St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-20
Philip i. Chappais.

Inc announcements u I1Ous E.
j. Chapphis, of Crowley. Acadia
parish, appears in another col
umn.
Mr.. Chappuis in splendid Con-
gr~essional timber-bright, ag
gressive, scholarly, a good orator
and clean man.
A friend of his writes the fol
lowing:
To the qualification of his
many friends and the substantial
business interests of this section,
Hon. Philip julius Chappuis has
consented to become a candidate
for Congress from the Seventh
Congressional District to succeed
Hon. A. P. Pujo who has an
nounced his intention of retiring.
Mr.. Chappuis is a native son of
Louisiana. Here he was born,
reared, educated, and here he.
has always lived, identifying
himself thoroughly with his own
people, enjoying their confidence,
and acquainting himself with
their needs. He was born at
Thibodaux on Sept. 26, 1865, and
graduated from Thibodaux Col
lege in July, 1883. In 1885 he
took up the study of law under
Hon. L. P. CailIouet, now a
Judge of the Circuit Court of APP
peals, and a candidate for the
Supreme Bench. En- July, 1887,
he was admitted to the bar by
the Supreme Court, and shortly
thereafter entered upon the prac-
tice of law at Rayne. He re-
manned there until November,
1889, when he moved to CrWoley
and became associated with the
late FL. E. Wells, under the
name of Wells & Chappuis. This
partnership was dissolvedin May,
1890, and Mr.. Chappuis continued
the practice alone until October,
1902, when he formed a partner !
ship with Mr.. A. P. Holt, under /
the firm name of Chappuis 81
Holt. This firm is in existence {
to this day. {
Though no politician, nor Of {
fee seeker, Nh. Chappuis has al |
ways taken an active interest in !
civic matters, and as Mayor of
Crowley, the only Office ever held |
by him, from 1894 to 1893 and !
from 1902 to 1906, he discharged
the many duties of this high of :
fee creditably to himself and to-
the satisfaction of the dublic,
taking charge of the city when
its affairs were in a demoralized I
condition, paying its debts, re 6
storing it's credit, and placing it q
on a sound financial and business Q
In the administration of 3
this office Mr.. Chappuis applied G
the same standards of honesty
and economy that have. made him q
successful in his private affairs, P
thus furnishing a mddel worthy g
Of emulation by all public Off 4
cials. He proved himself an ex-
c~eptionally good fnancier and adj Y
ministrator, and a great debt
payer. He brought up the mu- E
nicipal credit from the lowest .
ebb to a point where the city
could go into open market and Fl
BUY as readily and cheaply as
he most favored customer. His
four administrations were mark
ed by a spirit of activi and pro-
yressiveness. Ts~ serWorks o.
md electric light k-E was de- n
signed during his second i,
;erm, and almost his last act dur AZ
ng this term was the signing of
he plant. which was com n
nenced during the succeeding adj al
minis ration. 4,
All persons and interests had
'eeeived just and equal treat i,
nent at Mn. Chappius hands, ii
md there was a general demad Il
or him to remain in office, which le
lie declined for business reasons. "
The call having been renowned, &C
lie was elevated to the same Of ae
ice in 1902 to 1904. It was dur re
ng the last half of MI. Chap n
,uis' official career that the i,
Of the city had made the
extension of the water and light Al
liant so imperative, that a prac-n 81
new plant was construct M
d, and the water and light SER
ice extended to almost eYeryM
Iook and corner of the city. q
all of this time he main-W
the same ideals, and con- tn
the same methods, which ty
.ad made the first part of his A.
tafiicial career SO successful, and Of
.ad enshrined him in the conf
ence Of his people.
During Mr.. Chappuis long
nd varied practice as a lawyer. off
e has been engaged in some of II
be largest and most important ~
in the State, and yet r.
e has held the scales of justice -
nd morality so high that none
rould criticise his demeanor to- 10
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