Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-03
THE COUNTY RALLY.
Grand Day at Macon Two ThOussrd
People Here.

nearly lWlCe us many VOTES as
the next largest box in the coun-
ty. 1t was assigned the honor
of entertaining the candidates
and the people on the day of the
wind-up, the grand finale of the
political contest.
1t was expected of the district
that something large and elabo-
rate should be gotten up for the
occasion, and fully and generous |
" did Macon District fulfill its |
obligations, both in hospitality |
and civic duty.
The weather was all that
could be expected and the streets
had been so thoroughly wetted
that there was no dust. For
this latter blessing thanks are
due 20 the Volunteer Fire De.
partment of Macon and Mr.,
Leslie Nicholson of the City Wa.
ter Works. Watering troughs
had been placed on the streets
so that no horses need suffer for
drink, and although it was i'm
possible to provide shady places
for all to be hitched in, the com
fort of dumb animals was CON
sidered and, so far as possible,
provided for.
The Taylor Band of Columbus
arrived about midnight. Messrs
Cockrell and Flournoy gave the
members ! free transportation
fromsand to the depot to theMa-
con Hotel where they spent the
remainder..of the night and were
given breakfast. Mr.. Coburn,
the proprietor of Macon Hotel
gave a most liberal reduction in
rates to the committee who paid
the expenses of the band. The
music was good and added a
great deal to the pleasure of the
crowd and the success of the day.
In the court house yard seats
were prepared for seven or eight
hundred people. A large and
elevated speakers stand had
been erected, and underneath, in
orchestra row, the band was
seated. The grounds were shady
for the trees in Noxubee county
court yard form one of the finest
groves in the State, and there
was plenty of ice water about
the yard. The stand was deco.
rated with the national colors
and a fine old flag of the country
hung over the platform.
Conservative estimates placed
the crowd in attendance at two
thousand. Certainly there was
very near that number of people
here, and they came from every
portion of the county Not a
precinct failed to have some rep.
resentatives here. 1t was a twp.
ical Noxubee audience, good hu,
mored but more or less serious
and gave fine attention to The
speakers. Those who did not
give much attention to the ora.
tors were too busy receiving at
tention themselves and so were
excusable In this connection
it was quite remarkable how
many times one could hear some
body say-"Well, | tell YOU
Noxubee county certainly raises
lot of pretty girls.
Mr.. A. I, Dent presided over
the meeting and introduced the
speakers. Mr.. Walter Price
opened the speaking with his op
ponent Mr.. Brooks following
The legislative candidates canc
next. In fact the order of speak
ing was the same as at the Other
places.
In conclusion, it can be sale
that the Grand Rally for 1907
was pronounced success. TIL,
people of the district were en-
thusiastic and cordial, and tn,
people from the other district.
seemed to feel at home and tc
enjoy themselves thoroughly
Generous responses had beer
made by both the men and wo
men OF Macon District and Their
was plenty to eat, and other ac
commodations.
Much of the success of the da,
was due to the energetic an,
careful efforts of the committee
published in last weeks paper
The balance of the credit is du
to the people of the district an
to their guests.
|
Col. 7. J. 0'Neill and family lei
last Thursday for Chickasha, Indis
Territory, where they go for an indet
mite stay. Col. O'Neill has purchase
home in Chickasha, and if he and h
family like the place they will renal
there, but in the event that they al
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