The herald., 1920-08-12
MAYOR BEKRMAN OPENS CAMP AIGN,,- ALGIERS
Scene OF THE OCCASION
Spectacular Parade Precedes Speech-Making
At Electric Park--Mayor Reviews His
Record, and Congressman O'Connor,
Chas. F. Buck, J. F. Bowen and
James Leblanc Speak.

On behalf OF the Regular Demo-
cratic Organization, and his own can
didacy for Mayor, Martin Behrmau
formally opened the city campSi gn
among his home friends and neigh
bors in Algiers at Electric Park last
Thursday night, and mighty yOcifer-
ously did the hosts Of Regular DemOc-
racy pay tribute 10 its leader, while
various speakers praised in unbound
ed terms the Mayors administrations
Long before the hour set for the
meeting bands played, red fires burn
ed. sky rockets blazed and hundreds
of voters marched in parade, and AL
giers took on a gala appearance.
About eight o'clock the parade,
blocks long, formed at the corner of
Alix and Verret streets, moving out
Verret, headed by the Boy Scouts Of
Algiers, with their Scout Master, j.
l.. Hogan, and assistant, Mr.. Reilly,
followed by the First, Second and
Third Precincts. the Liberty Social
Club, Fourth and Fifth Precincts, the
Italian Progressive Association, and
the Sixth and Seventh Precincts, the
parade proceeding to OpelOusas up to
Teche and down Opelousas to Allan
tic to river side of Opelousas to Sc
gum, to Pelican, to Elmira. to the
| Park.
] Mayor Behrman has every reason
/ to feel honored and proud with the
/ reception which the announcement of
his candidacy received at the hands
of his home people.
Charles F. Buck, Jr., the Mayor
campaign manager, opened the meet
ing at the park. and introduced John
Ryan. of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers as permanent chair
man. ]. F. Bowen. of the same or
ganizatiOn, was the first speaker
who announced that he had resign
ed as vice-president of the Brother
hood to enter this campaign in be
half of Mayor Behrman, who he de
clared he knew to he the friend o
labor. He stated that he had sup
ported Parker for Governor, but sub
sequent treatment of labor's repre-
senatives by the Governor had prov
en- this support to have been misplac
ed faith.
Congressman O'Connor declared
he had taken the stump in the cit,
fight to be with his lifelong friends
Mayor Behrman and Alex Pujol, tina
his actions would be a refutation o
the insinuations from some quar-
tiers that there is deserter's BLOOD
in my veins" Congressman O'Con
J ner made one of his characteristic
speeches, declaring "I am with Mar
tin Behrman. and I am proud to b,
! with him. I know that he has tn,
approval of the industrial, CONNER
, cial and labor life of New Orleans
! Where has the opposition come from
Has ii come from the man of indus
try, from the man of commerce, o
J from the honest toiler? No, the on
position comes fro ma political organ
iZation, brought into existence t
| capture the spoils of office, and t
politically subjugate a great city
! They whisper that Jim O'COnnor ha
deserted his friends. My presenc
| here tonight advocating the election
of Martin Behrman with all the sin
, cerity in me. proves that l do no
abandon my friends in time of strife
They are prosecuting Martin Behr
( man. They are resorting to scurri
S lous attacks upon his personal char
acter. They are resorting to ever