St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-08-17
i, MORGAN
MEETING
FINE SUCCESS.
Predicted that He May Even
Win in First Primary.
twenty-five Hundred Greet
Him at Baton Rouge. |
Speech Received With Much |
Attention and Approval.
Speaks at Amite City. Will
Garry Tangipaho Parish.
Speech Received With Much
Attention and Approval.

AS the campaign advances. 1t bo
comes more and more apparent that
Mr.. Morgan is leading the race fol
Congress in the Sixth District. The
batteries of the enemy have been
turned upon him as the man most
Ito be feared and most to be desired
ito be gotten out Of the way. His
speech at Baton Rouge, last Monday,
shows that he is winning his way.
He was greeted by one of the largest
audiences assembled at any political
meeting there and his speech was
warmly received. There were $500
,people present At Amite City he
was well received, and it IL said that
he will carry Tangipahoa parish.
Things look brighter and brighter as
the time for the election approaches.
and it is predicted by some who are
supposed to keep pretty closely In
touch with the situation that Mr..
Morgan will be elected in the lrst
iprimary. However this may ~, he
i is regarded as the leading candidate
generally.
Baton Rouge, Aug. 12.-Lewis l..
Morgan. candidate for Congress from
the Sixth District, fired his openang
gun in this parish tonight, when he
addressed large crowd ON the bOp-
levard. 1t was his first appeafa1ce
in this parish, where he was pfacti-
..cally unknown until his announce
ment for Congress, but his talk 66ssh-
Jed to make favorable impressions.
tnn oh -
lsonal preference. The numerous III.
lies on the other candidates ht01SA9
forth laughter, but there waG n0t
much enthusiasm displayed &C the
mention of Colonel jones' name.
In addition to Mr.. Morgan, Caleb
Weber, his campaign manager. made
an address outlining Mr.. Morgan's
record, refuting the unintentionai
slur created by the letter from the
Catholic Ladies' Federation that the
IGay-Shattuck and Sunday laws were
being violated in St. Tammany par
ish, in which parish Mr.. Morgan IL
district attorney, and showing why
neither of other threet candidates il
deserving of the seat in Congress. He.
expressed his satisfaction at the fact
that the attempt to start . Jones
fell fiat even in his
home parish.
Relative to the charges that liquor
laws were being violated Mr.. Weber
read letters from two Catholic priests
and from the ladies organisation stat
ing that there was no intention to
cause any reflection on Mr.. NonKan.
Mr.. Weber further pointed out that
Information was filed against the vio.
lators by Mr.. Morgan some time axo.
but the absence of their attorney. Mr..
Heintz, who was a member Of the
Legislature, caused the postpone
ment of the cases. Mr.. Morgan did
not refer to the matter in his speech.
Mr.. Morgan followed his usual
lines, outlining his policy and empha-
sizing that young man is needed to
do the work in Congress. He did
not hesitate to criticise Colonel T.
Sambola Jones, the home candidate,
for his record as dual oalce holder
and his tendency to over-talk. He
again termed him an animated pho-
nograph. Mr.. Ponder he described
as possessing "unmitigated egotism.
He made no reference to Ferd Clai-
borne, who was in the crowd. J. H.
Womack, son of Sheriff Womack.
presided over the meeting.
Amite City, Aug. 14.-Lewis L.
Morgan, candidate for Congress from
the Sixth Congressional District, I'D
dressed a very large audience here
last night at the Campbell Opera
House, in the interest of his candi-
dacy. The meeting was presided
over by John r. Woods, who spoke
in high terms of Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. Morgan was accompanied here
by his campaign manager, Caleb C.
Weber, of Ascension, and c. s. Fred
erick, of Covington.
deliver an address, but on account
OF pressing business at the extra ses-
sion OF the legislature, he was forced
to cancel his engagement.
Mr.. Weber delivered q short ad-
dress in which he defended Mr.. Nor
gan's record against the charges re-
Gently made against him by the Wo-
mans Catholic Federation OF st.
'Tammany, the home parish of the
candidate, In which 1t was ALLEGED
that Mr.. Morgan had neglected his
duties as district attorney and had
allowed barrooms to remain open on
Sunday.
! He declared that these charxes
were not leveled Intentionally against
Mr.. Morgan, but against the police
ofllcials OF the parish, and in support
OF this he produced copies Of letters
written by the Federation indorsink
Mr.. Morgan for the position.