New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-01-24
John NJ. Parker
Overwhelmingly Elected.
CARRIES ENTIRE TICKET WITH HIM ON TUESDAY; OVER
$1,00O0O0O0 WAS WAGERED ON THE RESULT

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i State since the campaign of the
late John N. Pharr had the people
been aroused to the extent they
were on last Tuesday when Hon.
John M. Parker defeated the
rings candidate, Col. F. P. Stubhs
for the Governorship Of Louisiana.
It was a veritable landslide which
carried down with it even the Of
fee of auditor of State which has
been filled for the past twenty
years by Hon. Paul Capdevielle.
Despite the claims made by. the
leaders of the Stubs forces
through the press, most any one
who took the time to study the
situation could see that with the
exposures made upon the ring for
the past two months that the re-
form forces would sweep the
State. The hardest battle of
course was that in the city of
New Orleans where the issues
were confined to a fight on the
system of Martin Behrman and
his other coharts. When the
campaign first started this auto
cratic ringster laid claims to the
fact that within twenty-four hours
preceding any election he could
cast 10000 votes and thereby
thwart the will of the people of
Louisiana. This threat lead to
his political destruction as it,
started fioht that will soon even
oust him from the position of
Mayor of New Orleans. When
ever public servants so far forget
themselves and become dictators
instead of employees Of the people
nothing remains for the saliva
tion Of the taxpayers, but to rally
and oust them from office. ia
John M. Parker and Hewitt Bou-
anchaud we believe constructive
administration, calculated to adj
vance the State will be carried outl
to the letter. Of course this is
in a great measure predicated
upon the solid support of both |
branches of the Legislature.
Iberia Parish now has represen-
tation in the Senate by one of its
favorite sons, Hon. Ventress j. i
Smith. Mr.. Smith was over
whelmingly elected to the Senate |
by the good people of the District |
by something like 800 majority |
over the present encumbent, Hon.
e. L. Simmons. Senator Do
mengeaux of Lafayette was re-
turned to the Senate also with
big majority and we do not be-
lieve better selections could have
been made.
The next important Offices
filed was that of Police Jurors.
In the Sixth Ward the taxpayers
will be represented by Messrs.
Clet Girard. Leon Landry and
Cyrus DeBlanc. Both Of the lat
ter have served in this capacity 4
at other times and made splendid |
officials. The First Ward will
have as its official Mr.. E. J. Gary
who was returned without opposi-
ion. The Second Ward chose Mr.. /
Frank Greig. the Third. Mr.. De-
cuir who had no opposition. Inl|
The Fourth Mr.. Zenon Boutte had
no opposition; the Fifth, Mr..
Theo David; the Seventh will
nave as its representative Mr..
)nezippe Leleu, no opposition.
while the Eighth. .Jeanerette, have
,hosen Messrs. Felix Schexnayder
and Leonard Lyon. In the City |
If New Iberia. Judge J. s. Power
vas rejected Judge Of the Sixth
Ward City Court by a handsome
majority. On the other hand the
voters of New iberia chose as City
Marshal Mr.. Felias Broussard.
The vote with the exception Of
he Seventh Ward is as follows:
City Judge, Sixth Ward
Precincts q 3 All
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