The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-19
AROUND THE PENINSULA
Politics Among the Orange Groves.
The Business Interests and the
Convention. Kindly Feeling,
and E'raternaI Greeting for

Convention. Kindly Feeling,
and F'raternaI Greeting for
the Candidates.
| On the 10Th instant Messrs ellis and
Harrison, nominees of the democratic
convention as delegates to the constitu-
/ tional convention, boarded the beautiful
Anita at Palatka, and sped rapidly up
| the st. Johns to meet their brother nom
inee, Hon. VIM. II. Cook, who will rep
resent US from the Seventeenth senate
rial district. The party found the steam
er as elegant as ever, the table as boun-
tifully spread and Purser Lorrimer the
same officer who has wen such golden
| opinions from citizen, visitor and tour
/ ist. The handsome captains ghost sto-
ries had the same racy favor, and when
ever he found a moments leisure from
his duties the passengers crowded around
to hear him relate legend after legend
| of the haunted river and recall a few of
the thousand anecdotes acquired by long
contact with guests of every character
and condition under the sun. The old
shoes flung by kind friends after the de-
parting candidates bewiIdered him for a
moment, but he soon took in the situa-
ton and resumed the even tenor of his
lively way.
At Lake George the Anita committed
our candidates to the waiting hands of
kind friends and Vans splendid horse
seemed to thirk every expression of APP
prevail throughout the tour was ELECTED
by his own appearance. From Lake
George our course lay through groves
of magnificent orange trees, and at
Georgetown we listened to words of kind
and warm sympathy from such friends
as D. II. Causey. A. B. Bartlett, B. S.
Partridge and others. The democratic
candidates also had the pleasure of meet
ing that warrior of the Pope campaign,
Hon. Thos Hind who still takes q lively
interest in all public questions.
From Georgetown we passed on over
rolling pine lands whose forest growths
are even now being replaced by the or
ange and lemons to Frlitland. Here we
found Mr.. Stephen Causey surrounded
by piles of goods in flourishing general
store, who assured US that his neighbor-
hood was well-nigh solid for Cook, Gillis
and Harrison. Then we moved onward
to Welaka and found room at the finest
country boarding house in all the state
for Mr.. Hotchkins' Twin Oaks Hotel is
we'll known for its delightful surround
ings, genial host and pleasant rooms
Here is a growing town in a most pros
porous community, where North and
Stephens, Gilchrist and Reynolds and
our young friend, Charley Stephens, arc
repidly getting rich while supplying the
wants of their neighbors. From OuI
political friends come unanimous note:
of approval and assurances Of warm sup
port, while even our opponents Elk
press most kindly feeling and warn
wishes for success at Tallahassee in tht
arduous work soon to be performed.
Then from Welaka we passed on t
Pomona, where in company with severa
friends we saw some Of the finest groveI
in the state. Those of 8iessrs. Cook s
Otterson, Mr.. Vincent and many Others
show that the vicinity of Pomona is vel
suited to the growth of all the citrus
family. Mr.. Bowen is sixty years Ole
vet he has made a fine grove wOrtl
thousands of dollars in the last ten years
= At Mr.. Vincents we found his son VIII
and John Pierce of Crescent City, anC
here the serious work of the campaign
was begun by one candidate who insis
ted on kissing Miss Pierce aged six
: At Como we met among others Messrs
Dusenberry and Ellis, who are busil,
preparing for the large mercantile bust
/ ness upon which they will soon enter
From Como we drove rapidly to Crescen
City where we met Mayor Sprague, Hon
L. L. Newsome, Col. Hsaly, Mr.. o. c
McGrady and others, who continued th
, programme which had accompanied u
during the whole trip till Major Burton
: and DR.. Harrison carried us to thei
+ residence in the midst of their celebrate,
!, grove on the shores of Lake Crescent an
5 babe us feel at home. Thence we drov
q over to Lake George where we wer
again Hospitality entertained by Mr. Va
Sinderen and returned to Palatka on tn
Anita.
This preliminary work of the cam
paign has consumed four days of mos
, pleasant meetings with the people Of tn
Peninsula and we have no hesitation i
saying that so far as yet known no pan
: tisan or sectional feeling will enter tn
convention from Putnam county.
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