The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
las. T. WORTHAM.
ne Paper Strongly Endorses
r. Railroad Commissioner.

Then Assumption Pioneer, publish
ed at Npoleonville, the home town
of JudgeNChas. 7. Wortham, candi-
date for \ VRilroad commissioner, in
an editorial (which appea in its
columns reca ly, paid th lowing
high tribute t5 is exceptt7sT fitness
and qualifcationsfor the office:
Judge Chas. T. Wortham of As
sumption, has officially announced as
candidate for railroad commission
er for the second district of Louis
lana, and is now actively soliciting
the support of voters of the twenty
nine parishes which compose the dis
trict.
while Judge Workman needs no
introduction to the people who reside
in the parishes of the Third and Sixth
Congressional Districts which are a
part of the second railroad commits
sion district, the Pioneer believes that
few words about him from his par
ish paper will be helpful to those who
reside in those parishes where he is
not personally known.
Beginning the practice of law in
Assumption parish some twenty-five
years ago. Judge Workman has stead
lily forged to the top of his profession
and is today regarded as one of the
most brilliant and learned lawyers in
this part Of the state. In 1912 he
was elected judge of the Twenty
seventh Judicial District which en-
braces Assumption, St. James and
Ascension, and he retired from this
high position after four years SER
Ivice which marked honor and the
deep affection of the constituency for
his unimpeached integrity and hon
esty, impartiality and his fine sense
of fairness under all circumstances.
"a graduate of Randolph Macon
Judge Wortham began his career as a
school teacher in North Carolina, af-
ter which he accepted the principal
ship Of a private school in Assump-
ton in the early nineties. lie then
6 began the study of law, and was ad-
mitted to practice after successfully
passing the bar examination in the
state of Virginia and later in this
state. All times deep student and
!. an indefatigable and careful worker
he used what spare time he had Whlle
on the bench to the study of civl
procedure, and as a result gave tht
= |profession Wortham's Civil Proceed
: ure, which has been pronounced BY
leading attorneys as one OF the bes
books on the Louisiana Code 0:
Practice.
Il Judge Workman has always foun'
: time to devote to civic advance emen
g Iina his community, and has been iden
u tilted with all movements whic]
u promised progress and betterment
- He was mayor of Napoleonville TO
J. several years; member of the palis]
IS executive committee and during tn
~ past four years chairman Of tha
Il body. He was at the head of sev
:, eral drives during the war, chalrma
4, of the Red Cross, member OF tn
u local legal board and other patriot
A' organizations.
"Judge Workman is admirobl
~ equipped to fill the important offic
- of railroad commissioner. He po!
~ sesses the judicial mind, the spir
\ of fairness coupled with experienc
~ and knowledge of the most lntrlcat
u questions, and temperament wlllc
- Iguarantees faithfulness and cont
IA dence. A railroad commissioner
W principally required in his official c.
a. a. pacity to be absolutely fair to tt
'e state, the people and the railroad
In deciding all questions and mak1r
- all regulations, this fundamental pc
lev must be held sacred. Known
IJudge Wortham as We do, we u
.lesitatingly commend him to the pc
ple of the Second Railroad Comm
- sion District as the man who can
counted on to carry out such
policy. Besides he will bring to Il
commission we'll trained and e
perienced judgment, which is abst
utelv needed to successfully solve Il
many complicated and intricate que
tions which come before this body
"His election will mean better al
more satisfactory railroad comm
sion, and we heartily recommend a
endorse his candidacy
The high tribute paid the judge
his home town paper is very dese1
ing. The judge is eminently qua
fed for the high office to which
aspires, and his election will be
honor and credit to the district.