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PARKER-BOUANCHAUD
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THIBODEAUX ELECTED SHERIFF; LASTRAPES CLERK
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PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
VOLUME XI—NO. 14
OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1920
SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE
PARKER SWEEPS THE
STATE AND PARISH
FOR GOVERNOR
Aati-Ring Candidate Elected by
Surprising Majority Over
Col. Frank P. Stubbs
ST LANDRY RETURNS
THE BANNER MAJORITY
loonanchaud for Second Place
Leads All Candidates, Be
Btg Popular With All
There never was any doubt as to
the Porker ticket having a majority
à St Landry parish, but now even
the most enthusiastic supporter of
the independent candidate had any
ides that old SL Landry would roll
ap s majority of more than fourteen
handled for the Orleans candidate.
Bmritt Bouanchaud's majority for
lieutenant governor, in St. Landry,
appears to have been above the eight
ten hundred mark, apaprently having
led Mr. Parker. Seven precincts, all
bat one going for Parker by substan
tial majorities, have not been heard
•n the lieutenant governorship,
tritiwut them Mr. Bouanchaud
a bad over his opponent of 1,
tes. In Opelousas the Pointe
"eajan" received the flatter
majority of 221 votes, while at
! Croche, where Parker receiv
i majority of 31 vptes, he led Gil
by 191 majority. Of the polls
[ from not one has gone for Gil
Krotz Springs, having gone for
Returned a majority of one
' Bouanchaud.
Only two polls in the entire parish
rent for Stubbs, these being Waxia
two and Krotz Springs by 5.
which gave Pleasant a
►1 majority four years ago, went
■ Parker by a vote of 153 to 24.
Landi y Parker leaders felt ju
over hte returns Tuesday
it was early indicated
'candidate had rolled up five
votes more than they ex
» would. It has been con
estimated that Parker
r a majority in the neigh
of 1,000. Opelousas, which
Hied by the Stubbs forces, re
. a majority of 119 for the in
t candidate for governor,
ia the unofficial tabula
' governor and lieutenant gov
• by precincts in St. Landry:
FOR GOVERNOR
Parker
Stubbs
278
24
1
lee Cloche .....
. 156
125
id Coteau ......
54
. 36
11
105
SÖGVj Uc .......
. 127
74
» Current .....
7
29
13
41
9
16
...........
15
h Springs . .
20
50
*d Prairie.....
84
5
2
23
........
140
®w»me Point ..
.. 152
40
■Hp *........
1223
«sot's majority,
1,423.
! Lieutenant governor
Bounehaud Gilbert
439
217
! Carrent
Ptairie
kerr and horn
win with ease
City Judge and Marshal are Re
Elected in First Ward by
Handsome Majorities
Judge E. S. Kerr and Marshal Plais
Horn of the Opelousas city court de
feated their respective opponents
George T. Edwards and Joseph An
selm, last Tuesday with apparent
ease, both successful candidates mak
ing a wonderful race and carrying
both precincts, Opelousas and Belle
vue, by large majorities.
Judge Kerr has been on the bench
of the city court since its establish
ment, as has also Mr. Horn been the
marshal of the tribunal. Both are
popular with the voters of their ju
risdiction and their re-election attests
to their strength among the rank and
file of the people of the ward. The
vot# for each of the candidates is as
follows :
Vote for City Judge
Precinct
Edwards
Opelousas
..............271
Bellevue
............... 29
Totals
...............300
Precinct
Vote for Marchai
Anselm
Opelousas
..............268
Bellevue
............... 6
Totals
...............274
448
469
Judge Kerr's majority over Mr. Ed
wards is 148 votes, while Mr. Horn's
majority over Mr. Anselm is 195.
The Vote for Sheriff
Throughout
Parish
(Note—The first column of figures
is the number of votes Ariel Fonte
not received at the different precincts
and the second column represents Mr.
Thibodeaux's vote.)
Opelousas .........
374
310
Plaisance .........
95
66
Bellevue...........
51
15
Grand Coteau .....
70
152
Coulee Croche .....
52
230
Leonville..........
73
222
Notleyville ........
5
42
Arnaudville .......
74
125
'Bayou Current.....
12
If
Melville ...........
51
61
Waxia ............
8
20
Palmetto ......... .
30
31
Big Cane .........
25
30
Morrow ...........
33
22
Port Barre ........
31
86
Krotz Springs .....
23
12
Washington .......
129
68
Garland...........
5
20
Whiteville .........
36
47
Grand Prairie .....
88
115
Barbreck..........
8
17
Faquetaique .......
10
24
Mallet ............
94
100
Plaquemine Point ..
72
116
Eunice............
290
211
Totals ..........
.1738
2168
Popular School Teacher
To Be Married Next Month
The engagement and approaching
marriage of Miss Liz A. Marrioneaux,
former teacher in the Opelousas high
school, to Mr. Levere Bird, at Plaque
mine, Iberiville parish, La., on Feb
ruary 2. This information comes as
news to the many friends here of the
bride-to-be, who during her stay in
this city made many acquaintances,
all of whom wish her and the fortu
nate groom all the joys of a happily
married life.
Knights of Columbus
Organize a Club Here
The K. of C. Club was organized
here Wednesday night by the mem
bers of Opelousas Council, Knights of
Columbus, for the purpose of pro
moting the social features of the
council. The following were elected
officers: Lawrence B. Sandoz, pres
ident; Jos. D. Chachere, vice presi
dent; C. W. Roy, secretary; Frank C.
Fox, treasurer; A. A. Mendoza, cus
todian. The club will have its first
entertainment on February 2.
—Jim Bellard, prominent citizen
of the Mallet section, was here on
last Thursday.
Whiteville .......... 69 8
Eunice ............ 383 108
Faquetaique...............
Plaquemine Point .... 154 38
Mallet ............. 130 62
Totals ......'......2397' 828
Bouanchaud's majority in polls
reported, 1,571 votes; indicated ma
jority, 1,850 votes in the parish.
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BRIEF RESUME OF THE
ELECTION RESULTS
IN ST. LANDRY
Thibodeaux Wins for Sheriff
Over Fontenot in Hotly Con
tested Race for Place
CLERK AND ASSESSOR
RIDE A LANDSLIDE
Dupre, Alex Lafleur and Schell
New Representatives in the
Next General Assembly
There never was an election in St.
Landry parish that did not attract
deep attention. By the same token
there never was one that was not hot
ly contested—that is, when the con
test involved parish offices. This old
story held good in the election last
Tuesday, and while there was a seem
ing absence of vituperation, general
mud-slinging and the like, still there
was an apparent deep interest taken
by voters as well as the many can
didates for office in the final result.
This was evidenced by the tremen
dous vote polled in every one of the
twenty-five precincts, practically ev
ery man qualified under the law go
ing up and registering his free Amer
ican privilege as to which candidates
should hold office for the next four
years.
As usual, the race for sheriff was
the one which attracted most atten
tion, both candidates being well
known throughout the parish and uni
versally popular with their many
friends, supporters and backers.
Their popularity in the various pre
cincts of the parish shows how each
stood in those particular localities.
The vote has been cast and count
ed and Charles Thibodeaux has won
by a handsome majority. Ariel Fon
tenot having met defeat at the hands
of the successful candidate. Mr.
Fontenot made a splendid showing,
having carried the three precincts of
the first ward ; the two ns of Washing
ton and Eunice by handsome majori
ties, and only the big majorities piled
up against him in the second and third
wards (always conceded as being
strongholds of Mr. Thibodeaux)
would have proved a formidable can
didate indeed.
The new sheriff is known to prac
tically every man in this parish. Ha
has been a candidate for the same of
fice, as well as that of assessor, in
elections before, but this is the only
time in which he ha3 appeared be
fore the people as a candidate for of
fice that he has been successful. His
majority at the various polls is 430
on the complete returns. In a signed
statement, published eleswhere, Mr.
Thibodeaux thanks the voters for
their vote of confidence and assures
them that he will make his campaign
promises good and that he proposes,
among other things, to make St. Lan
dry a clean place morally and one in
which any man would be proud to
live in.
The contest for clerk of court be
tween Mr. Lastrapes, the incumbent,
and Mr. John M. Prescott was one of
the cleanest political fights ever
staged in St. Landry.. Both were ac
knowledged as being splendid types
of citizenship, thoroughly capable,
and the selection of either would have
assured the people of the parish a
fine administration of the off ice.. Mr.
Lastrapes is the winner, his majority
attesting his universal popularity
among the voters and a testimonial
from all that his services have been
appreciated. On the other Jiand, Mr.
Prescott, who has never been in pol
itics as a candidate for a parish of
fice, made a fairly good showing, con
sidering the fact that he went up
against one of the most popular and
strongest men in the parish.
Rene C. Fontenot, known far and
wide as 'Rene Black," won for assess
or hands down. He carried nineteen
or twenty of the twenty-five pre
cincts of the parish and his total ma
jority mounts up close to one thou
sand. His unsuccessful opponent,
Mr. Andrus, who has held the office
the past four years, was the victim
in many cases of the assessment law
in force and is in no wise to blame
for-the higher taxation. The people,
however, would not look at the mat
ter in this light, blaming the big in
crease of taxes to the assessor and
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JUDGE DUPRE EXTENDS *
THANKS TO VOTERS *
Opelousas, La., Jan. 22, 1920. *
To the Voers of the Parish of St. *
Landry:
Permit me to heartfelt thank *
you for the expression of eonfi- *
dence shown me by your votes *
on the 20th instant. I should be *
insensible indeed if I were not *
deeply touched at this manifesta' *
tion of your esteem and eonfi- *
dence. You can rest assured I *
am going to prove worthy of the *
confidence bestowed upon me, *
and that I am going to serve you *
with an eye single to the public *
good. *
Gratefully yours,
GILBERT L. DUPRE. *
CANDY KITCHEN
IS UP TO DATE
Installs Electric Piano and Will
Allow Dancing After the
Very Busy Hours Pass
Mamalikas & Balias, the genial
proprietors of the well known confec
tionery, the Candy Kitchen, on Lan
dry street, announce the installation
of a magnificent new Cremona elec
tric piano in their up-to-date estab
lishment, and that hereafter music of
all sorts will be furnished free to the
many patrons of this popular place.
They also state that dancing will be
allowed after the busy rush, and as
their place of business is so commo
dious the lovers of the terpsichorean
art will always have the opportunity,
to indulge in this pastime.
The Candy Kitchen has always
been a very popular resort, and with
this addition to its many attractions,
its large patronage undoubtedly will
increase rapidly.
! ; °
, Recapitulation of the Vote
Cast for Coroner Tuesday
j , (Note—The following is the entire
vote cast for coroner in the election
i Tuesday. The first column of fig
ures represents the vote received by
Dr. W. R. Lastrapes; the second col
umn the vote received by Dr. R. M.
Littell. )
Opelousas ........
. . 216
461
Plaisance ........
68
93
Bellevue..........
28
38
Grand Coteau ....
65
•153
Coulee Croche ....
.. 107
175
Leonville ........
.. 122
172
Notleyville .......
3
43
Arnaudville.......
49
148
Bayou Current ....
5
24
Melville ..........
38
71
Waxia ...........
10
18
Palmetto .........
11
50
Big Cane ........
14
42
Morrow ..........
10
45
Port Barre ........
22
94
Krotz Springs ....
15
19
Washington.......
72
127
Garland..........
3
26
Whiteville ........
25
52
Grand Prairie ....
44
161
Barbreck .........
11
14
Faquetaique ......
4
28
Mallet ...........
. . 115
79
Plaquemine Point ..
85
107
Eunice...........
. . 167
244
Totals .........
...1209
2484
Race for the State Senate
Between Three Candidates
The three candidates for the state
senate, Messrs. Barousse, Haas and
Mouton, one from each of the three
parishes constituting the district,
all made a splendid showing in St.
for this reason they undoubtedly vot
ed against him by hundreds.
Dr. R. M. Littell, who has been the
coroner off and on for many years,
] evidently holds his grip on the confi
dence of the people of St. Landry, as
he defeated his opponent, Dr. W. R.
Lastrapes, by a handsome majority
and will again act in his old capacity
for the next four years.
In the six-sided race for three
seats in the lower house of the gen
eral assembly, Judge Dupre led the
field of parish candidates, receiving
over three thousand votes, while his
colleague in the last assembly, Mr.
Eastham, who was also a candidate
for re-election, went down in defeat.
The three members who will represent
St. Landry in the next legislature are
G. L. Dupre, Alex Lafleur and J.
Franklin Schell, Mr. Jas. J. Lewis of
Eunice losing by a small margin.
NEXT POUCE JURY TO
HAVE MAJORITY
NEW MEMBERS
Only Seven of the Sixteen Had
Seats in the Body Which
Will Retire In Spring
SOME WERE DEFEATED
AND A FEW DID NOT RUN
Larcade, Catlett and McCoy
Defeated and Other Old
Ones Did Not Enter
As a result of the Tuesday election
the next police jury will have nine
new members and only seven old ones
in its membership. Several of the old
members did not stand for re-elec
tion, while several who did stand
were defeated.
In the first ward both Mr. Larcade
and Mr. Pitre were defeated and in
the second ward Mr. Dailey, who has
been a member for many years, did
not stand for re-election, and will be
succeeded by a new man. In the third
ward Dr. Pavy will come back and
one new member, Mr. Moreau. Both
were nominated without opposition.
In the fourth ward Mr. Catlett was
deefated and Mr. Rushing did not run
and bis seat will be filled by Mr. Go
deau, a new member. The other new
member is Mr. Clopton. In the fifth
ward neither Mr. Martin nor Mr.
Doucet were candidates, while the
other old member, Mr. Sylvestre, has
been re-elected. The two new mem
bers from the fifth are Mr. Desho
tels and Mr. McCaffery, the latter
having been a member of a previous
police jury. Over in the sixth Mr.
De jean will succeed himself, while
Mr. McCoy, who was defeated, will
be succeeded by Mr. Guillory.
Here is the vote for various can
didates in the six wards of the parish :
First Police Jury Ward
E. M. Dupre.................536
H. D. Larcade, Sr............509
R. Lee Mills .................719
F. H. Phillips................574
Jules P. Pitre................452
Jos. T. St. Cyr ..............612
Messrs. Dupre, Mills, Phillips and
St. Cyr are the winners.
Second Police Jury Ward
E. A. Cumings ............. 477
C laverie Guidroz ............287
Arthibus Landry .............232
Messrs. Cummings and Guidroz are
the winners.
Third Police Jury Ward
Fourth Police Jury Ward
W. F. Brown ................245
K. T. Catlett ................170
B. W. Clopton................422
Mr. Godeau..................400
A. A. Richard................224
Messrs. Clopton, • Godeau and
Brown are the winners.
Dr. F. O. Pavy and Mr. Moreau
were both nominated without oppo
sition.
Fifth Police Jury Ward
J. E. Bacon .................257
J; E. Beall ..................253
Thos. McCaffery .............275
A. Deshotels ........ 325
A. Sylvestre .................272
H. B. Walters................206
Messrs. McCaffery, Deshotels and
Sylvestre are the winners.
Sixth Police Jury Ward
C. N. Bertrand ..............307
Peter Brown.................315
W. C. Dejean................445
E. O. Guillory ...............509
Allen McCoy ................215
Messrs. Dejean and Guillory, hav-
ing led the ticket, are the winners.
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Strikers Use Sun Glass to
Burn Argentine Wheat
Dispatches from the province of
Cordoba, in Argentine, report that the
agrarian strikers of the district are
using sun glasses to destroy the wheat
stacks. This is the explanation of the
mysterious manner in which the
wheat stacks have bee^j burned re
cently. The glasses are placed in po
Landry. Full returns from the other
three parishes have not been received
in Opelousas up to Friday, hence it
is unknown who has won out for the
two seats, though it was reported that
Barousse and Mouton had won. The
following is the vote for St. Landry:
Barousse ...................2492
TT»n« .......................2544
Mouton ..................* * 2225
FULL VOTE FOR
LEGISLATURE
Dupre Makes Remarkable Run
and Shell and Lewis May
Have to Run Over
The six-cornered race for the three
seats in the lower house of the state
legislature were hotly contested for
by the six candidates last Tuesday. It
was a foregone conclusion that Judge
Gilbert L. Dupre would be one of the
lucky ones and he has led the ticket.
Mr. Eastham, who was one of the
representatives from this parish in the
last general assembly, went down to
defeat, while on the face of the fol
lowing returns Mr. Alex Lafleur of
Washington has won out, and if there
is a second primary for the third seat
it will be between Mr. Schell and Mr.
Lewis, who were third and fourth in
the race. A calculation of the vote,
according to the methods heretofore
used shows that neither Mr. Schell
nor Mr. Lewis received a majority of
the votes cast, hence both are entitled
to enter a second primary for the last
seat.
Here is the vote for each of the six
candidates:
Dupre .....................3112
Eastham ...................1533
A. Lafleur .................1963
P. W. Lafleur ..............1481
Lewis............... 1632
Schell .....................1868
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The Total Vote Cast for
Assessor in St. Landry
(Note—The following vote was cast
in the pariah last Tuesday. The first
column of figures represent the vote
received by Mr. A. L. Andrus, while
the second column represents the vote
cast for Mr. Rene C. Fontenot.)
Opelousas .......... 347 336
Plaisance ......... 76 85
Bellevue ........... 29 38
Grand Coteau ...... 150 71
Coulee Croche ...... 127 153
Leonville........... 72 223
Notleyville.......... 29 16
Amaudville......... 47 151
Bayou Current...... 10 18
Melville ............ 73 /39
Waxia ............. 2 26
Palmetto ........... 29 32
Big Cane .......... 22 34
Morrow ............ 28 26
Port Barre .......-... 43 73
Krotz Springs ...... 22 12
Washington ........ 42 154
Garland............ 1 29
Whiteville .......... 10 67
Grand Prairie ...... 32 175
Barbreck........... 4 21
Faquetaique ........ 6 27
Mallet ............. 45 150
Plaquemine Point .... 14 178
Eunice............. 217 268
Totals ............1477 2402
Lastrapes Wins for Clerk
By Enormous Majority
Note—The following is a table of
the votes in the parish for clerk of the
district court. The first column rep
resents the vote of Mr. Lastrapes, the
second column the vote received by
Mr. Prescott.)
Opelousas .......... 532 149
Plaisance; ..... 148 13
Bellevue............ 25 42
Grand Coteau ...... 169 >54
Coulee Croche ...... 225 56
Leonville ........... 226 72
Notleyville ......... 42 3
Arnaudville......... 155 41
Bayou Current...... 22 7
Melville ............ 91 19
Waxia ............. 25 3
Palmetto ........... 36 26
Big Cane........... 48 8
Morrow ............* 53 3
Port Barre ......... 102 16
Krotz Springs ...... 31 4
Washington ........ 108 91
Garland......... 25 5
Whiteville .......... 76 1
Grand Prairie ...... 138 63
Barbreck........... 24 1
Faquetaique ........ 27 6
Mallet ............. 143 52
Plaquemine Point .... 137 54
Eunice ............ 313 177
Totals ............2921
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966
—Mrs. Damon Durio and daughters
Mesdames Brinkman and Henderson,
of near Port Barre, visited relatives
in Opelousas this week.
sition during the night, the dispatch
es say, and catching the rays of the
sun early the next day, cause fires.
Incendiarism in Cordoba and Buenos
Aires provinces continues.
L0E6 DEFEATS BOTH
OPPONENTS BY 53
VOTES MAJORITY
Ex-Mayor Returned Victor Ov
er Mayor Halphen and J.
Lawler by Large Vote
PRUD'HOMME IS NEW
CHIEF OF POUCE
Mouret Defeats Bodemuller in
Close Race for Alderman at
Large and Clark Wins
The city democratic primary pass
ed off quietly on Tuesday, when 489
voters marched to the four city pre
cincts to select their municipal offi
cers for the ensuing two years..
Ex-Mayor E. L. Loeb, who was de
feated by Mayor Mike Halphen by »
majority of twenty-seven votes, two
years ago, was returned the victor
for that office over the incumbent
and J. G. Lawler by a majority of 53
votes.
The prettiest race in the municipal
scrap was that between A. C. Mouret
and H. Bodemuller for alderman-at
large. Neither candidate had made
any campaign for the office, simply
leaving the matter to the will of their
friends, and as a result the contest
was intensely interesting, Mr. Mouret
being elected by a majority of 18
votes.
W. L. Prud'homme, better known
as "Six-Shooter Bill," won out over
George Goodloe, incumbent, for chief
of police by a majority of 58 votes.
In the fourth ward John W. Clark,
well known jeweler, defeated C. P.
Dunbar, real estate dealer, by 13
votes for alderman, the vote being
Clark 77, Dunbar 59.
Followings is the vote by wards for
the various offices:
For Mayor
FIRST WARD—
Halphen .... 48
Lawler.................*......31
Loeb ........... !............5®
SECOND WARD—
Halphen .....................28
Lawler.......................26
Loeb .............. 62.
THIRD WARD—
Halphen —......... 18
Lawler.......................20
Loeb ...... 70>
FOURTH WARD—
Halphen ......................27
Lawler ......................2T
Loeb ...... 83
TOTALS—
Halphen ....................114
Lawler .....* ................104
Loeb .......................271
Aldonaaa-at-Largo
FIRST WARD—
Bodemuller ....' ...............69
Mouret ......................64
SECOND WARD—
Bodemuller ................. .34
Mouret ......................57
THIRD WARD—
Bodemuller........... 49
Mouret ......... 57
FOURTH WARD—
Bodemuller........ 61
Mouret............... 73
TOTALS—
Bodemuller........ 233
Mouret ................. ,...251
Chief of Poise*
FIRST WARD—
Goodloe......................72
Prud'homme ..................64
SECOND WARD—
Goodloe ............. 45
Prud'homme .............. 66
THIRD WARD—
Goodloe ......................36
Prud'homme ......... 72
FOURTH WARD—
Goodloe ................ 61
Prud'homme ..................70
TOTALS—
Goodloe............ 214
Prud'homme .................272
WHITE-CLARK
Mr. J. W. White, prominent cotton
buyer of Gueydan and a brother to a
former Opelousean, Louis White, and
Miss Eunice Clark of Church Point
were married at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Sully on last Wedensday
evening by the Rev. J. D. Harper.
The couple enjoys a large circle of
friends in this city and surroundings,
all of whom join the Star-Progress in
wishing them happiness and prosper
ity in their wedding journey.