The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-22
HELD A
LARGE MEETING
HERE SUNDAY
Dudley Guilbeau and Donelson
Caffery Deliver Stirring
Addresses
BOAGNI PRESIDES AT
POLITICAL GATHERING
Enthusiastic Audience Greets
Parker Orators and Cheer
Republicanisn Charge

One of the most representative
gatherings ever assembled in st. Lam
dry was present at the Parker meet
ing in this city last Sunday afternoon
to hear Hon. Dudley L. Guilbeau and
Hon. Donelson Caffery espouse the
cause of the independent candidate
for governor. A conservative esti-
mate places the crowd in excess Of
SEQ, most Of whom were voters, ac-
tive citizens backing the candidacy
of the New Orleans man for gover-
nor of Louisiana.
Hon. E. M. Boagni, who made him
self popular and prominent during
the late war as chairman Of the st.
Landry Council Of Defense and as
head of various welfare campaigns,
presided at the meeting, and before
introducing the speakers, spoke brief
lily of the qualifications Of John "a.
Parker, as well as his absolute inde.
pendence.
Dudley Guilbeau, the Parker dis
trict chairman, and one of the leading
figures in the independent fight,
pressed into service on account Of the
inability of Walter Burke, who was
prevented from attending on account
of sickness, delivehed one Of the
. ablest political speeches ever heard
In this section of the state.
Raps Former Anti-RegulatOrs
One of the first things referred to
: bv Mr.. Guilbeau was the sudden
/ change of front Of some Of st. Lam
!, dry's @leading democrats" who IN
1896 were found in the thickest Of
9 the s'anti-regulators" camp, and who
!. were now declaiming Parker because
= he was Bull Moose in 1916. Mr..
y Guilbeau ridiculed their inconsistaz-
d cy and their attempt to blacken the
= name of the independent candidate
e for governor, when they themselves,
:, years ago, were republicans. he
e mentioned no names, but the audi
= ence seemed to appreciate the situ-
alton and whocDed.
y The speaker did not fail to "toucb
% up" Phillip Gilbert, candidate for
lieutenant governor. for "once I was
T young and his participation IN the
&C republican fight Of 1895. He re-
" ferred to George King Favrot q
Z .that champion Of white democra
Us cy, who once cherished the support
- of the ''black. and tam party Of Eas
= Baton Rouge, and who was a candt
date on the same ticket with thie'
y negroes. He also alluded to the ex
9 emplary democracy Ct jim WilkiE
= son, one of the first orators to dc
~ ~ claim Parker because he once left IN
q - democratic party.
= Mr.. Guilbeau predicted that Par
ker would carry st. Landry by tre
'ie mendous majority. Evidently tn
crowd agreed with his opinion be
cause this statement was greeted wit
prolonged applause.
c. Donelson Caffery, the orator Of tn
- day. well known in st. Landry, wher
he has delivered many forceful pohl
'u- ical addresses, spoke for nearly on
hour, decryfng the intention Of th
New Orleans organization to rul
, Louisiana as the lottery once did. 4
lne smoke upon the independency Of th
le country parishes, and OF how tn
q. =. New Orleans leaders would throw sui
.ne ficient votes against the wishes Of T.
ms country to overruIe whatever rur'
=, majority there might be for ar
- measure.
~ Mr.. Caffery dramatically referrs
lcs' TO the former champion Of indepen
my . ent democracy, who has since pass
lsis into the Great Beyond, and MAJ
va ue Enarticular reference to Judge e.
~ Estilette and Hon. Thomas H. Lew
a. The speaker attacked Stubbs--n
ooo q on account of his personality, he 81
~ hut on account Of his followers,
any any ferring particularly to Thomas
~ i. Anderson. He charged the organii
w w tion with having attempted to fol
80 - Parker to accept the senatorship, P
= vided he would keep out Of the CUB
material contest.
artie Sundays meeting was proclaim
: ill., one of the most successful ever b
cain lby any faction IN st. Landry
Parker leaders were thoroughly