The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-06-15

established, and % ably Administered for four
yeArs past. Every aspect Of our political sur
roundings dtsclOses fnduhitable signs Of triumph
ant success In the coming election
but even were the people less enthusiastic,
tnere - one circumstance that / note 10 night
mat impFesses me deeply, removing all doubts
as TO lac nnal result; this b the fAct that cur
Eiorious women have awakened. For fiteen
long years We have had their sympathy, they
have shared our cares and anxieties, bat the al
tered social environment has tended 70 drive
them into seclusion when the hour of contest
was at hand
Time was when in the old Hall Of Represen-
tanves mp stairs our fathers met 70 debate the
political issues of the day, and our mothers were
there, too, with their hearts and heads impelling
by their presence that enthusiastic earnestness
which they alone can lend 10 any cause.
The announcement that William d. Bloxham,
q gentleman whose patriotism Is only equalled
Dy his devotion 10 everything that II chivalric
and true, has been chosen the standard bearer Of
our party's principles In the coming contest, has
aroused the blessed women Of our land. They,
too, have beheld the new star in the armament
and here / hold as q testimonial of their glad
approval of that choice, this beautiful bouquet
OF nowers-ft emblems of the sentiments Of its
doners-and which In the name OF the fair ladies
OF Tallahassee, present to you, sir, as our next
Governor
MIR. Bloxham responded in a few brief re-
marks He spoke OF the pleasure such token
of the good will and encouragement of the fair
sex had given him, paid glorious tribute to
woman the words of which the reporter was
unable to catch, and finished with the remark
that the presentation of the bouquet was a proof
that the hearts of the ladies are in the cause,
and, said he, when the ladies are with MS we
are sure TO VIM
This was followed by long continued ap-
plause; the" Guards roared themselves hoarse,
the horns footed, the drum sticks thumped, and
the cannon doomed, and with anal cheer
and tiger for Bloxham, the band struck up
tune, the Guards formed "by fours" and march
ed off, and the crowd dispersed we'll satisfied at
having SO heartily assisted at the Inauguration
of the campaign for Bloxham and Bethel
INCIDENTS
During Thursday and Friday Mr. Bloxham
received very large number of congratulatory
kilograms from every part of the State, nclud
ing those from all the candidates opposed to him
in and out of the convention, and from many
others who have not been supposed to be in
sympathy with the great purposes of the party
in the impending struggle
very prominent and intelligent white Re-
publican who stood near the reporter during the
delivery of Bloxham's speech, was heard to say
at the point where the speaker declared his
intention of conducting the campaign with none
but the kindlest feelings for all, and urged the
encouragement Of kindly feelings among all
classes of the population-that that was the
kind of talk he liked he had not heard it before
since he came into the State, and that if that
was the sort of man Bloxham was, he could
count scores of Northern Republicans who
would stand by him, and who had heretofore,
either not voted at ALL or voted with the Repub
licans. only to regret it Immediately.
The difficulty of procuring good music for
this occasion has awakened our people to the alb
solute necessity of Immediately organizing a
band in Tallahassee, and from many remarks
which were heard from time TO time, we think it
will not be long before there is irstclass silver
cornet band " in full blast here.