Arizona republican., 1914-07-23
Revolt in Third Congress sional District Carries to the Progressive Party Many of the Most Influ- ential Democrats
SPLIT SPREADING
 THROUGH STATE
It is Expected That Loui- siana Will Elect Three Progressive Congressmen and Will Take Its Place in Progressive Column
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 Democratic leaders from the south were stunned today by the news re- ceived from the third Louisiana dis tIict. where yesterday the demo- cratic congressional committee went over to the Bull Moose party in a body Louisiana democrats are out of tune with the Wilson administra- tiOn and ripe for a revolt. The split in. the third district is expect ed to extend throughout the state and may result in the election of three progressive members from Louisiana.
 Another development which great tly grieved democratic leaders was the announcement that George K. Kindel, democratic member of the house from Colorado, has quit the democratic party and will in future operate in politics as an independ- ent.
 The leaders in the progressive movement in Louisiana are all rep resentative men who have hereto fore affiliated with the democrats. They are W. H. Price, l.. C. Rogers, Edwin Broussard, John Marks, Sam uel Le Blanc and w. T. Peterman.
 Senator elect Broussard of Louisi- ana, a democrat who at present rep resents the disaffected third district in the house, testifies to the charac- rAr nf l1a rhn tod the democratic party ou the tariff issue.
 T have not been home since the first of the year and have no idea how far reaching the revolt 1t" said Mir Broussard. My information is faulty because I was not consulted by those who made the anti demo- cratic demonstration at home yester- day, but I can tell you who the men are who have left our party so summarily.
 MT. Price is brother of my predecessor in the house. He has managed all of my campaigns. He has been a member of the democratic committee for twenty five years. "Mr. Rogers is a sugar planter. MT. Broussard is my youngest brother. Mir Marks has for sixteen years been a state senator and member of the democratic state committee. Mir Price and Mir Marks have quit the state committee as well as the district committee MT. Leblanc is member of the state legislature. MT. Peterman is sheriff of St Mary's parish They are the active yenlb- crats of the third district and the best organizers in that section of LouisianaN /
 | Other Louisiana democrats declare that the movement for the destruc- ! tion of the democratic party is 1 bound to sweep over the state. The third district leads the revolt, it was | explained here today, because the ! democratic sugar tariff has caused ruin to the industry in that section The rice and lumber industries also have been hard hit in Louisiana
 Eight months ago there were nine democratic candidates for the nom ination for congress in the third dis trict to succeed Bob BrouSsard and today they are all members of the progressive party" said a Louisiana 1 democrat today. "E. A. Pharr. su- gar planter and man of affairs, was groomed for the republican nomina - tion. Pharr now announces that he will not accept the nomination but will work for the election of the Bull Moose nominee no matter from what party that nominee may come.
 The democrats who have jumped
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