The Pensacola journal., 1910-12-28
LARGE NUMBER
HEAR bL0UNT At
BLUFF SPRINGS
FOR UNITED STATES
SENATE WAS GIVEN OVATION
WHEN HE APPEARED-N. p.
BRYAN MADE A SHORT AD.
DRESS-BLOUNT LEAVES TO.
DAY,

Fine weather and a good crowd ia.
vored the picnic and barbecue at
Bluff Springs yesterday, where Hon
W. A. Blount spoke before the electors
OF that section. The picnic was held
nthe grove north of the station and
about two hundred people, young and
old, did ample justice to the bounti-
full repast, which was spread before
them on a long table standing under
the trees.
After lunch was over Chairman Fill.
lingim introduced y. p. Bryan to the
audience. Mr.. Bryan on rising said:
When / came into Escambia county
On the invitation Of Mr.. Blount to
hold joint debate in Pensacola Mon.
day night, / did not expect to meet
him again SO soon. I do not wish to
deprive the people of the county OF
Mr.. Blount and l wish to state that /
fully appreciate the Kindness of Mr.
Blount in affording me this opportuni.
ty of addressing you.
81 can only say that I am Demo
crat. both by choice and birth, and l
hope | am brave and have courage
enough to come before you, as a
stranger seeking election, and I wish
also to say that l would so anywhere
| to plead the cause Of the common
| people. The greatest crime I have
committed is the fact that I live in
| that fair city of Jacksonville. I would
not have entered this campaign if
| had not been asked to do so by over a
thousand Democrats of West Florida.
Well, as my time before you is linz
tied to half an hour, am going to
try and make the most Of the oppor-
4 f,,y> M
| hour and half, and you could take the
| hide off a man in that time. Cap
| plause). l have made no agreement or
| promises to the electors, so far. to
gain support, and the only charge that
my opponents have against me is that
l have no record to substantiate my
claim for Office. Well, records are
dangerous some times AMI l .lave held
no public Office. but it is not a ques.
| ton OF how able or honest We are, or
| where a man lives, but it Is for you
to decide who is your choice. In con.
clusiOn ] wish to say that the only
| promise ! can make to you, providing
l am elected, and that is, that l will
work for every county in the state
| with earnestness and to the best OF
my ability"
TRULY A BLOUNT DAY.
| 1t was truly Blount day, for when
the chairman introduced Mr.. Blount tc
the audience they gave vent to round
after round of applause, and the can
didate was forced to wait several min
utes before he could be heard above
| the shouts of those present. When
at last he had an opportunity, Mr
Blount said in part:
MIR. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: 1t is a great pleasure to me tC
be before you today, and l wish tt
thank you heartily for this denonstra
tion you have made to me.
Mr.. Blount said he always felt tha
at Bluff Springs, as his father did be
said, for the purpose of asking fol
i votes only. but to get better acquaint
ed with the residents of Bluff
Springs. There is always an exceed
ingly large interest taken all over the
nation in senatorial campaign, for i
! not only stands third in the grea
gifts of the people, but 1t is a posi-
tion that a man should be proud t.
hold as the peoples friend and repre-
sentative.
He said he came before the peopl
with a straight platform, not with
cry for sentiment and emotion.
member of the senate has a responsi
bic position. he said. for he has befor
him a voice in the disbursement 0
hundreds of millions Of dollars eac
! year. aid that the voters in makin
i up their mind who they will send t
| the senate should not vote for a ma