The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-01-27
RESULTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
Primary ELECTION.

voters in the same city to have as
sistance in marking their ballots not
Withstanding they were registered
under the educational clause of the
law and were not physically disabled.
The contest for governor has re-
suited in a substantial victory for
the Democratic Good Government
League, for although the candidate
of the organization did not poll an
absolute majority of the total vote,
he did obtain such a plurality over
his leading opponent. Mr.. Michel
that the defeat Of the latter in a
second primary may be regarded as
virtually foregone conclusion.
According to the returns received
up to this morning, Judge Luther e.
Halls vote totalled 51,00S, of which
Orleans parish gave him 14,144 and
the country parishes 1864.
John r. Michels total vote was
45,73O, Orleans giving him 1896.
and the country parishes 22,034.
J. B. Aswell polled a total of 49,.
576 votes, Of which 1866 came from
Orleans and 21,s1O from the country
parishes.
Judge Hall received majority
| over both his competitors in twenty
nine parishes and plurality in eight
others. The parishes giving him
majorities are Ascension, Assump-
ton, Avoyelles, Bossier, Calcasieu,
Caldwell, Cameron, Claiborne. East
Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East
Feliciana. Evangeline, Iberia, La
fayette, Lafourche, Livingston More
house. Ouachita, Pointe Coupee,
St. Charles, st. Helena, st. James,
st. Landry, st. Martin, st. Tammany,
|Terrebonne, Vermilion, West Baton
Rouge and West Feliciana. The par
ishes giving him pluralities are Aca-
dia, Concordia, Desoto, Sabine, Tan
gipahoa, Union, Vernon and Webster,
Mr.. Michel received majority
vote In six parishes-Iberville, JET.
ferson. Orleans. Plaquemines, st
John and st. Bernard-and plural
tiles in five parish shesCaddo, Madi.
son, Rapides, ST. Mary and Tensas
| DIR. Aswell carried eight parishes
lover his two opponents--Bienville
| Franklin. Jackson, Lincoln, Match
Iitoches, Red River, Richland ald
Winn and polled pluralities in five
Iparishe Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle
Washington and West Carroll.
| The returns were not complete
| from several other parishes when the
figures on which the foregoing state
ment Is based were tabulated, bu
it may be assumed that when the ad
ditional reports are included Judge
Halls plurality will be increased. !
is probable also that the alignment O.
two or three of the smaller parishes
as to Judge Hall and DIR. AsWell may
be changed by the final returns. Mr.
Michel Is not apt to be affected b!
such changes, and has "got all that's
coming to him. in the statement o]
majorities and pluralities giver
above.
The contest for lieutenant COVER
nor resulted in the nomination o1
Thos. c. Barret, Mr.. Michel's running
mate, who defeated Henri l.. Guey
dan, candidate of the Good Govern
ment League, by a majority OF ap.
proximately 4OO0
I Congressman JOS. E. RanSdell has
defeated Senator Murphy j. Foster
for the senatorial nomination fol
the 1913 term by approximately 5000
majority. Senator Foster polled
about 5000 majority in Orleans, buJ
Mr.. Ransdell received about 5000 ma
jority in the country parishes
In the three-cornered contest Tor
the 1916 senatorship Congressman
Robert F. Broussard polled 47,53i
votes, Governor J.. Y. Sanders re
ceived 1889, and Congressman Ar
sene P. Puio polled 24,473. It is moi
known at this writing whether Gov.
Sanders will stand for second prl-
| mary, inasmuch as it seems certain
he wouldn't have a ghost Of D show
of winning in a run-off against
stCousan Bob," the popular third dis
trict congressman, whose sprin&ing
qualities in Tuesdays contest has
enthused and delighted his admirers
all over the state Mr.. Pujo and his
friends will flock solidly to Mr
Broussard's support in a second prl
mary, and it is hard to see how ANY
thing short of a humiliating defeat