The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-25
Mr.. .PUGR ENDORSED.
asseting Of Representative Citizens
and Politics, Leaders Pledges.

a.sseting Of Representative Citizens
and Political Leaders pleases
sapport TO Ascension Candidate
FOR supreme Court Jusficeship-
Campaign COMMITTEES Appointed
A meeting CT the friends and sup
porters Of e. N. Pugh, VINO - q CO.,
dldate for associate justice o. the -.
! pre1nes court from the fouI.th se'pl elis7
court district, was held at the court
house III this city last SUNDAY lore
noon, with all sections OF the par
ish represented by delegations OF zIeao-
| inc c;tlzens. Hon. Walter Ae1nahl
presided over the assemDlage, ant
| Richard Melancon acted as secretary
! Ii was decided to appoint calnp ai5i
committee to be composed OF elelAehs
Iron each ward of the PARISH, an.
an executive committee to when VIII
he entrusted the direct management
5Eof the campaign The personnel y
The latter body is as follows: Wal
for I,emann. chairman; Edmund Maui
rim, B. J. Vega, G. Y, Weber, ~
ehard Melancor. A NUMBER " az ~
dresses We're delivered IN peilall y
Mr.. Pugh's candidacy, ana much GU
thusasm prevailed.
The following resolutions Weie
: unanimously adopted:
i "Whereas, Edward Nichols Push
Of the parish of Ascension, mas an
nounced his candidacy for ASSOCIATE
iustice of the supreme court OF Lou
! lsiana, and has set forth that there
: should be a change in the method Q
;, reaching decisions by the supreme
;, court; that under the present system
The litigant obtains the opinion =
g only one judge on the law ana %
7 The facts, when he IS entitled 10 tn
Judgment of all five; and
ssWhereas, the evil resulting 1roI
y fha present system has been fecoe
Il nized by all, and has been tn
. source Of grieyous and just complain
Nv the bar Of this state for years
= md though the subject has bee
IS again and again agitated by the Les
e stature and by the LOUISIANA ba
.. Association, nothing has ever pee
= accomplished; and
: ssWhereas. it is essential to tn
g welfare of the people Of this stat
? that there should be a change mao
tx in this system; be it
ssResolved, That the attention
= the governor, the legislature now
s session. the Louisiana Bar Assocl
IL ton soon to convene. and the pre-:
IN throughout the state, be called
g this condition Of affairs.
'tBe it further resolved, that =
e ward N. Pugh, by virtue OF his lo1
le legal training, his successful care
.e- as practitioner, his deep a
49, thorough knowledge of the law, ,
- rugged honesty and high ideal
x IS preeminently qualified to d
III charge the duties of associate j.
"a lice Of the supreme court, and
a. best equipped of all the candldat
to secure the needed reforms.
t.Bs it further resolved, That !.
aft presenting to the voters of the. four
10 supreme court strict, comp rising
8. marshes Of Ascension, Assumptle
~ Lafourche, Terfebontle, st. Ma
lty iberia, st. Martin, West Feliclal
ri East Feliciana, East Baton Rou'
rd- st. Helena, Livingston, Tanglpah
Washington, ST. Tammany and
aN James. the name of Edward Nicho
ap- Pugh, this committee heartily
es, dorses the issue set forth in his
he nouncement, and urges upon
80 voters the Importance and necess
e of bringing about change IN
gu present system.