The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-28
TAX REFORM CAMPAIGN OR
GANIZATION. g 5szz

The conference Of citizens Of Louis
4 lana called by Gov. Hall to prepare
/ paign in favor of the pending tax re-
/ form constitutional amendments, took
place at Alexandria last Saturday,
and fully justified the expectations OF
the governor and other friends Of the
movement as to the number and char
acter of the men who responded to,
the summons, and also as to the eff
fective and harmonious action taken
il furtherance of the object in view.
| Permanent organization was effect
I'd by the election Of the following
officers: President, ex-Goy. Newton
C. Blanchard; vice presidents, John
IT. Michel and Col Theodore S. Will
kinson.
Executive ommittee-Gov. L. E.
Hall, chairman; Edgar H. Farrar, W.
10. Hart, Mortona A.. Aldrich, Joseph
I Voegtle, J. Zach. spearing, Martin
Manior, New Orleans; L. E. Thomas,
Leon R. Smith, Shreveport; D. G..
Scarborough, Natchitoches; jeff shy
der, Tallulah; Henri L. Gueydan,
| Gueydan; Walter Burke, New Iberia;
/ R. B. Butler, Houma; Leon Locke,
Lake Charles; S. NJ. MeLaWrason,
! st. Francisville; G. w. Elam, Mans
field; Robert Roberts, Y. W. Robert
/ son, Minden; George Wesley Smith
lRayville; w. G. Barnette, Arcadia;
&c. G. Pritchard Harrisonburg; J.. w
sJoffrion, Avoyelles; Bertrand Well
Alexandria; Delos R. Johnson, Wash
Eington; Marion Swords, Opelousas.
It was decided to hold a meeting
CT the executive committee in the
Grunewald Hotel at New Orleans,
Thursday, Sept. 26, at noon. The
4 committee will have active direction
of the campaign, and is empowered
10 raise funds, prepare, print and
circulate literature, obtain desirable
Il publicity and arrange for meetings
and stumping tours in behalf of the
i amendments 1t will organize sub
committees throughout the state,
probably naming one in each parish
10 manage the campaign locally. Il
is, authorized to increase it's mem
bership at will and to select head
1 quarters, appoint a secretary and
maintain an office force. The head
+ quarters will be located in New Or
4 leans.
The conference lasted six hours,
:, conyening at noon and adjourning at
8 o'clock p. M, and its proceedings
! throughout were Of a harmonious
and business-like nature. No DISPOSE,
ton was manifested to attack the
q amendments, and while many ques,
lions We're asked, they We're always
. propounded with d view to seeking
gIt and securin rtinent infor-
nation on various features of the pro.
Il posed revision OF the taxing system.
Among those who took part in the
discussion and made brief addresses
were: Prof. Morton A Aldrich, H.
81. White Of Alexandria, Governor
Hall, Thos. w. Robertson 81 Minden,
Senator Walter Burke OF iberia, Sen
1tor Leon Smith of Gaddo, Col. z. S.
Wilkinson, Representative Manion OF
4 New Orleans, Or. Charles e, Coates
IF the Louisiana State University,
]. Prof James Il billiard of Tulane
University, and Judge Lawrason.
4 At night Governor Hall, Speaker
! Thomas, Representative Butler. Prof.
.Aldrich and a number Of others ad-
dressed a meeting of business men
and prominent citizens OF Rapides
| parish at the Alexandria city hall.
i The Colonial Sugars Company will
entertain its employees and their
> friends at dance to be given, in
the company's raw sugar warehouse
at Gramercy on Saturday evening,
4 Oct s. The committee on arrange