St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-17
THE PEOPLES PROTEST
At a Mass Meeting in jackson
ville-The Governor Denounced

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ville-The Governor Denounced.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan. 16.-Mana-
ger Bowden's errand in Tallahassee was
the principal subject of conversation
among the followers of the Corbett-
Mitchell contest today. Although
dispatches this afternoon announced
that his interview with Gov. Mitchell
was of private nature, still his state
ment that the situation was unchanged
gives friends of the DuvaI club reason
to hope that nothing was developed adj
verse to the interests of the club.
Sheriff BroWard is reported as having
said that if the governor ordered out
the militia he would consider it a per-
Sonal insult and resign his position. 1t
was impossible to locate the sheriff,
however, and the truth of the story
cannot be confirmed at this writing.
Tonight a great crowd of citizens
thronged Metropolitan hall. called there
to protest against the intended actions
of Gov. Mitchell i'll calling out the
militia to prevent the Corbett- Mitchell
contest. Speeches were made of fiery
nature, some of the most prominent
menIn the city responding to calls from
the audience.
After three of the city councilmen
had spoken, saying that they protested
more against the insult offered the city
as a law abiding than against the an
ticipated stopping of the contest, the
following resolutions were introduced
and adopted amid the greatest applause
and excitement:
Whereas, 1t is currently repnrted
on the streets of the city of Jacksonville
that Hon. II. l.. Mitchell, governor. has
instructed number of military COM
panieS throughout the state to report in
the city of Jacksonville on the 25th
inst. for the purpose of maintaining and
preserving the peace; and
Whereas There are no indica-
tons or any breach of the peace with
which the civil authorities of the city
and county are not fully able to deal :;
and
Whereas, We deem the massing of
troops in this city unwarranted by law
and serious reflection upon the char
acter of our citizens, and serious
detriment to the business interests of
the city; therefore the city of Jackson
vile and Duval county, in mass meet
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large number of our eminent business
men, do resolve as follows:
"First - That we earnestly protest
against the threatened massing of troops
in our city, we having ample confidence
in the civil local authorities and their
ability fully to preserve the peace and
maintain the dignity of this city and
county.
.'Second-That we, individually and
collectively, pledge ourselves to aid the
sheriff in all lawful efforts to discharge
his duties and to maintain and preserve
the peace and fully enforce the law.
"Third-That we earnestly protest
against such rumored action on the part
of the governor and most respectfully
request that he deSist therefrom, and
leave the conduct and guidance thereof
to the civil local authorities.
"Fourth-That copy of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to the governor -"
After more speeches the meeting adj
journed.
From sentiments expressed by the
prominent citizens after the meeting,
it seems that, should the militia be or
dered out. serious trouble will GER
tainly follow. One man, who is we'll
known at the Florida bar, expressed
himself as follows: "If Gov. Mitchell
orders out the militia to suppress an
anticipated riot, he will, instead, pre-
cipitate riot as sure as | stand on my
feet this moment. If the troops come
to Jacksonville on Jan. 25, murder will
be done, and Gov. Mitchell will be re-
sponsjble for it,"
The crowd was worked up to high