The daily news., 1900-03-29
THE MAYS CLUB.
A Large and Ernest Meeting Held at
the ArmOry Last Night.


cratic club, which was 20 have been
held in the room of the water front
commission last night, was sc
largely attended that it necessitated
moving up stairs to the armory. Be-
fore going up stairs, however. the
secretary opened the membership
book and several representative
democrats, who had not previously
done so, signed the roll.
Owing tn the illness of Chairman
Putnam Hon. T. E. Welles was
called to the chair.
The chairmen of precinct commit
tees reported that subcommittee
had been appointed and that the
work was progressing favOrably.
They were granted further time in
which to make full reports.
The chair called on a number Of
members for expressions and en-
couraging reports of the outlook in
their respective precincts were made
by Messrs. David Sheehan. VIM.
Bazzell, J. Ed. O'Brien. A c. Blount,
John A. Merritt, c. c. Nicholson, {.
NJ. COstOM, l.. E. Brooks, H. H.
Thornton, w. |. Goodman. ID. w.
Reilly, Ed. Senior, Sr., Thos. F.
Wrighton, VIM. Sennett, Pope
Reese, Henry Bellinger and w. NJ.
Ball.
Hon. J. Ed. O'Brien said that the
wind was fair, the sea smooth and
everybody working with enthusi-
asm.
Judge A. G. Blount said the club
should certainly be congratulated.
for its membership was made up of
as representative set of citizens as
were ever gathered together in one
cause in Pensacola, and that each
member showed a determination to
land Dannette II. Mays in the gu
bernatorial chair.
ThOs. F. Wrighton said the object
of the club should certainly be ac-
cOmplished, for nine-tenths of the
working democrats of the city were
enrolled as members.
II. Clayton Rogers, reporter Of the
Pensacola Press, said that he was
new conner and not entitled to a vote,
but he would like to have voice for
D. H. Mays, for he clearly saw that
the best and most representative cit
izens Of Escambia county favored
his candidacy.
On motion of c. NJ. Coston Mr..
Rogers was made an honorary men,
Der of the club.
Thos. +. Wrighton said that sew
eral voters had approached him and
seemed to think that the club should
endorse some country candidate for
the legislature; that he had told
them that the club was not endOrS-
ing any candidate for county office;
that it was organized for the sole
purpose of working to secure dele
gates to the state convention who
would vote for ID. H. Mays for gov
ernOr, and he thought it would be
well 10 impress this fact upon the
public mind,
Secretary Ward requested the rep
ressntatives of the press TO state that
the club was not organized in the
interest of any candidate or set Of
candidates for county Offices; that ii
was Mays club pure and simple.
Judge A. {. BlOunt suggested that
it might be we'll to state that all the
candidates for county officers were
announced before this club was
formed and that it had nothing TO
DO with bringing them cut or en-
dorsinG them.
John O'COnOr as rep rter of the
Journal, wanted to know, in the ca
pacity IF a reporter, if the club re-
pudiated all other candidates except
ID. II. Mays.
Chairman Welles stated that the
club repudiated no one; that il was
organized with the sole object Of
working for ID. H. Mays for COVER
nor ANA had nothing to do with the
candidacy of any of those seeking
nomination for county officers.
On motion of d. w. Reilly it was
ordered that those Newspaper re-
porters who had any doubts on the
question could ascertaiH from the
secretary the object of the club.
The meeting then adjourned until
Friday, April 6. Meanwhile the
precinct committees will meet and
receive reports from the sub COM
uIIttees.