The true Democrat., 1916-02-12
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
ORGANIZES.

New Orleans. L. Il, Thomas, chairman,
and Philip Werleia. vice chairman
Members of executive committee are
as fellows l.. Il Thomas, Caddo par
Ish, chairman. Philip Weriein, Orleans
parish, Vice chairman. 4 A. Dickson,
Of Caddo. Albert Estoptnal ST. Ber.
nard II. q voorhies. Lafayette, j. w.
heiton. Rapidss, Alex puiol. New
Orleans, p. IL Gilbert, Assumption.
]. T. Mcclellan. Madison, w, A. steid'
~, Allen, Chas. X. f'uqua. East Baton
Rouge. John Gamble, JEFF Davis, ], T,
Jones, nienville. DR. J. o'Hara. Or.
leans, phanor Brazeale. Natehisoehes;
W E. Murphy Orleans; T. = Stephens,
Red River; Duncan Buie, Richiand,
l.. II. Barnas, Union Pau! h. Gyr,
iberia; l.. II. Marrero. sr,. jefferson
L. 4. f.. Harrington. Washington. 7 NJ,
Milling ~. MARY, John r Michel,
Orleans. Horace Wilkinson, West
Baton Rouge. M J. Rooney, Orleans,
George X. Bradford, Acadia, DIR I. l..
Hood. Olaehlta. John w Lewis. Ut.
Landry; II, j. DAILY Orleans. j. IL.
Madden. Claiborne p j 8reenan, Or
leans; W. A Morrow. Ayoyelles. w J.
Kane. Orleans Edmond McCailom.
rerreboane. j. P. Gosserand. pointe
eoupee. James d. Hoark, Vernon.
MAY a3rd was set for the date OF the
state Convention to elect twenty dele
gates 10 Democratic national eonyen
ton. representation In the convention
to be based upon the population OF the
several parishes according to United
States census for the year 1910, that
each parish other than the parish Of
Orleans and each ward In the parish
Of Orleans be entitled to one represen.
tattse for every twenty-five hundred of
lts population or fractional part there
of In excess OF twelve hundred and
ifty Inhabitants. The manner Of Sc
iseting delegates 10 the state eanyen-
ton Ia Isf, to- the Democratic Parish
Committee ef each parish
The Platform Adopted
The platform adopted by the Demo
cratic state central committee, as pre-.
Jared by subcommittee Of seventeen,
IL az follows
Ia the white people of Louisiana:
One hundred and ilfteea thousand
ghlse Democrats. comprising about
fourfiflhs Of the white electorate OF
the state, present to the people OF
| louisiana, for their suffrage, the fol
lowing state ticket. nominated at the
Democratic primary held on January
| 3s. last.
| For governor. Rut'ln g. Pleasant.
| For lieutenant governor, Fernand
| Maaton.
For secretary OF state. James j.
| Bailey,
| For auditor ef public accounts, Paul
| capdesieiIe.
| For treasurer, Henry HunsIeker,
| For attorney general, A. v Coco.
| For superintendent OF public edtea'
tlon, Thomas II Harris
For register of the state lana othee
Fred ]. Grace.
For commissioner OF agriculture and
| immigration, Harry D. Wilson.
| The Democratic party enters Into
this campaign with no apologies for
the past or demagegieal promises fo'
| he future, and stands squareiy OF
those principles advocated by lss nom
nee during the primary campaign
The leaders and the rank and the flis
are the men who have weathered tbs
storms OF political, commercial, indus
trial and agricultural diversity; ths
men who have been steadfast and soya
and by their brains and Drawn have
built. on the wreck OF the Civil wal
and reconstruction, a prosperous AMI
growing commonwealth. the men wht
have, by devotion to duty, freed sh'
state ot negro domination, which
since 1898, has never been threatened
Under adverse circumstances. handI
caps and serious seihaeks. that wouli
have dtsheartened men made of weak
ar mould, the Democracy OF Louisiana
has brought order out of chaos, and
through the wise and enlightened ei
forts of successive Democratic admin
lGstrasiong, re-essahiishad our credit a
home and abroad, rebuilt and develop
ed our educational and eleemoaynar
institutions, provided and rnainsaine'
! aplsattd public school system, opeF
, I'd our doors to capital and aided an
encouraged our agricultural, industrial
commercial and mineral development
The Democratic party Ia opposed t
ans further rehabilitation OF power i
the hands of the governor. aad