The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-31

the audience and caused many laugh.
He said that it was an unexpected
honor for him to appear before the
voters and speak in favor of the can
didacy Of Mr.. Blount, whom he had
known for forty nine years. During
this time, he said, he had never known
him to refuse to give poor man ad-
vice, and this free Of charge.
I'VE need such man to represent
us, and we want every man in Escam-
bia county to go to the polls today AMI
vote-not only go there himself, but
take q friend along with him.
Mr.. BLoUNT SPEAKS.
Greeted with thunderous applause,
Mr.. Blount had to wait several min
utes before it subsidized. Then he said
hands of the two gentlemen who had
addressed the audience, but that ne
would go a little further, and say that
he would leave his case in the hands OF
the people of Escambia county.
But I am exceedingly glad sail
Mr. Blount "of this opportunity 20
thank you for that more than magnffi-
cent vote given me on Jan. 10, and
which created for me a standing
throughout the state that I could never
had without it. Before the first pri-
mary the people gave me respectful
attention. but on my second campaign
through the state they always spoke Of
me as the unanimous choice Of my
home people. Frequently in being in
troduced to audiences I would be re-
ferred to as the man who carried his
precinct so4idly, who received IS per
cent Of the vote Of his home city, and
80 per cent Of the vote of his county.
Mr.. Bryan says that I am wrapped
up in Escanabia county and that /
speak Of my home people all over the
state, and also claims that I would not
represent other sections Of the state If
am elected. Why shouldn't I not De
wrapped up in my home people? Why
should a man not recognize his home
people as the best people on earth? I
have no apology to make for putting
my home people first, though I will, if
elected, serve the balance Of the state
to the best Of my ability.
"Mr. Bryan's claims made before the
! first primary as to the vote he would
receive in Escambia county, has fallen
fiat, and the people in other sections of
| the state, when they learned Of the
magnificent vote given me here, said:
| If that man is thought Of in that way
| by his home people he is good enough
for u.s.
NO matter what the result is to-
morrow" said the speaker, "the
proudest thing Of my entire life is the
vote given me by my home people"
| Mr.. Blount then took up the ninety
ninth hour charges made against him
| by Mr.. Bryan, and the manner II
which the latter had conducted the
campaign He referred to the page
advertisement Of Mr.. Bryan appearing
in The Journal Of Sunday morning
submitting a long list Of charges. He
then said:
Early in the second primary I chal-
lenged Mr.. Bryan in Jacksonville te
submit any charges that he might
make against me, and then print my
answers. He answered that he had nc
more charges to make. and then waits
until the ninety ninth hour to have
printed these last charges, knowing
full we'll that by tonight they are scat
tered all over the state, and even t.
Key West. and that it will be inapos-
sible for me to reply to them.
This campaign has been one q.
honesty, manliness and cleanliness:
against such methods as I have JUS
mentioned
He referred to Bryan's charges abou'
the Jim Crow" law, and said that not
withstanding that these charges were
printed and published by Bryan n
over the state, that Bryan, in Jackson.
willie before an audience Of $500 peopl,
had denied that he had made such a:
charge. He charged, said the speaker
that the L. & n. was behind his can
didacy and when asked for proof. SAID
that he knew it because two railroad
lattorneys were supporting Mr.. Blount.
These methods do not pay" sait
Mr.. Blount, and the reaction !!
looming. The Lakeland News and othe,
papers. strong in their support Of Bry-
Ian. say that such methods will not do.
Z He referred to the numerous Other