Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-08-12


to run for u. 5. Senate the first le.
gal vacancy. That those who were
spoken of as running against him
were not bobierlng him auy more
than If they were. dead. That he
was going back to the Senate and
one OF the first things he was gong
to 10 ii some one did not beat him
10 il was to Introduce resolution
to amend the U. S. Constitution TO
prohibit CONSUMPTION except for SER
vice at home in national self-defense.
He only spoke slightly over an hour.
His speech was remarkably free
from abuse or reference to Wilson or
any others, he only mentioning VIII
son but once bit did refer to his ad-
ministration and his own old time
democracy and keeping in line with
the party platform.
His head is still almost as black as
a crow with that long flowing name
of hair. His poise is the same dlgni-
fed manner of the Indian Chief or
ator His voice held out but he
frequently drank of water to clear
his throat as he had been speaking
much in open-air of late to large au-
diences and for three hour speeches.
Last week he spoke in Enterprise
and Starksville that way. to which
he made no reference but we caught
lit from press writeups. He was
not speaking with the smashing Wig
or that characterizes him in the heat
OF campaign with active opponents
10 the field but showed jaded some
what from the many long speeches
he has made over the state in the
open air which is peculiarly trying
on a speaker-and in the terrific
heat of this summer. The audience
was remarkably attentive and re-
sponsive at times with cheers and
applause.
He was preceded by State Senator
l.. G. Franklin who spoke on re-
trenchment in state government af-
fairs and said it was an open-secret
that his friends were going to ruu
him tor governor and that he would
announce if so at proper time. At
torney Wallace introduced Franklin
and Joe Pack OF Laurel eloquently
introduced Mr.. Vardaman a little
later. Nfwf
The next day we came by
Kenmore
land attended the great barbe-
cue and picnic given there by Mr.. b.
Moore and others. Mr.. Moore is an
ardent Vardaman man and has stood
despite the calumniators all along
and feels good to see things coming
right with the reaction settling
STEADY and strong in favor of his
friend. There was large concourse
of people there that day which was
saturday. They came from far and
near. We bumped into many peo-
pie we knew, nearly all the nearby
towns of Hattiesburg, Lucedale,
Richton, Beaumont, New Augusta,
McLain, Nicely, Ayera, Grafton,
Leakesvllle and others being repre-
, sented. Greene County folks were
scattered all through the crowds.
EMr. Moore told US he prepared to
, feed about $500 and that the food
, went, though everybody under the
plan used, somewhat cafeteria style,
seemed to get a chance to get
we'll fed. The speaking that morn
ling was given over to L. G. Frank
, lin who spoke on same lines of re
, renchment" as at Hattiesburg,
making longer speech, something
over an hours length and throwing
, himself into it hard. He seemed to
have made good impressions. Var
daman spoke after dinner and took
it pretty easy for him talking only
about an hour and his talk was much
on same lines as at Hattiesburg put
ting in little more at places and
leaving off little at others.
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