The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

The senatorial campaign IN Escam'
bia county was brought TO lifting
close last night, with a monster meet
ing at the opera house, where every
class of citizens of Escambia county
was represented and where they heard
the concluding speech of the first pri'
mary by Hon w. A. Blount, West Flor
ida's candidate for the United States
senate. In this Mr.. Blount took occa,
sion to not only expound his views
upon national issues, but upon those
of local character as well and be rs
lated some of his experiences during
the campaign.
Enthusiasm was rampant. Cheers
and applause were deafening, and fre.
quently Mr. Blount was interrupted
and compelled to pause and wait until
the tumult could subside.
Flags Of every nation greeted the
vast assemblage. the opera house
being prettily and tastefully decorated
for the occasion by supporters of the
candidate. On the stage with the
speaker were the vice-presidents OF
the Blount, Club, while presiding was
Mayor Reilly, president Of the organ.
ization. Prior TO the speaking the
members of the Blount Club, several
hundred strong, gathered at the ar
mory hall, formed a torch light process
sion and marched to tie opera house.
preceded by a brass band.
Mr.. REESE SPEAKS.
The first speaker Of the evening was
Chairman f. Pope Reese, OF the Biount
Club executive committee, who deliv-
cred a short address in which he
urged the voters to go to the polls
early today, and not miss the oppor.
tunity of voting for a home man foi'
the United States senate. He spoke
to those who had volunteered as work
ers at the polls and impressed upon
them the necessity of getting out the
voters "as we want to show the bal.
ance Of the state that Escambia has
spoken In no uncertain terms for her
candidate.
Mayor Reilly then presented beau
tiful basket Of flowers to Mr. Blount
on behalf of the employees and asso-
ciates of Mr.. Blount in his law Office.
APPLAUSE GREETS CANDIDATE.
When Mr.. Blount arose he was
greeted with thunderous applause. At
the outset he said that his remarks
should consist partly of thanks to the
people of his home county, as the
!, S,dLiSIl ing WHICH Slt0JSu alll oH Iuls
occasion was but new evidence Of sup.
port but that language was unable to
portray his. feelings and gratitude
The speaker said that he had been
in forty-six counties of the state, had
spoken in some of them as many as
four times, had travelled thousands OF
miles and had been complimented
many times by individuals and
through the press, but at no time had
he felt that the good words were so
much for him as for the people whom
he hoped to represent in a higher
body after tomorrow.
''In my travels over the state" said
the speaker, "T have told tho people
that it is not necessary for them to
take my word for anything | might
say, but TO go back TO Escambia
county and ask the people there, and
would willingly abide by their yer.
dict. I have told them OF the club
which bears my name with its nearly
1000 members, and asked them if II
can be paralleled by any organization
in the state advocating the election
of either of the other candidates"
The speaker then referred to sew
eral hum orous occurrences in his cam
paign and travels over the state.
Mr.. BlOunt said that throughout the
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