The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-08-26
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Campaign FLoKlpIAN-o Only % 81 pts.
We hope to hear trorn g IarnorI ia"
often.
In the State of frigid Elmunds ben
Republican papers have boited slain
Capt X. W. Davis, OF Green G. ve,
has accepted the nomination Tor tie W.
-mbly. Clay county will bs f"rturs ste
IT, such a representative.
The Gainesville DaiIy 1drscm4 is
making a gallant fight for tie Democracy
of Alachua 1t bears the standard: nth
untiagging zeal and marked ability.
Hon. J. T. Walls contrad;cts the Gre
port that he is going to come down. gle
will fight Bisbee to the bitter end ~-$pd
Dougherty will beat the pair Of them. /,
Though DeLesseps claims that ts,e
Panama canal will be opened in 1888, ris
y1ficial organ admits that only one-tlAr-
teenth Of The work has been done in tn. see
years and "a half The cost SO far las
been 49,0OO,oo". i
The Democratic County Convention
Of Aachua put strong ticket i'll the
field Oh the 18th, nominating Hon w. q.
'",cC4ll for The Senate and Messlo H. H.
Hall, !. Is. Johnston, II. g. Mason asd
g. y. NJ. Rains for the Assembly.
The Greenback State Convention IF
Michigan, in session at Detrcit on tee
10Th, adopted a resolution in favor of
fusion This will defeat the lsepublicalF,
and As between Cleveland and t'utler pat
the State in the Democratic column.
On Saturday, 10th instant, club
was organized at Pasco, Columbia counts,
10 be known as the "Central Democratic
Club" \ committee was appointed 10
collect contributions for the grand barbf-
cue in honor Of General Perry, at I,aAe
City.
g The Gophers," Pensacola bag
tall club, visited Jacksonville last Weci:
and defeated The Floridas of HE aa;
ter city by score OF eight To one. !
second game was unfinished because e
dissatisfaction with the ruling OF the nn{
pire.
1t is reported that Mr.. Parnell sat
offered to deliver the Irish vote in Che
United States to that political patty whscE
will engage to admit Irish manafsctuSee
free Of duty. This is the heaviest ope5ai
ton in machine politics yet atte.nptedloI
suggested in the United States
Mrs. Amira E. Bigney, wife Of Nj
+. Bigney, Esq, editor of the New 3rs
leans Duly Item, died in that city on the2
2oth, after protracted and paintal iln+sa
The deceased lady was widely Known aads
esteemed for her amiable qualities add
benevolent disposition.
And now Republican figures claim;
the State Of Maine by only six thousand
votes. 1t will not be surprising II one of
IT. features of the political revolution Of
- is Blaine's own State regulating him
Maine was a Democratic State for long
term of years, Greenbackers are strong
there, and she may be properly classed
doubtful"
The West Virginia Democrats smile
at the boast Of the Blaine men thst they
will carry that State. "There isn't
enough money in the United States
Treasury to do it, they proudly say and
we boldly assert that there is not enough
money in the United States Treasury to
carry Florida for Blaine, nor can the Re
publicans raise enough to change the re-
suit after the election. The day for such
work is past in this country. There will
be no to business this time. Mark
that
There was grand rally of ths JEFF
ferson county democracy at Raysor's
Lake on the l4th, which the Constitutions
says "was one of the finest assemhlsges
ever seen in this county" Capt. Park
hill, Chairman Of the County Committee,
presided, and introduced the speakers,
Hon. Geo. p. Raney and Gen. J. Z. Yonge,
whose eloquent words held the undivided
attention of the auditory for two and
half hours. There were many ladies pres
ent and an abundant dinner was served
to the multitude.