The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-09-25
THE STATE CAMPAIGN OPENED.

THE STATE CAMPAIGN OPENEI
Hon. Horace Wilkinson, chairma
of the Democratic state central CON
mittee. has issued call for NEE
ing of that body for the purpose
determining the date for the holdln
of the party primary for the nomlns
ton of state and local officials to b
voted for at the general election mex
April. There was some doubt as t
which particular one of Louisiana
duplex primary election laws is en-
titled to precedence, but it has bee
decided on competent legal advice t
proceed under the act 40 of 1906
The state committee will assemble a
the Cosmopolitan Hotel, New Or
leans, on Tuesday, October 5, a
noon, and naturally the event vii
bring together the candidates TO
state offices and big bunch of thei1
friends from all the parishes.
! The present prospect IS that thu
4 candidates for governor in the Dem
ocratic primary will be the three
original entries, Lieutenant Governor
T. C. Barrett and Attorney Genera
R. C. Pleasant, both of Caddo parish
and DIR. Clarence Pierson of Rapides
superintendent of the Louisiana in
sane asylum at Jackson. Efforts have
been made to bring out fourth can
didate, and the friends of ex-Con-
gresham A. P. Pujo of Calcasieu,
John H. Overton of Rapides and AS
sociate Supreme Justice Charles A.
O'Niell of St. Mary successfully en-
deavored to induce those gentlemen
to enter the field, but each in turn
decided not to do So. Mr.. Pujo was
very prompt and emphatic i'll de-
Caring that under no circumstances
would he become a candidate. Mir.
Overton and Judge O'Niell consider
ed the matter carefully for some time,
but finally decided not to yield to the
urgent solicitation of their friends,
whose large numbers and great ear
nestness made their movement too
formidable to be eighty disregarded
or opposed.
Attorney General Pleasant, who is
quite generally regarded by his sup
porters as being the leading aspirant
at this stage of the contest, has open
ed headquarters at the Cosmopolitan
Hotel, with John Marshall, the we'll
known and popular Lake Charles
newspaper man, in charge as cam
paign manager. A large gathering of
Pleasant boomers from all sections of
the state took place at the head
quarters last Saturday and started
the ball rolling for their favorite with
a whoop.
Lieut.. Gov. Barrett came down
from Caddo on Thursday with an en-
thusiastic delegation of enthusiastic
friends, headed by former Governor
Newton G. Blanchard, and the Bar
ret boom is resounding throughout
the lobby and corridors of the St.
Charles Hotel quite vociferously.
DIR. Pierson has been industriously I,
in visiting different parts of
he state, making speeches in explana-
ion of the practical and economical
business administration which he
hopes to give the people of Louisiana
is their next governor, and his sue
'ess in conducting the affairs of the
,reat public institution under his
are inspires confidence among his
friends and supporters that he can
10 as we'll in the larger gubernatorial
phere.
The Progressives declare their in ,
ention to put full state ticket in ;
he field, and although their fore {
lost state leader, John M. Parker,
as never been a candidate for of
ce and doesn't wish to break his |
ecord in that regard, it is doubtful
he will be able to hold out against \
ne seemingly unanimous demand of {
ne Progressive and independent ell Y
ments of the Louisiana electorate :
lat he shall lay aside his personal I
references and make the Fight in :
leir behalf. {
There are numerous candidates for j
le rest of the state offices, of course, t
id of these The Chief will speak +
non. i