The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14
DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION
WHEN "WILSON WINS
Two Bands Played, Grown People and
Children Shouted and Marched,
Torchlights Flared and the I'm
menSe Crowd Surged.

Little old Newberry was alive with
enthusiasm Friday night and nearly
everybody congregated on the square
and in the streets to celebrate the
great Democratic victory in the re-
election of Woodrow Wilson as presi-
dent of the United States. A lady
said she never had seen the town so
alive. Crowds of people came in from
the country in their automobiles and
helped to make the demonstrative cele-
bration a success, and the college
boys and school children had big
part in it. The entertainment Friday
night for the benefit Of Speers Street
and Boundary Street schools had a
great deal to do with the grand sue
cess of the big jubilee outside. Their
entertainment had large crowd there
to begin with and the well-fed people
were in the spirit for what was to
follow. 1t could not have been bet
ter planned.
While many of the people were
feasting at "The Feast of the Five
Tables" (not seven tables as we
heard young lady in her excited en-
thusiasm say and many others crowd
ed the moving picture places await
ing the momentous time, crowds of
school children with citizens of both
sexes and all ages jubilating on the
square and around the court house,
all spaces being packed and jammed
with people and automobiles.
iAt last the hour came to form the
parade, after three flashes (signaling
Wilson's election had been given, the
mounted leader, Postmaster W. A. Hill,
with Mr.. Hayne H Abrams Of New
berry and Mr.. ]. Henry Lane Of Hen
dersonville, took their places at the
head of the procession, followed by
the Newberry band and crowds of
enthusiastic citizens, including the chill
dren and many automobiles loaded
with men, women, boys and girls, the
cars being decorated with small flags
and the young girls and boys waving
flags. College boys and other citizens
had torches, and some of the men and
boys wore "Uncle Sam" hats, while
many boys and girls blew horns, and
the Oakland band also played.
The procession marched around the
courthouse and up Main street to
the residence of Clerk of Court, Jno.
G.. Goggans, turned and marched down
and around Mr.. J. D. Wheeler's, came
out into Calhoun street and went up
to Main again, thence back to the
square, where great throng was
awaiting them.
Reaching the square. the master of
ceremonies, Postmaster Hill, mounted
the courthouse steps, which with the
porch were taken up with beautiful
people. and the speaking began. Short,
enthusiastic, patriotic, appropriate and
good speeches were made by Senator
Alan Johnstone, Professor S. ]. Der
rick, \Messrs. Jno. NJ Kinard, w. H.
Hunt, Aruthr Kibler and Mayor q. F.
Wright. All the speakers were liber-
ally applauded by the big open air
audience. The lively and always ready
college boys gave each one the en-
couraging college yell; not forgetting
to accord the same distinction to the
name of Congressman-elect Fred H.
Dominick when it was announced that
he had sent his regrets at not being
able to attend on account OF absence
on professional business.
It is estimated that there, were s.
900 people gathered together there.
The scene was inspiring, and every
body seemed to be happy and gay. 1t
was a good natured crowd and there
was nothing to disturb the harmony,
The Herald and News reporter got
knocked out of his ride in the process
sion. Policeman Whitaker had Mr..
Olin Lane to bring in a little bit
of a mule by the name of Friday
(his name is spelled with the "a'') and
the scheme was that the reporter and
Recorder Narhardt (not however as
recorder but as an Observer mani
were to ride behind that sawed of
animal. Friday" was hitched up all
right and properly decorated with
flags. The Observer man went to a
lodge meeting and didn't get out in
time for the procession. After wait
ing in vain for his "pard,' the reporter
went to see about little Friday but
the turnout had disappeared. The next
and last We saw of it was late that
night. There it stood on the square
in charge of Mr.. Jim Johnson, OF
the firm of Johnson-McCrackin, who,
at that time of night, was not crackin'
a smile waiting for the owner.
mRy LIST FOR SECOND WEEK