The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-15

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LAVE OAK. Kla- Suns line beeee Co..
vention Of is72 wss heid on The TN Of August.
and coaovsr was swtnAisl oat Of he ncuina-
ton for 0overnor. betrsvod by those whom he
had trusted. deserted b. thoso who had been
bsnsnclariss OF biz boauty. and Tor limo
tAtAss looked rather blus for BIN. Tho can.
palgu wAa very thorough and exciting the
prestige Of 0rant's name giving II unusual
force end bsiliiaaey. There wers some tnai-
donts and sosnss connected with II that
showed upon what q volcano the southern
people Wero standing. lilo hrst grand meet
ting OF the campaign WAS held on sept. at
Lake City. the principal speakers being MAJ.
W. J. Purman. the candidate for Congrass who
had rseslved the nomination In order to pactfy
him Tor tho defeat o. MS Sricnd ana retain hts
ssrvfces during tho struggle: Congressman j.
4. Walls. and judge A. A. Knight. . lovely trio
OF patriots. OF whom only Walls now remains
In the 6tafo. Furman was pennsyivanian By
birth. and was the nrst sceretary Of the State Of
Florida undsr the new disp0nSatlou. HO wae
power enoa9 the negroes. and could ct
almost any time have brought about var OF
raees que regard Tor hls own carcass may.
perhaps. have prevented his doing 40. He rep
roseafed jackson county In tho State Senate
nearly Tour years. although he never Visited
hts CONSTITUENCY In their native wilds He Was
also United States Assessor OF Internal
itsvenuo until the ofilce was abolished. In 1872
he was elected to Congress. and again In 1874.
In 1875 Ito was nominated. aud certificate OF
election. to which he WAS not entitled. was
Given to him. After tho usual Investigation
Congress- purged itsclf Of His unholy presence
In double Quick time. He has never returned
IN Florida. much To the qualification Of the
good people OF that State.
VI tho other speakers. J. T. Walls was n
negro. and Judge Knight was nearly tho color
OF ono. boinga very pronounced brunette. At
this meeting Purman mad aroused his vast
audience TO pitch OF madness by his passion.
$780, mr.. sa.,s"u ~ 81 ,n,ss Voeu "" 81
uAnVcr. ine iscun9 Oh infecurty among the
9 on. sao WAS 20 DO s'en and blood,
Ieinv arrostod rofn.ad r. no ,.,,t ~. a..
and called upop his race for WV" hsn sn' 0% asn.s
excited. and clamorous crowd so.,n uatheroS
and soms Of the neon,a hs~sa 70 "rsnnra H ,or
war. noticed ono gentleman sitting on store
porch tako out his revolver and hold II In bis
right hand fully cooked and ready for seton.
SUNNI. haired babe. who sasod upon the scene scene,
tho hideous danger involved. Tho efforts Of q
few men who knew now W, whA. the result would b:
away , pistol in tho hands ., cool, de,sr
ence on tho negro. He could stand clubbing.
moh an KEEP LEAD
,war. ,hro.,.n,ns - 49, A." 49, " wv .nen ~n9
s ss we a'~n hs 'I DD sIa
the cradle eursins horribly and filling the air
came TIN mn,nS around tho corner '"''' '''0''fS
There was Meeting held that ral, in Talla.
hnssee thnt WINS ono Of tho most disgusting
I IN nave over seen connected with politics.
H. vas wara camI ~ turnout Urn GU ana barbecue
fnr on tbasana n os Sf tnS capitol three or
w nrists sS as wa r soiors ana az GRADES
o. ~ SsS ill, vas TGIS warm. anu the sun
%$ss q sa%aal.y sses,ins y it. ssn srssss s
sna rude tables hold iosas q y sqSashS bread ssi
Mns rI"nH . Mr. s,nH aiinous sonn.nntlon OF
Ing at tines hIsh Above tn The S voice e. he
Si~ht ana saunS f'eSi ,.r p"nae.noh1am 81
cal and absurd speealss Ind sSS been m aSfs
..sn adiou.nmsnt was lad ior reirsshmep.s. and
sm0sSsG r. ,pnttsrSSd and stsak Clasp knives
t3e ne f n SLICE 81 haIfSoSked burnt. and
WoS e ns6n anS Sfsv5s taoT portion they
90 atNo 70
tso pnS ne sae ~ soy G mae ienss TRsy would
and WITH sacsa ana.ss aD1 bon5S G Gnimas:
.vith ~ no IA Uoc Ss; anu dripPnH
tnn1 orcsnptn4 anu n orSs dstSndsd IN gut
CnGyE; p rnisht M. sp"GstnsS sucn as CAPT.
cannibaIs fed on the hniiss 70 t TaGn .he
~ asmhsrayt one aon,n give WIZ W.T. whGop
Oorna ~ ,aah ~ pssn ~ rss ~, nad oranalsn hiS
~ nfa v, noan sS ~ !. was mo kR0tteu wal eIno
swarmed around ihs tnGie IKE n'ss s S,afGen
nnmaf Sf fos., o ahnn an'i gorHna with inc IN
1ioWnI s;,n ~ inc ostar nmu TX, IN tne
a ns S nmn ~ t.S "lsrnoon tlis sneakinx
Ss@ d"d an hs clo aad
W MANI nI ay,i Eu' hppy Matn ane prospoct
o,ar ~ rii pH t,I "euoIo thS Mmpoigh was
tbs neatisade OF rspnbiicnn institutions
domis WaS tho ina, elected Presl;
culture and ewnxe SI wealth AID
ana ana na s gfe ;an Nnrth Looked on spyroylngy
"r"boioS n,mshsa SnI tho WIN ~, }S' 10 sEe
EpSand, GhpSs ss that makes
,vth th c cSMtfasL sickened AND disHnssd
Republican banner from nv nansr f ibs aie
nmw n -, ana did what little lay IN my