Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-11
Wilson's Victory Be Cele
brated by Immense Dem
onstration in Pine Bluff.
PARTY'S LEADERS
WILL PARTICIPATE
Senators Robinson and Kirby. Gov.
ernOr BrOngh, CONGRESSMAN TAYLOR
and Other Distinguished Men FIX.
pecte1 to Speak.

Plans for monster celebration in
Pine Bluff next Thursday of the VIC
tory Of the Democratic people over
the forces of public plumber and priv
ilege in the election Tuesday crystal
lied yesterday morning and the deci-
sion reached to designate Sheriff r.
II. Williams as general chairman.
with power to name the required
committees. 1t was first planned to
have the jollitication Monday night,
but after discussion by Sheriff VIII
Greed Caldwell, Attorney A. H. Row
ell, Dan Byrd, John Sanders, G. A.
Wells, Attorney j. NJ. Shaw and other
groups, the conclusion was that more
time would be needed to pull off just
tho kind of demonstration this is in
tended to be, and to get invitations
to the good Democrats of counties
adjacent to join with the Jefferson
people in celebrating the success of
the Democratic tickets, headed by
President Wilson and Vice President
Marshall, and Governor Brough.
Embryo plans contemplate a huge
torchlight procession, in which two
bands will furnish martial and patri-
otto music. fireworks. and addresses
by number of distinguished Demo-
Gratis. Invitations, will be extended
to Senators Robinson and Kirby, Gov
ernor Brough. Congressman Sam ray
lor. former Congressman Brundldge,
the father of the pure primary law
adopted Tuesday. and others. and It
is confidently expected that all will
come to celebrate with Jefferson
Democrats. The event is to be well
advertised thru Southeast Arkansas,
because Pine Bluff wants all its
neighbors to participate in the jolll-
fication, and share the fun. The
purpose is to make this about the
biggest demonstration of the KIND
that has ever occurred in Arkansas,
end that the plans are to meet with
success is indicated by the personnel
of the committees General Chairman
Williams has designated to handle
different phases of the celebration.
Special COmmitteee.
The committees are as follows:
ARRANGEMENTS: Greed Caldwell,
chairman; Simon Bloom, L. w. Gle
ment. ,Jno. NJ Barrett, Sr., Leroy
Culpepper. c. H. 1'riplett, ST., X. A..
Williams.
Finance; J. NJ. Shaw, chairman;
r.. B. Gulledge, 10 Nichol, T. j. Col
lier, E. B. Bloom, A. D. Foster, A. w.
Num-.
Program: w. D. Jones, chairman;
n u Thicker. D. B, Niven. Geo. H.
Adams, H. l. Holderness. w. n. Trn-
lcck, r. NJ. Hooker.
Invitations S. NJ. Taylor. chair
man: J. R. Core, G. M. Nichol, w. n.
Bridges, E. w. Freeman, J. W. Fer
guson, J. M. Elliott.
Committee: A. H. Rowell, chair
man: E. R. Wiles, w. c. Crittenden'
w. B. Hicks, C. A. Goshorn. /. F. Ma
gee. E. T. Miller.
committees Meet Monday.
Members of the committees have
been requested to meet at the CITY
hall Monday evening, November 10.
at 7:3O o'clock to discuss the final
details of the celebration.
s,We intend to make this a monster
affair" said Sheriff r. H. Williams
last night, land l know it will be the
biggest thing ever pulled off in this
mart of the state, if not in the entire
state. we are sending invitations to
the Democrats of other counties, and
feel confident there will be hundreds
10 come and celebrate with the good
democrats of Jefferson over the great
victory achieved by President Wilson
and the Democratic party over the
marty of privilege and special inter
ests. Sheriff McGraw and Judge
Lyon of Lincoln say there VIII Dc
a big crowd from Lincoln. we wan
them all to come"