St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-19
ANDRUS CHEERED BY
HUNDREDS OF VOTERS
COURTHOUSE is PACKED OVERFLOW ANDRUs POLTTI-
CAL RALLY LAST sUNDAY-CANDIDATE is
ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED

was held at the courthouse on Sun
day afternoon, at four o'clock,
proved to be the greatest and most
enthusiastic meeting of any candi-
date for minor Office, ever held in
st. Landry parish. The crowd
which heard Mr.. Andrus' eloquent
address is estimated at from three
hundred and fifty to five hundred
people.
Before The speakers appeared II.
the court room there were several
hundred men and ladies awaiting
the opening ofthe meeting. When
Mr.. Andrus appeared the house
went up into an uproar OF applause
and it was evidenced that Mr.. An
drus had the house with him.
The venerable old Judge E. d..
EstiIette, who has known Mr.. An
drus since childhood, presided at
the meeting and made a short but
very appreciative address in be-
half of the Grand Coteau boy. He
pointed out, in beautiful language,
his friendly intercourse with the
Andrus family, which dates back
half a century, and in glowing
terms paid high tribute to the son
of Mentor Andrus. In urging the
candidacy of Mr.. Andrus, Judge
Estilette stated that he had always
known Mr.. Andrus to be a model
husband, a devoted and faithful
employee and honorable to the core.
When a young man Mr.. Andrus
was employed by Judge Estilette;
| the same manner in which he
conducted the sarge mercantile
business of the Judge, he conducted
/ the business of all other men, with
/ whom he was employed, pointed
out Mr.. Estilette.
/ After closing his address with an
! eloquent appeal to the fair-ninded,
t unprecedented voters of st. Landry
to cast their ballot for the best
/ fitted and most competent aspirant
I for the office of assessor, Judge
] Estilette called upon DR.. G. A.
Gardiner, a boyhood friend and
i college chum of A. Z. Andrus.
DR.. Gardiner, while he is not an
orator, made a splendid address
which was enthusiastically re-
ceived by the several hundred
voters present, He refuted the
charge that Mr.. Andrus is supposed
1 to have knitted Sheriff Swords ir
the recent primary, by stating thai
i .ae was one of the friends of Mr.
Andrus who had requested Mr.
1 Andrus to inform him should NJ
j deem Sheriff Swords action in tht
recent campaign as being unfavor-
4 able to him. DR.. Gardiner stated
that he had waited for the wore
4 from Mr.. Andrus, but had never re
+ ceiyed it. He was a staunc
| Swords man, but considered Mr.
Andrus' candidacy above all candi
dates running. It was charged tha
| Mr.. Andrus had double crosset
Sheriff Swords, who was being Wig
orously supported by Charles Thlb
odeauY, one of Mr.. Andrus oppo
8 nents. DIR. Gardiner boldly as
serted. that he had voted for Sword
and that Mr.. Andrus had not doubt
crossed the sheriff, as he Woul
have been the first one aware 9
I that fact.
The speaker also pointed on
Z that Mr.. Swords had called upo
! the voters of st. Landry to disre
! gard the statements and utterance
8 of District Attorney r. Lee Garlan
, and Judge B. H. payy, who were op
! posing his candidacy; he elaine
that these gentlemen had bee
! elected to office, that they wer
! not being opposed for the preseT
! and that they had no right to US
the power of their office to erus
"a good Democrat. 2 DR.. Gardint
: gracefully and forcibly used th
/ same argument in regards to she1
= iff Swords, claiming that he, OF a
: others, had no right to use his II
!. fIuence and the power of his offif
to defeat Mr.. Andrus; first of a
. because Mr.. Swords had not stats
,. during the time he was candida
I for election whom he was suppof
el ing for assessor, and second b'
d cause Mr.. Andrus, eight years al
and again four years back. hf
Il fought valiantly for Mr.. sWor'
: and had made speeches on eve
@ stump in st. Landry parish IN b
. ha'f of the candidacy Of the she
a iff.
"a After briefly reviewing the hI
o tory of Mr.. Andrus' life DR. Cart
concluded amid great q
plause, after which the center
s. attraction, A. L. Andrus, hims'
- arose to address the very enthu'
astic audience.
Mr.. Andrus was prevented fre
# speaking for several minutes,
n Ter he was on the rostrun1, as !
audience practically went "