The Hattiesburg news., 1911-08-08
Greatest Demonstration
in History of Mississippi
Fifteen Thousand People Greet Vardaman and BbO at Jackson
Grand Parade Feature Of CelebraOn---Dr L. E.
Hall Of Hattesburg Invokes Blessing

Jackson, Miss, Aug. S.-When Dr. I
=. f. Ward the chief Vardaman pat |
riarch OF the state, strobe to the front |
OF the stage last night to introduce
Major Nardaman to the multitude, he
was greeted with tumultuous applause
by thousands of lusty throats. He de-
clared that he did not know he was
coming down to Jackson to speak TO
Mississippians by the acre. No such
crowd has ever before been seen in
jackson on such an occasion, and the
number present was variously esti-
mated at from twelve to fifteen thou
sand. At s o'clock Grand Marshal ].
Swep Taylor and his lieutenants, or
ganized their procession at Poindex-
ter Park and headed by brass bands
a Gordon of mounted police and 100
men dressed in immaculate white, in
imitation of the white Chief" march
ed out Capitol street to the old capi-
tol Here Major Vardaman and party
reviewed the parade, stand having
been erected in front of the Venable
building for that purpose. The pro-
cession was a mile long, and a most
imposing sight. Hundreds of torches
were carried by the enthusiastic
friends of the victor in the primary
of Aug. 1 for the United States sen
ate.
Cannons doomed at intervals Of one
minute, balloons waited up over the
capitol grounds, tilted to one side
caught fire and burned in midair
giant crackers and torpedoes were ex
ploded high above the heads Of thu
throng. rockets pierced the sky ant
every man and boy in the procession
felt it his duty to make all the nois
possible.
A Novel Procession.
The procession was novel in NOR
than one particular. In the first plac
it was the longest the strongest an
the noisiest ever seen in Jackson sine
the committee of 100 served notice o
the Republicans of Jackson back /
1887, that they must step down an
out of office, and that no negro woul
be permitted to vote in the municipi
election
One of the attractive features
tonights parade was a piney woot
OK pulling wagon loaded wit
shouters. Another section Of the lor
line was given over to a small wage
>, drawn by little bull yearling al
y carrying a transparency directed
: private" John Allen. 'Tt's movil
:, day. get out"
" Arrived at the new capitol grounc
IL the band united on Dixie" and I
several minutes something red h
u broke loose in Georgia" thus
" nouncing the approach of the t'
~ men. Vardaman and Bilbo, who h
~" inst been elected to high and exalt
nositions by the biggest majority eV
- experienced in the state. The pl
form that had been built in front
" the capitol was large and strong,
-. il did not begin to hold all those "
thought they had a right to pia'
all thereon.
H. NJ. Quin, elected representa-
from Kinds county on the first
mary and who is announced as c
didate for speaker, was master
ceremonies, and took charge of
=. meeting as soon as the chief attr
~ tions and their families had arrive
Dr. Hall lnVokes Divine elass'ne
DR.. L. E. Hall of Hattiesburg, v
nlayed quite a prominent part In
. election of Senator Vardaman,
colled on. and invoked the DIV
blessing.
Mr.. Quinn then called out one al