The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-01
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CONVENTION THAT
WILL FRAME LAW
Names And Addresses Of
All But Four of Hundred
and Forty-Six
GOVERNOR YET TO
APPOINT FOUR MORE
Contests in West Baton
Rouge and West Carroll
For Seats


members of the constitutional conven-
ton all but four have been named
and these four are appointPes OF the
governor. and the executive seems to
be in no hurry to state who is choice
will be for these places. He has al
ready appointed eight Of the twelve
allowed him by the legislative act, and
the political wiseacres are guessing
who he will select to fill the remain
ing places.
No Candidates Announced
No candidates from among the list
of delegates for the position of presi-
dent of the body have announced, and
there is considerable speculation as
whom the convention will select for
that most important. place. The pre-
siding officer will have the naming of
all the committees, and the curious
can rest assured that practically ev-
ry delegates will wish to land in some
soft or important committee berth
perhaps several Of them.
Two Contests Filed
Contests have been filed in two par
ishes for seats, namely, West Baton
Rouge and West Carroll. In the first
named Victor Lefegvre is legally test
ing the right of Horace Wilkinson to
represent the parish in the convention
while in West Carroll the selection of
e. NJ. Sledge is being contested for
the reason,> it is charged, he failed to
file aSstatement of his campaign ex-
pense as required by the election law
of the state. The probable eoutcome
of these two contests is not known.
Probable Candidates
The names suggested as probable
candidates for presidency most prom
inently are Lieutenant Governor
Hewitt Bouanchaud of Pointe Coupee
one Of the governors appointees; Elk
Congressman Phanor Breazeale Of Nat
chitoches, who withdraw from the race
for governor in order to make way for
Mr.. Parker in the primary contest;
Walter J. Burke of New iberia, form
er state senator and one of the lead
ing politicians and attorneys of the
third district; Judge Ben T. Dawkins
of the state supreme court; Judge
Winston Overton of Lake Charles, re
Gently chosen a justice of the su
preme court; John P. Sullivan of New
Orleans, the man who waged so sue
cessful a light in the recent city cleo
ton; and Delos R. Johnson, state sen
ator from Washington parish.
The New Orleans Times-Picayunt
Tuesday published the names ant
postoffice addresses Of the 142 mem
bers already selected, as follows:
Delegates at Large
Hewitt Bouanchaud, New Roads.
Ben T, Dawkins, supreme court
New Orleans.
i Winston Overton, Lake Charles.
Esmond Phelps, New Orleans.
L. o. Broussard, Abbeville. y
i H. M. Carver, Natchitoches.
Mrs. ]. D. Wilkinson, Shreveport.
Mrs. J. E. Friend, New Orleans.
Four more to be appointed by tn
governor.
Delegates from Districts
First District-John P. Sullivan
New Orleans; Charles F. Claiborne
New Orleans.
Second District-Harry w. Fitzpa
trick, New Orleans; Conrad F. BucT
Ter, Westwego.
Third District-Emile Sundbury, Ne
poleonville; L. o. Pecot, Franklin.
Fourth District Sidney L. Harol
Shreveport; Thomas P. Lands, Home
Fifth District-Joseph D. BarksdaI
Ruston; J. T. Mcclellan, Tallulah.
Sixth Distriat-Charles Holcomf
Baton Rouge; Albin Provosty, Ne,
Roads.
Seventh District-Frank E. Powell
DeRidder; Philip S. Pugh, Crowley.
Eighth District-Phanor Breazealt
Natchitoches; H. H. White, Alexar
dria. !.
Delegates from Parishes
Acadia-C.. L. Chappuis g. B. DE-
bellevue Crowley. 81
Ascension-Caleb G.. Weber, Dor
aldsonville; A. l. Picard, Gonzales
Assumption-Phillip H. Gilbert
George s.. Guion, Napoleonville.
Avoyelles-J. w. Joffrion, E. L. La
fargue, Marksville.
Allen-Coleman Lindsey, state trea.
urer's office Baton Rouge. :
Beauregard-Sam H. Jones, DeRid
der.
Bienville-o. G. Thomas. Ringgoid
Bossier-W. c. Hughes Hughe
Spur; w. H. Hodges; Elm Grove.
Caddo-J. G. Palmer, Thomas q
Barrett, Edith Browne Battle, Fran
T. Looney, Shreveport.
Calcasieu-U. A. Bell, Lake Charlie
Caldwell-George T. Martin, Ca
lumbia.
Cameron. P. Jones, Johnson Ba
you.
Catahoula-R. M. Taliaferro, Har
risonburg.
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