The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-04-19
MAYOR MAuRIN W|THDRAuss.


Commissioner Of Public Health
and safety-says Action is Taken
to Avert Bitter Political Fight.
Mayor Charles Maurin, who was a
candidate for the office Of commits
| sioner OF the department of public
health and safety under the commits
sion fern Of government, yester-
! Jay morning issued the folioWing
! open letter announcing his withdrawal
! from the race:
/ 'Donaldsonyille, La, April IS, 1915
''To My Friends and the Voters Of
DonaldscnVille:
political developments of the
last few days indicate plan by the
dominant political faction, aided by
Others, to inaugurate a bitter cam
paign, however brief, for absolute
political supremacy.
THE allies of the dominant fac
ton, though unsuccessful in their
deals, are still with them.
This combination means bitter
campaign for municipal offices.
For eight years the voters of Don
aldsonville have honored me as
mayor. That my administration has
been progressive, and that the town
has taken front rank thereby
amongst the first modern cities Of
the south, has been attested by pub
lie speakers and writer's on innum-
cradle occasions.
Having been thus honored by the
people of my native town for eight
years, and having it's best interest
at heart, and being of the opinion
that an acrimonious Wrangle over
local offices will prove detrimental
to it's finances, it's future and its best
interest, I am unwilling to become
a party to a factional fight.
Il have therefore concluded to
withdraw as a candidate.
However, before closing, / de-
sire to remind the people of one i'm
provement alone among the many
made during my administration: The
creation of the Light and Water
Commission, which will enable the
town to liquidate its Indebtedness
and perhaps reduce the cost Of cleo
| trio light to the consumer.
THE Light and Water Commission
is replacing the antiquated power
plant equipment with modern gas
and electric engines and pumps The
old poWerhouse has been mainly the
cause of the towns Indebtedness,
and was built long before my in
| cunlbency as mayor. It is well to
bear this in mind and to give credit
in the future to my administration.
| 81 consider the time inopportune
for further political Wrangles.
In withdrawing, I desire to con-
gey to the voters nay heartfelt graf
itude for the high honors heretofore
conferred upon me. To the many
/ loyal friends who have volunteered
9heir support in this and past cam
paigns, / hereby express my .appre-
citation and thanks; to the people
/ of my native town | express the
sentiments OF my heart, which are
that. for better or for Worse#I am for
( Donaldsonyille first, last and all the
I time. Respectfully,
..CHAs. MAURIN.''
Mr.. Maurins withdrawal leaves
| Walter Lemann without opposition
for the office of mayor, and he au-
tomatically becomes the Democratic
nominee for that position.
A. J. Schroeder, who publicly an
| nounced his candidacy for the office
of commissioner of public parks and
streets, decided not to contest the
nomination and did not file his mott
fication of candidacy with the chair
man of the Democratic City Commit
tee. AS a consequence Frank. Milano
was unopposed for the office and
| was duly declared the nominee by
The committee.
The only municipal office, there
. fore, for which there will be opposi-
ton at the Democratic primary cleo
ton to be held next Tuesday, will
be the commissionership Of finance,
for which there are two aspirants:
/ W. D. Park, cashier of the Bank of
Donaldsonyille. and w. j. Leblanc,
who holds like position in the Peo-
pies Bank. Mr. Park, whose candi-
dacy was generally regarded as
coupled with that of Messrs. Maurin
and Schroeder, has announced that
he is in the fight to stay, notWith-
standing the withdrawal of his run
/ ming mates.