Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1900-05-25

Seeing numuer VI ltllcrs ~ UiuNr-
cnt papers published in the state giving
a partisan account OF Wakulla's recent
Democratic massmeting, primary ,etc,
We deem II but right that they SHOULD
be answered and rs none better fitted
care to do so we will do the best we
can. 4
In themeeflng held here on the 2sth
nit. 35s votes were cast for chairman
as follows, for Mr. J. W. Adams, who
was then temporary chairman, 70;
for Mr. @. w. Tully, 90, for Mr. J.J.-
Pearce, 1913. Mr. Adams then ruled
that it required two thirds vote to
elect something entirely unknown here
before. just why he should wait until
,fter the ballot was taken TO make
that ruling no one knows but many
have ideas and these ideas are oil the
.ame thing, Nor does apy one suppose
that he would have made that ruling
hid he instead Of Mr. Pc arce, reed, ,l9o
When this tnllod was taken Mr..
Raker, who nominated. Mr., Tuily with
Drew Mr. Tully, from the race and ac-
knox lodged Mr. Pearce the choice OF
the meeting and Mr. Rouse the choice
q the people For susie Senator,
| 3 asoslon Was ,hef made 20 rescInd
= !. -. >. 1tt-~tS 4> rss.v< 4. 4 a., - IA .
division was cnlleE for which allowed
| about 20 people favoring the two third
rule yyet Mr.Adah,s would not nnnke'a
ruling bot called fora ballot which
caused confusion, Mr. Pearce friends
claiming him fairly, sqparly and hon
,stly elected, and ihsited on his taking
hiS seat which he finally bid at the clerk
table in front of Mr.. Adams WOO was in.
the lJuieg's Stand when euisness vas
soon proceeding in regular order.
During tdis time some one moved for
meeting to adjourn until Monday Apr
aOth IL A. M. and as Mr.. Walker says
was duly seconded butwas voted down
10y storm OF noes The same motion
was put twice more and twice more
net the same fate, when Mr. Adams
q ,thered his hat and with the remark
"by goilys my pertof this thing'ss6 o.
urn." left the hall, giving no time, date
or .,lace where his part would resume
its work lie was followed from the,
hall by Mr.. nat n. walkerand sbout 30
others.
ur Walker Don't tell the readers of the /.
papers he bis been writing that there /.
were 35S vJtes in Saturday,, meeting;
and but 20 IN Mondays 8, nor does he'tell
them thntsGen. :Marratta lisa resident
Of Lynh. Mass. ala vt the tire, " his
accepting that chsirmanship had pass
age ehgsges xtostd Tire y. 8. 9gshsas
City for his journey homewafa, He,
does not tell then ehkt CD Breweh is
n residehfJi Bosftn, MISS, c dhd report
says he is Mckinley. raPtbiIcsn Of
III pniirest ray sereheo Neither does he
tell thdfn MAJ; The man whdh 'hIscxecu-'
tive cdnfihittec Recommended forsupervi.
sor Of 'Rcgis tiftIdn Ia an independent
and lihs bolted the 'teihocrstiS Urinary /.
no..ihhtioh in the thst, Nor does he
tell then, that he himself cahvAssed
the cdthty With Jh6 r, BlockeI,
wak4Ih,s first ihdepehbant candidate
staihst Oh 4, W, Ashhore. the reg
ulAr nominee the Democratic party
for the Legislature, anumber On years
ago. 49,. t,..,. u,
Press. he says the announcement of the
mAss meeting given by some Of that
papars exchanges is, without whole
sale lying as totally unreliable, :, as a
partisan ex. popdlist "nohet!zed" ere.
ture could MAKE Il, yet ne IN no man
net fefdted one sthrfe svssenent made
by .his paper ii is issde way Avn.
Nr. walker slsochArges those Who are
in oppositionto him with going dows