The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-10-04
RALLY
Innings and Sparkhan Ad-
dress Our People
FHER SPEAKERS PRESENT
Inch Served at Armory After the
rIeeting Adjourned.

On the arrival of the special train
Om Apalachicola FRIDAY nigot,
hich brought in the joint campaign
rty, they were met at th b depot by
e following gentleme9 j. B.
hitfeld, G. w. Walker, George
erkins, julius Ball, Joseph a. Ed
ondson and w. +. Quail, who took
be party in carriages To- the Leon
otel, where supper was waiting for
lem.
The campaign party &C insisted OF
Hon. W. 5. jennings, on. s. NJ.
parkman, Hon. j. EmnIet Wolfe,
Bon. {. II. Il. Floyd, IIof. J. &. i.
Erioas. Dr. J. r. Boykin, j. W. Du-
al, George +. Armstrong, George
b. IIinsey, ". G. Ed dEvards and
Major +. W. Peabody, representing
be Times Union and Citizen.
Hon. S. Il. Mallory, United STATES
enator, who came in frSm PenSa-
,ola on Fridays mail tr!in, joined
he party here, !,
Mrs. W. :. Jennings atd Master
BRYAN Jennings arrived Of the train
rom jacksonville. She Fas met at
he depot by ladies and escortc'i to
he Leon.
The whole party was qqartered at
the Leon, where many PERSONS called
during the evening to pay their re-
Bpects to Florida's distinguished
Democrats.
The meeting next day. was pre-
sided over by Hon. Geo. q. Raney,
who at IL am. promptly prose and
bald awe have assemblies here to-
day to meet the nOminefs OF the
Democratic party, and other distin-
guished gentlemen. 1t is lmy pleas
nre to introduce to you the next
Governor of Florida, Judge w. S.
Jennings" Judge Jennings was re-
eeived with great deal of applause.
He made ashort speecEi of about
wenty minutes duratiOn,' dwelling
particularly on State matters, and in
closing spoke very feelingly of the
death of Governor Drew.I He said
he hoped that at the end Of his own
administration he would merit the
same love and respect az was ac-
corded that distinguished gentleman.
The next speaker, Hon. S. R. NAL
lory, needed, as Judge RAney said,
no introduction to Tallahassee au
dience. Mr.. Mallory spoil ke mainly
on national issues, dealing! with the
trust issue as exemplified by the sugar
and tobacco trust, and IN tths connec-
ton showed how those two gigantic
trusts had completely char 3ged Nc
Kinley's policy in regard to Porto
Rico. Continuing Mr.. Mall Pry spoke
of how the Armor Plate u }ust COM
PEELED the gOyernment to pay their
own price for armOr plate, charging
our government $500 per tPn for the
same armor they furnished sthe Rus
sian government at $24OI per tOn..
Mr.. Mallory was closely aid atten-
lively listened to and was frequently
|applauded.
The next speaker introduced by
Judge Raney was Mr.. c. H. B. Floyd,
of Apalachicola, who was 4 Florida
volunteer TO fight his couT Ttry's bat
ties during the Spanish american
war, and who is the son II a man
who at the age of fourteen fears had
joined the Confederate a4my and
fought through the war in Virginia.
Mr.. Floyd said: 81 am proud to
be introduced 70 such an Intelligent
audience, by so Distinguish
ed gentleman, as your chairman. L
am also proud to be the son OF a
Southern soldier. The Declaration
of Independence was writthn by a
ISOuthern man-the cOmm$nder OF
the Revolutionary army, pnd our
first President of the Unit4d States
was Southerner, and we haEe never
had occasion to be ash3med OF
either" Continuing, Mr. Floyd
drew a comparison betweeh Presi-
dent Mckinley and Mr.. Bryan, show
ing how the one was an OpPpOrtun-
list, with his ear continually on the
ground, listening to catch the trend
of public sentiment-whiIe Mr..
Bryan, being governed by principles
as eternal as the heavens, needed no
mentor; did not have to consult the
people; being one Of them, 'as with
them and of them. Mr.. FlOyd's
speach was well received ind was
accorded much applause at! its con-
clusion.
The next speaker introduced was
the Hon. S. N. Sparkman. He spoke
on national issues entirely; showed
how the Republicans are tying to '