The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-29
Morgan Meeting Held at
FranklintOn.

Reflects on Injustice of Mer
Statement of T. Sambola JoneI
That Morgan Missed so Man,
Roll Calls in Legislature. with
out Telling That It Was Due t,
Injuries Sustained in Railroa,
Wreck.
Louis L, Morgan candidate fol
Congress from the Sixth Dis
trict, arrived in our city Friday
evening ready to fill his appoint
ment for that time as earlier ad
vertised, but owing to the fact
that the closing services of a
protracted meeting was to be
held at the same hour, Mr.. Nor
gan, out of respect. deferred his
meeting til Saturday morning.
The court room was filled at the
hour appointed, the crowd prov.
ing unusually responsive and at
the close of the speech bursting
into . hearty round Of applause.
Mr.. Morgan showed that his
absense from roll call which MFR.
Jones has been so repeatedly
emphasizing, was due to injuries
sustained in q railroad wreck
while enroute to the capitol and
which rendered him too i'll to at
tend the session.
Nj. Morgan futber replied to
the charges Of Ponder and Jones
and his legislative record as fol-
lows: "Itgoccurs to me that my
friend Ssmbola Jones should
6rst have looked into his own
record and found that it was alb.
solutely clear before copying
from Mr.. Ponder and telling the
people Of the district Of my ab-
sences from roll-call. Itappears
from the record Of 1912. the six.
days session that Colonel Jones
attended, that though he lived in
the City Of Baton Rouge, his
home being within the shadow
Of the capitol building, be found
1t convenient to miss 1O1 roll
callA
Tell the people also, Colonel
Jones, why you ducked the vote
Of House bill 499 by Mr.. Buie,
chairman Of the committee on
gama. fsh and oysters. On the
same day Why did you duck the
vote on the joint resolution, by
Mr.. Butler. leyying . tax of not
less than three mills on the dol. |
hr. BY parishes, cities and towns,
4or the support Of the public |
schools! Why did you duck the
yote Of the Clayton and Fontenot
Fertilizer bills, though you we're
present IN the House when these
bills we're Up on final passage!
Answer these questions and now
- e explaining your own re.
cord. I"
La reply to Mr.. Ponder's
charge Of the ST. Tammany VIC.
lahons Of the Sunday and Cav
9hattuck laws, amid thunderous
applause he read the following
resolutions Of exoneration by the
Cathalic Federation Of Women:
'Covington. Ia, Aug. 21.-At a
meeting Of the Catholic Fedora.
ton d Women. held this 21st
day Of August 1912, it has been
brought to the attention of this |
society that when the resolutions |
o june Il were forwarded to|
TIE district attorney, be Mr..
Morgan, Was absent from his |
once, and the matter was re.
terred 70. Assistant, Acting Dis !
triCt Attorney A. D. Schwartz, |
VIE, untortanately, did not re.
py until July =. This fact, to-l
gether With the net that no fur. |
fher sttsntioa was given By the
ack49 district Attorney, Mr.. |
BchWsrlk TO the resolutions !
calsed the federation TO resort |
. other means. In view Of the |
show atement the CatholicF FED.
erah0n Of Women commend Mr..
Morgan to the fsyorable consid- |
e1etion Of the public, with best
Wishes TOR his success in his |
pohtcA endeasors. = Signed:
Ars. ]. Boken6ohr, president,
Mis- Florence Layelle,. secretary
Dor Mrl. B. B. Warren.