St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-06-06
WINS
MAYORSH|P
IN TOWN
ELEC.
CLOSEST RACE IN THE HISTORY
OF POLITICS IN
CONVICTION.
CHANGE IN TICKET
At LAST MOMENT
Election Results in Controlling Vote
In Council by Lacroix Fac
ton With One Tied.


Rapier ran for mayor, has created a
situation so tense and full of excite
ment as that of last Monday, in Gov
ingtcn, but notwithstanding the hard
fight that was being made it was con-
Quoted in a smooth and orderly man.
ner, with rare instances Of wrangl.ng
or abuse. The incumbents had been
reelected without an opposition tick
ct in the field, and had it not been
for the split caused, as is generally
understood, by the question of the
marshalship, there would have been
one ticket in the field at this elect ON.
But after it had been decided to put
the old ticket in the field-in fact,
after the Farmer had commenced the
printing of its firt page, it was an
nounced that a new ticket would be
made up by the Withdrawing fac
tion Of the old council, and that the
ticket would be headed by p. ]. La
croix, for mayor. This, it was said
was due to the announcement that
two candidates would run independ
emily; that they we're supporters of
Dulion for marshal, and in case of
their election the council would have
a Dulion majority. From that time
the fight was on. A new ticket was
gotten out. headed by DR.. Marrero
for mayor, end It became ostensibly
Lacroix- -Aiarrero fight. The La
croix ticket gathered to its support
that opposing faction that had de-
sired to see new ticket in the field
and had yet not gathered political
strength enough to encourage belief
in victory. The split in the old tick
ct, the opposing faction and the in
terposition of the Schultz-Duli6h In
terests in the fight made a, situation
that it would take wizard to faith
ON. While the Lacroix faction seem
ed confident from the start that it
was a winner, subsequent events
proved that it was one of the closest,
if not the closest, of all the elections
held in Covington.
The polls opened at 10 q. m. Mon
day and closed at 4 p. m. Every
out-of-town voter who could be got
ten here by either faction was on
hand to vote. The Lacroix ticket
had big rooster printed at the head
and the Marrero ticket had small
rooster. When the tickets were fold
ed these emblems could sometimes be
seen through the paper and the size
would indicate which ticket was be-
ing voted. Hence when the ballots
were being cast it was frequently
possible to distinguish which ticket
was being voted, and the confidence
Of the Lacroix faction continued
throughout the day. But when the
counting of the ballots commenced
it was seen that the scratching
being done made even this indi-
cation unreliable, for while Lacroix
beat Marrero by three votes there
were two councilmen elected on
the Marrero ticket and one, tied.
Emile Frederick, who got 1T votes
and who will be entitled to run-on
with A. C. Mccormack, on the La
croix ticket. Should this run-off be
won by Mr.. Frederick, however, the
Lacroix faction will still. control the
council, as the mayor will have the
deciding vote.
During the counting Of the ballots
Marrero started off in the lead, but
Lacroix finally passed him and kept
several votes ahead throughout most
of tallying, with an occasional excep-
ton when -Marrero would get one or
| two votes ahead. When there were
but three ballots left in the box the
situation was most exciting. La
croix was two ahead, with the poss:-
bility that Marrero might get the
three votes, and when Lacroix got
two OF, them loud cheer went up
from the crowded courtroom and the
suspense was ended.
| The vote stood as follows: P. J..
Lacroix, for mayor, 118. For coun-
cilmen: L. A Perreand III, Louis
David SO, D. l. Addison 1913, A. r..
Smith 128, A. c.. Mccormack. III,
w. H. Kentzel 124. F. G. Marrero,
| for mayor, lis. For councilmen:
Emile Frederick 1T, Ben COMMENCE
/ Ia, Leon Hebert ILL., Maurice
Planche 118, f. J. Martindale 118,
James Connaughton 1O9. Lacroix.
Addison, Smith, Kentzel, Planche and
Nartindale were elected, with tie
between Mccormack and Frederick.
The result of the election will prob
ably mean a change in some Of the
appointive Offices. L. A. Perreand ID
4 spoken Of as probable clerk, and It
IS .rumored that several are after the
night marshalship, but nothing has
| been given out oAfcially.