The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
FORMER GOVERNOR |.
T. HALL DIES SUDDENLY

We clip the following from Mondays
issue of the Shreveport Times which
gives an account Of the death of Hon.
Luther E. Hall, on Sunday night, Nov
ember 9Th, at his home in New Or,
leans, with a brief history of his life:
New Orleans, Nov. 6.-Iuther q
Hall, former governor Of the state Of
Louisiana and also assistant attorney
general, died at 10 o'clock tonight at
his home here, 1922 Webster street,
Judge Hall was stricken with an at
tack of heart trouble last Thursday
at Baton Rouge, where he was attend
ing the hearing in the injunction suit
brought by Charles Rosen, seeking to
restrain the placing Of the name Of
Judge Hall on the ballot for the Mon
roe succession in the supreme court
election. Mrs. Hall and a son of the
late jurist, were at his bedside when
death came.
Judge Hall returned to New Orleans
Friday night. He complained Of be-
ing ill and remained in bed. His con-
dition was not considered serious, but
took turn for the worse about 9
o'clock last night. Death occurred al
hour later.
The body of Judge Hall will be sent
to Bastrop, Morehouse parish, Monday
night at 7:30 o'clock over the Texas
and Pacific railway, following funeral
services conducted at his home here
at S o'clock. Bastrop is the old home
of Judge Hall.
} Judge Hall is survived by his wife
who before her marriage was Miss
Clara Wendell, Of Moundsville, Tenn.
a son, Luther E., Jr., and daughter
Miss Clara Hall, of Monroe, La. Judge
Hall was the son Of Boland Hall, AM
was born on farm near Bastrop, il
Morehouse parish.
Ends Political Battle.
The sudden death of Judge Hal
t brings to a close one Of the hardes
= fought political battles in the histor,
i. Of Louisiana. He was appointed as
t sistant attorney general three year
ago. He entered the democratic pr
!! !; mary this year for the succession t
= the supreme court bench, and was de
}. feated by Judge Emile Godchaux, bu
e brought suit attacking the victor
), right to the toga, on the ground tina
y he was not citizen Of Louisiana. H
y was sustained in this contention b
IS the Louisiana supreme court on a d
. vided vote Of four to three. The 81
IL preme court, however, did not declal
4 4 Judge Hall the party nominee.
o Governor Parker, on advice of tt
y attorney general, issued a statemel
that no vacancy existed, since the r.
. signation Of Justice Monroe did n,
10 become effective until October, al
s. called off the election.
u The Democratic State Central Cor
At mittee, in a session at Baton Roug
Sc furnished the next startling develo
10 ment when it declared Judge Hall Il
u party nominee, overriding the COVE
No nor The Democratic State Executi
w Committee met and refused to call
en- primary for a new ballot on the Mo
to rec succession and named Hall as t
~ party candidate for the general ell
tion set by the governor for Decemb
IL.
R0Sen Intervenes.
n Charles R0sen, who had announc
himself a candidate and who had
backing Of the 0. D. A. Of New (
M leans, then filed suit seeking to enjt
~, y" Secretary Of State Baily from placi
no the name Of Judge Hall on the bal
~. as the party's nominee. This suit v
tn filed in Judge Brunots court in Bal
Dig Rouge and the injunction was grant
'n' Judge Hall appealed to the supre
40 court Of the state and decision '
the expected either Monday or Tuesda
sic. About ten years ago Judge Hall '
, ~, nominated for the 12-year term Of
~. NV supreme court after spirited cont
in At the time Of this success, Judge T
was amember Of the circuit court
res appeal for the second district.
lin Their came 1912, one Of the n
tne memorial years in Louisiana polit
do John T. Michel, leader CT the t
teenth ward Of New Orleans and
..o..~I ,,oo,,,hov ~ %ho nuh1;o cor,