Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-11

to all people that they will be freely bought
everywhere.
A Busy Day at Pointe a la Hache.
QUITE an assemblage Of the leading men of
Plaouemines parish occurred at Pointe a Ia
Hache on last Saturday, October 4. The Parish
Democratic Executive Committee met at IL
o'clock for the purpose of receiving from its
chairman, Hon. John Dymond, any announce
ments of candidates. as delegate to the Con-
stitutional Convention. After roll call, with a
quorum present, the chairman announced the
object Of the meeting and reported that but one
candidacy was to be announced, that Of Hon.
Simon Leopold, of the End ward and the repre-
sentative of the parish in the state legislature.
This being the case, under the primary law, no
further action was necessary and upon motion
of Judge R. +. Hingle the chairman and secre-
tary of the committee were delegated to notify
the secretary of state Of Mr.. Le0pold's nomina-
ton as the candidate of the Democratic party
for election as delegate from Plaquemines par
ish to the coming Constitutional Convention.
Mr.. Leopold's career since he first entered
into political life in the Parish Of P~laqcemines
has been one of continued success and of in
creasing ability. AS a member Of the School
Board he was elected its president; as a MEM
Der Of the police jury he served for years and
in 1900 he was elected to represent the parish
in the state legislature. The parish can con-
graduate itself upon sending to the coming Con-
stitutional Convention a thoroughly representa-
tive man, one of great ability and of consumate
skill in handling matters political.
As we understand it, there will be no other
candidate in the field and Mr.. Leopold's mem
bership in the Constitutional Convention as the
result of the election on October % will be a
splendid recognition Of his we'll earned honors
in this parish.
After the adjournment of the parish COM.
mittee, the large a%ssemblage there present fill
ed the tables at the Movers Hotel. After in
dulging in the bountiful repast there offered,
the Plaquemines Parish. School Board came in.
to session under the presidency protein OF
Hon. Joseph Meyer, of the LIST ward, president
DeArnas being absent. The new superintend-
ent, Mr.. Blanchard, was the e~x-officio secretary
of the board and entered into the discussions Of
the meeting with various valuable suggestions
with the view Of the general Improvement Of
the school service of the parish where improve
ment was possible. Under Superintendent
Blanchard's care we shall hope that the coming
four years will give educational matters in the
Parish Of Plaquemines quite a move forward.
We understand Mr.. Blanchard to be cultured
gentleman and he is evidently an earnest work.
er and he has now a fine field in which to show
us his good qualities.
One of the notable difficulties in the Parish
Of Placuemines in the development Of its school
/ system has always been the fact that the great
coast line Of 100 miles on each side of the river,
or 200 miles Of territory to be traversed to furn-
ish schools to a population of some $4,000 peo-
pie is quite a heroic task and demands untiring
energy and an immense amount of hard work
and a great deal Of tact to keep things going in
good shape. We feel quite sure that Mr..
Blanchard will be equal to all this.
The meeting of these two bodies on Satur-
day brought together the members Of these
bodies and quite a number Of lockers on, so that
Iollltc q Id IdCLc loI a. LILLE pieSeHteu qulCe
lively appearance. AS the shell road is nearly
finished, or at least the shells placed nearly all
the way thereon as far down as Pointe a Ia
Hache, making the road practicable, we learned
from every source that Pointe a la Hache will
become a great rendezvous for automobiles
and especially for those who enjoy fishing.
The great Movers Canal spreads out now in all
it's breadth of about a hundred feet and goes
back into the lake system in the rear Of Pointe
a la Hache, into those fields wherefrom the
oyster fishermen from the %neighboring state Of
Mississippi were wont to go and carry away
oysters surreptitiously. Under the manage
ment of the conservation commission this in
cursion into the oyster beds of Louisiana b,
people from other states has been practically
suppressed, and our own people are protected
in their rights. These a waters in the real
of Pointe a Ia Hache offer fine salt water fish
ing. and such could be developed industrially 81
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