The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-13
PR0GRESS|VES N
1HETH|RD DISTRICT
ROBERT s. eRoUssARO TO az
SUCCEEDED eY w. p. MARTIN
OF THiaoDAux.
HENRyL. GUeYDAN DEFEATED
Interest Centered in This Contest
Three Of the Proposed Amend
ments Were Defeated,
"r'-r" N"wSpsprr I'm! NJ News S'r,h.r

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We" Orleans. TIE Progressive
carried the Third Congressional Di
trlc. IN Tuesdays election by a majo
IL! ct LIB. "leciing Judge Nhitma
RUN Martin Of Thibodaux 10 succ.,.
Robert T.. Broussard in til. nationa
Hous" OF Representatives.
Henri l.. ;urydan. Judg. Martin
1F'n>"!afr opponent. carried onl
three Parishes Of IN. eight in tn
olS'rlct. His HON. i,arlsh, Vpr,njllion
gave hIm a minority ii IL. L.afayett,
majority Of rs. ANA ST. Martin :
ledd OF tour votes 81; Martin par
ls!l furnished III. closest contest j,
IN" district. Th" parish boiled 99(
votes. 1876 OF which were, cas-, fo]
JutS" Martin. The parish was If
douo'. and claimed by both Progress
s'''S and Democrats Until lat. Wed
nes'.ay night.
Judge Martin scored his big gain in
ha'o"rrht parish. which gave him l.
V.t of his 1.5O5 votes. Terrebonno
ranked second with a majority of 4o5
st. Mary third with ?l5. Iberia next
Win III. and finally Assumption. with
2v3.
4" total vote OF the dist riot Ties.
"a! amounted to l0.2SO, OF which >
S'9 were polled by the Progressiyes
ana Judge Martin. The break in the
sollo Louisiana Democracy was her
aided with much enthusiasm through.
OUT the district. which had remained
safely Democratic since 1884, when
a Republican was sent to Congress-
AT Thibodaux Thursday there WAS
a general foregathering of the Pro.
gressives OF the Third district at a
love feast. at which their victory was
the sole topic of discussion.
The interest in the election Tuesday
was centered in the congressional
iisht in the Third. and this complete.
" OvershadOwed the seventeen
passed by the last leeis.
|aturc and offered to the entirenelec.
torate of the state for endorsement
'r rejection. As a result. an unusual
y light vote was police, and when
candidates In districts outside Of the
Third were unopposed the vote was
bout the smallest on record.
The reports received were from
widely scattered sections Of the state.
moving moderate vote in the South
louisiana parishes. practically where
contests for Office existed, and an ex.
remedy light vote in the north. The
|orth as rule voted against the On. |
ire list
That the amendments carried, how.
yer. with the exception of the sixth.
thirteenth and sixteenth. is assured.
The vote generally in the south was
line with the city vote and gave
he fourteen remaining amendment.
God majorities. which entirely coun.
eracted the adverse vote of the
orth.
The fifteen parishes reporting give
he fourteenth amendments favored
lajoritfes ranging around $4,000. The
eaviest voting came from the sec.
nd and third congressional district
artshes where there were contests
the congressional race. The Arst
lstrict also developed fair vote, but
lis. as in the case of the second
strict. was made up principally from
Re vote polled In Orleans parish.
In Orleans parish and the third con.
'essional district the vote represent
about so per cent of the registered
rength. In the remaining parishes.
owever, there was q heavy slump
ID In the north scarcely Is per cent
the registered voters visited the