The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-08
DECLINE TO
OPPOSE PARKER,

~. M, tTay, ot M0reauVille le
said: 81 have had a Communica
t'on asking me to drum up larg,
crowd for tho Pleasant meetings
! now serve notice | am not sun
porter of Dol. Pleasant but am do
ing all in my power to help elec
John M. Parker as governor OF
| Louisiana"
w. A UJGO, ohs Of the commits
sIonera At the P~~1lino box, and
a relatiVa t0JuuEe A V. Coco, oi
Avoyel rs, y h, IN candidate for
attorney general, said: "Judge
Coco is my hcgt cousin aud my
personal friend. Now that his
election is assured | have no fur.
ther interest in the campaign, but
to work with all my power TO help
elect the Independent Democratic
candidate, John NJ Parker, to the
office to which he aspires. am
a Democrat but the platform on
which Mr.. Parker ia ruuning
strikes Iue as sensible aud am
this time putting my convictions
above party affiliations Regard.
ing Mr.. Parker's strength in
Avoyelles, all / have TO say IL
that | believe he will carry the
parish. have never seen senti-
ment so strong IN favor of the
election of any man as at the
present time.o
DIR. +. }. Perkins, who accom-
panied Mr.. Parker on his entire
tour through the parish, said
after arriving at Cottonport: at
has been u glorious day and am
more convinced than ever that
our candidate will sweep the par
ish and Will receive a handsome
majority. Our political oppo-
nents are active but believe the
fight for Parker is already won,
You may say that Avoyelles par.
ish will honor itself April Is by
giving a majority for the man
who, IN my opinion, will guide
the "ship of state" with firm
and steady hand and who will
give the people n sensible, bust.
ness like administration. A band
from Alexandria followed the
candidate to every speaking ap
poiDtment and rendered excellent
music.
Between six hundred and seven
hundred people crowded into the
auditorium Of the Cottonport
High School to hear John M.
Parker and other speakers to
night. Supporters Of both candl-
dates say that never in The hlsto-
ry Of the town has there been a
more largely attended political
J. w. Bassett, one of
the speakers accompanying Mr.. /
Parker, could not gain admission
into the main body of the hall and
was forced to go around to the
rear of the building to get on the
platform. The aisles, entrances
and windows all were packed and
arge numbers left for their
homes after they discovered that
hey could not gain admission.
=. II. Gauthier introduced the
speakers.
Enth usiazm ran high. Not
'nly d Il auGitofa use their hands
tut tbeY yeIed tlfet eaoh strong
tatemen " lhs candidate. Mr.
'arker practically made the same
peech ae ho delivered during the
lay, with the exception that he
tated that reports had come to
i'm that there was circulated on
he streets of Cottonport a rumor I
hat a large number Of negroes
vere present at the Bunkie meet
ng Monday night. He admitted
hat there were q few neg roes
who sat In the place usu-
lily reserved for them in the
1oving picture theater. He was
lad the negroes were present be.
ause he had the opportunity of
elliDg them that he did not want
he vote of any negro and that he h
'ould not accept any public Office =
hat came to him through negro
otes.-N. o. Times Picayupe. ~