The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-08
The Press and the State Election.

COLUMBIA STAR: "Let us have no del
egates with axes to grind, no wire-pull-
ing, no MACHINE business; but a full,
free and untrammelled expression and
let the best man win"
GAINESVILLE ADVOCATE: "While our
Northern settlers vote for the Republican
candidate for President, they vote the
Democratic State ticket and will continue
to do so as long as the colored man is q
ruling element in Republican conven-
tiOns."
TALLAHASSEE FLORIDIAN: How do
Independent Democrats, so-called, like
being traded off to the radical bosses at
Jacksonville by Tewksberry, Dogberry &
Co? VIII they ratify the sale by sur
rendering themselves, body, soul and
breeches, to the radicals? Probably not,
and then T., d. & Co. will be in an I'M
profitable fix, unable to deliver chattels
under contract"
KEY WEST DEMOCRATS 1T is imma-
terial to us from what section the Guber
material nominees hail. AS long as they
are representatives of the Democratic
idea-the greatest good for the greatest
number-Our vote and influence will be
theirs"
TALLAHASSEE LAND OF FLOWERS
''The Jacksonville papers announce that
Ex-Governor Drew is in the hands Of his
friends 1t seems that the old gentle
mans friends are not holding a very
close grip on him. We have noticed
that he has been scattering himself
around pretty promiscuously of late"
MARIANA TINES "Bloxhams organs
accuse Drew Of having paid agents can
vassing the State, working up his guber-
national boom. Drew's friends sretort by
saying the same complimentary things
about Bloxham, charging him with run
ming the Exposition bureau in his
"boom" interest. We fear there is a
good deal of truth in the charges made
by both sides, and would advise the De-
mOcratic party to nominate a man that
has not had to pay for his boom. Let
the office seek the man, not the man the
office"
MADISON RECORDER ''It is rumOred
that the Independents have dwindled
down to three. Three of them are going
to vote for Pope for Governor BrysOn is
to be appointed Attorney General. Strip
ling will get three votes for Congress and
three. will cast their votes Tor Walker for
Lieutenant Governor. This is a nucleus
which they have determined to hold to-
gether and around which they want to
build party in after years. Their chill
dren Except our friend Dave's) will be
able when they are dead to say pa run
for Congress or Governor as the case
may be-"
TAMPA TRIBUNE: Judge Mitchell
has been the choice of ourselves and our
section all along, but we have not
thought it expedient heretofore to bring
forward his name. We do it now, as we
believe the time to speak out has arrived.
| This is done entirely without the Judges
knowledge or consent he has heretofore
steadily refused to allow the use of his
name, but we hope he will not longer
decline to obey the call of the people"
PALA TKA HERALD: I'm the selection
of a Democratic nominee for Governor
of Florida, the peoplemust look to
qualifications and not to sectional in
terests.''
PALATKA News Perry will antago-
nize no element of the party, his life is
| in accord with his principles, and his
record is clean. He was a brave soldier,
he is a good lawyer, a splendid speaker,
and he will be our next Governor.