The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-06
1HE STATE CONVENTION
An OniAstslcsed Oslessaiss . D.
timoP~A Stormy Sessioa-A Tilt
Detveeo DWssand onA Wiekhffe.

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imRc-A Stormy Sessi0s-A Tilt
Detweso DkUassssd elaA Wiekhffs.
In . sense the Democrscy 81
Louisiana in convention assembled
Tuesday might in Baton Rouge a.
most reached the verge Of asininity
m The stterapt % control tho con-
venti0a ioe Clark and in tying up
the delegation for the Missouriaa.
As reported from Baton Rouge By
the Rev Orleans States special, the
forces behind Ciark, stirred TO sction
by the pronconcement Of Governor
Hail, are eagerly declaring that this
10 Louisiana last chands 70
mount the band wagon Of the man
from 0issO9ri."
The Clark people are openly fight
(iAe for a. instructed delegation, and
are hopine for the moral support of
Governor Hall 10 give il 70 them"
Vhy sboula Govsrncs Rah have
meddled III he did when Ae should
De hands off,! II was beleved that
this meddliae by the Governor had
reached its enA with the retirement
q Sanders.
In hH speech - ths convention
Congfessman BrOusssrd insiauated
that Il vas the Governors influence
which had sven stresgth % Clark,
which waa resented by Congressman
Wickliffe, Who declared thst "this
veiled attach uDos Governor Gan is
unfair"
Al this iuncsure somebody in the
audience called Broussard Q scSun-
drel, and then pandsrnoailm vas
pecipitate6.
Cries fos Broassard fosloWed. As
he began - speak he vas ehsered
by bis friendA The cheering was
Iinterspersed with -cat calls" and
cries % derision and whistline.
Having secured sttsntioR and in
lreplying 20 Congressman Niokli5fe,
Broussard said: Z did not sss&i the
Gasernos. hit the gentleman has
named Che maA who has named the
9delegates = the Baltimore cenven
4ien-- Governor aan."
Following This semleea The eezn-
mittee 90 cfedaRtials reported. A.
there was no contest, seseates were
seated
The deegatss tsOm Iouisian 20
the Baltimore convention are:
\ Governor L, e. Nall, Congressman
Arsene Pujo, Mayor Msrtn Behs-
Amsn % New Orleans tCiark snp-
porters; former Gosernsr Newton
C. Blanchard, RobeH Ewing and
Theodore O Wilkinsoa NNilson
supposteFs).
4 The alsernases ore: .. zack speae
ias, Albert Estopina,, =. J. Looaey,
n. n. Martin. d D Terry, Wsteg L.
Gleason.
Thsee peesiden,ia electors: Dos
Canery, 1shn D. earkes Sr, Fang
ton Seosy.
DistFist DeleoateA
first District: Vic Maubefst: Ales
Rujof alternates, L. D. lagarde, n
H. hlnez; electoe, Edward Rxhtos
Second: W. @. Hart and Pau
Berthlot; alternates, Henry Mooney
L. C. Vail; elector, .. C. Herssfques.
A Third: hobt. D. Broussasd, j. A
Humphreys; alternates, W. p. mae
tin, r. F. PERI; electDr, John Marks
u Fourth: Jas. Foster, C. w. Elam
alternatps, ]. Z. Sandlin, o. q Girls
ham; elector, d. C. Scarborough.
Fifth: Allen Sholars, A. A. Barks
dale; alternates, JOhH p. Parker Jr.
Robert L. Hall; eiectoe, S. H. James
\ Sixth: Robert C. Wickliffe, Levi:
IL. Morgan; shrnate0 E p. Major
Poirlge Coupee, q. T. Vigor, AseeB
sion; elector, w. H. Sullivsn.
| Seventh: Edw. H. Hunter, ?. F
Ferguson; alternates, L. C. Fonte
not, w: W. Whittinetoa; elector, J
W. Jefferson.
II Colonel Ewing was uHanimeusi.
re-eiected national committeeman
and in an address pledged himsel
for On absolutely Rinstructed deie
ysation.
i OF the twenty deles0tes, eight sH'
committed TO Wilson.
L ~ vote Of 33l to 322 the cOnven
ton refused to consider . resolution
ri instructing the delegation to vote q
ia unit
The convention vas adjourned
ter midnight amidst the greates
excitement.