The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-07-22
GUIoN ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
Enters Race For Democratic Nomina-
tion as District Attorney.

The Chief is authorized this week
to announce the candidacy Of George
Seth Guion, of Napoleonville, for the
office of district attorney of the TWEEN
ty-seventh judicial district, and a
card to this effect will be found in the
proper column Mr.. Guion has al
ways been loyal and active Demo
crat, and makes his candidacy subject
to the action of the voters of that
party as expressed at the forthcoming
primary election.
Mr.. Guion is a product of Assump-
ton parish, the son Of Hon. Walter
Guion, former attorney general of
Louisiana, and now serving as United
States district attorney for the east
ern district of the state. Like faith
er, like son. is especially applicable
IN this instance, hence the candidacy
Of young Mr.. Guion willtat once COM
mand the consideration Of the voters,
for it can be stated that under the
tutorship of his learned father, whose
knowledge of the law is exceedingly
comprehensive, this worthy son Of a
distinguished sire has enjoyed all the
opportunities commensurate with ac-
curing full measure Of legal train
ing.
Mr.. Guion was educated at Wash
ington and Lee University, and later
graduated from the Tulane University
law school in New Orleans. He re-
ceived his degree in 1902 and for the
past fourteen years has been actively
engaged in the pursuit of his calling,
having been identified with many of
the most important cases, both civil
and criminal, that have come before
the courts of this district. 1t will be
thus observed that he has acquired in
valuable legal experience which fits
him for the important Office toward
which his ambition is directed His
thorough training, his close applica-
ton to the study of the law, and his
possession of unusual educational and
intellectual advantages, all combine
to make him an ideal candidate, and
one that will undoubtedly appeal with
much force to the electorate of the
district when election day rolls
around.
Mr.. Guion desires to stress the
point that if he is elected district at
torney he proposes to confine his ac-
tlvltles to the constitutional sphere
of the office, and he makes the en-
phatic declaration that under no cir
cumstances will he become detect
i've" or an 'eavesdropper." Fairness
and impartiality will be his slogan,
and ali who are acquainted with his
manly attributes and admirable char
acteristics need no further assurance
that he will make conscientious,
faithful officer who will serve the peo-
pie well and do honor to himself and
the bar.
1t is universally conceded that Mr..
Guion would bring to the important
position the attainments necessary
for a good district attorney, and his
legion of friends throughout the dis
trict feel that his eminent fitness for
the place will be recognized and that
the fullness of success will crown his
efforts to win the office.
The Chief respectfully refers the
candidacy Of Mr.. Guion to the voters
for their consideration.
Fine Picture al the Gem Tonight.
Henry Kolker, the eminent dramat-
ic star, will be- seen at the Gem to-
night in vivid INSTALLATION of
weird and vital play, "The Warning"
The production tells the following
story:
Robert Denman, "good fellow"
is his own worst enemy His wife,
Anna, and his artist sister, Martha,
who lives with them, scold him for al
lowing his son, Bobby, to see him so
often under the influence of drink,
but he disregards their warning. On
New Years eve, while drunk, he
meets the Woman Who Smiles, but
RECEIVERS from her allurements.
Later Denman again meets the
Woman Who Smiles, succumbs to her
wiles, loses his place, and is laughed
at by her when she sees him down and
out. He causes an accident which ul-
kills his son. His friends
leave him, his wife divorces him, he
becomes beggar, and dies in the
gutter.
His soul goes into depths which
make it recoil in fear, and meets
others who have been slaves to vice
and indulgence At last it entreats its
Maker for one more chance, and how
the prayer is heard, drives home the
great lesson of "The Warning"