The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-15
ASCENSION'S JUDICIAL CANDl-
DATES.

will participate in the coming prl-
mary for the selection OF nominees
ia he voted for at the November cleo
ton. The Chief takes pleasure IN
commencing and indorsing these can
didates, primarily because they are
eminently qualified for and worthy
of the positions they seek; second
arily because they are nome pro-
ducts Residents and cltlzens OF oul
own town and parish-and 1t IS put
right and consistent that we snoulo
practice what we preach IN the way
OF encouraging home enterprise ana
| patronizing home industry.
In the pursuance of this policy we
hone never to 60 to the extreme OF
boosting a defective article or boom
ing an inferior candidate merely pc
cause the one or the other is an AS
ransion product: nor do we propose
knowingly to decry or oppose su-
perior product OF another parish or
community, be it man, peast OF
thing. merely because chance de-
Driyed him or it Of the lneSumaple
privilege of Ascension origin. othe--
considerations being equal, however,
tha motto with us will always be.
Ascension. en- ayant!
In the present instance, fortunately
;bare can he no reason for heslta-
tion in forming a decision as 10 d
proper attitude and course OF action'
far tho reason that. however capable
and meritorious other aspirants may
| be. none can justly claim superi
GRITTY in these respects to the three
Ascension candidates.
The first of the trio. according &c
the rank of the position to which ne
: aspires, is Edward Nichols Pugh' u
whom it is not too much to say thai
he is the leading and best known CIT
: izen of this community. His pre-
eminent abilities and qualifications
as a student and practitioner OF the
: law, his high character as a man ane
citizen are matters OF common
knowledge, not only in this sector
: bu1 throughout the state, an3 there
vii be no dissent from any source t.
! the proposition that If elected to tht
associate iusticeship of the supreme
! court for the fourth district, he VII
. add to the dignity and reputation
: Of that exalted tribunal and PROV
! himself worthy scion and descend
:. ant OF the line Of judges and Datr]
/ OTIS from which he sprung. There az
7 several other candidates for this g.
fee all able and worthy men, an
4 It is no reflection on them to expires
& a preference for Ascension's faVorltt
Hon. Paul Leche, now concludln
his third term of service as judge
= the twenty-seventh judicial dlstric
composed of the parishes of ASSUME
ton. Ascension and St. James, seek
protection to- the judgeship III tt
i couE Of appeals for the second oil
u trict of the first circuit now occup1e
o / by Judge L. P. Caillouet Of Ii
J. fourche. who is not candidate Il
g reelection. Judge Leche has Dee
= nominated and elected three succe
siye times without opposition, and
I. better evidence is needed OF n
high standing and admiEable quail
o cations. He is so far without opp
r. sition for the higher judicial static
1t to which he aspires, and Wheth
y, this gratifying state of affairs co
,s tinues or not, the fact remains tn
re the people of the parishes formll
the second district of the first clrct
L cannot find better or an adj
a, successor to Judge Caillouet tn;
III Judge Paul Leche.
OF The third of Ascension's Judlcl
H. candidates is Hon, r. j. Chauyln,
~, has announced his desire to succe
a. Judge Leche on the bench OF t
nd twenty-seventh judicial district cou
VI a brief sketch of Mr. Chauvln,s
~ reer as an editor, lawyer and leg
OF lator was published in The Chief
is. March ?, 1912, and his wide acqua1l
AZ ance and excellent reputation amo
~ the people of the three parish
comprising the district renders
N repetition Of his qualifications a
ne claims unnecessary. He is a you
RI man of judicial temperament, fl
ce mental poise and pleasant dignl
and there can be no doubt that
ne will make most capable and sat
he factory judge if his candidature me-
by the approval at the polls which
10 and his friends confidently anticlpa