St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-25
VINCENT ANNOUNCES;
CHAPPUIS WITHDRAWS
Race Now Rests Between
Calcasieu and St. Landry
Candidates.
CHAPPUIS MAKES STATEMENT
Vincent Starts on His Cam
paign Tour Whilst Lozaro
Is Confident.

Hon. Aladdin Vincent. who is
representing the parishes of Cal
casieu, Cameron,f Beauregard,
Jeff Davis and Allen, in the
state senate, officially announced
his candidacy for congress on
Monday, just before leaving
Lake Charles on a tour of the
Seventh District.
Hon. P. j. Chappuis, who has
been doomed by his many
friends for the last six months
as congressional aspirant, Of
ficially stated on Monday that he
would not make the race at the
approaching election, claiming
that the political situation is too
uncertain.
DR.. Lazaro, the St. Landry
man, who has represented the
Seventh District in Congress for
nearly two years and who is q
good friend to Senator Vincent,
having served in the senate with
the gentleman from Calcasieu,
feels assured Of victory. He has
practically toured the whole dis
trict and mas met with cordial
approval from his constituents.
Whilst in Opelousas on Sunday
DR.. Lazaro stated to friends at
the LaCombe Hotel Il fee
proud of the support am re.
ceiving all over the district;
many of the prominent men ir
every part Of the district, who
fought me bitterly last year are
with me and as yet / know Of
none Of my friends who contem.
plate fighting me. My victory al
the polls on August 9th is prac'
tically certain. =
At the election on the 9th OF
next month a member to the
board of equalization, "a railroad
commission and a congressman
from this district will be chosen.
The following statement was
made by Mr.. Chappuis:
To the Democrats Of the 7th
Congressional District OF
Louisiana:
Some weeks ago / gave out q
statement to the effect that I ex.
pected to become a candidate for
congress at the approaching pri-
mary election. Since that time
/ have visited a large part of the
district for the purpose Of look
ing into the political situation.
Everywhere I have been received
most cordially by the people, but
find the situation SO unsettled and
uncertain with respect to the
coming congressional campaign
that | have decided not to form
ally announce my candidacy al
this election.
IT appears to me it would be
unfair to my friends throughout
the district, who have been SC
loyal to me, to plunge them into
a contest the outcome Of which
seems so uncertain, and involves
50 large a sacrifice of time and
labor, and, on my part, a heavy
burden Of expense.
The wisdom Of this conclusion
is strengthened by the fact that
there are at this time two candi-
dates for this Office who reside in
Calcasieu parish, and who, from
the very nature Of things. and
through political alliances of
long standing viii draw heavily
from the four parishes which
formerly constituted the parish
of Calcasieu and whose people
act with some degree Of har-
mony in matters political.
Il make this public statement
now so that the people of the
district and all candidates for
congress may have timely notice
of my intentions.
I cannot let this opportunity
pass to thank the people of the
district for the uniform kindness
and courtesy which they have
extended to me in the past. =
P. J. CHAPPUIS.