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

Seeing numDer vi lett"rS IN Niuor-
ent papers published in the state giving
q partisan account Of Waknlla's recent
democratic massmeting, primary etc,
We deem il but right that they should
be answered and as none better lifted
care 70 do so we will do the best we
can. Il
In the-meeting held here on the 2sth
nit. $50 votes were cast for chairman
as follows, for MrJ, W. Adams, who
was then temporary chairman. 70;
for Mr. q. w. Tully, 90, for Mr. III.
Pearce, 1893. Mr. Adams then ruled
that 1t required two thirds vote to
elect, something entirely unknown here
before. Just why he should wait until
tfter 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 any one suppose
that he would have made that ruling
had he instead Of Mr. Pc arce, reed .,i99
When this tallod was taken Mr.!
Raker, who nominate,. fully With
drew Mr. Tully, from the race and ac-
oRledged Mr. Pearce the choice OF
the meeting and Mr. Rouse the choice,
of the people Tor State Senator,
| 3 notion vas ,hsk made 20 rescind
I'D t~ 5 fi-sd. p tag va ths -s.aiI, god a
| division was calleE for which showed
about 70 people favoring the two third
rule yyet Mr.Adsh,s would not riakes
ruling bot called fora ballot which.
caused confusion, Mr. Pearce friends
claiming him fairly, squarly 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
the1Judeg's stahh'when' buisness vas
soon proceeding in regular order,
During tdis time some one moved for
meeting to adjourn until Monday Apr
3Oth IL A. NJ. and as Mr.. Walker says
was duly seconded butwas voted down
by astorm OF noes. The same motion
was put twice more and twice more
act the same fate, when Mr. Adams
q ,thered his hat and with the remark
"by golys my pertcf this thing'sss Io-'
hrn." left the hall, giving no time, date
or ,lace where his part would resume
its work. lie was followed froth the
hall by Mr.. nat n. walkerand sbodt 30
others. 4
ur Walker 5ont tell the readers OF the !.
papers he bis been writing that there :.
we're 35S votes in Saturdays, meeting
and but 20 In mondays, nor does he'tell
them thht'tien, -Marratta lisa resident
Of Lynh. Mass. aidist the Tire, " his
accepting that Craftsmanship had pass
age ehgsges stcxta THE y. g. EShsas
City for his journey homewsfd, he,
does not tell thcsh ehst Cd Btswsk is
a resIddhfJi BosAn, Mhs.. cahd fsport |,
says he is Mckinley. republican Of
III pniriesl ray sereke) Neither stes he |
tell thdfn ih, the man whdih hisexecu-' 4
tive cdnfihittee recommended for supervi !
sor Of 'Regi+tftjdn is an independent
and hhs bolted the ,teihocrttic PRIMARY !
no..ihAtioh III the phSt, Nor does he 4
tell them that he himself cahvhssed |
the cdthty With Jh6 R, HIockeI, i
wak9lh,s first ihdepehbant candidate |
staihst Oh r, W, Ashihore, the fcg-A
ulhr nominee ofthe Democratic party |
for the Legislature, number On years \
ago. ...,.,,.., "a, IA, 4
Press. he says the announcement u the |
mass meeting given by some Of that
papers exchanges is, without whole
sale lying as totally unreliable, as a
pAttissa ex-populist "monetIzed" ere.
ture could maze Il, yet ne In no man
net fefated ole tfheie Statement made
by .his paper IL is issoe way Avn.
Mr.. walker Also charges those Who are
in oppositionto him with going dows
- a g. a.. u =. $500