The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-12-11

UNE, Friday, April 0tA, 1000:
THE REPUBLICAN PARISH
CONVENTION, met at the new ha'l
at the corner of St. Claude and st.
Peter streets, the site Of the Old
Globe ballroom. They had a very
stormy session, the meeting having
been called to order or disorder by
R. +. Guichard. The front seats
were occupied by a corps OF Gull
lotte's specials. Half dozen names
were placed in nomination for tenn
porary craftsmanship and the great
est confusion prevailed, a general
riot appearing imminent
"The question as to whether the
Republicans would endorse the noml-
nee of the Young Mems Democracy
was the agitating subject and the
meeting adjourned without accom-
pliShing any object.
"Last evening the Republicans
were again convened and Ex-Governor
H. C. Warmoth was present. The
scenes of disorder were again repeat
ed and an extra force of police was
called for to prevent a riot.
Governor Warmoth addressed the
meeting and told them that if the
convention did not endorse the nomi-
nee of the Young Mems Democracy
thew should withdraw his name from
the head of their ticket.
AFTER considerable discussion the
convention endorsed the ticket in
conformity with Governor Warmoth,s
wishes"
This dicker with Warmoth result
ed in the success Of Mr.. Parker's re-
form ticket at the general election
April 18th, 1883. Also members OF
the Legislature, largely satisfactory
to James D. Houston's Lottery Com
pany were then elected.
The New Orleans vote shows this
to-wit:
For Governor
Nichols .........r.. 20, loo
WarmOth .....ll ,l4o
For Mayor
Shakespear ..........' 1l,3lo
DaVey .........''.''
The Republican vote OF LIZA
went for Parker and Company's re
form ticket solidly, yet that tlcke
won by only 7, 495 votes. Deduct
ing their Republican vote, the resuI
would have been Davey l5,4l7 an
kSheakesspeare 1870.
In recognition of the great service
: rendered the Parker Reforms pa:
:: by the Republicans in April, loSS,tf
! following Republican negroes WEI
} appointed as officers on the polio
e force by the Parker Board, tow
h William H, Robinson, Edward Styke
i Louis j. Therence, Joseph Tholme
o Benjamine ]. Blair, Arthur Boisdol
it George Doyle, Joseph johnson, N
Martin, Casimir Blanchard.
r Some of the above officers we
black and the above list does not i
d clude some whose color was questlo
IS able.
n | have the dates of the a.Hp'
lie ments and promotions of the abo
l. officers as we'll as their photograp
If which | would be pleased to show
tie Mr.. Parker's admirers. :,
is The next reform victory OF N
Parker in New Orleans was that
I'd the Citizens League in 1896. Aga
ne that League refused to go into
tn primary and secured the solid +
IN publican vote of the Pharr suppo
". ers. The result showed that t
nd Citizens League owed their elect
to Republican support.
Il The vote in New Orleans on lo
a. was:
:" For Governor
~, ~, Foster ....,.......... 25, O25
M Pharr .......... .... .zV,oVz
II For Mayor
W.. ,n' Flowers (Citizens League 2S,34t
- Buck, (Democrat) 80. 1925
al Deducting the Republican v
NJ from Flowers total he would n;
NJ; been beaten over 2 to l by Blu
If the Democratic nominee.
But after the Constitution OF Il
L.. DISTINGUISHING the negro and at
me the primary law for white Demon
on :. was adopted, Mr.. Parker has achl
I'M ed no more "non-partisan Refe
W victories."'
ma I No wonder Mr.. Parker advoca
). non-partisan City elections. with
sig primaries in the commission fl
IN of Government, drafted for New
pa leans and presented by him to
ma M First Hall Legislature in 1912.
Nh The Shakespeare Council ele(
I'M by this decker nine months after
the elected John M. Parker, ST., on
loh Police Board for an eight year
;" ure, and John M. Parker, Jr:,
-, = later elected by that board to fill
me vacancy caused by his fathers de
I tho Therefore, the present opposing
. 'vo didate, Mr.. Parker, owed his ell 81
old old ton to either Burke or Warmoth
o ort to their joint efforts.
WV When the first entered official
500 he was "E. A. Burke Democrat,
. as,, an III. C. Warmoth Democrat
AMI. being welcome to either distinct
a 'tns His ally, E. A. Burke, shortly a
' rob the election sailed for London.
, the exposure of his enormous $
, %sf that summer, he fled to Hond
t t where he is still fugitive from
sadl tice, afraid to face Indictment I
had In Mayor Shakespeare first adj
=, l'@ ~ istration open gambling in def
j, VI Of States laws was licensed. K
Woo Street, on which l then had my