The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-27


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JACKSONVILLE, August 20, $780,
Leib writes, Bisbee writes me to know what
course he had better pursue In regard 10 the two
county tickets plsced In nomination In Duval,
which horn of the dilemma to take--if eitheri
or. hsw can he straddle them and keep both par
ties In good humor until after election. He says
1t gives him great uneasiness for he sees trouble
ahead, and unless he can conjure up some plan
10 appear TO favor both, he is certain TO lose
votes. Greeley heads The sore heads ticket, and
you know we had great trouble TO get him CON-
mitted to Conover. It was q bitter pill for him
10 swallow. His stomach is still weak, and
very little will cause him 70 asros Il up and he
Greeley expects me not only to support him
and his ticket but to 90 declare on the stump.
He expects me to speak at one Of their meetings,
and of course that identifies me with them. Bill
Lucas and his crowd will then give me the cut
direct. Leib, A0W shaH manage this very IN
pleasant situation? Do advise me, for Il seems
my troubles are multiplying thick and fast. OF
course my support and carrying Of Conover Ii
injuring me with the Cowgirl and Tenney crowd,
and will lie cut terribly by them. Was ever
candidate Handicapped as ann How can ever
get through, loaded down as / ami l am afraid
Of Cheney and that paper of his, and know if
l can't satisfy him am for Ais ticket, will get
particular fits from the Telephone Please, Leib,
come 10 my assistance with your best advice.
Nothing short of deception on my part will pre-
vent being cut by one or the other of these county
ticket parties. 1 am willing to do anything II you
will only show me how to do it, I will follow
your advice, don't care how mean il may be.
l am fully up to the work and can do il without
any computations Of conscience
81 replied by telling him there was only one
road open for him and that was TO lie to both by
privately assuring them he was heart and soul
with them, and to keep away from Abbotts
meetings, get sick very suddenly il invited, any.
thing Ia keep away, and when on the stump
blow long enough on other matters TO apologize
Tor moi giving The county ticket any considera-
ton, which you regret, &c. My advice is if
you start lie stick to il through thick and thin
The main point in lying is to stick TO it, and
very often people take i, for truth; that's my ex-
perieuce.'
Well, the Republican pow WOW at Welaks has
b ell held AMI with result anything but encOur-
aging 10 the candidates, or To Hammond and
Cunard You will bear in mind this is the
vicinity in which Hammond gave the ring to
understand there were 50 many dissatisfied Re-
publicans that would cut Tie State ticket, but that
he could control them, and this me eing was got
ten up expressly for Hammond's benefit, TO whip
in the "pcsky fellows" and also 10 bring out his
candidate for the State Senate, Mr.. Conard, who
had studously prepared speech to satisfy the
discOrdant element in this section. Conard was
treading on very dangerous ground, for he was
one Of the most blatant in opposition to the
nominees on the State ticket, but was brought
into line at his (Conard's) 4th OF July caucus din
ner. Conard's reward for crow eating" is the
nomination for the Senate.
Leib writes me he was on hand at WeIaka:
"ihe attendance was slim for that neighborhood,
as their is no point in the country where the Re-
publicans could have large gathering, outside
of Jacksonville, in South Florida. No entha3dsm,
the audience acled more like being at funeral
than political meeting. Busy Bee promises
10 publish his speech and we will see how it
compares with what he said, as Qeib) have
taken fall notes. Hughes was ON the ground
but not allowed to speak Many Democrats
were in attendance who were there from curious
ity and gave respectablity to the assemblage, in
appearance and numbers Nobody hurt, and
the ST. Johns river was not set ON fire, neither
was the fixed determination of the iadspendsnt
COterS moved to vote for Simon or Ledwith, but
really left with stronger reasons TO cut the whole
batch on the State ticket"
l shall have more definite points to favor the
FLoRTDIAN with in my next Tie report as
found in the Sun d Ress ia made by the glib
pen and prolific brain" of "Putnam," he who
reported the Palatka meeting so truthfully.
Sawyer is coming back. He Is expected Sep
TENDER 9Th. What in the world does that mean
Has he "snelled mouse" and suspects the
strategy oil Simon, Hicks and Landaulet Will
liams in having him shelyed way down in
Maine and radiance of him In Florida during
the spasmOdic efforts of Simon, Busy Bee &
Co., TO carry the State this fall Does he begin
10 see the underground" work of parties here
to GUST him from the Sun d PFess?
tnluk his eyes nave OSe0 opened 10 the stu
alton by perusal Of the FLoRIDIAN, and nv
letter has shown him the true inv artiness" of
his friends Hicks and Conover Happy am l
that Lucas ventilated in Tallahassee Children
and fools always blurt out what they know.
Witherspoon and Lucas say what they honestly
think and give the facts as they know they exist
in the Future of Florida" Il the carpet baggers
can once more get control. Witheppoon told
Republican just after the nominations 1--WE let
you white folks have your own way in the con-
vention the colored delegates supported all
your nominations as you desired with the pledge
you could carry the State. Our turn comes next,
and then we colored people will dictate all the
nominations and by an exodus from the sur
rounding Suites to Florida, will hold it for oil
time-my nomination was only sop at this
time, hereafter q large majority Of pominees
will be colored men," This was told at the lu-
val" aud Witherspoon won't deny what he said
A pleasant picture to look upon truly, for the
"luure Of Florida"
Possibly the cause Of Sswyer's return may be
traced 70 the Uniea's record " of Sawyer which
las just had time to reach Maine, Hicks's fol-
lowed closely on lie heels. and may cause his re-
moval fran that State 70 parts remote from
where The writings Of that saint In the " Nine
ieenth Century have not been read.
wonder whether the order for" killing ne
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