Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-04-22
The RESULT.
Colonel Pleasant Sweeps The State
Like A Cyclone.
Democratic majority May Reach $4,000.

! The overwhelming maiorit!
Ireceived by Col Ruffin G. Pleas
! the Democratic nominee was MOI
a surprise to us as we had long
ago predicted the result. The fact
that st. John parish gave John
| NJ. Parker a majority III the
I fourth, fifth, and sixth wards
did not surprise anyone as it was
a known fact that the Hart Fac
ton were continr Isly working
and boosting for John NJ. Par
ker, the Progrsssive-Re Republican
candidate.
However we are proud to see
that the First, Second and Third
wards gave Colonel Pleasant a
strong majority, showing that
there is still a strong Democratic
feeling in St. John parish.
Upto press time we had net
received the correct official tabu-
latlon of the st. John votes and
therefore regret being unable to
furnish our readers the correct
voting in each ward. Ali we can
say is that st. John gave a ma
jOrity to the Progressive Repub-
lican candidate in st. John,
The Berthelot Faction, Who
stood by Col. Pleasant from the
start certainly deserve praise and
credit for tue bold front they |
made throughout the parish. 1t
must be remembered that the
Rerthelot people were fighting |
not only the Hart Faction but
also against the big planters of |
this parish.
Notwithstanding all that the
Berthelot Faction had to contend
with it was a surprise to many
when the boxes were opened
Tuesday evening. Many who
were going so far as to expect a !
in the First ward we're
in a precarious condition when
the votes were counted. When
the second and third wards were
heard from fainting spells were
of common occurance TUESDAY,
night for the neat majority given
Colonel Pleasant in these three
wards showed conclusiveIy that
Sheriff Berthelot and his proud
Faction are not yet dead as thay
had swept these three wards like
a terrific cyclone.
With more complete returns,
Col. Pleasant's majority is still
climbing and the latest figures
up to l o'clock Friday indicated
that he would carry the state by
nearly 80, 600 majority over John /
NJ. Parker, MS Repu blicsn-Pro- /
gressive adversary,
The total vote of the State at
that time was 125, 986, a new re-
cord for the number of votes
polled.
Peasants total vote had reach
ed 78, 900 and Parker's total A.
BIT. ]
Both Fernand Mouton and Ed
5. Bronssard, Democratic and
Progressive candidates for Lieu
tenant governor, ran behind the
heads of the ticket. Returns up
10 Thursday noon indicated that
Mouton has been elected over
Broussard from q, 900 to 25, 900.
The entire Democratic State
ticket was elected.
Pleasant has carried both the
lisrricts. He will have a majority
# some 1000 in the Sixth, while
n the Seventh, with Cameron
Itill out, Pleasant majority is 406
The missing parish will add con-
'iderably to his lead Of the eight
parishes comprising the Seventh
3arder carried four of them: st {
landry by 632; Jefferson Davis {
1y 49; Acadia by 412 and Evan
yeline by 180,
Pleasant Carries 49
1ut of Ga Parishes.
Parker carried fifteen parishes
,ut of Ga in the State, Col. Pleas
int, in his prediction fot ecast,
declared that he would carry fiji
y. He missed it by only one get
inc 49. lC