The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
NEWS OF THE STATE
IN
THETH|RDD DISTRICT
ROBERT r. BRoUSSARO TO BE
SUCCEEDED BY w. p. MARTIN
OF THIBoDAUx.
Western Newspaper Union New. snr,,ce.

Western Newspaper Union News Srrsire.
New OrleanS.-The Progressives
carried the Third Congressional Dis
trict in Tuesdays election by a major
ity Of 1.51S, electing Judge Whitman
Push Martin of Thibodaux to succeed
Robert F. Broussard in the national
House of Representatives
Henri l.. Gueydan. Judge Martins
Democratic opponent, carried only
three parishes of the eight in the
district. His home parish, NermilliOn,
gave him majority of IL. Lafayette
majority of 21S, and 81. Martin a
lead of four votes. St Martin par
ish furnished the closest contest in
the district. The parish polled 1886
votes. 496 of which were cast for
Judge Martin. The parish was in
douOt, and claimed by both Progress
siyes and Democrats until late We'd
nesday night.
Judge Martin scored his big gain III
Lafourche parish, which gave him l.
076 of his 1905 votes. Terrebonne
ranked second with a majority of 4O5,
st. Mary third with 315, Iberia next
with Isl, and finally Assumption, with
2O9
Thc total vote of the district Tues
day amounted to 10.2S0, of which g.
S99 were polled by the Progressives
and Judge Martin. The break in the
solid 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 conferred in the congressional
figh. in the Third, and this complete
ly oyershadowed the seventeen
amendments passed by the last legis-
lature and offered to the entire cleo
torate of the state for endorsement
or rejection. AS result, an unusual
candidates in districts outside of the
Third were unopposed the vote was
about the smallest on record.
The reports received were from
widely scattered sections of the state,
showing a moderate vote in the South
Louisiana parishes, practically where
contests for office existed, and an ex.
tremely light vote in the north. The
north as a rule voted against the en-
tire list.
ever. with the, exception of the sixth.
thirteenth and sixteenth, is assured
The vote generally in the south was
in line with the city vote and gave
the fourteen remaining amendments
good majorities, which entirely coun.
teracted the adverse vote of the
north.
The fifteen parishes reporting give
the fourteenth amendments favored
| majorities ranging around $4,000. The
heaviest voting came from the sec.
ond and third congressional district
parishes where there were contests
in the congressional race. The first
district also developed fair vote, but
this, as in the case of the second
district, was made up principally from
the vote polled in Orleans parish
In Orleans parish and the third con
gressional district the vote represent
ed about so per cent of the registered
however, there was a heavy slump
and in the north scarcely rs per cent
of the registered voters visited the
| polls.