The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-31
pugh Meetings at Lockport and Thi-
bodaux.

= 27, says: :
Judge Edward Nichols Pugh.
IDohaldsonyil1e, candidate for the S
+ preme court, spoke here last night i
a small audience in the interest
ms candidacy. Judge sPugh's# speec
was preceded by a short address b
francis L. Knobloch, Of Thibodau,
who extolled the many good aual
:. ties of the learned 1urist from Dor
alld1isonlyllles Ids. and gave a fitting intro
duetlon of the candidate to his Locl
port audience.
IN his address Judge Pugh ez
plalned his motive in becoming :
candidate at this time. He said he
{. recognized the fact that great re
form was needed in the state Judi
clary, whereby all, or a majority. o1
the judges should review the testi
mony brought before them, instead o
assigning each case to a different
Judge for review, allowing that judge
TO be the sole arbiter in the case
Judge Pugh said he was the only
candidate among the six who had a
platform, and that he would welcome
discussions from the same platform
with any or all of the others.
lie said he cared more for the
| principles involved than he did for
| the office, but that his chances look.
ed very good for receiving the nomi-
| nation. He said he had never sought
3IIIce at the hands of his fellow
citizens until the present time, but
had held two official positions, which
mad really been thrust upon him.
lie was at one time mayors # Dom
aldsonVille, which position he held
Tor three consecutive terms. and
was afterWard elected a member of
the school board Of Ascension parish,
IN. which capacity he is now serving.
He was offered position on the su.
preIne bench by the late lamented
General Francis T. Nichols, but re-
fused to accept it on account of the.
relationship existing between them.
.= Tuesday night Mr. Pugh addressed
a meeting at the courthouse in
Fhibodaux, concerning which the 10
cal correspondent Of the Picayune
wrote as follows: THE candidate
showed sincerity and earnestness in
the cause for which he stands. He
said his position was not so much
whether he was elected or not as it
was TO carry The point which he
arggled, and if, through his efforts
and his cam pai 81, he could bring
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Ii ls laaaas
80 and handed dow b the present
one an court, he would feel that
5lle had aeeomp pIished something for
the state.
Candidates Pugn and ehaIyin Fun
ming Well in ST. James.
st. James Interim:
Although Judge T. II. Pugh was
the last Of the six candidates to
formally announce his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination as asso-
ciate Justice Of the supreme court,
we have every reason to believe, if
present Indications are not deceiY-
ing, his name will figure prominent
ly in the second primary.
1t gives the Interim much pleasure'l
to be able to announce that Judge
Pugh is making excellent sheadWay III
his candidacy for the supreme bench. |
All, political friends as we'll as polit-
lcal foes, are agreed that Judge |
Pugh is pre-e eminently equipped and |
qualified to take a seat with the I
gentlemen who com
pose our highest legal tribunal.
Of all the candidates for the Of
ice which he seeks, he is the only
one who has a platform. No one
las yet doubted the correctness Of I
he statement which Mr.. Pugh made +
when he announced that, under the |
present system, the litigant obtains
he opinion Of only one judge on
he law and the facts, whereas he
S absolutely entitled to the judg-
nent of all five
AL are agreed that the promuIga-
ion, as the opinion Of the court, Of
he opinion which has been prepared
" one judge, should be condemned,
'ut Judge Pugh is the only one Of
he candidates. who has directed pub
ic attention to this defect in the
eaching of decisions by the SUI
rene court.
The Interim has reasons to believe
hat Judge Pugh,s s. candidacy has
cen much strengthened throughout
be fourth supreme court district in
he last few weeks.
We bespeak for him the support and
indy consideration Of the voters Of
1. James.
The candidacy Of Hon r. J. Chau-
in for district judge to succeed
udge Paul Leehe, who will be. pro
loted to appellate judge, is daily re-
ewing more and more encourage
tent il every ward gef St. James. +
We have not the least reason to
oubt that Mr. Chauyin will carry !
very ward Of the parish,
We take great pleasure in solicit
lg support for him, recognizing the
let that he is fitted for the position
nd would make an able and eff
lent judge.
III public. as in private, he is ]
indy, unassufning, modest, but none
Ne less the man of sound intellect, S
road, liberal mind, and a most pleas
at personality, II