The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-04-13
Tan AHA->EE, April ), lSSU. I
r~a-sess Advance

TsiI AHA-sEE, April 5, 1897
-~-.-scs.s Adrsnoe
The Mariana CDur5er declares itself in IA
~ 4 nominating Colonel J. F. Mcclellan Tor
Congre-- irtm this district Colonel Mcclellan
las serTed several terms in the Legislature, and
LIS always proven himself most efficient rep
resenia'ire Of the Democrats Of Jackson county
He would make an active and influential Con-
-res=nsn-
The messesi thing lately heard of is the
-rgZes-iou that Senator Blaine is arranging with
sSosefnor Fos;er, Of Ohio, 10 put the latter on
lie iiokei foI Hice-President in consideration Of
lie Ohio delegates going for Blaine This is not
Liz calculated 10 hurt Secretary Sherman's feel
i.g. bui + mus, prove distressing to all those
0fber great men in various States who have been
geiiing ready n run on the ticket with Blaine.
Congressman Butterworth Of the first Ohio
district SAYS that if General Grant is nominated
~ iiie Presidency he iBulterTorth) will decline
- siSud a. a candidate for denomination, as be
- assured that, with Grant as the nominee, no
Republicsn can be elected TO Congress from the
FRI Cincinnati, district next fall, because Of the
seci8eh opposition TO the ex-Presdent. Butter
z0-ih ! supporter of Mr. Sherman for the
,sDminaiiOn-
The narrative of the quarrel between Elihu
3 Washburne and Mr.. Conkling in the House of
Representatives nearly twenty years ago is being
itid over again. The language of Washburne 10
conkling was You lie" Eliciting no re-
-ponse he waited few moments and repeated
don't know that you understood what / said,
and don't wish to have any mistake made. /
aid, You lie" Since that time the two men
LsTe been strangers 10 each other
The Key West Dipdtch, controlled and
ABDUCTED by colored men, with John Sher-
mzn's name for President, sc. IS the following
notice on the wire pullers of its own party
We hereby serve notice on those whom ii
nav concern, that South Florida demands one
Congressman and two delegates TO the Chicago
1nnTeDiIOn- Let the campaign slate-makers
mske note 81 this, and govern themselves ac-
c0TGinglF. This We must have and we give due
Hgiics. This section has so long been neglected
that We are compelled TO lay aside mOdesty and
display SINE " cheek
Tie same paper makes this suggestion
When the State Convention meets, Durkee,
LslHiih and COnoyer shonld be appointed as a
committee Of three TO select candidate for Gov
sTnor- They would. no doubt. "agree to disa-
gree
The PEfrIN has seen proper TO give up Sher-
man for Grant. As the colored voter is pretty
Unanimously the same way, those white Repub-
cans who want any favors in the shape of nomi-
nations for Governor or Congress must also hold
uP their hands for the ex-Presdent or stand aside.
This may account for the milk in the cocoanut
But things don't look as favorable for Grants
commission at Chicago as they did awhile back.
The auii-Grant boom is evidently strengthening.
Out d The four State Conventions already held
~ New England he does not get delegate, and
the prospect al this time is that the whole Of
NeE England, with their 50 votes, will be solid
against him Nor is the West banning out as
the machine politicians hoped, 80 that if nomi-
mated al all the votes 10 that end will have TO
come from States which are Democratic.
The Key cf tie GUY, in referring TO our pub
BE schools, makes a statement calculated TO mis-
lead Il SAYS Under the last administration we
lad schools which kept ten months, and to-day
Ee have none" OF course it does net mean to
ssy that there are no schools in the county, but
AZ tbe first glance such would be the impression.
The school tax ought 10 give that county at the
assessed valuation Of property, a revenue OF
about 5000, and this with proper econom y
Eould seem 10 be sufficient 10 operate the schools
fg something over five months or more than
hzlf the time hitherto allowed. For 1t will be
remembered that the reduction does not effect
fhe total school revenue but only that portion
arising from the county school tax.
We deplOre as much as any one could the re-
duciiOn Of this tax by the last Legislature, but
Ee can see no necessity Of incorporating the
eHecf of IL.
~uuiand Tribune March b.
Lei every man who feels any interest 10 the
welfare of the State and believes that public
Affairs can be better managed by the Democrats
Ihsn BIZ The Republicans attend the primary
laeeiings in his precinct In the primary meet
ings Is The place for people 10 express their views
and hence The importance Of every man claiming
zlHliatiOn with the Democratic party being In
attendance
Ia this connection We will take occasion to
state that, although there has been much in the
present administration meriting criticism and in
zone material points il has failed TO meet the
expectations Of the people, nevertheless 1t must
i,e admitted that on all essential points II has
ieen decided Improvement on the preceding
Republican administrations especially Is to the
financial management Judging nom the past
history Of the State since reconstruction, 1t is
difficult 10 see where or how any Conservative
rOter can expect anything better than what they
have experienced under Republican rule BY rele-
eating The control Of the State again to that party
ArenOt The same men now aspiring for the Offices
Who were prominently connected with the past
Republican sdmInislratiOnf Let no oonserva-
tive voter trust such men, bat on the other hand
lea every good man step TO the front with his
heip IN naldng our next Democntic adminIstra-