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TINR re •N .Clad i want TIE ST LANORYCLARI - "Here Shall The Press The People's Rights Maintain. Unawed by Influence and Unbribed by Cain."' VOL. XVIII.---NO. 49. OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1908. $1 PER YEAR O .X II- -O .49 . ., . E ·: CLOSE TO A LANDSLIDE Victory for Perrault and Garland Comparatively Easy, Considering the Strenuousity of the Campaign Perrault Loses One Ward, Garland Two. PUJO "WINS OVER POLK. Taylor Leads for Railroad Commissioner and Provosty for Justice-Dossmann and Dubuisson Elected Com mitteemen-Vote Smaller Than January. DISTRICT JUDGE DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRECINCTS Perrault Lewis Garlands Sandoz Opelousas ... ............... ........... 221 274 196 301 Plaisance 4....... ............................... 44 53 18 79 Bellevue . ................................. ..... .... 13 34 12 35 Grand Coteau ........................................ 120 42 123 38 Coalee Croche............................... 86 18 48 56 Leonville ............ ... ................... 155 96 142 109 Notleyville ........................................... 18 22 20 20 Melville ......................... ................... 61 16 58 18 Bayou Current ....................... 09 07 08 08 Waxia . 22 19 40 01 Palmetto ......................... .................. 01 11 . 05 07 Big Cane ........................................... 15 17 25 07 Morrow ...... .................................... 09 19 20 08 Garland................................................ 06 18 22 02 Washington ......... .................. 79 71 113 36 Barbreck ....................... .................. 03 17 17 03 1 Whiteville ............................ ...... 14 14 18 10 Grand Prairie............................... 137 61 125 74 Dossmann 36 12 22 26 Lake Cove............ ........................... 21 07 08 20 Beaver ........ ...................................... 20 12 12 20 Bayou Chicot .......... ....................... 39 32 18 54 Pine Prairie............. 42 55 47 50 t Lone Pine............................................ 08 09 06 11 j Ville Platte .. 169 87 130 127 f Point Grand Louis ........................ 32 52 59 25 t Mamon ......... .......... .............. 56 61 54 63 t Chataignier ........................................... 97 46 64 79 8 Upper Mamon ......................... 98 53 86 66 t Lower Mamon ........................ 69 46 90 24... Eunice .............................................. 120 97 . 131 88 b Mallet ........ ...................... ..... 65 81 68 78 j Faquetaique ....... ...... . 78 50 84 45 I Plaquemine Point............................ 72 33 69 36 s Totals ......... .................................. 2044 1549 1966 1632 1l stratm irl wartr ann'a...... ....n. .. .. 11 .... . IlMJULI DI WAIUH . FIRST WARD. Lewis 361; Perrault 278; Lewis majority 83. Garland 226; Sandoz 415; Sandoz majority 189. SECOND WARD. Lewis 60; Perrault 206; Perrault majority 146. a Garland 171; Sandoz 94; Garland majority 77. THIRD WARD. Lewis 118; Perrault 173; Perrault ..majority 55. Garland 162; Sandoz 129; Garland I majority 33. FOURTH WARD. Lewis 89; Perrault 117; Perrault d aristy28. arland 156; Sandoz 49; Garland majority 107. FIFTH WARD. d Lewis 180; Perrault 239; Perrault d majority 59. a Garland 295; Sandoz 125; Garland h majority 170. o SIXTH WARD. S Lewis 127; Perrault 166; Perrault majority 39. Garland 113; Sandoz 181; Sandoz G majority 68. SEVENTH WARD. a Lewis 299: Perrault 452; Peraault r majority 153. Garland 393; Sandoz 360; Garland tl majority 33. EIGHTH WARD. Lewis 307; Perrault 404; Perrault tl majority 97. i Garland 442; Sandoz 271; Garland majority 171. P1 Si Of three thousand five hundred and ninety-three votes cast in the Demo- si, cratic primary election last Tuesday, -W. C. Perrault received two thou- wi ~4and and forty-four and E. T. Lewis wi fifteen hundred and forty-nine, a ma- se jority of four hundred and ninety-five for Perrault. or Of three thousand five hundred and Cc ninety-eight votes cast for District ed Attorney, R. Lee Garland received A nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and dc Peyton R. Sandoz sixteen hundred and . thirty-three, a majority of three hun- th dred and thirty-tour for Garland. th Perrault carried every ward i the th parish with the exception of the Trst, Al a.stand aith. be 7 rerrawi auu uarianu were runrung mates, while Lewis and Sandoz also joined issues. Lewis, defeated, is the present Judge; Garland, victorious, is the pre sent District Attorney. Lewis has been on the bench eight years. Gar land has been District Attorney twelve years. The campaign was one of the most strenuous in the history of the par ish. Towards the last it assumed the acrimonious stage. The losers take their defeat in a manly manner, and the sores engen dered in the campaign promise to heal soon. The day was ideal, dawning with sun shining, which lasted the entire day. Notwithstanding this, four hun dred and six less votes were cast at this election than at the Sanders Wilkinson primary of last January, at I which time three thousand nine hun- I dred and four votes were cast, San ders receiving twenty-two hundred ( and thirty-three and Wilkinson sixteen 1 hundred and seventy-one. It may be I of interest to mention that in the E Sanders campaign Judge Perrault, the winner, was a supporter of Sanders, E while Judge Lewis opposed the St. E Mary man; while on the other hand E Garland, winner, opposed Sanders, and Sandoz, loser, supported him. All I parties stumped the parish for their I respective choice for Governor. Of the candidates for other offices, G those carrying the parish, and their ' majorities, are B Pujo for Congress, 767. D Provosty for Associate Justice of L the Supreme Court, 355. B Taylor for Railroad Commissioner, C plurality 525. P Dossmann for member Congres. L aional Committte, plurality 645. C Dubuisson for member Congres- F sional Committee, plurality 741. The general result is that Pujo P vins, Provosty is in the second race with Breazeale, and Taylor is in the !econd race with Cade. The second primary is to be held c n Tuesday, September 29. The same lommissioners of Election are requir d by law to serve at this primary. . penalty is attached for failing to ol to so without valid reason. tr For members of the school board, & here were contests in fOur wards in heparish. IL Lee Hawkins won in th he fourth over Dr. H. S. Joseph; ev Llfred Deville over Dr. Kilpatrick in fr sthe; Hl. lF. Eric thov e oarey re xlitb in the sixtlr,"hd''"Peep Der- fa es over Dr. Foster in the eight. ;7 St -. MOSNANN AND DMAUW SON LAND AS COM ITTEEMEN The fight for member of the Con gressional .District Executive Com mittee from this parish was a hot one for a small job. The position, as is well-known, pays nothing, but in the late fight in this parish it involved the scalp of Hon. Laurenut J. Does mann, which it was intended to take with Mr. Chas. F. Bailey, brother of Hon. James J. Bailey, candidate for Lieutenant-Governor at the last State primary eleclion. The Bailey boys are sore at Doss mann for the position he assumed in the meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee when he led the fight against going behind the re turns, and Dossmann has other poli tical enemies here who wanted to scalp him and thought this an oppor tune time to do so. Mr. Dossmann is the present mem ber of the Congressional 'Committee from this parish, with Hon. E. B. Dubuisson, and both these gentlemen sent in their names for re-election, as required by the rules of the primary law. Mr. Bailey also sent in his name, but Messrs. Dubuisson and Dossmann did not know they were opposed until a few days before the election. A strong effort was made to land Bailey over Dossmann by the use of "plumpers," and the effectiveness of this means is shown when it is noted that Bailey snowed under both of his opponents, receiving 306 against Dosssmann 165 and Dubuisson 196 at the Opelonsas box. Both Dossmann were elected, how ever, by large majorities. The votes follows: Bai- Doss- Dubuis ley mann son Opelousas .............343 165 196 1 Leonville ........... 92 192 154 Plaisance ........... 57 59 57 Mallet ....... .... 86 60 75 Grand Cotean..... 49 101 126 Coulee Croche_ 34 93 74 Mamon - ......... 62 66 67 Upper Mamou.. 28 116 114 Lower Mamou . 16 104 101 t Melville .............. 18 54 52 Grand Prairie.... 55 143 135 8 Ville Platte........ 41 212 168 . Eunice ............. 117 93 121 Pt. Grand Louis 34 75 52 Whiteville .......... 07 19 23 v Bellevue ...... ....... 36 12 14 gotleyville.......... 15 24 26 c Bayou Current.. 05 12 14 p axia ....................09 26 33 B Palmetto............ 09 12 02 G Sig Cane. 18 13 26 C forrow ................ 18 07 22 L .arland................. 22 02 21 N Washington ...... 80 34 112 B 3arbreck .......... 17 15 07 1 )ossmann ........... 00 00 00 V Ake Cove.......... 06 21 25 p Seaver ................ 27 07 14 B .hicot ......... 40 36 40 m ine Prairie........ 66 45 42 R .one Pine........... 11 11 09 Thataignier 34 112 125 aquetaique 23 114 94 G Ballet ............ 86 60 75 B laquemine Pt. 22 81 88 D Total, 1502 2147 2243 B Cl overnor Going to Open Fair. Pi Jeanerette, Sept. 1. Vi Governor Sanders has promised to Cl ficially open the Third Annual °Dis- Ui ict Fair at Jeanerette, Wednesday, G eptember, 9th. I Last years Jeanerette held one of Fa e largest and most important fairs L rer held in the State, and judging Mi rom the numbes of attractions al- P ady booked, we believe that the E ir this year will far trpIss last ear_". T . , : , _,. < : - . -2 :. i , - .... .,. . ; . . FOUR WARD CINTESTS IN ST. LANIBY PARISI AId Evmy O f rmamb of the Weard Shllte n WIrer of the Phari. Prersadt Uilpatrck tiu feat Is t anud e atter 0mbqr lirk W>W ae S1xth, ernIbu t Iefuta luawlus In fer ere w tere con for members of the Parish of School Di rectors in of the rish, at which two niemi s of the present board met defeat, .oe won out, and in another ward bbth candidates are of the old board. In the sxth ward Henry L. Erlich, present member, wh eot omr Carey T. Griffith. I-n thefourth wardDr. H.8.Josph, present member, was defeated by R. Lee Hawkins. In the fifth ward, Dr. H. Kilpa trick, the present President of the Board, was worsted by Alfred De ville, also a memberiof the Board. In the eight W. J. Derbes defeated the present member, Dr. Paul Foster. FOURTH WARD. Hawkins Joseph Bayou Current......... 5 11 Melville ....................... 38 39 Waxia ................ 40 1 Palmetto ............. 6 6 Big Cane............... 29 3 Morrow ........................ 22 4 Totals ....................140 64 FIFTH WARD. Deville Kilpatrick Washington ....... 49 99 Garland ............ . 1 23 Whiteville ............. 13 15 Grand Prairie........ 168 22 Barbreck 7 13 Totals .................... 238 172 SIxTRHmiRD. Erlich Griffit Dossmann 40 7 Lake Cove .................. 18 10 Beaver ........................... 8 .24 Chicot............................. 59 13 Pine Prairie ............... 48 47 Lone Pine .............. 13 4 Totals.......... ........ _ 186 105 EIGHTH WARD. Derbes Foste Faquetaique ................. 61 66 Lower Mamou .............. 98 17 Mallet.................. ............ 53 94 Plaquemine ................ 46 59 Eunice ................ 163 52 Totals ......................_ 421 288 PUJO HAS WLISE CAULL Wias Oter ilades Ia by Abut 1300 TV-os Polk Will Ian Nut E etle,. Congressman Arsene P. Pujo had close call for the Democratic nomi nation for his seat. Available fig ores place his majority in the die. trict at about 1300. One of his close friends her stated to us that Mr. Polk had an. nounced to him that he would be : candidate at the next election. The following is the St. Landry vote: Polk Punj Opelousas .............................. 182 30( Plaisance ........... .... ... 17 7( Bellevue ........... . 24 21 Grand Coteau ........... 113 41 Coulee Croche ................. 61 42 Leonville ............................. 59 182 Notlyville .............................. 09 32 Bayou Current .................. . 04 12 Melville.. .................... 23 52 W axia ........ .................... 09 31 Palmetto ........................ 02 10 Big Cane................. 04 27 M orrow ............................. 22 06 Washington .............. 24 120 Garland ......... ............. 21 03 Whiteville ...... ................. 05 22 Grand Prairie...................... 23 168 Barbreck .................... 18 02 Dossmann (no State returns) ake Cove........................ 28 00 Beaver .......................... 25 07 Ghicot..... ...................-...... 33 36 Pine Prairie .........___. 66 29 Lone Pine .................... 06 11 Mille Platte ....... 83 170 Thataignier ............ 13 126 Ipper Mamou ....... 101 41 .rand Louis .... ...... 74 08 amon ...............3 50 'aquetaique ....... 23 104 pwer Mamon .............. _ 06 . -109 lallet . ... _ 41 1044 'aquemia. 68 34. i 98 115 AfITERILOW OF THE II DEMOCRATIC PRIMARI ot Frilds ta the Ina .ers l gi lee al ia ti Anloin City etalitis. if io tt 4 t Flip f tIpElEeL t lat Just 1 moMe by rasi Jfee ar me Cabekk es. s .*As usual, there was as afterglou i- to the election. Friends of the sue I, ce tul candidates held revel Wedn* Sday, all day and far into the night or rather into the morning. L Music and mirth and congratala. tion reigned supreme, and Tharsday ioAing there were many headhbees dbrown taste in the smouth. But :fit . been ai+ +++ .. altt it wr a that tie: ess i Monhes shezld give vielto their en thusiasm in some manner. District Attorney Garland, who had gone to the Lower Mamon poll, near Eunice, for election day, where he remained all day, arrived in Opelon sas on Wednesday evening's Prico, and was received at the depot by a throng of admiring friends. There songs and college yells welled up in the quiet evening air, the choir in the former being led by 'Squire Robert Harry and Major John M. Oge, and college boys furnishing the resound ing yells. It was intended to con vey Mr. Garland to town in a special ly provided vehicle, disreputable in appearance, brought here from Grand Coteau and propelled by two dwarf mules made up mostly of ears and brays, with Major Oge as chauffer. The scheme was interfered with by Charley Thibodaux "high-lifeing" the mules, which got them in a temper not thought safe to trust them to convey the royal carriage to the city. But had not this occurred, Mr. Gar land would have doubtless refused to avail himself of the Grand Coteau rig, as Mrs. Garland and the babies were at the depot in a carriage to receive the returning victor. As the train pulled into the depot A the depot in a carriage to reeive b the returning victor. As the train pulled into the depot and Mr. Garland appeared on the steps pandemonium reigned. He was not allowed to touch the ground, but was soon on stout shoulders, being carried around. It was with dif ficulty that the joyous crowd was prevailed upon to turn him over to his awaiting family. Wednesday night crowds of revel r ers paraded the streets until "'way in the morning. A portion of the Perrodin Band, with a crowd of friends, serenaded Judge Perrault, where they were invited in and re freshments served and a good time had. The musicians, with the crowd greatly augmented, then took in the city, shoutiik and playing lively airs. The big drum of the band was a vic tim to the night-out, its head being smashed in- by the exhilarated drum mer. Crowds from the country gathered in town all day Wednesday, attracted here by a desire to hear the news, and the streets and particularly the courthouse square presented a lively appearance. NATIONAL FAMERS' UNIO Elcts Ofiers at teAn.r CEasmtie Jeat A4. hares at Furt Worth, Tems. The Annual Convention of the Farmers' Co-Operative and Educa tional Union in session at Fort Worth, Tex., on last Thursday elected the following officers: Chas. S. Barrett, Georgia, Presi dent; J. E. Montgomery, Tennessee, Vice President; R. H. McCulloch, Ar kansas, Secretary-Treasurer. Directors: W. A. Morris,- Ala bama; T. M. Jeffords, Oklahoma; Wilson, Mississippi; I. N. McCollister, Louisiana. President Barrett predicted that cotton scrip would soon be nego tiable. JONES RE-ELEIFED. arl ma lem t to let e J. u mmy, Tea Cm sam see a,.. Not knowing what course the city would pursue int regard to the elec tric light and water planI after Jan nary, dowing to heloss at that time of the liquor money, the Board .of 4 Aldermen at its meeting ThRsdlay night re-elected Mr. A. C. Joneusae Speirntendet of the puat wauti.I e of :theBord rid I of Jonetook ace. CENTRAL SUiAR RE FINERY SALVATII I. GarlMas Faremr Says Opu,,ras rSmN . ; i foL r mmm,. a t athe mmarlr 1 a Latutry , , Iiam,. rmIyniuauusbm. assrnsiin I Its gi flira planting of sugar neas sa te er tion of a central sugar reinery a SOpelouas" said Mr. B.C. Herbert, prominent farmer of the Garland- ee tion of this parsh, to a Clarion ma y Wednesday. "I can not tooesrti 3 join youin this, and it is wonde to we that Opreioaplehais Sabouty the boll weevil ad takei steps toward the erecto of a re.i. 1 ery and the planting of sugar cane That is the salvation of the country and there can be no question aboua it." Mr. Herbert aid that in e opta ion Opeloueas was the ideal place fo the establishment of a central refl ery. He said that this entire con try was as well adapted to the cat tore of cane as the sugar belt, afa;i which his own experience had taughi him. Last year Mr. Herbert planted four acres of cane, intending togrinc them into syrup. He lives in thi Garland n.ighborhood, skirted or both sides by timber, and when he saw hibernated in the timber thou. ands of weevils, he concluded that he wonld not use all, of his cane foi grinding, but instead only ground one of the four arest keeping the other three acres for seed. He s:d the syrup made from the one acre at 50 cents) per gallon, and of- the seed cane he pted t acres. iNow he is this year lent of +the to a nearby factory at a price. His neighbors, boil weevil 'rid den, are congratulating him on his foresight, and wishing that they had followed his example. "And Opeleasas is the very place for a central refnery, and your peo pie should not delay the matter at all," said Mr. Herbert. SEONDI E f a IASTIE Judge Prie y sat Phaser It nls .1 r1 cAtust h 11ag maes. There will be aw second race for Associate Justice of the State Su preme Court, and candidate Phanor Breazeale took the .field Thursday canvassing for the race with Judge Provosty, who leads Mr.Bireasale handsomely. Sompayrae of Caie sien is eliminated from the :runing. The vote in the District, as'phoned here Thursday, is in round numbers as follows: i Provosty, 11,106. Breazeale, 7,550. Sompayrac, 5,229.j In St. Landry parish Judge Pro vosty easily carried off the honors, receiving - over Breseale, the next highest man. The vote in St. Landryisa follow: Brea- Pro. Samp. zeale vesty :ayrac Opelousas .......... 184 237 66 Plaisance -............ 18 70 7 Bellevt .......... 11 13 20 Gd. Coteau ... 18 81 60 C. Croche........... 43 28 31l Leonville .......... 99 121, 25 Notleyville ..... 7 25 7 B. Current ......... 3 13 0 Melville ...... 34 30 12 W a ia .................. 2 32 7 Palmetto . 0 12 0 Big Cane.... 1 14 '2 Morrow ............. 7 16 5 1 Washington 45 55 38 Garland .............. 19 5' ' 001 Whiteville ...... 7 15 6 Gd. Prairie......... 13 125 'S4i Barbreck .... . 5 0 5 Dossmann (no return on State Ticket.) Lake Cove... 27 .1 00 1 Beaver ........ 18 2 12 Chicot " . 28 27 14.1 ChPinePrairie 4. 4 835 14 1one Pink .... Ville Platte.. 51 155 .. 41 Ch taignie3r 1. 1Iz : Upper Kamon 41 47 48t ifamou 13 1OG 2 J 8Mallet. 93 3- V 8 ) Mear miasma feqb ay as lmpresslyg AI I J. I. I Iý -is "arm, t s d agehu : c : A throng eatit to n.r Stwelve hundred assembled at th t Gee depot Saturday evening, to e. ceive His Grace, Archbishop le who came here to administer c firmation to a ass and to and to corner stone of the mlaaigl at. holie Church, now in ncours of eei a struetion on the site obciged It. the . old church for over eighty yease, eat -which was demolished bat recety to make room for a new and it one. Perrodin's Band was at the dept, and furnished inspirng meae Ibi occasion. Several visiting pmi were amongthe reception parto one of whom, Father Raymond, wa a . tor of the church years back, to whom this Cat parish The members ofotthe of Columbus and the Catholie of America were there inr i a b o' d wearing their badges, and partlcipnt ed in the e~eption. Mayor Halphen delivered the ad dress of welcome. That evening at t he preb y a informal reception wast Grace, at which the Perrodia. ` u again furnished ma-ic. Sunday morning at 9 o'cockr of three hundred was conisree the Catholic Church, in of a crowd church. fasted, aondelveret' ~ anaon. Several vi saiid 1Maw in theeahurch Su,: ay the Archbishop presiding at the" o'clock Mass. laid amidst impr. i e His Grace , le g amtedei v an address full of interest. visitor was tendered a the Knights of Columba Rc e me the members of OpelBs No., 1,173, and of t, No. 85, n b .f . Cei large number iltabp oe h several pri ebras- of Secretary to the Arch attendance. His Grare delfrm a masterly aidiss, whih we reved uthnsiaiedly paerticlarly that touching upon the tlberal a `heGoteroanda tothe C hibited s ly in thue r Pote .R question and the rei i ntof property taken. This was Archbishop Blek's oftcial visitation to this Par .S. to say that he impressed is ,, * highly favorable is expressing t mildly. The Archbishop went to Wasng ton by eTuesde T ae arid Wednesday Idt steteid to a large elas there. He was half way on the road between p~ s lousas and Washington by a&lr umber of peple on ho ck nd in carriages, and escorted to t he church in Waseington, wher the: welcome addre was delieed b Mr. John W. Wreeot. Thursday His Grace admin i :tefi confirmation to a large class in : ,Yle Platte, stopping at Grand Frsris on his way there to administer thee soa amnt of con a tio there. AT THE 810IUSAS R arrelt st ls .btatuuai.ra: The Opelousas precinct" v osa:. T'big gaus''of the other id h a' gone to the contry precincts, and the poll was left at the mercy of the aforementione candidates, wth itthe result that a ubstanti maj was returned for the two canddte. a e tioned, particularly for M]r. Sa4ds who carried Opelousas asinst Lee Garland for the first time in theil of the latteoSi i l r .ca ree The vote fol s: Di gestrict - zdge wis, 274; ,F e uttt, ti. Sander, 3Ato r