The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-20
He Scores the Chairman
and Members of the
Committee.
WILL NOT WITHDRAW iF THE
COURTS DECISION Is AGAINST
HIM, AND SAYS OBJECT OF
MOVEMENT is TOO THlNLY
YELLED.
YELLED.
October, 10, 1908.
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October, 10, 1908.
Mr.. A H DAlemberte, Pensacola,
Florida,
Dear Sir:-Your letter of the 18th
instant received and in that letter
you say, The Democratic Congress
sional Executive Committee which
met at DeFuniak Springs en- Oct. eta
directed me, as Chairman, to address
a letter to both Mr.. KehOe and your
self. inquirring of each of you if you
would abide and be governed by the
decision of the Supreme Court In said
matter" The authority you presume
TO claim for sending that letter
seems TO be entinrely wanting; wha=
purported to be a committee meet
ing, if tle newspapers reported cor
rectly, failed of quorum even after
an attempt-to--brace- 1t up with
proxies. So l shall treat your lette.
as one sent on your own RESPONSE
bility.
Your object in writing is too thiniy
yelled The people will not be fool
ed by this trick of your element
of the committee (probably at Mr..
Kenoe's suggestion) to make it ap-
pear that l am an independent My
title to the nomination rests on the
vote of majority of the Democrats
of this district; Mr.. Kehoe'S, on
false and fraudulent certificate rest
ing solely on the vote of less than a
majority of the Congressional Com
mittee an element of the committee
obtained by packing the committee.
Mr.. Kehoe has said that he will
abide by the decision of the Supreme
Court, if l am correctly informed. (He
implicitly promised to abide by the
primary but did hep This show OF
generous patriotism, also, will not
fool the people: the Supreme Court
decision, if in nay favor, will cut this
fraudulent certificate from under Mr.
Keloe and the law, not his generous
patriotism, will force Mr.. Kehoe on
the ballot.
And this he well knows. On the
other hand, if the decision of the
court is adverse to my contention, it
will simply show that the courts are
poWerless to correct this great
wrong which you and your element of
the committee have done the demo
Gratis of this district in attempting
by Juggling their ballots, to impose
upon them a fraudulent nominee in
spite of their will as expressed at
the polls; and that the people alone
have the power to correct this great
wrong Why should the people be
denied the opportunity?
Had you and your element OF the
committee joined in an honest eff
fort to have this whole matter, in
Guiding the question of your fairness
in what you did as members of the
committee, determined by the courts
instead of contending against the
right of the courts, to interfere and
using every effort to defeat the
court in its effort to do justice in the
matter, using even physical resis-
lance to its will (for you have not
forgotten that. by species of sharp
practice worked on the secretary, you
got into your possession all the rec
ords. returns, etc--public papers
that they Were-and refused my
counsel certified copies of anything;
and absentee yourself from the meet
ing ordered by the writ Of the court
and concealed the returns. which you
thought so essential that the courts
writ would be defeated thereby,