Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-09
They Were Met at Railroad Sta
ton by Enthusiastic Citizens.
FIFrY-oNE VEHICLES IN LINE

b0tiOcS u EIaU-EluUdE1o SsSIS'oe S'N
Many Others Who Were Honoring
the Party as acknowledgements
at Band Stand-The Reception.
The people OF Gainesville were again
in denomination Saturday, and strong
er than Friday 10 such a thing was pos.
sible, for ftty-one carriages and other
vehicles, about fifty bicycles and hun
dred or more pedestrians. were assem-
bled at the station OF the Gainesville
& Gulf railroad to welcome the Hon
orable Mayor W. X. Thomas, Attorney
Robert McNamee and W. N. Wilson,
the remaining members OF the COM
mIttee OF Gainesville workers who had
remained over At Tallahassee in order
TO close all details Of the transaction
in the matter OF settling the Univer-
sity question,
The carriages, bugges and wagons,
as well az the bicycles, were decorated
in the Seminary colors, orange ard
black, and buttonieres and lapel
streamers were prominent on the per-
sons of all those who participated in
the parade, 90 we'll as ninety.dve per
cent OF the people Of the city, regard
lees OF age, sex or color.
II was n disappointment that the
mayor and HE colleagues did not ar
rive Friday evening, ~ was at tirst ex-
pected, ~ il was desired a. give them
q torchlIRht demonstration the like Of
which had never before been known in
this state; and IL was learned with
great re gret NJ the supper hour that
the party would not return until Sat-
urday morning. However, several pa
triotic men aud boys insisted on a dem.
onstration. and parAded the streets
with their glaring torchliRhts. shouting
TOR Gainesville aud the University AT
regular intervals
When the Gainesville 4 Gulf train
reached this city Saturday morning,
three hearty and enthusiastic cheers
went up for the mayor and his COM
mittee, and when the carriage which
was specially waiting for this distin-
guished official and HE guests, which
was occupied by members OF the may
or's family, entered and drove away,
the crowd lined up In procession, and
the line OF march wac begun, the route
being the same ~ on Friday. The pro-
cession was headed by Alderman Ben
son aud Marshal Pinkoson in = buggy
who bore a banner upon which was
Inscribed, "Our Mayor; God Bless
Him"
After having driven to the Seminary
barracks aud dormitoTy, the procession
proceeded to the band stand. where n
hundred vigorous and enthusiastic
voices called for MAyGr Thomas.
Mayor Thomas Speaks,
In compliance with this call Mayor
Thomas responded, aud was greeted
by cheers from = thousand voices.
When this hsd died away he made =
few remarks regarding the work OF the
committee in the matter OF THE great
victory. A strange but impressive co.
incidence was the fact that, while only
twenty-four hours before Perry NJ,
Colson had told the people from the
same stand that Major Thomas was
The most earnest, most faithful and
most loyal worker he had ever seen,
the mayor modestly stated that he
had done the best he eonld, but the
great victory IVES due largely 60 she
efforts OF hs colleagues D." rhis
brought = cheer, a. those assembled
seemed 10 realize and grasp the fact
that this earnest advocate Oi Gaines
villsb rights, now that the work wa
done. wa willing that the hOnoS
should Fest with those Who he'd -
taiahfuily assisted him BY =ay Of
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