The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-10-04
FRIENDS PREDICT ST.
LANDRY MAN Is
ASSURE WINNER
H. E. Estorge is Now Actively
at Work Campaigning the
State for Treasurer
HAS SOLID BACKING
OF ALL LOCAL FACTIONS
Reports From State Indicate
Opelousas Candidate Has
"Chinch" For Big Job

Hon. Henry E. Estorge, st. Land
ry's only candidate for a state Office
has opened up his campaign for state
treasurer in earnest and is now busy
touring the state in search of all the
votes he can possibly get.
Mr.. Estorge has received flatEering
offers of support from practically
every parish in the state, so much so
that his friends here predict for him
sure victory He is known through
out Louisiana, and loved here in st.
Landry; so his most intimate friends
feel sure that he will make an accept
able candidate for all parties and that
he should be elected without any diff
ficulty.
There is scarcely anything that a
poor newspaper man could add to Mr..
Estorge's history or personality that
is not intimately known by every vot-
er in St. Landry, but going on the sup
position that many of our younger
men do not remember Mr.. Estorge's
past political activities we will open
up the ball by saying that "the young
man with grey hair had his baptism
of political fire over quarter of a
century ago, when he was employed
in the clerks Office by the late Albert
Pavy, father of the present district
Judge. Being acquainted throughout
St. Landry and numbering his friends
by thousands it was not hard for the
friends of the popular young deputy
clerk to elect him to one of the most
important parochjal Offices, at a time
when St. Landry was the empire par
ish of St. Landry and cast over six
thousand votes. Mr.. Estorge soon af-
ter his election to the clerks office
became one of the most popular and
influential politicians st. Landry had
ever known. He enjoyed reputation
for honest dealing in politics and was
known throughout the state as an in
fiuential offce-holder. Through poll
tical circumstances Mr.. Estorge suf-
fered defeat at the hands Of the vo-
ters of st. Landry by close margins
on two occasions, but it has always
been said that Henry Estorge went
down in defeat with his weaker run
ming mates like a real honest poll
tician. He has always been clean
but hard fighter ,and as result has
repeatedly been honored by the vot-
ers of st. Landry and the Seventh
Congressional District.
Mr.. Estorge's individual populari.
ty has never diminished, He is as vel
liked by the young as by the old, as
intimate with those who fought hin
Sin the days gone by as those who
have always been loyal to him and as
a result it is said he will receive the
biggest vote st. Landry has ever cast
for any of its "favorite sons" in 8
state campaign.
1t can be truly said that st. Landr!
is behind Mr.. Estorge. All factions
are united on him-and that is say
| ing more than mere words, for th'
st. Landry factions have never uniteC
on one man, unless he was "a might!
good chap"
It is gratifying to the many friend
of the Opelousas candidate for stat
treasurer that he is as well liked il
the Southwest Louisiana parishes a
he is at home, and that Mr.. Estorg
win unquestionably receive the soli'
vote of the Seventh CongressiOna
District.