The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-12
WHAT BLOUNT AND L'ENGLE
HAD TO SAY WHEN THEY MET

In exchanging condolences Mr..
Blount thus queried Mr.. L'Engle:
so far as you have observed, what
is the sentiment of the people regard
ing Judge Reeves?"
Reeves? Why, good gracious, man!
Very few of 'em have ever heard of
Reeves!"
Mr.. Blount's face wreathed itself in
smiles. my own experience, exact
ly!" he said, confidentially. $50 have
found that the people do not know
him!"
"Ah, but my dear Mr. Blount," re-
turned his opponent, Il have also
found that they do not know you!"
Not personally, perhaps" MUIR
INJURED the distinguished aspirant for
senatorial honors. still undisturbed.
Il hear that Reeves, also, is making
said Mr.. L'Engle. He ought to be
able to speak with authority. He has
handled cases for them himself, l be-
lieve?"
Yes, yes, he has never refused to
accept occasional cases from me-
such things as / had no time for"
Correspondence On the Subject.
After the appearance of the above
report, mutual friends of Mr. Blount
and of Judge Reeves having express
ed doubts as to it's correctness, The
Journal wrote it's Tallahassee cores
pondent as follows:
Letter From journal.
Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 30, 1909.
Mrs. Florence B. German, Tallahas-
see, Fla.
Dear Mrs. German: I assume that
the report of the conversation be-
~
Claude L'Engle as sent in by you was
correct. l would be glad, however, If
you will advise me at once as to how
you secured this report and as to
whether or not you personally know
that it actually occurred. 1t was in
way rather harmless, but there were
some features connected with it that
1 should not care to publish unless
the conversation actually occurred as
reported. Please advise me concern
ing the matter Immediately.
Very truly yours,
FRANK L. MAYES.
Correspondents Reply.
Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 6, 1909.
Mr. Frank L. Mayes, Pensacola, Fla.
Dear Sir: In answer to your letter
of inquiry as to the authenticity of
my report of the alleged Blount-
L'Engle conversation, will say: The
entire conversation, as reported by
me, and as it appeared in late is
sue of The Journal, was given me
by Mr.. L'Engle himself, in the pres.
ence of Miss Gertrude Dzielynski,
who is helping him in his campaign
work, and who was present at the
meeting between Messrs. Blount and
LEngle.
In every detail the conversational
part of the report, as nearly as |
could remember the exact words, is
as it came from Mr.. L'Engle. The
parts suggestive of Mr.. Blount's
manner is modified representation
of Mr.. L'Engle's manner when re-
peating Mr.. Blount's words.
Miss Dzielynski concurred in what
Mr.. L'Engle had to say. After the ar
ticle was written l showed it to Miss
Dzielynski so as to make sure that
had correctly Mr.. LEngle, and she
pronounced it all right except in one
particular. 1 had written the para
graph concerning Judge Reeves in
this way: he has represented
them (the L. and n. people) in sew
eral cases that l had no time for my
changing this to read: has
cases from me,-such things as / had
no time for myself" | made the al
teration because l then remembered
that it had really been in those words
that Mr.. LEngle had quoted Mr..
Blount.
To the above explanatory statement
am willing to make affidavit.
Yours very truly,
(MRS.) FLORENCE B. GORMAN.
MIR. Biount to Judge Reeves.
Mariana, Fla, Dec, 1909.
Hon. L. J. Reeves, Pensacola, Fla
My Dear Sir: You have probably
noticed in The Pensacola Journal OF
Sunday last a conversation purport-
ing to have been held between Claude
LEngle and me. 1t was not in any
wise a correct statement of what o.
Cured, and is not only incomplete and
misleading, but in part, not truthful.