The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-08-13
POLITICS BANNED
AT SNYDER'S CAM
Eighty-Eight at the Tensas Hous.
Party, Losers Still in Session
DAILY States, Aug. g.

DAILY States, Aug. g.
The first of the pilgrims to the
Snyder camp on Tensas River, twc've
miles out from Taliulah, have re.
turned. They report wonderful
inc, probably the most splendid.y ar
ranged house party ever given on so
arge a scale. Eighty-e eight prominent
men of this state, politicians and
statesmen. pub!ic officials and pros
pective candidates, were on hand. The
invitation read from August 3 for ten
days. The losers are still in session.
at last reports.
AT the close of the Constitutional
Convention, the last Of June. JEFF 3
Snyder, one of the Madison dec-
gates, and first Vice-President of the
convention, announced to his friends
that he would give big house party
at the Snyder Club, on the Tens.s
early in August. He invited about
100 prominent men. Politics were not
mentioned but he inference was that
the Candidates would gather in force.
Politics Was Banned
Contrary to all expectations, not q
word of politics was mentioned dur
ing the stay and not a candidacy was
talked. 1t was strictly a social af-
Ian. One fishing rod and one gun
are said to have made UP the outside
equipment.
The cats, according to these pres
ent outclassed anything yet attempted
at a hunting lodge in the breaks. The
finest meats, fresh fish from the river
(not caught by the party,) fruits, and
refreshments of every name familiar
- the ericure. had been stored at the
Snyder lodge long in advance of the
arrival of the guests. Even the medi-
cine chest had been stocked with al
nrSt aid remedies in case of accident
or illness
Mr. Snyder, it is said, had not over
looked single detail. He had en-
ployed the best chef obtainable and
trained crops of walters and servants.
Fifty beds, good springs and soft mat
tresses had been erected on the spa
cious galleries, where the breezes
always blow from the Tensas. Here
the guests rested when not in session.
Bouanchaud Headed Party
Strange to say, Orleans was net re-
presented. Many invitations had been
received here but the convention de-
.egates had not sufficiently recovered
from the Baton Rouge seige to again
journey afar.
Here are a few of those present:
Lieut.. Gov. Hewitt Bouanchaud, and
A. o. Provosty, New Roads; Senator
Ventress j. Smith, New iberia; Geo.
Guion, Napoleonville; Caleb C. Weber
Donaldsonville; Senator Geo. Henry
Clinton, st. Joseph; E. d. Coleman,
Allen Sholars and Fred G.
Hudson, Monroe; Justice Ben C. Daw-
liLs, Supreme Court; Ruffiin G. Pleas
ant, Shreveport; John W. Buie and
William Polk, Alexandria; Senator H. 1
B. Warren, RustOn; j. w. Joffrion,
Marksville; Mayor Bernstein and Mr..
Webb Monroe; j Martin Hamley,
Lake Providence; H. H. Russell, Dis
trict Attorney, Monroe; Sheriff Frank
E. David, Alexandria; Jas. T. McClel-
ian and Sheriff Andrew Sewer, Tai
iaulah; Judge F. X. Ransdell, Lake
Providence; Cary Calhoun, Monroe;
Judge Harris Dickson, noted author,
ard Judge Henry, former insurance
commissioner, Vicksburg.
Weber ard Guion Back
Caleb Weber and Geo. Guion were
among the first to return. Mr.. Weber
was in the city Tuesday, en- route to
his home in Donoldsonville. He spent
the evening with E. A. Haggerty,
clerk of the criminal district court,
and told the Orleans delegation what
they missed.