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THE CALDWELL W TCIHMAS.;i ,cd Every Friday

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HI. C. BAKER, Editor

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Oflicial Organ of Caldwell Parish SLchoil iBoard and Town of Conlumbia.

Official Journal of Caldwell Parish.

Place 25 boll weevils betweentwo jagged edge rocks and grindthem into a fine powder, will d,more good towards extinguish-ing that fowl than all th, theor-ies advanced by any bunch ofsoap box farmers or ready printcountry weeklies. t

It is with pleasure that we acall the attention of our reader:,t) the( announ~cement of Sen.S. J. Harper. t

.1r. Ilar'per is on, of those

w\')1l rnai go"ood, and we feel a,url' .lie will make Lioo again,.;.,;w i ib, . eji ct l 1. A:ad if he ri.s, h,,- w ii i'kee'. this de.,tric onthe inalp.

T. F. James

In ii proper co;umn in thi.wee;i's ibsuo :ppear the formalanntouncemellt orf Mi', T. P..James as a candidate to succeedhimse!f as member of the PoliceJury from ward 2.

i\ir. James is too well knownto the voters of his ward to needan introduction at our hands,but we wish to say a few wordsrelative to his record as a mem-b&r of the police jury the pastthree years.

"Frank" has always stood forevery progressive movementthat has beer, brought before thebody of police members. He ha.taken a broad view on alll legis-lation and cast his vote where itwould benefit the parish as wellis his own ward and in the in-terest of the general develop-ment anclpro• rity of our par-

ward and has always deen" re

,a y o-ing so, usually succeeded in car-;ying any legislation that he fos--ered.

We cheerfully commend his-andidacy to the favorable con-'ideration of the voters of the 1econd ward.

H. F. Long. 1In the proper column of this

;sue appears the formal announ-,ement of Mr. H. F. Long as aandidate for member of policeury from ward 6.Mr. Long is a progressive

farmer of that section, and isheld in high esteem by his fellowcitizens. He is competent to fillthe position to which he aspiresand if elected, will doubtlessserve his people to their satis-faction. We commend his candi-dacy co a favorable considerationof the voters of the sixth ward,

Dr. S. G. Hines.In this weeks issue appear

the formal announcement of DrS. G. Hine as a candidate fomember of the police jury tirepresent this, the 4th ward ofCaldwell parish, subject to theaction of the democratic partyat the primary election to be heldon January, 25, next.

The office to which he aspiresis one of the most important inthe gift of his people. The pol-ice jury has the expenditure ofmany thousand dollars, besidesthe duty of reviewing assess-ments and passing much neededlegislation, and the voters shouldlook well to the selection of thierrepresentative.

Dr. Hines is thoroughly quali-fied to fill this responsible office,

ihe his not only been a success-jful -practitioner of his chosenprofeesioi; but a successful busi-

u an as well fle is popular~ng his people and has iaways-eoa for the advancement of

the agricultdral, educational andnmoral development of this parishand if elected to the office of pol.

ice jury. will doubtless fill it withhonor to himself and satisfactionto his constituents. We cheer-fully commend his candidacy toto your favorable consideration.

AN S. J. HARPERANNOUNCES FOR THE SIATE

ay SENATE

noiia, To the People of the 27th Sena--torial District:

;ditor In announcing myself as a candidate for the position o,i' State

Ivancea Senator for this District for the

'choll next four years, I wish ?o .,tate

S that words tail to exprc, s howrish. much lappreciate the confidence

you reposed in me four ye:: S agoyween b electing me to the ver.C im-

rinri portant and responsible pos1. ionmetioned; and I no'':. shall iimen-

uher- tion a few things I stand f, r.First. We have am•lng us a

Sor large number of people kn awnas a public working class whr, inthe near future will be left 1

we among us without jobs and with-ider:, out homes. They will be depen-Sen. dent upon us for homes, and for

them to be usefull citizens, theythose ,nust have hom,,s. but how they

feel are to get them. when all the pub-gain, lie lands have been taken up al-if he ready, is the quiestion to be solv-

Son ed.

At present I know of no wayexcept through the rural creditsystem. The rural credit system t

this does not mean that the peoplermal will be given or loaned money

P. with which to buy merchandise,ceed but to secure homes on long term:(lice and at a low rate of ititerest, so

that any energetic. economical

o)w person can secure a home.need Second. I believe the school e

uds, system needs to be brought more)rds under the control of the local

em- boards of trustees, and consider-past able amount of,1' the red tape un-

der which it is today cut out. Wefor need more practical business in nlent our schools. It is taking too long lthe and is costing too much for a Thas child to get an education. We Tgis- are educating our children away

,e it from the farms, which only adds iveil more people to the roving class.

in- the parish superintendent ofop- public education should be elec- Fo

ar- ted by the people.

T' JLbelivev a minimum ca

o- c ance with the greatest econo- ra.ar- my that he or she could not lay atii:os- up something with which to

meet a "rainy day" or secure ahis home.

on- Fourth. While as your Sena-the tor I voted for every local op.

tion bill that come up in the Senate, yet I recognize the fact that an

,in many instances local option is wthis not much better than opensa-n- looon, therefore as a protection il

s to local option communities, I Thice favor state wide probition :eith. n

er by statue or an ammendment Pa:ive to our State Constitution, tl

is Fifth. While in the rural dis-w tricts woman suffrage may not It

fill be of so much importance, yet toIes I believe if we had it it would be naSthe cause of many needed re- Ise

is forms being enacted into law, buadi- therefore I favor it. ket

or Sixth. I believe the fee sys- bStem should be abolished. and in- F

stead, salaries :aid all public of- dficials, so that the people could sonirs know how much each official plIr. would get. tar]

or Seventh. Our fertilizer andto feed laws are not in tihe interestof ofthe consumers, thereforeIie favor such laws as will ausolute-

y ly protect them against frauds.Id I could mention other things

needful, but deem it unncessarys at this time.

n Thanking you for the confi-. dence you have reposed in me as>f expressed at the polls four yearss ago, and thanking you in ad-Svance for your suppoL, at the U

d Democratic Primary to be heldd January 25, 1916, I remain,

r Your servant,SS. J. Harper.But there were false propnets also

among the people, even as there shall/be falbe teachers among you. who pri-A

- vily shall bring in damnable heaesies,1 even denying the Lord that bought them

and bring upon themselves- swift des-truction. --I Peter. I, u-I2 '. . .2 - - ,

THE STATE TICKETThe State ticket as it stands

follows:For governor:Thos. C. Barrett, Shreveport.R. G. .Pleasant, Shreveport.For lieutenant governor:Fred C. Claiborne,New Roads.Hughes J. de la Vergne, New

Orleans.L. Austin Fontenot, Opelousas

(to enter Monday.)For Secretary of State:.Jame J. Bailey, Baton Rouge.Edward Everett, Farmerviile.LeDoux Smith, Alexandria.Fol attorney general:A. V. Coco, Marksville.George K. Favrot, Baton

Ro)uge.For State treasurer:Baxter S. Braswell, Ruston.Robert S. Collins, Franklin.Henry Hunsicker, Shreveport.For recgister of the State land

office:C. Percy Dunbar, Opelousas.Fred J. Grace, Plaquemine.J. E. Glisson, Abita Springs.H. J. Lea, Winnsboro,For commissioner of agricul-

ture and immigration:R. K. Boney, Duckport.Harry D. Wilson, Roseland.E. 0. Bruner, Crowley.For State auditor:Paul Capdville, New Orleans.O. B. Steele, Baton Rouge.For State superintendent of

education: tT. H. Harris, Baton Rog~e.

Annoucement-The Louisiana State Fair de-

sires to make the follwing an=nouncement: Ruth Law whowas booked for the fair wil notappear and in her place DeLoydThompson the famous "Loop-The-Loop" Aviator will appealin her place. Thompson was atthe State Fair last year and hiswork in the Air surpassed thatof Lincoln Beachey. The StateFair secured Thompson afterconsiderable expense, and trus

rd, and Sunday, oY.rates will prevail durim•Ai ; itire time of the Fair •ov. &•3to 6th.

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BIG SWiNE SHOW, iIN NEW BOtDjN

Attracted by the pre*p4kq offiand the opportunities open to thbwith fine blooded stock for sale, "3asswine breeders are expected to.hibit at the Louisiana State Fair t1year. November 8 to 8, as heretotli:There is every reason to look for afine show of fine hogs from differelltparts of the country, for the competition in the general swine show istobe open to the world.

Besides the premiums and opporthi.Ities for sales, another big lnduceaenito the swine breeders at the Louist.na fair is the accommodation pri~.ised. There is a iif new concretebuilding, with 240 pens and with al•.ing water and other equipment- okeeping everything clean .and Saatary, and it Is at the disposal of ix.hibitors. . .

F. S. Hamilton of Dowusville, IAh,will again be superlatendent of thisdepartment. The judge is T B.. Pearson, Thorntown, Ind.For catalogue and premium list t

ply to Louis N. Brueggerhoff, 5ei*.tary, of Shreveport.

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MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATICstands EXECUTIVE COMNITTEE

Columbia, LIa.. (Oct. 1Il, 11,.The Caldwell parish l)emocratic Ex-

ecutive Committee met in call sessii,,,eport. the following members present, towit:Ort. J J Powell, N M Davis. J A Meredith,

EA Langham, B Davitt, W N ley-nolds by B Davitt, proxie, J P Dluko,toads. by R R Redditt, proxie, I~ J Lively, IE Girod, W A Wall and J W I'rice. I

ew The following call call was read by ithe Secretary: "You are hereby noti-fled and requested to attend a meeting iof the Caldwell parish Democratic Ex-ecutive Committee at the court housein the town of Columbia, La.. on Sat- 8urday, October 16, 1915, at 11 o'clock

0ilge. p. m. for the purpose of calling a I)nemocratic Primary Election throughout 'viile. the parish of Caldwell to nominate can

ia. didates for the various Parish and tlWard offices to fix the fees to accorn- vpany their declaration of intent to ,• -come such candidates, and to transact siall other business that may cone be-3aton fore the Committee. By order of the SChairman, Hon R R Red'litt. (Signed)S P Walker, Secretary,

The above call was explained by theon. Chairman, Hon R Ii Redditt. and in

accordance therewith, the followingin. resolution was offered and unamiouslyport. adopted:

land Resolttion EWhereas, The Democratic State ('en- ifl

tral Committee met in the City of a'New Orieans, La., Tuesday. Oct. i5,sas. 1915, and ordered a primary election:ne. to be held throughout thedifl'rent par- 1Wishes of the State on Tuesday, .Jan- regs uary 25, 1916, to nominate candidates C;for various State offices to be electe.l ofS in April, 1916, therefore

Be it resolved, that a White I)emc-cratic Primary election is hereby or-dered to be held throughout the par-ish of Caldwell for the purpose of nom- TIId. nating candidates for the various par- liiish and ward offices to be elected at ththe General election in April, 1916.

Be it further resolved that the saidprimary election be held on the same M.ans day fixed by the State Central Comi- ekmittee .for the primary election to '0nominate candidates for State otlich•, deat the same polling precincts and bythe same officers.

Be it further resolved that said Pri-* mary election shall be held under theprovisions of Act 4a1 of the Acts of H.1906, end subsequent amendmentt se.

de- thereto, and the further regulations theadopted by the Democratic State Cen-an- tral Committee.

who Be it further resolved that in theevent no candidate at the said primary Wnot shall receive a majority of the votes soy cast for the office for which he is a the

candidate, then a second primary shalloop- be held in accordance with the, provis-ions of said Act 49 and acts amenda- .1.

tory thereto, and the further regula- ase3 at tions adopted by the Democratic State the

his Central Committee, for the nomina-tion of said candidates.that Resolution unanimous. nai

R R Redditt, Chair. lalS P Walker, Sec. sesfter The following resolution was then recu adopted. fixing fees to accompany dec. -axation of intent to become a candi-

oesion convened,that t e assess e. aspirants for the various parish ano cra

offices, to defray the expensesincident to the holding of the primaryto be held on Jan. 25, 1916, are hereby3fixed as follows: I.

" Candidates for Sheriff $ 25.Ou sen' " Representive 10.0c to

" Clerk of Court 15.01 ma.. . Assessor 15.0:

:" " Corononer 5.0(" " Police Juror 5.0(" " Justice of Peace 1.0t;b" " Constable ;.uu 0.Be it further resolved that all as- of

pirants are hereby required to pay tionover the Chairman of this Committeethe above amounts at time of filing theirp notification, provided in Sec. l1 ofAct 49 of the Acts of 1906.

SBe it further resolved that all as-reat pirants rre hereby required to fit H.gpe their notification of intent to becom icea candidate within 10 days from this ject

date, in accordance with the law gov-erning primary elections. W'tUd. Resolution unaninous. nam&ent RR Redditt, Chair. (late1 SP Walker, Sec. War

S The following resolution was adopt- prirr t.Resolution

I Be it resolveso by the Parish Execu- po tive Committed that all aspirants to liceasi the office of member of the Parish

x* Democratic Executive Committee are jectE hereby required to file their riotifica-I. tion in the same manner and formn ashis aspirants to the various parish and I. Ha ward offices, provided that no fe Jury

shall be required at the date of filing. thep Resolution unanimous.* RR Redditt, Chair. W

S P Wulker, Sec. J A,On motion, duly seconded, the mem-Sber of the State Central Committee etet

was elected Ex-Officio member of the tParish Democratic Exccutive Commnit- Wtee. . F

The following resolution was offerce uryby Hon Emile Girod. and on motion, hewas unimously adopted.

Resolution naryWhereas, we are now approachirg Wg

a general election in which our peopi;t Gare called on to select otlicials int< urwhose hands must fall the reins of hegovernment and the destiny of thenState of Louisiana for the next four n yyears to come, and -e

Whereas, we Are called on to consi- C. Fder the most sacred and important du- Iuryty that devolves upon an American cit the atizen, the wise and proper use of hi _right of suffrage, to the end that ourgovernment may be wisely administer-e d and Educational, Industrial and Ag-ricultural development protected andcarried forward to the highest degl eei of development and the peace, hai,-

Spminess and prosperity of the State as-sured and ma;ntained.

Therefore, be it resolved that we re-affirm our feality to the time honoredprincipals of the Democratic party as,enuniciated by Thomas Jefferson andcommend it as the bullwark of Ameri-can liberty and independerce and ths.trong National political power into.whose hands we can safely commit thedtestiny of our people and State.

Resolved, that we approve the ad-ministration of President Wilson, andespecially his course in refusing to pro.fect the agricultural interest of onesection of our State to the detrimentof the other, and for maintaining and

tI (1)) ,h) •;it traltIo tl IiI ( '" .aret ~ ,l\I,"s" jl t(, i.,erilte a i tl:. r:,t. ,.tsI '` in , 't f. , at : t all f r

stitutional (C nlVelt iin.J Resolved,, that w- i jieve il the eln-actent art: en oten.iwt of laws toipr,'vent and (lstrt• ti ii is aa(l mont; -polites andi alpprove th,.e' !rinciipals ofSgovernmentt that give ,t ti al protectioln

Sane reprtesent oi to every section aondSintterest of the St:ate.

Resolutionti uIani•mtus.I R l ie Idti t. (hair.

S SP Walker", Se'.The ('hairman, N ietl(

d ditt. m:,teobjection to the cl,'utts l n'j,1r,,v, thtvote of our .peopI. on the tl,':tti•it of(I aC(onstitutioal ( t' •t (tltiton.on tie guTt)lthat it rei'ferretl to Statb Ioh tics. I utvoted for the resolution as a ,vi1to.The (cttolmittee alttjotrned( to lmeet tt

subject tocal of the ('hairrmani.SIl li Redditt. ('hair.

S 1' Walker, Soc.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR SiHRIFFWe are authorized to announce M1R,J.E. McClanaJhan as a candiidate for sh','iffof Caldweli parish subject to theaction of the demrtocratic primar"y.

Ve are auth'rized to aninouncte 3i l.W. . OI)FRiEY as a candidate forrie-(lection to the ofiice of sheriff ofCaldwell PIaris-h, suh.je.t to the actionof the dlenlocrati,, primary.

FOR CLERK.

We are aauthorized to announce MR.T'S11. it()WEN EUI8ANKS as a cain-tlidate for Clerk of Court. subject tothe action of the democratic primary.

We are authorized to announce Mr.M. L. MECOM3 a: a candidate for re-election to the i-flice of Clerk ofi