The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-28
THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
Ge0t Meeting 0t Pu1IQ G0Td0
On TuGSd0y.
A Hot Time in a Hot Town on a Hot
Day--Candidate Stockton the
Warmest in the Bunch.

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Times Union:
1t was q great crowd that met in
| Punta Gorda to-day. 1t was an en-
terprising citizenship which had ar
ranged and prepared for their
pleasure.
There were two special trains, be-
sides the train which had arrived
the night before and had brought o
great many from all over the State.
The trains brought at least 5000,
while this crowd was augmented by
the great numbers who came in pri-
vate conveyances or by boat from
Lee County and all parts of De Soto
County.
Among the prominent men present
were Governor Jenning, Senator
gressman Sparkman, Congressman
Davis, 9. NJ. Brown, Alfred st.
Clair-A brams, i. +. Kirk, Mayor
Mckay, + NJ. SiAlonton and }. P.
Wall of Tampa. ,
Tampa sent special car loaded
with prominent men, under the
chaperonage OF Wallace StOval, and
Hillsboro County was well repre-
sented.
In the morning there We're races,
and dinner was served at O'Clock.
1t was 2 o'clock when Editor Jor-
dan mounted the platform erected in
front of the business street and
facing the beautiful bay and called
the meeting to order.
Previous to introducing Governor
Jennings he welcomed the vast
crowd gathered under canopy
formed by bamboo trees.
The Governors address was dign j.
fled. calm and logical.
Senator TaliaferrO was next intro
duced. In referring to him Mr.. } or
dan stated that he had made not on
Iy Il good but brilliant record, and
that it was a record known not only
in Florida but throughout the
United States. Senator Taliaferro
received an ovation as he approached
the front of the platform, and several
times during his address he was
compelled to pause to permit the ap-
plause to cease. His speech was
brief
1t remained for j N. G. Stockton
to lend the sensational feature to the
Injecting. He was introduced by Mr..
Jordon, who alluded to him as the
son of that distinguished soldier, w
/. Stockton.
Mr.. Stockton spoke for about al
hour. He was passionate and vim.
dictive. At no time during his ad.
dress did he pause. He spoke rap.
idly and with feeling, particularly
when he mentioned the name Ol
raliaferro, doing 50 always in tone
which could have been heard blocks
away.
At the close of Mr.. Stockton's ad-
dress Mr.. Jordan called the audience
to order and stated that the com
mittee on arrangements had deemed
it advisable in the interest of fail
play and IN view of the attacks made
upon Senator Taliaferro to permit
that gentleman to reply. Mr.. Talh.
terro again advanced to the platform
amid the cheers and cries of Italia.
ferro! Taliaferro
What he had TO say was stated
briefly, but with eloquence.
He said: "My friends have beer
asrounded at the character of the
bitter attack made upon me today
an attack which is not substantiated
by facts. My best answer to these
attacks is to show up this boy (point.
ing to StOctton). Let US look into
his political record. l will not deaI
in charges which L cannot substanti-
ate, but can give the proofs of them
all. He has been an independent
every time it has suited him to be
so. In 1892 he brought with him
from Jacksonville II contesting dele
CATION to Tampa, for the purpose OF
defeating the candidacy for Cover
nor Of that grand old Democrat, the
Hon. II. l.. Mitchell.
"In 1896 he was at the Ocala con-
vention as candidate for Governor
He had no contesting delegation at
that time, thereby acknowledging
the regularity of the Duval County
Democrat convention. But despite
this, he returned to Duval County
and entered the race for the Legis-
lature as an independent candidate
against the regular Democratic
nominee. He was elected, too, by
the aid of. the Republicans of that
county. He has>had a great deal to
saw about the sale of the Times
Union to Mr.. Flagler My friends,
/ who sold the Times Union to Mr..
Flagler? 1t was j. N. &. Stockton
and that money went into the hands
of Mr.. Stockton. | can prove by
cold facts that he has had business
dealings with Mr. Flagler. | have
never had business transaction
with that man, and | do not know
him in politics. Can he say as
much? And / want you TO read
what Wilkinson Cali has TO say OF
the man" Here he produced the
Call pamphlet in which Call accused
Stockton of conniving with the men
of money at Tallahassee and defeat
ing him for United States Senator.
This hit a keynote, and while there
had been frequent outbursts of APP
plause and cheering, pandemonium
kreigned at this time.
Continuing, Senator Taliaferro
stated that he had made no refer
ences in his first address of a dis
paraging character. Il hate dirty
campaign, y he said, "but / want to
assure Mr.. Stockton that If he be-
lieves for q moment that ] will be
intimidated by such campaign OF
personal abuse. he is mistaken in
the man, Gentlemen, / dismiss him
with these few remarks.n
THE'L1E PASSED.
Mrs Stockton rose amid calls for
"St0ckton, stockton but 10 prevent
a disturbance, 1t was thought best by
the committee to permit Mr., Davis
to speak.