The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-08

ledo. St. Louis and western receded two
points.
Strong Blount
Club is Started.
Amid Enthusiasm
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son, J. e. Concannon, Ed. NJ. Pooley.
Morris Bear, Abe Daniels, Jos. I. joan.
son, w. A. Durham, Andy Graham, J.
B. Dougherty. Thos. Johnson. W. B.
Hubbard, Nj. J. Holloway, Mike
OIeary, H. C. Clopton, J. l.. Hoyett.
A. w. Brewton, NJ. o. Baggett, J. N.
Giles, H. c. jacob, w. H. Trimmer,
Mark McCurdy, Ed. Gale Bombay, J.
w. Lang, W. H. Mayo, w. H. Mitchell,
j. A. Mcdonald, H. c. Kellum, r. J.
Seymour, J. G. Davenport, W.. S. Key
ser, W. A. Kuehn, M. W. Murphy,
Fred Massey, Jas. McHugh, ST., ". P.
H. Tharpe, F. H. Farrar, c. ]. Oerting
Jno. G. Oliver, Geo. Thompson, Cade
Shackleford, G.. o. Brosnaham, J. NJ.
Williams, Lee Gentry, Gus. Ladnier.
w. C. Dewberry, Thos. Kent, J. c
Van Pelt. F. E. Brawner, R. F.. Mitch
ell, Len Burns, w. J. Forbes, A. J.
Malone, Hines Cravey. Mitch Jacoby,
VIM. Yates, w. A. Shackleford, J. NJ.
Muldon, w. T. Coleman, ]. F. Rigby
H. K. Little, Jack Brandon, A. Green
hut, w. X. Hyer, ST., F. D. Tracy, Ed.
Ditmars, c. J. Stevens, Jos. Fitzpat-
rick. w. r. Bicker. !
President Reilly today will name tie
rem ainder of an executive committee
Of fifteen, the following having been
nominated in the report Of the organ
ization committees:
w. K. Hyer, Jr., P. Lindenstruth. G.
w. Lamar. r. Pope Reese, Frank l..
Mayes. Sol. Calm W. A. DAlemberte,
Chris Thiesen.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
Strictly at the appointed time there
were about three hundred voters IN
armory hall and H. H. Thornton was
asked to preside over the meeting. In
calling it to order Mr.. Thornton said
speech but when talking about W. A.
Blount he could sing all night.
On moticn Mr.: Thornton appointed
the following committee to nominate
officers: w. A. D'Alemberte. Aiex
McCloskey, Frank Radcliffe, Kirke
Monroe and ]. M. Muldon.
While the committee was making
up its report, Chairman Thornton said
that the crowd would be entertained
by short speeches by citizens am
asked Pope Reese to come to the pl-.
form.
Mr.. REEsE'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Reese said that he was glad to
see SO many people out who recog
nized the ripeness of the time o
honor Mr.. Blount. He spoke OF ~
personal relations with Mr.. Blount
and said thatthe Pensacola candidate
had always been ready to do the right
thing.
Mr.. Reese said that he himself had
always been known as an anti-corpora-
ton man and was one who believed
that railroads should be kept out of
politics. Ordinarily he would be op-
posed TO corporation lawyer, but
knowing Mr.. Blount as he did, he
knew that it was the best thing Flo.id-
ians could do to vote for him.
The speaker hoped that Escambla
county would give Mr.. Blount such a
majority &c it had never before given
a candidate.
FRANK MAYEs'S VIEWS.
Mr.. Thornton called Frank L. Mayes
to the front. Mr.. Mayes said that the
considerations that entered into the
election of United States senator at
this time We're several and serious
He said that he took his politics sse-
riously and that for him it was not
sufficient to know that a man was
honest; that he was able; that he was
home man, but that he wanted to
know that the candidate stood for the
anne policies that he stood for.
The speaker said that Mr. Blount
as Pensacolian; he knew him &c
e honest and be recognized his tran
scendant ability, but in spite Of these
things he would not support him if he
did not know that Mr.. Blount was
radical, was progressive and was. ii
you please, an insurgent.
Il am for W. A. Blount," said Mr.
Mayes, because his platform says
stand for and believe in. He is foI
tariff reform, for the election of Unit
ed States senators by the direct vote
of the people and is for recognizing
the physical valuation of railroads in
regard to taxation"
The speaker said that he believed
that Mr.. Blount would be the high
man in the primary of January 10 am
would also lead in the final election.
At this juncture the committee or
nominations made its report and
named the Off GERS of the club, which
have already been given. The report
was unanimously adopted.
THE MAYOR TOOK THE CHAIR.
Mayor Reilly was then called to the
chair. He said that with Duncan L
Fletcher and w. A. BIount in the sen
ate, Florida would have representa-
ton as strong as any state in the
union.
Mr.. BLoUNT's MESSAGE.
w. A. Blount, Jr., came to the plat
form and said that he had just seer
his father in Jacksonville and tina
Mr.. Blount sent the message to thu
people of Pensacola that he had no
forgotten them. but that he believed he
could accomplish more for the presen
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