The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-21
BIG JUBILEE At BEAUMONT.
Very Bad Weather Had TO Be Con-
tended against.
BUT II WAS A GLITTERlNG SUCCESS
n.,,cx. Hall. Coopcr aud KtttreIi Had
Large Crowds md Their AuHi'"'S
Were Well paid.

beaumont. Texas. October 20.-"iiard
,rc,," IL not tho expression used by Beau
monters this morning In expressing 'hei'
opipion OF the character or quailty PreVan-
my but that was the meaning intenaea 10
convey BY tho terms used In iac'' AZ d"
early hour this morning II looked az IL Tue
grand democratic jubilee whleh ha"
heen looked forward to for more thah
week was going TO be a failure Simply pe-
cause of an unprecedented Vlsl'atioh o.
aisagreea Bile weather, but In spite Oh .he
elements and In spite OF tho ooS'"Ulu'
which have been thrown IN 'ne way tns
affair was a most gratifying success
,,ors wore not so numerous as was eS
neotea !, week or ten days ago, but cohsla7
ertng the prauks OF the elements lasi nlsht,
which included % hurricane ana otshch'ns
ram followed by q clustering hotlhei ""N
drizzle which prevailed uati heaiis NY"
this morning the turnout WAS fehs'h ule
n.d demonstrated the popularity Oh IN
gresstusp Bailey Ball, Cooper ana the
amer distinguished deploerats VINO Ma
expressed the intention OF being preseht
ana participating.
The inclomeut weather naturally nan q
! tendeccy 10 depreas the spirits OF tnose
citizens who had given both lbei linie
and money TO make The jubilee success
and 1t gave the croakers opportunity le
! sing tne,r doIeIul songs on the eireel cVr
pets but when the Sabine and East Tehas
special train, consisting Of eight coaches
loaded 10 tho guard rail, pulled INTO ths
ttroJ the cT0Akers disappeared, ior thl
train with its 800 and more .isitoIs ASSURE
succeas. with the acquisition oil TINS cfoNf
together with the number who came IN o.
from Sabine Pass, Orange apd FORT Arthul
last night tho streets presented q decdeuil
chtFgft,l erect ans ihese WA happiness II
spite OF tho elements
THE train from Houston, which was wv
hours late also added 70 the crowd,
bring ne two wrl' filed coaches. congsess
man Joe Daley. the principal oraiof ., W.
jubilee. ConsFsxgm3n Tom Ban. rex
member OF tho congressional fi7.ra h.,
harb1rs committee; Judge Norman kittreli
fandidutc for tho legislature from Harri
county, and r. ~ Johnston. ehltor OF u
Hnueiun Post and ex member OF me Siap
demos! attic executive COMMITTEE 9rrive
on this train They we're met 81 the aepo
~ tho reception committee, heade
Congressman Counsr. srd escorted :
aplrlncpss AZ the Crosby house Later the
treahfskted Il the ifrcpch restaurant. TOE
which they wera driven TO the Auhteriuf
for the exercises OF tho day
~
/. had been announced thst tho mrs
speech OF the day wouil be deliversd al
o'clock. but owing 10 the lateness OF "a
Houston trsin the distinguished guests o.
orators did no. reach the Auditorium uni
1i:so O'Clock. They lad been preceded
crowds OF enthusiastic democrats, "hi
ms tsdiag had assembled to hear u
orati0ns.
when the diet;nguished visitors eniefe
tho Auditorium some one shouted 'Iners
: Jos Bailey" and for IN icstant the nans
ZONE intelligent faco OF the great cen
oeratie leader was the eynosure Of all eye
Then came rumbling OF excited co
yeraatior which gradually sweiltd INTO p
triotic yels and ovation such as nerer D.
fore seen Nv B6auncce tub.se fclio"s'i,
: Mayor Wheat opened the EXERCISES WI
. an appropriate welcome address. and a.
: rounced that Hon. Normal O. kittre
4 democratic candidate for the 'esisIatu
from Harris county would be the nr
o speaker, after which those WHO desir'
/ couIi partake OF the barbecned dinn
!, which had been prepared by citizens.
also announced that Congressman BAL