The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-01-02
The Louisiana Campaign.

publican paper, and one of the able
country weeklies OF the state, sums
up the Democratic campaign very
Interestingly as follows:
The three candidates for governor
and five candidates for United States
senators who are to submit their
Claims To the Democratic voters OF
| ouislana on the 2Srd of January, are
prosecuting their campaigns with un-
abated vigor; and every mothers son
of the eight continues to express
serene confidence in his own triumph
and the consequent defeat Of his
antagonists.
MIR. Michel. the New Orleans aspir-
ant for governor, has been touring
the northern and central parishes
winning a large measure of encour
agement according to his friends, but
not raising much of hullabalco &C
cording to his opponents. Unfavor
able weather for several weeks mil
itated against record-breaking meet
ings anywhere, leaving a wide dool
open for all the campaigners to claim
that, but for this obstacle, they
would have been compelled to dis
play the S. r. o. signs and turn peo
pie away.
Judge Hall and his running mate
Senator Gueydan, held a series o
| nightly rallies in New Orleans weel
before last, covering two points il
the different wards each night. Jno
M. Parker, James Wilkinson, Dol
| Caffery, L. E. Thomas, Ferd c. Clai
| borne, T. H. Lewis, r. B. Butler, E
G. Hunter, A. P. Pujo, R. F. Brous
sard, Allan Sholars, L. H. Moss, B
w. Marston, Sam Montgomery an
other speakers were heard at thes
gatherings. Good Government Leagu
adherents seem we'll pleased wit
the results of the city canvass an
believe there is sad awakening i
store for the ward bosses and thei
myrmidons who cherish the delusio
that the Michel ticket is going t
poll a big majority in New Orleans
Among recent interesting develol
ments were two that have give
great encouragement to the go
Coos" namely, an open letter frol
w. s. Parkerson of New Orlean
withdrawing his support from M
Michel, and declaration froI
Congressman Broussard before
ninth ward meeting that "No ma
| in this city needs to inquire whel
/. Bob Broussard stands when theI
; is fight between the forces Of Of
ganized plunder and the peopl
, themselves. Your chairman and
, stood together four years ago ba
Ting with Theodore Wilkinson Il
, good government and the rights I
. the people" Mr.. Parkerson was OF
: of the signers Of the much vaunte
. business mems petition" indorsir
= Nj. Michel which was widely cjrc
. lated early in the campaign, ar
!. all but Michel supporters belie'
. that the detection of a man of tt
J. Parkerson stamp and the virtu
3 alignment of Cousin Bob" with IL
. anti i-Michel forces cannot fail to ha'
r 1.-THE effect of influencing many othel
: to take a like course.
q Dr.NAswell is still "going it alon'
= with unahated energy, alternating b
J., tween the city and the rural parishe
/, depicting himself as the only u
J, fettered candidate of the people al
:, characterizinz both his opponents
b the representatives of rival machin
t and rings. While there is no reast
q to gainsay the general conviction tn
s the doctor will be the third horse
!. the race" it cannot be denied tn
2 he has developed much more streng
3 than his opponents are willing
}. publicly conceds.