The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-03-10


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Mr. Hand In tho Afternoon Messfi.
fafnaH0fth anj Frank u Lewis
placed their automobiles a. the Dis
p0qii ~ the committee, ana Major
Vardaman, with Mf George Leather
berry NJ Mobile. M W u hullafd,
M II. a Roberts, M w. a Farms.
worth, Mr.. l. u COX, Mr. W q Tay.
lor, Prot . II Dc Lnmoft0n ana MI.
j. VIII Donovan, was given q lying
trip through pascagoula East side,
Moss Point. Escntawpa aud Dantzler,
on which he was shown some " the
physical indications of the oil and Ras
deposits 10 the port territory.
During the early afternoon telc-
gram WAS received by Major Yarda.
man conveying 90 him the sad iutelli.
gence u the death Of Mrs, Farley,
wife Of DR.. Peter FARLEY, at Jackson
Major Vardamaa was yisibly die
turbed over the receipt OF the news
and sent a brief but expressive mes
sage Of sympathy 10 his bereavet
friend.
AT THE THEATRE
| Long before the scheduled hour foi
the address TO begin hundreds OF met
and women wendell their ways 10 thu
county courthouse. At that poin
they were directed toward the War
field theatre, II being explained tina
, the crowd had shown itself OF sucl
, proportions that the courtroom wa
|, not large enough to accommodate
. those who had come out TO hear tn
' visitor Long after Major Vardama
n had begun his eloquent address me
II and women continued TO arrive, an
= many were compelled TO renal
q standing In the rear Of the opeT
, chairs on the first floor and agalns
r the walls 10 the gallery, A noticeab
y feature OF the crowd was the present
OF number OF negroes In that Sc,
ton OF the theatre devoted and u
signed to their occupancy.
Mr. w, d. Billiard, one OF the be-
known citizens Of the gulf coast, II
. PRODUCED Major Vardaman to IL
: large crowd Of people, his adore
being brief and ceverly timed as
= commentator and laudation. @
v the stage were seated beside 81
. speaker, DR.. Il. r. Duke, Mr. Bulla,
" and Capt p. X. Mayors. Major Va
: damau was greeted with spontaneol
y applause when the curtain was rals'
y aud again as he arose To ackuowledl
- the introduction OF his friend to /
!" friends,
Major Vardaman pleaded for no
- esty and earnestDess on the part
y, the individual voter, saying that on
~ az the people voted were they 20
erued. He discussed all the issues
the campaign and paid but little 1
4 tention to those cunning against hi
j. He condemned the vituperation al
abuse that are being heaped up
him, and said II the people expect
u him TO run for the senatorship becau
OF mistakes and untltness OF 9th
men they are mistaken; he Is MAXI
the race on his own individual merl
and the issues the great people ha
al made.
n. Toward the close OF his adore
OF Major Vardaman drew tears from
as eyes OF many OF the older people
n. the crowd by his eloquent tribute
I'd the women OF the South, especial
,ir the women OF the old Confederat
III He refuted the idiotic charge til
r. has been maliciously made that he
o. an atheist or inhdel, and show
or clearly that, while not fanatic, he I.
ce a consistent and earnest follower
,e the Man OF Galillee.
Among other things, sGme Of I
es material points OF the address a
Il, epitomised as follows:
he RESPECTS TO DETRACTORS
a. "They say that did not accou
as for the Spanish war funds" he sa
ne "You will nnd in the records tn
in every cent has been accounted I,
10. They say l did not keep my prom
az to divide the school fund. ! am wi
u log to stand by what | did. l d
Nv while I was governor, veto bill
al help maintain school for Negro
that was spelling good farm han
or aud making impudent women out
OF good servant girls. The plan "
n killed by that veto and is now u sch,
be where agriculture Is taught.
a. "But what OF the person who Is c
ed culating these reports? feel like I
ye man who said scrush me with a 10,