The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24
BRIEF RESUME OF THE
ELECTION RESULTS
In ST. LANDRY
Thibodeaux Wins for Sheriff
Over Fontenot in Holly Con-
tested Race for Place
CLERK AND ASSESSOR
RIDE A LANDSLIDE
Dupre, Alex Lafleur and Schell
New Representatives in the
Next General Assembly

There never was an election in st.
Landry parish that did not attract
deep attention. By the same token
there never was one that was not hot
ly contested-that is, when the con-
test involved parish offices. This old
story held good in the election last
Tuesday, and while there was a seem
ing absence Of vituperation, general
mud-slinging and the like, still there
was an apparent deep interest taken
by voters as well as the many can
didates for office in the final result.
This was evidenced by the tremen-
dous vote polled in every one Of the
twenty-five precincts, practically ev-
cry man qualified under the law go
ing up and registering his free Amer
lean privilege as to which candidates
should hold office for the next four
years.
As usual, the race for sheriff was
the one which attracted most atten-
tion, both candidates being well
known throughout the parish and uni
versally popular with their many
friends, supporters and hackers.
Their popularity in the various pre-
cincts of the parish shows how each
stood in those particular localities.
The vote has been cast and count
ed and Charles Thibodeaux has won
by handsome majority. Ariel Fon-
tenot having met defeat at the hands
of the successful candidate Mr..
Fontenot made a splendid showing,
having carried the three precincts Of
the first ward the twons of Washing
ton and Eunice by handsome majori-
ties, and only the big majorities piled
up against him in the second and third
wards (always conceded as being
strongholds of Mr.. Thibodeauxl
would have proved formidable can
didate indeed.
The new sheriff is known to prac-
tically every man in this parish. He
has been candidate for the same Of
flee, as well as that of assessor, in
elections before, but this is the only
time in which he has appeared be-
fore the people as candidate for Of
flee that he has been successful. His
majority at the various polls is 430
on the complete returns. In a signed
statement, published elsewhere, Mr..
Thibodeaux thanks the voters for
their vote of confidence and assures
them that he will make his campaign
promises good and that he proposes,
among other things, to make st. Lam
dry clean place morally and one in
which any man would be proud to
live in.
The contest for clerk Of court be-
tween Mr.. Lastrapes, the incumbent,
and Mr.. John M. Prescott was one of
the cleanest political fights ever
staged in st. Landry. Both were ac-
knowledged as being splendid types
of citizenship, thoroughly capable,
and the selection of either would have
assured the people Of the parish a
fine administration of the office. Mr..
Lastrapes is the winner, his majority
attesting his universal popularity
among the voters and testimonial
from all that his services have been
appreciated. On the other band, Mr..
Prescott, who has never been in pol
itics as a candidate for parish Of
flee, made fairly good showing, con-
sidering the fact that he went up
against one of the most popular and
strongest men in the parish.
Rene C. Fontenot, known far and
wide as Rene Black" won for assess
or hands down. He carried nineteen
or twenty of the twenty-five pre-
cincts Of the parish and his total ma
jority mounts up close to one thou
sand. His unsuccessful opponent,
Mr.. Andrus, who has held the office
the past four years, was the victim
in many cases Of the assessment law
in force and is in no wise to blame
for the higher taxation. The people,
however, would not look at the mat
ter in this light, blaming the big in
crease Of taxes to the assessor and