St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-07-19
EANERETTE PUTS
ON BIG POLITICAL
DEMONSTRATION
FIVE CANDIDATES FOR COVER
NoRsHiP PRESENT THEIR
CLAIMS TO VOTERS.
FOUR THOUSAND
ATTEND MEETING
stubbs, Brezeate, Saint, Mouton and
Stafford Talk on the Subjects
Which They Have Chosen TO
Go Before the Voters On.

Go Before the Voters On.
Jeanerette, La, July IA yerba
clash between Lieut.. Gov. FERDINAND
Mouton and Senator E. M. Stafford
in which Stafford twice denounced
Mouton as liar, speaking from hi:
seat In the audience; then mounted
to the platform and apologized to the
audience for his Incorporate Language
but refused to shake hands with the
lieutenant governor who proffered hts
hand, enlivened the meeting OF five
gubernatorial candidates at Morest
Park. Sunday afternoon, where the
Noodmen gave it's annual fair
This episode between Stafford and
Mouton was accepted by the audience
as another reel in the amusing spec.
ial session senario pulled off by these
two candidates during the past week.
Otherwise the meeting consisted OF
speeches delivered by Pres. Pro Tenn
Stafford, Phanor BreazeaIe and Percy
Saint denounced the New Orleans
organization, with Breazeale and Stat
ford paying special attention to Mayor
Behrman.
Saints Challenge
Mr. Saint digressed from his usual
course by putting a query to Mouton
and Col Frank P. Stubbs, to this ef-
feet
What will you do when the New
Ortenas organization throws you
down.
Both Col. Stubbs and Lieut.. Gov
Mouton took occasion to support the
Democracy and work Of the New Or
leans organization as well as that Of
similar organizations in almost every
parish Of the state, especially in the
larger parishes like Caddo, Rapides,=
East Baton Rouge. Calcasieu, and nu-
merous others.
Mr.. Mouton praised the admins
tration of Mayor Behrman and said
he was the best executive this city
had ever known He was glad to have
him as his friend.
Col Stubbs said he would not enter
into campaign Of personalities.
Il will not indulge in vituperation
and abuse in this campaign and pro-
pose discussing issues alone"
Wants Support Of All
Replying to Mr.. Saint, who had
asked him If he would retire from the
race if the city organization did not
support him, Col. Stubbs said,
In replying to that. I wish to say
that am not the candidate of any fac
tion or any organization. No matter
what may be the attitude Of the New
Orleans organization. my name will be
on the official ballot in January
Il viii not suprn the support of the
New Orlenas organization nor of the
iberia organization, the Shreveport or
ganization nor the organization of any
OF the other parishes.
There are just as good men and
women tn New Orleans as in any other
section of the state"
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Climax of the Meeting
The exciting climax of the meeting
came during the speech of Lieut. Gov
aouton, who was third on the pro-
gram.
He held in his hand stenographic
sopy OF Staford's speech at Hot Wells
You have heard the statement from
Mr. Stafford that he had said in his
speech at Hot Wells that he would
'all an extra session of the legisla-
.ure, If he had the power" said Mr..
Meuton. Here is his speech and
here is not word in it about calling
IN extra session. If Senator Stafford
lad made such remark at Hot Well
would not have written him that
Intended leaving the state, and
rould not have left the state. /" i,
Mr. Mouton then referred to the
sreazeale speech at Hot Well. who
iad charged Mayor Zehrman with de-
eating the Fortier fifty-feur hour
I'LL He asserted that there was
igger in the woodpile' and that Stat
nrd and not Behrman was responsible
" the defeat of the Fortier bill.
The stenographie report of the cpl !
ode, follows:
when Mr.. Breazeale. in his Hot !
FelI speech, referred to the defeat Of !
he Fertier bill, my friends. said Mr.. r
louton, ''he was outspoken in ap- i
FoFal of the attack ON the mayor, in
le assumption that the Niger in the /
'oodpiie' had been found 4
Araraisns Senator Stafford
q propose now to put an end to