The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11


in the court house in Co'fax at IL
O'clock on Thursday, Jan. 9th. in
the interest Of Hon. Theodore s. VIII
klnson, Democrat ctndidlate for gov
ernor. WINS n grand ovation, and
greatly exceeded the expectations OF
Mr.. Wilkinson's most enthusiastic
admirers.
Mr.. Wilkinson arrived Mt Colfax
from Natrhitoches hy the La. Ry. 4
Nav. ca. train about 1O:2Oa. m. He
WAS met iy j. II. McNeely, chairman
of the reception committee, and sew
eral other prominent citizens acting
with him, and WIS escorted to the
LeSage Hotel, where he made his
headquarters for the day.
At11:2O O'Clock n. G. Goodwyn
called the meeting to order, and re-
quested that Judge w. l.. Richard
son take the chair. The selection
Of this old and well known Democrat
IA presiding officer was heartily see
onds,d i,y the voters present. ~ WIS
also the selection of Attorney G.. H.
Mccain, OF Montgomery, to present
the speaker. About three hundred
persons were present, among them
being thirty or tort y ladies. In mum
lers the nis-ting equalesl the Sanders
meeting three weeks ago, and IN en-
thusinsm it surpassed it. The seats
in the court room were all occupied.
and fully forty persons were standing
around the wallis. In view of thief
that the first meeting had ample adj
vertking, whereas the hitter had less
thnn two Days. the crowd that gath
cred from distance was remarkable.
aud showed the great interest III the
people in Mr.. Wilkinson's candidacy
The iate of the meeting was coun-
termanded by some misunderstanding
ing mt headquarters, and it was near
" noon on Tuesday, the 7th, before
the printing and distributing OF
notices for the meeting for the 9th
could he got out. Noti,.e OF the meet
ing being called off had been sent all
over the parish, and this had to be
cuntradnted. Therrforr the line dem
onstration shown Mr.. Wilkinson may
I've regarded MS really remarkable I'M
der the circumstances.
When he arose to speak Mr.. Will
kinson showed ut his best, and was
plainly pleased and gratified by the
manifest enthusiasm aud sympathy
Of his audience. whiehapplauded him
frequently during his speech. He
was the only speaker, and explained
TINT, in the absenee of other speakers
he would devote more time to his
own personal record, qualifications
aud capabilities than would other
wise he the case. His talk WAS along
lines heretofore followed by him, in
terspersed with several anecdotes il.
Illustrative Of his subject. all of them
appropriate and evidently appreciat-
ed. He made but little reference ia
his opponent, except to correct three
or four of his misrepresentation in
reference tn himself, and tn refer I,
Mr.. Sanders record in few publ,
matters. He particularly challenged
the statement that he had ever al
any time or place aspersed Mr.. San
ders' private character.
Mr.. Wilkinson spoke about ON,
hour and twenty minutes, and hels
the closest attention Of his audience
from start to finish. He appeare,
physically and mentally vigorous
and his speech was altogether fin
oratorical effort. His plain an,
farmer disappearance, and lucid ant
logical discussion Of the political IL
sues Of the day, mnde strong i'm
pressian on the splendid body Of citi
gems who hard him. Its effect : ha
been to greatly strengthen him amen,
the voters of Grant. and we heard
number say that he could certainl.
count on sixty per cent Of the vot
III the prrish. Two citizens, im.ne,il
at@ly after the meeting adjourned
announced that they had heretofor