The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-29
THE CITY COURT
An Extraordinary and Almost I'm
precedented Contest for the
JudgeShip.

The contest for the judgeship OF
the City Court, the contestants be-
ing the present holder of the office,
L. C. Blanchard and Roland William
son, was extraordinary and unpre-
cedented in many of its features.
The result is that Judge L. c..
Blanchard received t40i votes
against Williamson's 1927, and as the
rule of the majority prevails, Judge
Blanchard is the nominee for the
office he has been filling, by ap-
pointment of Governor Sanders, on
the recommendation of Judge Fulli-
love, now city commissioner, and
other citizens, who were aligned as
prohibitionists or nti-saloonists.
At the time Judge Blanchard was
appointed as judge to fill the va
cancy arising from the resignation
of Judge Fullilove, he was ranked
with the enthusiastic of prohibition
lists and anti-saloonists.
In Tuesdays primary, Judge
Blanchard had the support of the
iantis and the saloonites besides a
number of his friends who have
Ibeen aligned against the saloon.
| 1t can not be disproved that the
contest was not on the ability OF
THE contestants, but was run on the
revived issue of prohibition or the
saloon.
| It has been claimed that Judge
Blanchard has been prosecuted,
(which is nonsensical and his nomin-
alton is a vindication Of mis- con-
duct as a citizen and as judge.
The charges against him pending
the election were specific and direct
and have remained unexplained and
iunrefuted.
On the night of the election, when
the nomination of Judge Blanchard
was assured, his friends, sympathiz-
ers and supporters demonstrated
publicly in procession with a band
/ of music.
Proceeding the procession and
during the jubilation at. the Court
House somebody called for keeney,
who was fortunate in escaping a
hanging in effigy.
/ Keeney still lives and his friends
and his admirers rejoice that he did
not fall at the hands of the enemy,
and that he is enjoying three meals
la day.
/ Among the speeches delivered
during the progress of this politi-
ical jubilee. Judge Blanchard in de-
iiliyering himself of speech of ap-
lpreciation and Of thanks, he stated
that he and his brother stood ready
to lend every assistance in the re-
eall Of the commissioners.
/ Would Judge Blanchard assist in
the recall Of his friend Fullilove, to
Whom he is in a great measure in
Idebted for the judgeship he now
holds?
| Attorney Frank Blanchard, on be,
ling called to speak, declared thai
Ihe and his brother had been slam
Idered and maligned by the William
lson Executive Committee and also
Eby Judge Pugh. He emphasized thu
declaration that he was perfectl,
lwilling to compare the character ot
himself and his brother to that o1
Judge Pugh.
7. He declared that his brother
Judge Lal Blanchard and Rober
Mandell had been vindicated. no
lby a jury of twelve but by jur.
twelve hundred.
This. received with enthusiasm
was somewhat surprising as unit
then it was not known that Mandel
Twas on trial.
.Advisedly; it is suggested that
Judge Blanchard and Attorne
q Blanchard and Robert Mandell hav
3 been slandered and maligned by tn
Williamson Executive Committe
land also by Judge Pugh. that redres
may be available by legal proceed
Iings for defamation and for libel, fo
s which substantial damage may b
obtained.
!. = The next gentleman who respond
led to hecall for speech was Pres
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