The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-11-11
A Grand Ovation.

The city campaign of Hon. J ohn
T. Michel, candidate for Governor
of Louisiana, was opened in New
Orleans at the Athenaeum last
Tuesday night, with a meeting
that was generally conceded to be
one OF the largest political gather
ings ever held in the Metropolis.
1t was mammoth outpouring of
the citizenship of New Orleans,
and should leave no doubt in the
minds of any one how the city of
New Orleans stands on the Gov
ernorship. Commenting on the
meeting the New Orleans Picayune
of the Sth inst, has the following
to say:
THE vast concourse of its citizens
who turned out last night to greet
John T, Michel at the opening OF his
gubernatorial candidacy in this city
demonstrated beyond any contention
two facts.
"These we're, first, the immense soil
dity of public sentiment in New Or
leans in support of MIR. Michel, and
secondly, the absolute need of this
city for vast auditorium, where ten
thousand to twenty thousand people
can assemble in comfort for any grand
purpose of business or pleasure
THE hall of the Athenaeum is big
place, but when every square foot of
space on its main floor and galleries
was filled, all the standing room being
occupied, it had hardly made an i'm
preston upon the mighty assemblage
Of people who filled up the adjacent
space of St. Charles Avenue, one OF
the widest in the world, and the
spacious open grounds at the corner
of the avenue and Clio Street. The
entire extensive area had been bril-
liantly lighted with thousands OF cleo
trio bulbs, and there were numerous
speakers and bands of music 10 enter
tain and interest the vast concourse
outside. Fortunately, the night was
dry and fair, and in the absence OF the
great auditorium which is so much
needed, the supporters and admlreS OF
MIR. Michel, not a few of whom were
ladies, were fairly we'll served.
st is not intended to go into any
account here OF this
outpouring of the people
of New Orleans to greet cItlzen
whose character and qualifications
are of the highest and whose can
didacy is approved by the people
through the length and breadth OF
Louisiana. Never was an assembiage
more enthusiastic in its Outbursts OF
applause. and never was so vast a
:OncOurSe of citizens more orderly and
quiet as they listened to the various
speakers The great body of auditors
n the big hall listened with extreme
interest and attention until the ex-
,rcises closed at nearly midnight,
showing how much and how deep the ,,
felt and the encouragement
so admirable a citizen,
Who had been so vilely slandered by |
lis envious and jealous political foes.
"Mr Michel in his address, merely |
epelled those malignant and unjust
but in his powerful
peech, Charles Rosen, with logical
orce and solid array of facts, ham
nered those Anniversaries into an un-
mass. He read extracts |
# the most laudatory character and
# recent date, in which Michel's higV
haracter and official fidelity were
1ost plainly acknowledged, from the
cry public prints that are now ens1
aged in libelous attacks upon hin,
nd made those ISLANDERS more than
bsurd in the estimation of the peo-
lie of New Orleans. Sent to the
ountry, they can but have a like eff
ect in boosting Michel in public
avOr."