The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-27
PARKER RECEIVES A
BIG OVATION AT
MANYPOINTS HERE
GubernatoriaI Party Royalty
Welcomed In Several of Par
ish's Six Wards
BIG AUDIENCE HEARS
HIM IN COURT HOUSE
Candidate for Governor De-
nounces Ring and Predicts
Election on January 20

The Parker forces swept st. Lam
dry like prairie fire, during the
week Just closed. Overflow meet
ings were held in many precincts in
the old parish, and the sentiment now
indicates that John NJ. Parker and
Hewitt Bouanchau1 will receive tre-
mendous majoritie in this parish on
January 20.
The first meeting of the week in
this parish was hid at Leonville on
Sunday morning. DIR. F. o. Pavy,
president of theIpolice jury, intro
duced Mr.. Parkerat this meeting and
predicted an overwhelming majority
at that point fir the Independent
candidates for gvernor and lieuten-
ant governor.
At Arnaudvill, where practically
the entire townand a large number
of voters from arious points in st.
Landry and st. lartin parishes gath
cred to listen teJohn NJ. Parker and
Hewitt Bouanchud, DR.. A. G. Durio
introduced the peakers and here, to,
indications are5hat the Independent
candidates willreceive a handsome
majority.
The Sunset eeting on Sunday af-
ternoon was hgely attended, al
though weathe conditions were very
unfavorable. I. j. Boudreau, prom
inent merchan and planter of Sun
set was chairnn of the meeting and
expressed thehope that Grand Co.
teau would behe banner st. Landry
Parker poll. larry Fitzpatrick, elo-
uuent speakeof New Orleans,j joined
the gubernatdal party at this point
and delivereda magnificent address
in support the candidates. of
Messrs. Parke and Bouanchaud.
On Mondg nDrning the party
went to Nellie, where the largest
political gatbring in the history Of
the Atchafalya tewn was present to
greet the cahidats of their choice.
Hon. Kemp :. Catett, veteran mem
Der of the ,olicI jury, life long
friend of JOIN MI Parker, was chair
man of the neeh hg and took occa-
sion to "ral, thin over the Goals. I"
The Melville me{ng was one Of the
best ever hell in t. Landry.
At Opelousas Monday night the
court house was shmmed to hear the
speakers. Hon. /. Lee Mills, presl-
dent of the s. Landry Farmers
Union. and one If the most promi-
nent planters II ne Bellevue section
of st. Landry Eas introduced by
Hon. Dudley IGullbeau as chalr-
man of the meng. Mr.. Mills pre-
dicted that niIy-five per cent of
the farmers ofhis parish was sup
porting the Pap ticket.
Mr.. Parker's ice had almost COM
pletely gone b on him, and after
making his e3ses, first denied
statement mad h local newspaper
relative to his nd on the Board of
State Affairs a deliberate untruth.
He then wentIto his political rec
ord showinght he had always
stood for viii supremacy, that his
father had foJt and his family had
blad for the DE. He said that he
was responsib that Roosevelt and
Taft had nev1 1ppointed negroes to
office in the hth, and that he had
not ioined th rogressive party un-
til it had ded a resolution ex-
pressing itself white mans par
ty. He said If he were elected
Governor he 4cted to have enacted
laws that vol tgive this state a bet
ter road svst a more comprehen-
sive educatif program IN oroer