Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-31
Special to The Enterprise.


Amite City. La. Aug. 22.-That
the contest for Congress between
Jared Y. Sanders and Amos L. Pom
der will be close in Tangipahoa is
the consensus of opinion among
those who have been watching de.
velopments in the campaign for the
past two weeks. Since the recent
tour of Taneipahoa by Mr.. Sanders !!
there has been a remarkable rever-
sal of sentiment in favor of the for
mer Governor, and friends of MIR. |
| Ponder are said to be anxious about
the results in the home Parish of
their candidate.
1t is generally admitted that Mr..
Sanders will receive a handsome
majority of votes in the railroad
precincts, while the rural boxes will
likely cast close vote. Sentiments
in the country is said to be chrys-
talizine in favor of Mr.. Sanders. and
1t is believed that upon the return
:, of the former Governor to the Par
ish to fill speaking engagements at
points where he was unable to 90
on his recent tour because Of wealth
er conditions there will be decided
reversal of sentiment where friends
of Mr.. Ponder have been claiming
biz ADVANTAGES. Mr.. Sanders will
likely return to Tangipahoa within
the next ten days to deliver an adj
, dress at Loranser, Spring Creek and
, Scanlon. Each of these places was
included in his itinerary two weeks
+ ago. but he was forced to cancel the
appointments Oh account OF ram
! and bad roads. Mr.. Sanders spoke
, at eight places in the Parish recent
o ly, and each of the meetings was
+ considered a big success. At Amite
4 where it was claimed by friends OF
4 MIR. Ponder that the Sanders senti'
G. ment was confined to seven votes
n the former Governor spoke to ar
!. audience that overhowed Campbell's
Opera House, one of the largest pub
, lie buildings in the city. 1t is sale
by old residents of the town tha
:, the meeting was the largest polit'
:. ical rally ever held here.
Ponder adherents have evolved
:. all kinds of ingenious schemes tt
& stem the Sanders tide that is sweep
Il ing over the Parish, but so far i
r appears they have been unable II
:, meet the situation. As the election
grows closer it becomes more ap
parent that Sanders will divide tn
Tangipahoa vote with his opponent
and there is a possibility that tn
former Governor will receive SINAI
n majority in the Parish. His friend
u here are daily in receipt of report
IS from prominent men over the Pal
IL ish telling of a growing determine
ill ton among the electorate to elevat
d. Mr.. Sanders to a seat in Congress
Il where he can be of service to tn
M people of his district, The charge
IL brought against Mr.. Sanders by hi
opponent are not being seriousl
considered here. 1t is the bell'
here thatif MIR. Sanders had bee
in any way connected with the a
rs leged wreckaee of the La Sal
sit Street Bank, Chicago. as charged
w Mr.. Ponder's Baton Rouge speec
fic he would have been indicted
ey were the president, vice-presldeI
les cashier and directors of the lnstlt
ZIP ton.
he Mr.. Sanders. in his answer to Il
charles at his Baton Rouge meetin
went into a detailed explanation
the transactions which Mr.. Pond
alleged were responsible for 4
. wrecklng of the bank Mr.. Sande
I modo M attpmnt To pVade anVtllI