The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-01-13
"COUSAN BOB" AND THE
GOVERNORSHIP.

Bob" Broussard, candidate for United
States senator in competition with
Governor Sanders and Congressman
Pujo, is quoted as having made the
following declaration:
mo man in this city needs to in
quire where Bob Broussard stands
when there is fight between the
forces of organized plumber and the
people themselves. Your chairman
and I stood together four years ago
battling with Theodore Wilkinson
for good government and the rights
OF the people,
This was quite generally construed
as indicating that the eloquent and
popular third district congressman
had committed himself to an alliance
with the Democratic Good Govern
ment League and to the support Of
Judge Hall for governor, but his
campaign manager, Col. VIM. IL.
Price of Lafourche, who is person
ally favorable to the gubernatorial
candidacy of John T. Michel, con-
troverted this presumption in a for
NAL statement to the effect that Mr..
Broussard had made no entangling
alliances and was prosecuting his
senatorial campaign on his own
merits and claims without regard to
other issues or other candidates..
Now there is some disposition in
Good Government League quarters
to criticise "Cousan Bob" and his
manager for not definitely stating
the formers attitude with relation
to the gubernatorial contest, but such
criticism is manifestly unfair and IN
reasonable.
Senator Foster, Congressman Rams
dell and Governor Sanders, candi-
dates for seats in the national SEN
ate, have not made any announce
| ment of their preferences for guber-
material candidates, and there has
been no appreciate demand that
they should, and no adverse criti-
cism because they haven't. Con-
gresham Pujo is the only one of
the five senatorial candidates who
has proclaimed his support of a par
| ticular aspirant for governor. That
a matter that should be left wholly
| to his own discretion. He is no
more to be condemned for it than
are the other senatorial candidates
for choosing to adopt a different
policy.
It would be very foolish politics
on the part of Mr. Broussard TO
ALLEVIATE his Michel and AsWell
friends from his own candidacy by
becoming a partisan advocate and
supporter of the Hall ticket for state
offices. Those who blame him for
not pursuing such an injudicious
i course IN bought eddy an lis
4 out good cause.
i Henry L. Himel.
/ Under the proper heading in to-
days issue of The Chief will be
found the formal announcement OF
Henry L. Himel, of Convent, as a
candidate for state senator from the
ninth senatorial district of Louisiana,
comprising the parishes of AS
cension and ST. James. Mr.. Himel is
a prominent and successful lawyer,
land is the junior member of the
well-knoWn law firm of Pugh & Hi
mel, domiciled at Convent, the senior
partner of which is Hon E. N. Pugh,
Of this city. He is progressive
and philosophical citizen and d gem
i tleman of most excellent qualities,
with a wide knowledge of public af-
fairs and the Influence and ability to
put that knowledge to, practical use
for the benefit Of his constituents.
That Mr.. Himel il qualified to fill
the exalted position to which he as
pires is conceded by all, and that
he has many friends throughout the
district who will do their utmost to
! which his ambition is directed is
likewise certain, as the result of the
/ primary on the 23rd will doubtless
i show.
Miss Pamela Duplessis, the talent
ed young daughter of Postmaster L.
! A.. Duplessis, of Duplessis, left last
Saturday for Ruston, where she ma,
circulated as a student of the Lou
i isiana Industrial Institute. Mr.. Du-
i plessis accompanied his daughter as
far as Baton Rouge, and the follow
ing morning came to Donaldsonyille,
remaining here until Tuesday to at
tend the meeting of the Democratic
! parish executive committee, of which
body he is a member from the eighth
ward. He left Tuesday afternoon via
the steamer Virgie and Mississippi
| Valley route for Garyville, from
whence he returned to Duplessis
1 over the L. R. and n Railway, this
roundabout route being his shortest
| way home in view of the almost i'm
/ passable condition of the public roads
as a result of the prolonged wet
spell Mr. Duplessis reported every
thing quiet in his section except pol
itics, which is decidedly lively.
i Several pieces of desirable real
/ estate located in this city were sold