The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-07
Enthusiastic Reception of Hon.
Chas. Dougherty at Sc
vile Yesterday.
Speeches by Dougherty, Call and
Nolan.

| lively engaged in preparing grand
barbecue, and advertising the fact that
Hon. Chas. Dougherty, "Volusia's favor
| lite son and born victor" would open the
present campaign In the Second Con-
gressional District at that point on yes
| terdav.
From far and near did the people come,
| termined to give their fellow citizen a
good send-of in the beginning of what
promises to be one of the most thorough
campaigns ever carried on in Florida.
The dinner-nice white bread and
| tender barbecued beef, lambs and pigs,
| pastries, and such other things as fair
hands and good cooks alone know how
to prepare, were there in great abund-
ance; but alas and alack-a-day. one of
those sudden but heavy Florida showers,
followed by n slow, drizzling rain, began
to fall, and it gave that dinner thor
ough washing off, and many hungry
stomachs yearned for the good things
there or there around, stood eagerly
watching il from the safe cover of the
hotel balcony. But like all things
earthly, the rain soon held up enough
for the people to get to the long tables,
and Notwithstanding the dampness of
the viands, ali fell to with a right good
will, and if some people i'll that neigh
borhood did not have bad dreams last
night, it Ia alone attributable to the
IL 4 L. l. IL
afterward imbibed as digester.
Dinner being over, the loud strains
from the DeIand band called the peo-
pie To the hotel balconies again, when,
with John Eurton as master of ceremo-
MES, the speaking took place.
Judge George Nolan, of Sanford, who
made the fist speech for Charlie Dongh-
erty in the last campaign, was first intro
duced. and, fer one half hour, he made
1.-The boys" shout themselves hoarse at
his sallies of wit and strong points IN
favor of Dougherty and Democracy. He
said that Doug herty was Mr." up in
Washington, but when he got down here
in Nolusia county, his Florida home,
with ms wool hat and among friends, he
was "Our Charlie, the Born Victor" The
last campaign he had spoke with him,
rode with him, fought mosquitoes with
him, and wound up the campaign with a
clap of thunder that proved Bisbee's
doom. He was the right man then, was
Dougherty. and he was the right man
now. Duval, he said, was a little sore,
and was having family fight, but she
would come to the front in time of need,
the boys of the county would fall in line,
and give Dougherty better vote than
before. Graves, the eloquent young or
ator, would be found speaking and work
ing hand in hand with TRAY, and Tolii-
yer and Owens all in good time. They
had worked all night at Ocala for Dough-
er'y's nomination, and when day dawned
the sun shone upon another Dougherty
victory. The victory in November
would prove the wisdom of that conven-
tons action. He did not like other men
to come to the front and claim the
honors, and, as Mr.. Dougherty had
whipped in the fight before in this dis
trict, he was clearly entitled to the nomi
nation, and every Democrat was in
honor bound to support him.
Judge Nolan said many other good
things, which we regret space forbids
printing in full, and he closed with a
''God bless Dougherty and Democracy"
He was loudly and frequently applauded.
Hon. Chas Dougherty was then in
troduced, and was greeted with cheer
after cheer as he stepl I'll out TO the front.
His manner of speaI 'ug is much easier,
and he appears more graceful than he
seemed during the last campaign. As
he bowed his acknowledgements of tie
repeated cheers with which he was
greeted he was excusable for the look of
exultant pride he gave and felt at this
testimonial of the thorough confidence.
esteem and love of his home people.
He said the time mad again come for
the election of Representative, and as
among all people hot personal contro-
versy had Jared the people, but they
were now passed, ami he fervently
hoped forever. All citizens of the district
could now meet and discuss issues calmly
and with the best good feelings. There
was good feeling everywhere. What a
change in the last two or three years
The people had not changed to bring
about this era of good feeling and of
prosperity, but it was the result of a
change from Republican to Democratic
rule-the change that had placed Cleve
land in the Presidential chair, and gave
the country, and not a section, Presi-
dent. Cleveland, he declared, was not