher and the Spear
ing Claiborne meeting at Conven
they made themselves conspicuous o.
their absence.
The people of st. James, as Well a:
the State Executive: Committee, know
the real league followers in st
James, who took up the burdel
s when 1.-THE night was dark and w
8 were far from home They alst
knew the fence riders, who marched
under the tri-co1or and elected Judg'
Hall after the fight was over, ant
!. would have done equally well by Mr.
Michel and by Mr.. Sanders had i
: been necessary to do SO.
+ There is not a member of thl
) Committee who wants or expects an
! reward for himself or for any mem
} Der of his family. We have give,
: our time, our work and our none
: for the sole purpose Of removing tn
i ring worms from the body polite.
q When every yestige of boss rul
: has been eliminated from the parish
: and we have aided Judge Hall i
: carrying out his pledges to the pei
4 pie of Louisiana, our work will nav
/. been done We hope then to witt
i draw from the field of factlonal pc
n itics, into which we have entere
q with reluctance, and drop out of tn
+ limelight until our parish and on
Il state shall need our services agall
n While there is glory enough in tn
: victory for us all, and everyon
!, should be given his just share
= praise, it must not be forgotten ths
Il those who have guided the destin1e
v of the League thus far in st. Jane
. are amateurs who have neither tn
J. desire nor the ability to play tn
v game of tricky politics, which hs
sr lately consigned so many OF tn
IS great and the little to premature p
o. lltical graves and written over then
" Sic Semper.
;e LET EVERY MAN BE JUDGE
G. ACCORDING TO HIS WORKS.
Z Signed:
81 THEO. LEVET.
4, JAMES P. =ARMITAGE.
7, CURTIS J. TUCKER.
"a GEO. q. TRUDEAU.
IS JULES J. JACOB, JR.
4, OCTAVE ROUSSEL.
le l.. s. GAUDET, NJ. D.
'e CARROLL r. BERTAUT.
\, LUCIEN CHAUVIN.
I'd GEO. H. JONES, NJ. D.
n, JOHN L. PEYTAV1N.
q B. A. COLOMB, NJ. D.
y Death of Paul Hebert.
: Paul Hebert, a native and lifelor
resident of Ascension parish, died
his home in Lafourche street at 81;
o'clock p. m. last Tuesday. after
!, Illness of several weeks, aged SKI
= four years. The funeral took plat
: at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoo
: with services and interment in u
= Catholic church and cemetery.