The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-23
UCCEss OF THE ENTIRE TICKET PREDICTED

Last Tuesday the Democratic speakers OF
Leon county, with number of friends, left Tai
lahassee to fill the appointment at Iamonia.
Among the number were Capt. p. IIoustoun,
our senatorial nominee; Fred T. Myers, Esq
r. G. Long Esq; J. B. Whitfield ESQ, our nom
inee for County Judge; Mr. John i. Pearce,
our nominee for Sheriff; Capt r. A. Shine our
nominee ;or Tax Collector; w. |. Vason, ESQ,
Mr. f. Weller and J. 5. Beard Esq. The party
reached lamOnia about noon, and were welcomed
with open arms and rousng enthusiasm by a large
number of ladies and gentlemen both white and
cOlOred. They were Immediately invited to the
residence of MIR. Dixon, where q bountCous and
excellent dinner spread and enjoyed i'm
mensey 10y ALL Citizens from miles around haC.
gathered TO hear the speaking, and the woods
iarly rung with Democratic enthusiasm.
After dinner, Mr. n. W. Eppes, our nominee
for County Superintendent of Public Instruction,
was called to the chair, and he introduced as
the first speaker, Leon cOunty's next State
Senator-Captain Patrick IIoustoun. The Cap
tain made an eloquent, ringing and conservative
address, which made for him many friends,
and gained him votes from the enemvs ranks.
His remarks were received with thunders of APP
piause aud ringing cheers.
Capt B. +. Walker-"our Frank"-WhO will
surely represent Old Leon in the next Legisla-
ture, then mounted the stump and spoke in his
own excellent style. He was received and
retired, amidst wild enthusiasm and deatcning
cheers.
Then came the young bu' brilliant son of
Leon, whom we have chosen rs our next County
Judge-Mr. J. B. Whitfield. In this his maiden
stump Speech he acq6itted himself with credit,
and was heartily applauded.
The closing speeches made by Col. w
|. Nason and Richard c. Long, Esq, which were
both good. Mr.. Long kept the entire audience
in an uproar of laughter, and made some strong
and telling points, which hit the Mongrelitcs SO
to speak, squared between the eyes. AT the
close OF the speaking the campaigners were
taken care of by the hospitable people and
housed and entertained in old-time Leon county
style
On Wednesday morning they started for the
thri'ing and live Democratic village,
MICCosUKIE
En- route the party stopped at the hospitable
residence Of Col Junus l.. Taylor, where they
were gladly welcomed and were seated to a
most excellent dinner. Late in the afternoon,
as the party rolled into the village, they
received with shouts OF welcome, amidst the
booming of cannon and the martial strains of
music The enthusiasm great tina, the
hills fairly shook, and the echo gave back the
sounds in reverberations which clearly said
"DemociaIic Nictory' Here the campaigneIs
were met by the Leon Cornet Band, Hon. ID. S.
Walker, Jr, Capt. b. VI. Burroughs, DR.. q. II.
Gwynn, Mcssrs. W. 3. Schrlacr, Geo w.
Walker, T. +. Byrd, Overlon Bernard, W. O.
ans.
An excellent supper was spread for the entire
party after which speaking began. An audience of
fully 500 enthusiastic people had gathered, about
400 of whom were voters, both white and col
ored and many fair ladies and sweet little chill
dren graced the occasion by their presence
Mr. w. Il. Blake was called to the chair.
Cannon doomed. Sweet music by Leon Cornet
Band waited out on the soft evening air, and
Democratic shouts filled every nook and Granny
of the village with enthusiasm
ELOQUENT and excellent speeches were made
by Captain p. Houstoun, d. $. Walker, Jr., John
S. Beard, Fred T. Myers and r. &. Long, all ap-
plauded and highly appreciated. There were
many coored voters in the audience, and they
too became enthused and several shouted for the
Democratic cause. Peter Brown, worthy col
ored man, mounted the stump and made ring
ing Democratic speech. He advised all of his
color that if they wanted to be on the winning
side-0n the side OF justice-they should vote
with the Democrats.
A pleasant and happy night was spent in Mic
cosukie, and next mornng-Thursday-
continued on their victorious march, to lovely
CENTREvILLR
Here they were met by Hon. w. D. Bloxham,
Messrs. w. A. Rawls, r. A. Whitfield, d. w.
Gwynn, G. G. Pearce, Thomas Costa, Robert G.
Blake, G. A. Groom and others from Tallahassee,
and about 200 or 800 from in and around Centre
Vile
The enthusiasm was great, and everybody
happy Colonel r. A. Whitfield was called to
the chair and he introduced, as the first speaker,
Captain p Houstoun who was welcomed by
cheers Then came speeches by Captain B. F.
Walker, j. B. Whitfield, N. w. Eppes and ex-
shouts Of enthusiasm as greeted these speeches
would be hard to duplicate anywhere, other than
among strong-lunged, whole.souled, enthusiastic
Democrats. Governor Bloxham fairly made the
fur fly from The opposition, and the applause that
greeted his remarks made the welkin rng
in a vacant store by the hospitable people, and
the way those folks did eat was wonderful.
After dinner the crowd formed into an old
fashioned political vefeast, and freely discussed