Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-29
THE FALL OF MR.. SMALL.
FAMOUS GEORGIA EVANGELIST UNABLE
TO SPEAK IN THE AUDITORIUM
MONDAY EVENING

NUN Uh1 EVENlNG'
Attempted to Champion the Cause OF Local OPP
ton But Was Too Much Intoxicated to Talk
Coherently- Escorted from the Stage Amid
Kisses and Jeers-Largest Audience OF the
Season on Hand to Hear the Speaker Gre at
Excitement Caused by His Disgraceful Exit.
The most sensational feature which
has occurred thus far in the guberna
torial campaign took place in Brattle-
boro Monday evening when Rev. Sam
Small of Atlanta, Ga, the famous
evangelist who has been stamping the
state in the interests of Percival W.
Clement, attempted to enlighten a
Brattleboro audience on the question
of license against prohibition. After
10 minutes of incoherent mumbling
the reverend gentleman was escorted
from the stage amid the boots and
Kisses of his audience, and the start
ling revelation has since been made
that he was too much intoxicated to
talk. In plain language he was drunk
The excitement which followed Mr.
Small's ridiculous exit from the stage
was tremendous The vast audience
which had gathered to hear the famous
speaker left the Auditorium and di-
vided into excited groups, the one top
ic of conversation being Mr.. Small's
condition. The Brooks House office
was filled with people and the sidewalk
in front of the hotel was crowded, and
everybody was discussing the scene
which had just been witnessed. Some
of the ardent prohibitionsts made no
attempt to hide their eXultation over
what they termed a blow for license"
and many congratulated their fellow
believers on "such a piece Of luck. =
The more fair-minded. no matter of
what belief, looked on the affair as de
plorable yet due to the fault of no party
of faction,
Mr. Small certainly had a glorious
opportunity to distinguish himself as
an orator and advocate of local option.
The audience which gathered was the
largest of the season and filled the Au-
dtorium to overlooking. After -ev-
eral selections by the First Regiment
band on the balcony il adjourned to
the stage Of the Auditorium where one
selection was given. The following be-
levers in local option then took seats
on the platform Col. {. A. Miles. II.
T.. Bond. Il. q (OrSpr. +, w RlO1-
pett G \ Boydpn. G q Robbins
Gilman Warren Ind & v putrar
Aftnr the arrlause which f,raat.5 Nr
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briefly. defining the position Of the
Brattleboro High License Local OPP
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