Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-20
LeakesViIie's Great Gala Day.

''9i"iiS gay appearance this being
the gala day so eagerly looked forward to
4 by all, and truth to tell it fulfilled every
| expectations, and more, for several feat
areS that were not on the programme of
entertainment turned up. There was no
disappointment for anybody who came
expecting to have nice days outing. At
an early hour of the morning the visitors
began to pour into the city, and they con-
! tinued to come until the assembly num-
bered between six and seven hundred.
The hlthertofore quiet retreats of our
little town were invaded by the pleasure
seeking throng. Every nook and corner
OF the county had representatives among
the crowd. The fair sex were strikipply
III evidence, resplendent in their gay
summer attires, and the way the young
men did chat them was simply phenom-
email. Speaking was the programme for
the morning. Messrs. Pink Hilman and
James Faulk were appointed commit
tee to arrange the programme. Mr.. Y.
d. Westerfeld acted as introducing or
ator of the day.
Hon. j. A. Anderson, of Quitman, can
didate for district attorney from this I'd
| judicial district was first to take the
stand to address our people. He present.
ed his claims to the office and solicited
and urged the people to support him in
few well-spoken words, delivered in a
very credtable manner. He was follow
ed by Mr.. Walter A. White, of Biloxi,
who is aspiring to reelection for the
same office, and made very short speech
along the same line as Mr. Anderson.
Mr.. Sylvester McLaurin, of Brandon,
next assembled the stand, and spoke in the
interest of Gov. McLaurin's candidacy for
L. 5. Senate. Mr. Sylvester is a brother
of the Governor. Sylvester McLaurin
has a personality of his own, and will
never again after the eloquent appeal he
made to our citizens be known in Greene
county only as Gov. McLaurin's brother.
The audience was wild in applause during
his speech, frequently interrupting him
for few moment After he had spoken
Judge Houston, of Meridian, rose up to
make an address. He attempted to get
up some enthusiasm for John Allen. The
crowd gave him no encouragement. At
| ter his concluding remarks Sylvester Nc
Laurin replied to him in rejoner of a
moments. The audience had by this time
| become entirely enthusiastic for Gov. Nc
Laurin. Mr.. McLaurln had not gotten
off the stand before there was a rush for
it by several of our leading men. That
venerable, old gentleman and leader
| among our people, Mr.. Geo. w. Turner,
was the first to reach the stand. As soon
as he could be heard he introduced res
olution, confirming the action of Demo
| cratic Executive Committee of the county
in endorsing Gov. McLaurin's able and
| fearless administration, and his candi-
dacy as the sentiment of our people, and
to re-endorse their resolution as further
mark of the high esteem in which Gov.
McLaurin is held in Greene county. A
babel of voices were heard as seconds.
When the resolution was put before the
house it was adopted amid a perfect roar
of rs.
Mr.. J. c. Kincannon, of Verona, candi-
date for railroad commissioner for the Sd
district, also felt it his duty in the inter-
est of his candidacy to address our peo-
| nj TnA (irifv IF NaSf Doipf @
the only candidate for governor ON the
grounds, who saw fit to ascend the stand.
He spoke for some time, and it can truly
be said to his credit that he did SPLEEN
did. He discussed the various issues at
length, and we found him on the right
side. The impression he made on our
people was shown by them at the polls a
few days following, when they gave him
the instruction from this county by a
large majority.
After Judge Critz had finished dinner
to the table, which groaned under a
bounteous spread of barbecued meats and
its condiments, together with those tempt
ing dishes of all kinds, which the ladies
know so well how to prepare. There was
plenty for all, as this was made special
feature to be looked after by commit
tee. More speaking was looked for in
the evening by the candidates for State
Senator, County Superintendent of Edu-
cation and Representative, but fate willed
otherwise though. Just as the first
spokesman begun to speak, the crack of a
pistol was heard and, of course, the crowd
ran in that direction. 1t was the shot
that killed the drunken negro, an account
of which has already been given. Any
further speaking after this was out of the
question. Those who liked to participate
had the pleasure and opportunity of
dancing both in the afternoon and night.
Truly the 4th was a great day for Leakes-
ville-one that will not be forgotten for
many days to come. We could write