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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
4
The News-Star urges that only real Democrats be sent to Washington to uphold the Democratic platform. It notes Louisiana often has lawmakers voting with Republicans and calls for those who disregard party principles to resign or face replacement to restore the state’s standing.
General James H. Cosgrove praises a large petition signed by nearly nine hundred business and professional people in New Orleans endorsing John T. Michel. The list includes thirty three bankers and hundreds of merchants and professionals. The endorsement counters claims Michel is backed by bosses and rabble, portraying him as supported by the city’s solid citizens.
A Vermillion News excerpt discusses good government rhetoric and the In surrectos refusing statewide endorsements beyond governor and lieutenant governor. It includes speculative forecasts for seven congressional districts, predicting large Michel majorities in the First and Second districts and mixed outcomes elsewhere.
The Lake Charles American Press notes Col Ewing announced support for a candidate named Astor or Ashworth, prompting 153 men to rise on chairs and demand unanimity. In New Orleans supporters cheered for a man they had not previously heard of as political races unfold amid lively public backing.
The intimation says a one sided Ruston blow out and oratorical display on the Fourth will favor Dr Aswell. Eight hundred Industrial Institute students and one thousand Normal students are said to attend to cheer for him.
Last Sunday's paper published John T Michel’s platform for governor of Louisiana aimed at white Democrats. It frames reforms as a cure for insurgency, notes his clean record and sincere character as an officer and man, and predicts Michel will carry Ouachita parish.
The Conversion of the Good Government League held in North Carolina on the 21st endorsed Judge Luther Hall of Monroe as their Governor candidate with unanimous support. State Senator Gueydan of Vermillion Parish was nominated for Lieutenant Governor, per Gibsland News.
John Michel, running for Governor and known as the Ward Buss of New Orleans' thirteenth ward, wandered the streets of Monroe yesterday without incident. Horses remained hitched and the Goo Goo colony appeared calm, showing no signs of alarm or danger.
The passage suggests Judge Land’s backers in Shreveport may back Judge Hall for governor to keep Land on the Supreme Court. It questions whether Hall’s allies will resist removal by political opponents.
Henry Ahrens of the Picayune travels with a New Orleans ward boss across North Louisiana, claiming strong company. He questions the Michel star and its promises, inviting church members to scrutinize his views before chasing ideals.
Cosgrove's Weekly depicts John M Parker as a Republican who stirs controversy rather than pursuing reform, according to his own account.
The Round-Up columns mix light items and travel notes. Two Little Rock women plan a solo around the world trip with one serving as president of the Political Equality League. The piece also references holiday eggs and regional weather quotes.
The note quotes various snippets from correspondents and editors on politics, media, and society. It mentions weather lifting spirits for farmers, fools by fate, declines in champagne and diamond imports, moving pictures of coronations, out of date war films, and Arkansas politics with two-year terms and a four-year cycle argument for elections.
An Oklahoma dentist was arrested on a charge of embezzling a set of false teeth from a woman in Damon where he formerly resided. He did not return to the town.
A compact column notes lingering mint stories in New Orleans and a fading sentiment in the South. Dorothy Dix reflects on gendered emotion while recalling the Jacksonian era and the Goo Goo League now facing a final resting period.
A Cosgrove’s Weekly excerpt notes Charlie Trousdale’s views as he imagines Heaven’s gate. He asks St Peter if Good Government Leaguers, the New Orleans Ring, General Jim, Forsythe, and Sanders from Louisiana are present, deciding Heaven may be all right if they are not.
A boy coins a plan to keep his grandpa awake in church earning a penny a week. After two weeks the old man sleeps through the sermon again. The boy explains grandpa now pays him two pence not to disturb him.
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