St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-08-17
INDICATED
Of CHARGES
N THE ITEM
The Women of Covington
to Morgan's Defense.
Pass Resolutions of Conf
dence and Indorse Him.
Abbot Paul Schedule, O. S.
B., Rev. JOS. KoegerI,
And Rev. M. Roth Write
Letters of Endorsement.
Abbot Paul Schedule, O. S.
B., Rev. JOS. KoegerI,
And Rev. M. Roth Write
Letters of Endorsement.

There was considerable indigna-
ton expressed ut the article appear
ine in the New Orleans Item, last
Sunday, when St. Tammany parish
was accused of being - lawless as
Jefferson parish, and in which letters
" re published from the president
and secretary of the Federated SO-
cieties OF Catholic Women In regard
to the violation of the Gay-Shattuck
and Sunday laws. All who read the
crti:le denounced it AZ uncalled tor
and Unfair, and for fear that it might
used to reflect on the conduct OF the
district attorneys Office In Mr.. Nor
gan's congressional campaign. I'm
In,late action was taken to get an
expression of opinion from members
Ct the Federated Societies and from
>. hers supposed ~ nave knowl~dG'
Q: their work AMI Intentions. y
3. On became apparo;:. that there wcs
Lo intention on the part Of the Cath
oiic Societies to cast any reflection
On Mr.. Morgan III the administration
of his office, as evidenced by state
mcnts of the president, and of Rev.
Father Roth, Abbot Paul, Rev. Jos.
Eoegerl, and others.
acting District Attorney Schwartz,
in view of the charges that had been
made, decided that it would be best
to call an extra session OF the grand
jury and summons before It those
who claimed to have knowledge OF
unlawful conduct or violations Of the
Sunday law, % witnesses, as he wae
urprepared to act without this testi-
mony. The Item publishes in Wed.
nesday evenings paper the following
telephone interview with Mrs. Box
enfohr, the president:
II wish to state now" said Mrs.
Bokenfohr, that this is not . Tight
on District Attorney Morgan. We
have no complaint to make against
the conduct of his office. IT. IL the
subordinate officers in the parish who
are not doing their duty. It was
these that we referred to in the let
ter published in the Item Sunday.
I'VE have sufficient information to
justify the action we have taken in
the NATTER she continued. II
think the information we submitted
will form a basis on which the Dis
trict Attorney might act. The of
ficers of the federation should not
be expected to go out and get specific
information The charges were
that the Gay-Shattuck law was being
violated at several points in the
parish.
The Women's Progressive Union
of Covington sent out the following
in vindicati0n of MT. Morgan:
The women of Covington exoner-
ate Mr.. Lewis L. Morgan from chargs
es made against him in write-up In
the New Orleans Item of conditions
alleged to exist in their town and
indorse his candidacy for Congress,
in the following set of resolutions
framed Monday, August IL, at q
meeting rife with indignation at the
done him and enthusiasm
for his success:
Whereas, In write-up of cOndi-
ticns said to exist in st. Tammany
parish. in the Item of Sunday. Aug
ust H., the pictured conditions are
exaggerated and misleading; and
while we do not claim to have reach
ed that state Of perfection where
there are no violations of the law,
we wish to express confidence in our
able Aistrict Attorney, Lewis L. Nor
gan. Now. therefore, be it
Resolved, That we hereby express
implicit faith in District Attorney
Morgan, both in his omcial capacity
ana as man of good morals, honor,
integrity and ability; and, be 1t fur
ther
Resolved. That we hereby indor.o