The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-12-11


innate will be either CoHPleasan
i Mr.. Barret. To an impartial anc
Nprejudiced observer, reasonably
conversant with the various indica
tons of Democratic sentiment ap
pearing on the surface in the different
sections of the state, it would seen
that if the primary were to be helc
now Col Pleasant would win the
| party nomination. Besides having
the Endorsement Of the powerful ''or.
ganization" in New Orleans, which
usually controls 10000 votes or more
the attorSey general has a strong
country following and is backed by 6
considerable plurality of the news
papers of the rural parishes.
| 1t is contended by the supporters
of Mr.. Barrel, however, that his can
didacy and the cause he represents
that of progressive prohibition-are
steadily gaining in strength and that
the process will be continued until
the date of the primary; that the
silent, undemonstrative and thought
| full vote of the Democratic party is
strongly with him and the reform he
advocates, and will make its power
effectively felt at the ballot box.
Two of the candidates have APP
peared at general mass meetings in
New Orleans A Barrel meeting was
| held at the Atheneum the evening of
November Is, and a meeting under
the auspices of Independent Demo
Gratis who are supporting Mr.. Parker
was held at the same place the eve
lninp nf Dacamh |
The Barret gathering comprised
about 1900 people, who listened to
good speeches by Mr.. Barrel and his
running mate, Hon. A. L. Fontenot
of st. Landry, one of the five candi-
dates for lieutenant governor. The
audience manifested much interest in
the utterances Of the speakers and
there was considerable applause at
| different times, but the meeting was
| by no means what would be common
| ly termed "a rouser." The chairman
was NJ. d. Dimitry, an able young
citizen, who opened with a forceful
statement of the views and attitude
of the Democrats who are supporting
the candidacy Of Mr.. Barrett, and
seated on the platform were delega-
tons of the Protestant ministers of
the city and ladies prominent in the
temperance movement.
The Parker meeting was easily
twice the size of the Barret gather
ing, all the seats in the large audi
forum being occupied and the aisles
crowded with standing listeners, and
the comparative ratio Of enthusiasm
was quite as heavily in favor Of the
Parker assemblage as that of the
numerical attendance. Gen. T. Mar
shall Miller presided and made a
clear-cut statement Of the reasons
why Democrats like himself preferred
Mr.. Parker to either of the other
gubernatorial aspirants, and why it
was their right as Democrats to take
an independent attitude in this cam
paign. Albert A. Calender, chair
man Of the committee of young DEM
ocrats that called the meeting, ex-
planned the character and purposes
of the organization and stated that
the call was signed by 1905 Demo-
Gratis and that every citizen invited to
seat on the platform was likewise
Democrat. When Mr.. Parker APP
peared on the stage, and again when
he was introduced by Mr.. Calender,
the audience rose to their feet and
greeted him with prolonged cheering,
handclapping and waving of handker-
chiefs and hats. He spoke for an
hour with characteristic clearness, di-
rectness and vigor, stirring his hear
ers to frequent manifestations of
hearty approval. At the close of his
unaaah 1,y+t u l.,
candidacy and pledging him support
were read by E. N. PSgh of Donald
sonville andAdopted with a storm of
ayes. That the Parker campaign is
full of confidence and ginger cannot
be gainsaid, and it is entirely within
the bounds of possibility, to say the
least, that the politicians who glibly
pooh-pooh the idea of the nominee
of the January primary being de-
feated at the April election will have
a rude awakening when the result of
tfA final voting is announced.
w candidates for the minor state
are attracting little apparent
and it is doubtful if voter
on hundred can even Diff all
their names and identify them with
the several positions for which they
are respectively running. Baxter S.
Braswell of Ruston has pulled down
from the state treasurership contest,
leaving only two contestants for that
job, Henry Hunsicker of Caddo and
Robert H. Collins of Franklin. Geo.
K. Favrot of Baton Rouge recently
withdrew as a candidate for attorney
general on account of illness. leaving
Judge A. V. Coco of Avoyelles and
w. f. Millsaps of Monroe to contest
for the office. There are besides the |
five candidates for lieu
,enant governor, three for secretary
If state, four for register of the state
and office, three for commissioner Of |
agriculture and two for state auditor. /
State Superintendent of Public Ed
lcation T. H. Harris has no opposi-
ion for the Democratic nomination
t is likely that the Progressive party
viii nominate several state candidates
.fter the Democratic primary, and
here is some talk of a full state
icket being named to oppose the
Democratic nominees, but this course
nay not be followed by the opposi-
ion.
Little Gertrude DeHart, four ;
ear-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
'eHart of st. Mary parish, strangled
death from swallowing pea that
'dged in the throat The child was '
nrrled to Southern Pacific train to |