St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-10-09
State Primary
Set For Jan. Is
No Resolution For Conven.
ton to Adopt Platform
Put Before Meeting

The Democratic State Central Con
mittee Tuesday called the state pr
mary for January Is, and fixed fiv
weeks thereafter as the date for
second primary, if one is necessary
John w. Lwis' resolution for
Democratic state convention to enun
ciate platform for the Louisian;
Democracy failed get before tn
State Central Committee, its backe
losing the proxies on which he ex
pected to sit in committee.
| II was summarized" Mr.. Lewis
declared after the meeting.
The Louisiana Republican party
in state convention at the Grune
| wald Hotel, reorgnaized on a white
basis. No negroes were present al
the meeting, and a Republican State
Central Committee for the next four
years was elected. 1t consists en-
tirely of white men. J. Madison
Vance and Walter Cohen, negro Re-
publican leaders, were placed in
nomination for membership on the
committee, and were defeated.
These were the outstanding de-
velopments in the political situation
Tuesday. The meeting of the Dem
ocratic committee filled the city with
Democratic politicians and candi-
dates of all degrees, and the Repub-
lican convention brought several
scores of men Of the opposite faith
to New Orleans.
Failure Of the Lewis convention
resolution to appear and develop the
fight predicted, sorely disappointed
a large crowd of onloo' ers who had
gathered to see the fun. The COM
mittee meeting passed off as smooth
~ as well oiled machinery could rum
The Committee Meeting.
Horace Wilkinson, the chairman,
called the Democratic State Commit
tee to order in the banquet room of
the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Seventy
members answered the roll, either in
person or by proxy. Several new
members wire seated, among them
being w. G. Hughes, of Bossier; w.
B. Gabbert, of Welsh, Jefferson Dav-
is parish; F. A. Tete, of Assumption;
Fernand White, of the Sixth. ward,
Orleans, and P. J. Greenan, of the
Eigth ward, Orleans.
L. e. Thomas, of Shreveport, Of
fered resolution fixing the state
primary for Jan. 25, the second pri-
mary for five weeks later, providing
one is necessary, and requiring can
di@ates to deposit $25 with the secre-
tary OF the committee for incidental
expenses. The resolution further
pr0vieds that candidates must quail
~ with the committee within TWEEN
ty days, or b. October %. The res
went through without oppo-
sition.
Mr.. Thomas then offered resolu-
ton requiring candidates for mem
bership on the State Central Com
mittee to file notification of candi-
dacy within twenty days, as other
do, and providing that the
newly elected committee shall meet
February 8 1916, at noon, in the
Hotel to organize.
This resolution was adopted without
A. r. Mitchell, of Lake Charles.
holding the proxy Of DR.. Allen ]
Perkins, presented resolution pro
viding that the chairman shall call
! meeting of the committee upon re-
;eiving request in writing from 25
Dr. more members, such meeting to
be called within zen days after re-
quests are received. The propose
was adopted unanimously.
The office of vice chairman of the
being vacant through the
of Louis LeBourgeois, of
st. James, who quit the party, Philip
Werlein, of New Orleans, nominated
J., !. Mcclellan, of Tallulah, Madi-
ION parish. Mr.. Mcclellan was elect
ID without opposition.
I North Louisiana will go for the
Democracy by the usual big MAORI
"" Mr.. Mcclellan told his col
eagues in brief expression of
No Party Platform.
Then the committee adjourned.
)nlookers and committeeman not in /,
N recent developments asked one
where's the convention
Where's John w. Lewis?"
Mr.. Lewis was seated disconsolate- !
= In the lobby minus proxy and I
he right to participate in the meet |
ng OF he committee.
Il was summarized" he exclaimed. |
came to the city with the proxies of |
ny brother, DR.. NJ. D. Lewis, and |
ar. E. B. Dubuisson. Neither ex-
'ected to attend, but late last night |
'oth put in their appearance. That !!
eft me out in the cold.
realize l was beat anyway, but |
should have liked to put the reso-
ution up to the committee, and adj
lress the Democracy on the subject.
never saw such situation. When |
first sprang my proposition, every |
me said it was just the thing. Then
omething happened and the tune
hanged to John, it's splendid
proposition but'-always but They |
we're afraid of it.. That's what the
butts amounted to-"
Edmond McCullom of Terrebonne. |
Who came instructed by his parish |
ommfttee to offer such a resolu-
lon as that prepared by Mr.. Lewis. |
'assed up the proposition when the I
It. Landry man lost GU.
objection to the resolution was
manifest Monday night, and Tuesday
aorning pressure was applied from
IL sources to squelch it. The
'leasant people objected to it on the
that a prohibition fight
7ould be opened Immediately il
QOSt of the marshes Tho ci4u ~