The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-20
THE POLITICAL SITUA TON.

,aisn is being watched with great
interest in both the Democratic ana
Republican camps. It is too soon 10
make any well-considered estimate OF
the relative strength of the four lead
ing aspirants for the Democratic pres
jdantial nomination-Wlison, CLARK
Harmon and UnderWood-but 1t Is
fair guess that count OF noses
among the delegates to the Baln-
more convention when that body as
sembles on the 25th OF June Will
show that the candidates rank In the
order we have named them. In other
words, Gov. Woodrow Wilson OF New
Jersey is likely to have the greatest
number of supporters, with SPEAKER
Champ Clark OF Missouri second In
the race. Gov. Judson Harmon OF
Ohio third, and Congressman Oscar
Underwood Of Alabama bringing up
the rear The two-thirds rule which
prevails in Democratic national con-
ventious will doubtless prevent
nomination on first ballot, and It
seems likely a prolonged contest may
| he necessary to reach a nomination.
Gov. Wilson'S supporters apprehend
a combination among the hackers OF
all the other aspirants to prevent MS
| success and It is not at all unlikely
that such an understanding exists or
will be effected.
The struggle for the Republican
nomination Is much more spectacu-
Il lar and exciting than that in the
| Democratic household, owing to the
unexpected entry OF ex-Preslden1
Roosevelt In the race. Up to this
; time President Taft is well ahead IL
the contest, having won out in New
: York. Indiana, Colorado, Iowa, New
Mexico and several other states tha
have chosen delegates. Col Roosevelt
: had the best of the primaries II
Maine, Illinois and Pennsylvania, ant
has secured number of district dele
; gates in several states, but he Wa'
; beaten by Senator LaFollette II
: North Dakota and polled q. small
: minority in Wisconsin, where Presl
. dent Taft was Senator LaFollette,
y leading competitor, 1t appears U
be a part of the Roosevelt campalgl
plan to bolt and choose contestlnl
$ delegations when attempts to cor
Itrol conventions fail, evidently wit
/ the purpose of tying up as much o
= the strength of thi Taft forcess a
4 possible and adding volume to tn
s. 'hurrah'' with which the followers {
g. the Rough Rider hope to carry tn
I Chicago meeting offSits feet. Ther
i. is remote probability that the Dol
u ing policy may be lpsfsgsd IN the \;
. tional convention by the Roosevelt
Y ians, but their candidate is quote
as having vigorously denied r
port that he had given out such
intimation.
In Louisiana the Republicans al
= almost monopolizing the fun so L
as the national contest is concer
= ed. Although in a pitiful minorl
v and threatened with party extinctlt
g FOR inability to poll ten per cent
= the total vote at the election
# Tuesday last, they have split the
l. organization wide open and will SCI
two delegations to the national X
: publican convention. A Republlci
D. state convention, having the reco
e milton and sanction OF nine-tentl
Of the state committee, met
Alexandria on Monday, the eigh
at inst, and elected a solid Taft del
e gation-at-large composed of c.
- Hebert, Armand Roman, Victor Ia
of sci, H. c.. Warmoth, Emile Kuntz a.
OF DR.. D. A. Lines. The tempora
chairman of the convention was
,s e. Robinson of Calcasieu, the pt
ID manent chairman Hon. Armand +
b, main of New Orleans; secretary, Jt
rs Fabacher of New Orleans. The DO
- was formed wholly Of white de
v gates, and the speeches and reso
ID $ions were highly commendatory
IT, the Republican party and the u
!, administration as friendly to the
q terests Of Louisiana. The nomlne
ke FOR presidential electors are A.
ne Carpenter, Robert Mogul, s. Loc
% Breaux, Rene Chauffe, J. Ern'
It Breda, James s.. Thompson, Doug
NJ Black and Alcide Bondy, Sr.
- The second Republican state q
vention is to be held at Alexand
on the End of May, and will be co
as posed of the elements Of the PAL