The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-09
THE HALL RALLY
A SPLENDID GATHERING OF UN-
TERRIFIED DEMOCRATS
COURT ROOM CROWDED
One OF Best Political Meetings Held
During the Campaign in Shreve-
port Enthusiasm Unlimfted-In-
dex Of Halls Nomination.


house Monday night, January 8, was
one of the best political meetings
held in Shreveport during the pres
ent campaign.
The gathering comprising num-
Der of ladies crowded the District
Court room and the doorways were
jammed with men who could not Sc
cure seats.
This assemblage Of citizens re-
gardless of the weather, which was
inclement, was a tribute to Judge l..
E. Hall and may be construed as an
index to his success in securing the
nomination for governor.
In this assemblage there were no
trained "claquers" to shout and
stamp the floor and clap hands, but
the enthusiasm was simply the
manifestation of the outburst Of ap-
preciatien by the people in attend
ance who stand for good govern
ment and are striving to secure a
change in the system Of Bossism
which is a blight on the fair name
of the State.
When Judge Hall appeared in the
District Court room he was greeted
with unbounded applause. With
him came Alvin Hebert of New Or
| laens, candidate for Secretary OF
State: State Senator Gueydan, can
didate for Lieutenant Governor, and
Hon. T. w. Robinson and Hon. J. D.
Wilkinson, president of the Good
Gvoernment League of Caddo pari-
| ish.
The assemblage was raped to
order by Hon. L. E. Thomas, chair
imam of the executive committee OF
THE Good Government League OF
Caddo, who announced that Mr..
Wilkinson would preside.
Having acknowledged in suitable
words the compliment rendered him,
lMr. Wilkinson introduced Alvin He
bert, who four years ago was can
didate for the office he is now seek
ing, when his opponent, Mr.. Michel,
lwho is q candidate for Governor. 1t
was Mr.. Hebert who made public
how great were the emoluments
arising from the office of Secretary
|of State which Mr.. Michel had been
filling for several years, and which
aggregated from $4,000 to S26, ,OO(
Iper annum in fees, while the judges
|of the Supreme Court and Of the
district courts were salaried at from
$4,000 TO 5000. 1t was through this
lagitation by Mr.. Hehert that the
Legislature clipped from the secre-
ltary's office all these perquisites and
Ibis salary limited to 5000 per an
mum.
| Mr.. Hebert criticised his oppo-
lnent, Mr.. Villeret, who, he said, was
la man of about fifty years and 9
bachelor, while he was young mar
Ian dwas married and had besides 8
lgood wife two children, and witt
these and his ability to discharge
1.-THE duties of the Office he believed
THAT he was entitled to greater re-
lcognition than his bachelor oppo-
tnent, Mr.. Villeret. He retired at thu
|end of his speech, which was shor
land clear cut, amidst the plaudits
of the audience.
) The next speaker was Hon. T. w
: Robinson, who impressed his audit.
ors fayorably He advocated in elo
f quent words the candidacy of Judg'
Hall for Governor and of Senator
Gueydan for Lieutenant Governor.
The next speaker, Senator Guey
dan, held his audience to the closes
| attention. There is an originality 0
f expression on the part of the speak
Ter which is refreshing. He did no
81 spare, in his criticism, Candidat
Michel, whom he characterized as
Boss and one of the heads of tn
/, machine which has been controllin
f New Orleans and would dominat
the State. He regretted that Tor
!. lBarret, whom he esteemed as
friend, had fallen from grace" b
going around with Michel and hi
-Iparty.
: The next speaker was Judge L. I
G Hall. On being introduced by MI
n Wilkinson he was greeted with
demonstration of approval of in
ltense enthusiasm. He addressed tn
Injecting with deliberation as if HI
{. .levery word were measured wit
8 Ipreeision and was uttered for pur
: lpose. There is no waste of yerbiae
olnor circumlocution in his phrasint
Inor posing, as it were for THEATRES