The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-31
Ponder Well Received.

I1ol amos Ii. Ponder addressed a
meeting at the courthouse last Sun
day night in the interest Of his can
/ dldacy for congress, this being the
second time Mr.. Ponder has spoken
at Donaldsonville during the pending
/ campaign. A fair-sized crowd was
present, including a number Of Ia
dies, and much enthusiasm was mani
tested. s's
Representative Sidney IA. Marchand
81 this parish, who. with Frank NJ.
edwards of Amite City is managing
MIR. Ponder's campaign, called the
assemblage to order and introduced
the Tangipahoa candidate in a we'll
Worded and eulogistic address. Mr..
Ponder was warmly greeted, and his
remarks were given close attention.
he made an excellent speech, replete
with Elective arguments and clever
anecdotes, and told in a convincing
manner what he stood for and what
ne would endeayor to do if sent to
congress. He paid his respects to
iI's three opponents, singing out |
Mr. Morgan and the Iatter's cam
palgn manager, c. G. Weber, for
some particularly caustic comments
and criticisms. He declared that
: 'Keeleb' Weber, Mr.. Morgan's man
Friday, had caused a report to be
circulated in Ascension and other|
sugar parishes that he (Ponder) was
q free-trader, and that some of Mr..
Morgan's friends in another section
Of the district, notably in ST. Helena
parish, had proclaimed him TO be
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this method of political cam
and pointed out that his
views on the tariff were plainly set
forth when he announced his candi-
lacy and later in a speech at Amite
City, and are the same in the hills
or in the valleys, in the cotton coun-
ny or in the sugar district
He said If Col Jones and Mr.
account of their record in
he legislature is correct, Col. Jones
passed all the good bills !
hat were introduced and Mr.. Claf-
,orne killed all the bad bills. If /
louisiana needs anything in the
World, he said, it is somebody to pass !
God bills and somebody to kill bad
ills; therefore he thought Col Jones
nd Mr.. Claiborne ought to be kept !,
t home to best serve their people,
Mr.. Ponder's speech made a n1ostl !,
adorable impression upon all who :
card it, and there can be no doubt q
hat his candidacy has bean nateri- i
lily strengthened here as q result Of /
le splendid effort. =
Prior to the meeting Mr. Ponder :
as presented with a lovely cluster {
flowers by Miss Rosa Kern, in ::
ahaIf Of many friends. i :
Catholic Schools 10 Open Monday. ! i
ST Joseph S Commercial Institute q
II boys, conducted by the Brothers :,
the Sacred Heart, and st. Nin-f 4,
nt.s Institute for glrls, under the Ii,
=pervision OF the Sisters OF Cllari- "
. Will open next Monday III ol.nfng
apt. and the outlook for large ii
tendance IF pupils at both Of the IA
.eellent institutions is unusually RI
to
There viii be. six class-rooms att ~
!. Joseph's Institute this session, n
stead OF five as heretofore, and
{. following efficient faculty will be m,
charge: Brother TIbert, principal; VI
Others Hubert, Joseph, Adrian, ri
,rard and Clement. &c
AT OF. Elneeht's lnsttute, the work in:
the session viii be directed by tic
2 same competent corps Of precep-
IS who have constituted the faculty IL.
: the past several years. lin
49, so,
There will be races tomorrow at tul
lIarcher's half-mile track at Belle
Sc beginning at 2.2n % III -.