Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-14
u. S. Senator, Governor,
Congressman and Former
Congressman Coming.
GREAT UTILIZATION
THURSDAY NIGHT
Committee in barge OF Pine Blun'S
Celebration OF Democratic Victory
Plans Details of Big Parade
and Meeting.

A monster old-timc political pa
rade. with at least 1.100 torches, two
big brass bands, and all sorts Of
noise making devices. VIII be biz
feature Of The Democratic jubilee cell
cbration here Thursday night, when
democrats Of jefferson and adjoining
counties viii gather in Pine Bluff to
express in the mOsl enthusiastic and
.cxuberant manner, their JOY over the
success OF the party at the polls, and
the reelection of Woodrow Wilson to
lead the dcstinies of the nation along
raths of continued peace and pros
perity.
Many of the details of the affair
were threshed out last night, at
big meeting Of the general commit
tees which are in charge of the ar
engagements with Sheriff r. Fl. Will
liams as general chairman. Each OF
the committees has its own work to
do. and each OF them is busy doing
that same work. Rain Or shine.
warm or cool. moonlight or snow, the
celebration is to be held. II the
weather conditions permit the
speechmaking will be done on the
courthouse steps. Otherwise, there
will be speeches at both the Elks hall
and the Hauber theatre, so that ev-
erybody can get his share OF the en-
thusiasm
Senator and Governor Coming.
Sheriff Williams yesterday talked
by telephone with Senator Joe T.
Robinson. Governor Hays, Steve
Brundidge. Smead Powell and Sena-
tor-elect Kirby, and all accepted the
invitation to come here and make
speech, except Senator Kirby. The
pcwly-elected senator explained that
he is working extremely hard to com
uicte his labOrs on the supreme
bench. from which he is soon to re
tire. and therefore he is unable to &C
cept anv of the many invitations to
speak, which have been extended nm
Congressman Sam Taylor, who is at
home, also consented yesterday to
make a talk, and Sheriff Williams ex-
meets to get three or four more men
equally as prominent in Arkansas
that there may be no dea1th OF
speechifyirg, which the native Ar
kansawvan and his acclimated fel-
low citizen apparently consider the1I
most popular indoor and outdoor
lspOrt
There will be two bands, Williams
band having been placed on the list
| early yesterday, and the Sols q
Rubin's carnival shows having ten
dercd the use of Esposito's band. free
] thG NnnaSIOn III
was limited last night that one OF the
neighboring counties is already hg'
uring on sending a big delegatlor
here. in a body, accompanied by then
home town band, which will add tt
the jollitication.
Auto Section to Parade.
It was decided at the meeting las
night that there will be ar automobile
section to the parade, which will II
itself he a feature out of the Ordi
nary. :,
The finance committee will start it
labors this morning, having obtaine'
an idea last light of the amount
money that will be needed to defra
the expenses of the celebration. Fac
of the members of the committee las
right expressed the opinion that tn
Democrats of the city and county vii
{, freely put up the money necessary
because of their general jubilat'o
over the Wilson victory at the poll
last Tuesday.
Local leaders learned with interes
and pleasure last night that Their
will be a big celebration Thursdu
night also at Washington, in homo
of the presidents reelection, Wast
ington folk planning to give tn
president real old-fashioned sert
made as mart of their program.