The results of the primary as to
Ascension parish are presented by
the returns printed elewhere in to
day's Chief, and call for no particu
lar comment. With the exception
of the candidate for coroner, all the
candidates on what was commonly
called the Hanson parish ticket were
successful. The Ascension candidate
for state senator polled a handsome
plurality in his home parish, but re
ceived scanty support in St. James
and consequently ran behind both
the candidates from that parish,
neither of whom obtained a majority
of the total vote. If a second pri
mary for governor is held there will
be a run-off for senator between
Messrs. Doussan-and Himel, and for
representative between Messrs. Mar
chand and Gonzales, who received
the second and third highest votes
in last Tuesday's contest. Mr. Pi
card's vote constituted a majority of
the total poll, hence he is elected as
one of Ascension's representatives. If
there be no second gubernatorial
primary, Dr. Doussan will be de
clared elected senator and Mr. Mar
chand representative, as they have
pluralities over their neairest oppo
nents.
LEDOUX SMITH
Nominated for State Treasurer
A REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.
Not to be entirely out of the
fashion, the Louisiana Republicans
had a little primary election of their
own on Wednesday, the result of
which was a decisive victory for the
party organization headed by Frank
B. Williams as chairman of the state
committee and Pearl Wight as na
tional committeeman. The Cohen
Kuntz faction, generally known by
the sobriquet of "Black and Tans,"
elected half a dozen members of the
state committee in New Orleans and
the first congressional district, and
probably two in the country parishes,
while the regular organization chonse
all the remaining members, number
ing about a hundred, and Hugh S.
