The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-17

Governor Bl0xham In the West.
Our candidate for Governor is having
great success in West Florida His meet
ings are the largest ever known in that
section, and the enthusiasm is unbounded.
He reached Pensacola on the evening of
the 7th-Saturday. That night, (says
the AdUdnce,) though wet and disagree
able, had been appointed for business
meeting of the Hancock and Bloxham
Club at their room, just opposite the
Santa Rosa Hotel, where he was stopping,
and after the meeting had transacted its
business the desire to "see and hear
Bloxham became so intense that COM
mittee was appointed to wait upon that
gentleman with request to make few
remarks to the club. To this request the
youthful-looking Gubernatorial candidate,
though fatigued by his long journey, very
courteously acceded, and, in few mo-
ments, the walls of the club room were
echoing with round after round of ap-
Plnu6C Will WHICn lib ClOQuOuCC WAS az
knowledged. His speech was brief, pointed
and most acceptable to his hearers, Great
ing very favorable impression upon both
Democrats and Republicans alike.
Monday was appointed for speaking at
Bluff Springs, and Monday night meet
ing was held at Millview. The labors for
that day wound up by return to Pensa-
cola at IL that night, thus during the
day travelling some SO miles and making
two speeches. Of his speech at Bluff
Springs the AdUance says: eve have
heard Mr.. Bloxham often before but do
not think we were ever more impressed
with his high powers of oratory than on
this occasion. During his speech he was
interrupted for few minutes by shower
of rain, but resumed promptly at its ces-
sation, and for half an hour longer held
the attention of his audience enchanted"
Of the result of his efforts in Escambia
the same paper says: His visit has
awakened much enthusiasm in the county,
and we have no doubt that at the next
election Escambia will give him very
handsome majority"
Tuesday he was at Milton, Santa Rosa
county, where he was met by fifteen
hundred people, an account of which
meeting is printed elsewhere, and on
Wednesday night he addressed an i'm
mense audience on the public square at
Pensacola In these meetings he had the
able assistance of General Perry, j. E.
Yonge, Elector, Judge Stanley and S. r.
Mallory, Esq. On Friday he was at
Free Port, and on Saturday at Eucheeanna,
Walton county. Yesterday he spoke at
Cerro Gordo, Holmes county, and to-day
he speaks at Vernon, Washington county
Governor Bloxham is thus making a
thorough and laborious canvass. lie is
arousing the people to full appreciation
of the Importance of the contest, and the
fruits of his efforts will be apparent in
November. West Florida will give the
largest Conservative majority ever re
ported from that section in any previous
election, as we believe. Meantime, the
friends of reform in the West, as well as
elsewhere in the State, should keep the
work booming. There ought to be clubs
established in every neighborhood and
the matter gone into with system. We
must not expect our candidates to do toe
much or to go into every precinct. 1t is
impossible. 1t is labor of three months
to canvass the State by candidate, and
he cannot spend too much time in any
single county. The important work has
to be done by the local organizations, and
the final result will depend upon the zeal
and efficiency shown by them.