The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-30
IS BLISS A MORMON?
CHARGE IN PENsACOLA's RED-HoT
 POLITICS.
Alleged that the MayOralty Candidate Has a Wife Living in Salt Lake City, Who Gave Out an
 Interview.

Pensacola, Fla; May 29-(SpeciaI.)- The present municipal campaign has been filled with sensational statements, charges, etc, but none equals that which was made in the afternoon pa- per of Monday that Charles H. Bliss. the primary candidate. was at one time a member of the Mormon Church in Utah, and that he now has a wife in Sait Lake City, who gave out an inter- view, which was wired here, and which was printed in connection with the charges which have been more of an intimotion than standardization in the past two weeks The telegram was printed boldly on Monday afternoon and created the sensation of the cam paign.
 MT. Bliss came here ten years ago and has for some time been engaged in writing special articles for the news- papers, issuing magazines with view of advertising this city-and section and being at times engaged on the local papers. Within the more recent past he was the author of q number of sfgn- pd articles for the different newspapers of the city, in which attacks were made npon the water company doing business here. These articles attracted much attention. and after an investigation, Bliss, by an examination of the drafted records at the city hall. found that in- stead of the ordinance making out that cents per thousand was being charged for water, the records had been tempered with and the fact was shown up that the rate of 30 cents per thousand was being charged.
 This was amply proved, and 1t att tracted so much attention to MT. Bliss that he entered the mayoralty race in the primary held in April. He received the nomination, but less than 1000, out of four times that many, participated. 1on1 IrEafo Q11 the anti-primary people have not for gotten to so announce the fact. This position has been tenaciously clung to in spite of the declaration recently on the part of United States Senator Nal Iory that the primary was fair in every particular.
 MT. Bliss. since being nominated, has been charged with many things, but the most sensational was that of being A Mormon, and people here are wonder ing what next will be put forth
 There is a phase to this turn of po- litical affairs that is heaA' and that is the bringing in over all the local dis turbance of the election of a United States Senator. It Is well-known fact that Senator Mallory, occupying stand from which MT. Bliss delivered speech the other night, said that the urinary was in a fair way, and that true Democrats should vote for tn"  that Mir. Mallory voted to unseat Mor- mon in the United States Senate at the late session. and this places him in nosition that to the average man is awkward It is also about conceded that Congressman William B. Lamar will oppose Senator Mallory in race for tn coffee some years from now, ana If is thought, and is being discussed in tbis cftv right now, that this condi- tion now existing will even be brought info that campaign. All this goes to make up a very Interesting campaign Jn citv politics, which will be continued until the closing hour of the polls in pensecola on the evening of Tuesday, June 6.
 oe9ce of secretary to a Governor of this state: Rix M Robinson, Republican, who has held the postmastership at Pensacola under the administration or president Mckinley, and Charles H. wells a widely-known gentleman. en- gaged in the fishing business. are all in fine race for the mayoralty. and the tbing has become so complicated that If would take a very shrewd politician to fell lust how the election will be likely to result
 The question of municipal ownership of public utilities has figured exten- siveIy in the campaign, and all of the candidates seem to claim the original thought for the agitation of this ques- tjnn It is proposed to take over at once the water works plant or to build a new one right away, and to acquire lighting facilities
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 A number of high officials of the Louisville and Nashville Raiload arriV'