The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-03-01
|VARDAMAN HAS
FIRED OPENING GUN
"A Tremendous Ovation
Accorded Him.
1000 PEOPLE PRESENT
principles and Problems. Not Men and
Their FalIines, Declares Ex-Governor
viii Make Personal Campaign.
1000 PEOPLE PRESENT

Inc 1ormaI opening VI doNs
James K. Vardaman's campaign
for the United States Senate was
lheld in jackson last Friday night.
| the editor of The Leader being
present and witnessing the event.
The torchlight procession, the
eEormous crowd and attendant en-
thusiasm exceeded by far what the
most sanguine and "dyed-i in-the-
wool" Vardamanite expected on
this occasion-it surprised the
natives.
| The speech of the Governor was
a masterpiece. There were in the
assembly men who have listened to
the eloquence and logic of
Lamar, of Stockdale, Of Hooker
when that venerable statesman was
in his prime and fullest vigor. of
McLaurin. fernando D. Money
and other front-rank men in poli-
tics or on the rostrum, who admit.
ted that never had they heard
pending national questions SO
lforcibly or clearly presented; and
they were delighted at the bearing
and manner of their popular and
Iidolized leader. There were. of
course. men of the opposition camp
ON hand, taking notes and observa-
tions, but they were not demon
strative.
THE TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION
AND PARADE.
/ About 7:3O o'clock, headed by
the Canton band and carrying
torches and in a blaze of red fire,
calcium lights and transparencies
bearing legends such as ''Vardaman
for the People-The People for
Vardaman;" Vardaman stands.
for Government by White
White Men. for All Men,: The
People ard Not PeIf Shall RuIe
.Vardamau Majority ID hindas
|1q1l. will b. Over 600
Let the People Speak and sirnilar
phrases. The procession started
from the depot amid great enshusi-
asm. Many torches had been is
sued and many others were in the
parade without any. and the side
walks were crowded.
COLISEUM CROWDED.. 4
On reaching the speaking place,
the Coliseum on the State Fair
Grounds, those who had had any
lingering doubt as to which Of the
flour counter attractions scheduled
for that night in Jackson would
draw the crowd we're easily appris-
ed of the fact that the Governor
had practically the whole thing to
himself. Not only was every seat
taken on the-foor and in the gal
leries, but men, women and chill
ldren stood around the outskirts.
Unquestionably it was an ovation
such as would appeal to the pride
and vanity of any man or his most
ardent supporters. Fully 1000
people were crowded into the spac-
ious building.
THE SPEAKING.
Seated on the speaker s platform
we're Judge Will Roane. of Lafay-
Iette; Dir. Taylor, of Montgomery;
IL. G. eastman, r. T. Quin, city;
Joe Norwood Of Magnolia; Senator
Hebron. President I. P. Barr. Col.
~. r. Binford. Ben Ward and
others. The band played patriotic.
lairs. and President Barr called on
lsome of the people from over the
state to report how the battle was
lgoing.
Judge Roane said that there
were large. increasing herds" up
lin his neck of the woods who
would be heard from in August in
no uncertain tones. He told an
allegorical story or two and was
roundly cheered.
Mr.. Stern, of Wayne county.
said he found that 80 per cent Of
the common people were for Varda-
man down his way.
Hon. John r. Binford. Of Mont
gomery county. said that Varda-
man sentiment was on the up grade
there and Montgomery would give
lVardaman very handsome major
1 ity.
| Joe Norwood. editor Of the Mag
nolia Gazette. made a happy speech
which brought many cheers. and
said it was just as hard to tell how
many people in Pike. Amite. Linz
coin and adjoining counties as to
tell how many boil weevils we're
down there, and that Vardamanism
was spreading.
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