The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-29
.lARDAMAN ON
The ISSUES NOW
BEFORE PEOPLE
FORMER GOVERNOR GREETED BY
A LARGE CROWD. AND GIVEN
AN OVATION.
DENOUNCED CHARGES MADE
AssalIed His Opponents And said
PERSONAL Fight is Being Directed
Against Him-TelIs What He Stands
For And What Against
DENOUNCED CHARGES MADE

Major Vardaman did not begin
speaking until 1880, having delayed
his address half an hour to allow a
brief storm to pass over He was in
troduced by j. R. Tally, OF Hatties-
burg, who spoke briefly, but paid
tribute 10 the speaker of the day in an
eloquent manner.
When Major Vardaman began, the
pavilion was packed, and many were
\ on the outside, unable to gain admit
Ttance. Fifteen hundred people or
more must have heard the speaker at
times during his two hours address,
while the attendance at the park dur
ing the day was between $500 and
5000, as the traction receipts show
that 1000 people were carried to the
park by the cars, and many others
went by vehicle and on foot.
Given An OVdtlon,
Major vardaman could not but have
been gratiied BY the ovation and close
attention he received here. He ap-
pealed for quiet at the beginning OF
his address. and explained that he had
been under a severe strain during the
canvass and his vocal chords we're
oyertaxed, and he must have quiet
hearing. The behavior Of the crowd
was admirable, and the speaker was
NOT once interrupted except for fire.
nnent and spontaneous outbursts OF
annlause He could be clearly heard
throughout the pavilion, and many
stood almost immovable throughout
~ long address and listened with
omen ears at the discussion of national
and state issues, and the apt and elo
auent quotations used by the speaker
while the crowd was evidently Var
daman crowd, there we're many sup
norters Of Percy and Alexander pres
ont and these gave the same dignifet
hearing 70 the speaker and at times
toined In 'le applause.
Mafo. Vard,man impressed the rae
that he Was there to discuss ISSUES
and not men. and not once during th'
Afternoon did he refer to Senate
percr llr Alexander and Governo
Noel ly nam4 bHr his reference u
these eertlemen at intervals was 81
CLEARLY de6aed that he who ran nigh
read.
"1oe candidate and the fraction
.eDirty liars and assassins of chara'
fer "The mistake in the governor
chair who makes a noise like a dir
daubar in the top of an old barn l
August were some of the expressions
National issues Discussed.
a
|aM national is5pes, and great one
AT that, and the race question TOOK u
? large part of the address, and Tn
discussion Of these ISSUES was ap'l
.oa beautifully illustrated by quoti
fons from masters Of litrature an
.o,srce and BY humorous anecdo1'
AID in addition the speaker Is nj
i.boa actor as well as an eioquei
anooker He has a remarkable flow {
lacgnage and hk gestures al
.4,.,os are the acme of grace an
noso so il was but natural that
.onobt majority of the crowd an
c,rried them with him. ,
81 am here TO help you in the so,
t,on Of the problems that confront u
,nr,y " said the speaker. Y am N
,ora 70 discuss men. I would II
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ra,o to tear down the character
atbar. a" am 10; running against an
body. 1t is SIMPLY Vard'mnn nna,dat. al
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