The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-03-15
MEETING HELD IN EUToPIA
CLUB, WHICH WAS ATTENDED
BY ABOUT sEVENTY-EIeHT
CITIZENS, WHO WENT ON REC
ORD AS BEING AGAINST THE
PRIMARY - DR.. RENsHAW
ELECTED CHAIRMAN.

The anti-democratic primary move
ment was launched last night. A
meeting was held in the negro dance
hall. known as Ethiopia Club, at
the corner of Railroad and Govern
ment streets, and about seventy-eignt
citizens attended. 0ficers were elect
ed and speeches mace, a committee
appointed, and various and sundry
matters which usually occur in meet
ings of this character, transacted.
The chief features of the meeting
were two announcements. One came
from the mouth of the big Mayor,
who announced in sonorous tones that
he would not be a candidate for mayor
or any official position. Comptroll-
er George T. Morgan, mace q similar
announcement. Neither created any
amount of interest, however. At least
no excitement was noticeable at these
astonishing statements.
Those in attendance began to ar
rive at the hall early in the evening,
and at O'Clock, the following were
noticed about the hall: Michael
oLeary, Carroll George, Joe Febro,
Walter Everett, Thos. Tuttle, Oscar
Anderson, DR.. H. H Boulter, Jas.
(Gassie) Clarke, Eugene ARIZONA, This.
Nee, w. T. Duncan, Tom Mullen,
Frank Davis, Matt McCloskey, Ru-
dolph Rivas, Thos. Rivas, Aaron KEEL
", NJ. G. Johnson, John G. Ward, Bev-
erly Ward, Alderman w. L. Meyer,
A Med. Meyer. Oliver White, Jos.
Brown, NJ. A. Touart, Abe Daniel, ].
L nofrDa NF;lyo Dsa-a nIIio 7 abr
Geo. 7. Morgan, Mayor T. Z. Welles,
Monroe Campbell, Elliott McC9Oskey,
W. Tharp, E. w. Mcintyre, DIT. Frank
G.. Renshaw, Jas. G.. Waters, City
Treasurer Jos. /. johnson, Frank B.
Radcliffe, Sam b. Flynn, c. L. Shine,
Thos. Perry, G. NJ. Gonzalez, VIM. Ma
. lone. n Spottswood, H. Maloney, Ar
thur Mcclure, George Bars, A. S.
Cox, Ed. Senior, Laz Jacoby, B. L.
GLADDEN., n. Berlin, John Caro-, ].
Long, Mr.. Hautemsn, Ike Hebron
Jas. Clarke, VIM. Kyle, Alderman o.
M. Pryor, J. A. Daw, G. A. 0Neal
Chas. Carlin, ]. ]. HootOn, Ben Bar.
clay. Jas. Hanson, A. Zelius, and quite
a number of others. The sentiments
of a number of these gentlemen, how.
;
of them may have been attracted out
of curiosity
Alderman Pryor called the meeting
to order. He stated the election OF
officers was the first business. DR.
Frank G.. Rensaw was chosen chair
man and John G.. Ward secretary. Mr.
Pryor in making this announcement
dwelt at some length upon the present.
manner in which matters concerning
! the next city election were being car
ried on. His remarks were greeted
with applause In the opinion of Mr.
] Pryor those who do not participate in
( the democratic primary are as good
democrats as those who 90.
Renshaw as Chairman.
Then some one arose. The name OF
; DR.. Frank G. Renshaw was placed in
nomination as chairman. There were
a number of SECONDS to the nomina
ton, among them being James (Gas
} sie) Clarke and Monroe Campbell
1 The election was made unanimous.
DR.. Renshaw. taking the stage
dwelt at some length upon the present
movement to have a democratic whit.
/ primary. ne Sdlu II Mdo q QISSltOL
of the voices of the people against q
small corterie of wOuld-be agents Of
the people. We are here to cast oul
votes as We see fit (Applause.)
! He continued and stated that every
one had political rights, ana dwell
upon the fact that those who had in
sagurated the movement had done So
] for political purposes, but that ID
was a friend to each and everyone
and believed each TO be a gentleman
/ The chairman then proceeded 4
hand out a roast to The Journal anC
/ It's representative at the NEE ing, Ow
/ ing 10 the fact that the paper haC
+ taken a stand in favor of the primary
and because the latter had not report
ed meeting. which he said, had beer
i held a short time since.
Business was then resumed. The