The Colfax chronicle., 1890-11-01
Bazaar and Festival.
MONTGOMERY. La. Oct. q, 1890.

Il MONTGOMERY. La. Oct. q, $780,
Editor Collar Chronicle
i The 25th of October, 1890. has
come and gone, and with it the
/ Festival and Bazaar entertainment
Igiven under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid Societies of Montgom-
ery, La, leaving many pleasant
memories to be cherished by the
/ participants therein. Visitors began
looming In on the day before and
continued to arrive until dark on
the day of the festivities.
b 3 p. m. great many had ar
rlved IN town and precisely at that
hour the entertainment was opened
by speeches from Hon. Geo. A.
helly and Hon. j. NJ. Mccain. who
addressed a large audience assem-
1ied IN the Masonic Hall upon
the political issue of the day
Being In the maip the independents
zhosementef thefafmefs' alliance IN
the 4th Congressional district. The
Hon. Geo. A. Kelly, as usual, did
himself great credit in urging upon
the farmers alliance an undving
and unfinching adherance to the
Democratic party, and pointed out
to them In undisputable terms the |
rulnous consequences to the whole
country at large and the Farmers
Union In particular should they
persist in the course taken in the |
independent movement. Among
many other good things Mr.. Kelly
said that re was farmers union
man III every sense of the word.
but IN this Congressional contest
he was first, last and all the time
for Mr.. Blanchard and Democracy
he also took occasion to explain
The proceedings of the Alexandria
convention which nominated Mr.
Blanchard, and said that he, being
'ery jealous of the rights of the
lnion, and also being one of their
he was particularly on
he alert to detect and intercept any
fraudulent measures that might be
ttempted, and that the result of
rs vigilance was to find the alb :
olute want of any fraud practised !
? the convention, and that Mr.. | i
blanchard was the choice of the d
onvention by nomination fairly !;
nd squarely made. If there. has /,
eretofore been any doubt as to '
II. kelly's position in this matter e
9 now certainly stands righted be- t,
IRE the people. !.
The next speaker was the Hon !,
NJ. Mccain, who addressed the h
ldience upon the same question -
I'd, after endorsing what Mr.. Kelly 2
'id, he discussed at length the two -
eat political parties Of the day. =
le being the Democratic and the ~
her the Republican party, and that :, b.
ere was no middle ground to oc- +,
py. The speakers were constantly ar
eeted with loud applause from N,
e audience. =.
After the speaking it was an 80
unced that there would be eat Il,
les of all kinds, in the wav of - -
bstantials, served in the Lodge cIr
VI upstairs and all in the way tul
dalnties, fruits, etc., would be da
we'd In the school room, at about on 4
o'clock. At that time, about tat
II hundred people having gather fur
about the hall, it was announced COZ
It Prof. G. G. Harris would adj !sn;' !r;'
'ss the audience. Mr.. Harris Al
introduced, and made short vid
'ech, being loudly applauded by vat
audience. His remarks, while spI sPE
ng very appropriate and to the con
MT, were interspersed with bits tral
humor and anecdotes, which rat<
ught the audience to shouts of yye you :
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