The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
BILBO SPOKE TO A
1000 CROWD HERE
Although a Night Engagement People
Came From a Radius of Is
Miles to Hear Him.

1t is an evident fact that the
worst-fooled man in he world is
the fellow that fools himself, and
that is what is being done by those
who profess to believe that Mr..
Bilbo is losing ground. That he is
steadily gaining in popular favor
and support in every section of the
State is apparent to those who have
given any sort of study to the sit
uation This was evidenced at
Brookhaven last Friday night,
when Mr.. Bilbo spoke to an gu
dience conservativeIy estimated at
2, 900 and his hold upon his audi
ence may be understood when it is
known that Mr.. BiIbo spoke for
two hours, and practically the en-
tire audience stood and listened to
him until the end. 1t takes con-
siderable of a drawing power in
this section to get a crowd of 1000
people together at night, but Bilbo
did it. The people came on foot,
in buggIes. wagons and autos from
distances as far as Is miles return
ing the same night, some of them
pot reaching home until daylight
the following morning. We do
not believe any other man could
draw as large a crowd in this vi
cinity under similar conditions.
MIR BiIbo made a magnificent
speech and Cne that caught the
crowd, being frequently applauded.
although it was OF character in
the main that did not cause the
emotions to manifest themselves by
his hearers. He scored time and
again against his opponents. and
yet there was no bitterness in his
speech, but it was so well.temper-
ed and so pointed that it could not
fail to strike home.
Mr.. Bilbo was introduced by
Hon. J. W. Cassidy. in way
known only to Jim, who un-
equivocaIly endorsed him, stating
among other things that as defend
ants lawyer in the trial of Mr.
BiIto at Jackson no relations pos
sibly in this life could be closer or
more intimate and that he regard
ed him as an honest. upright.
courageous and conscientious man.
thoroughly equipped for the duties
he will be called upon to do for the
next four years as Governor of the
State of Mississippi.
Hon Lee M. Russell, who will
undoubtedly be Mississippi's next
Lieutenant Governor. after being
introduced and vouChed for in
strong language by his former
classmate, at the University Of
Mississippi, Hon. A. A Cohn, also
made a short talk at the conclusion
of Mr.. Bilbo's address Only a
small portion of the audience re-
tired the majority preferring to
hear this much-taIked of man who
had been threatened by Gov.
Brewer at the Wesson debate.
EXTRACTS FROM Mr. BILBO'S
SPEECH.
He said that three times the Sen
ate had declared, by resolution,
that he had been a faithful pres;d-
ing officer and that in spite of
countless efforts to do so, no one
has been able to find in the record
where he has ever been unfaithful
to the duty he owed the State of
Mississippi.
He mimiced people who say
where there is 50 much smoke
there must be some fire" and said;
If you think there is so much
smoke will you kindly locate it?
Governor Brewer will pay you
handsomely for it and the jackson
Daily Liar will publish it for moth
ing"
He said he was candidate on
his record, his qualifications, high
conception of the duties of the
office and the platform or princi-
pies which he represents