The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-02
Gentlemen. | was in Chicago.

know what I am saying, and | say it
deliberately. Twelve political
bandits from the state of Florida,
with Joe Lee at the head and furnish
ing the brains, and Vermont Yam
kee at the rear Of the procession, tot
ing" the garbage can. aided and abet-
ted this theft The president Of the
United States has paid dirty mis-
cradle debt 10 a lot Of CONSCIOUSNESS
grafters, headed by negro as black
as your hat. by appointing as sue
cessor to the venerable and beloved
James u. Locke. a man whose only
claim to the high office Of United
States Judge is that Joe Lee and
Chubb helped steal denomination.
81 condemn the nomination of John
VI. Cheney. not because Cheney is a
bad citizen in his private or profes-
sional life, but / denounce and con
denim the motive and reason for this
nomination 1t is openly charged that
this man Chubb has an agreement
with Mr. Cheney by which Chubb is
to be appointed clerk OF the United
States district court. Nobody has
had the hardihood to deny this. If it
is untrue, let somebody deny it, The
transaction is tainted with dirty poll
tics, and the president of the United
States has debauched the federal ju-
dietary in the state of Florida
But they say that the democratic
party has reformed They say it is
progressive. When did it become
progressive? The truth is that the
democratic party is the opportunist
party in this country. But they say
that Woodrow Wilson is an earnest
and true advocate Of the peoples
rights He is too recent convert
to the cause of the people. I do not
believe in death-bed repentance. We
say to Mr. Woodrow Wilson: You
may be in earnest when you profess
to stand with the people, but you are
an eleventh hour convert You can
go to the foot of the progressive
class and spell your way up from the
ranks l believe, personally, Mr..
Wilson is honest in the sense that he
will not steal himself, nor permit 9th /
ers to do so with his sanction, and by
way Of parenthesis I might add that
in this respect he has an immense
lead over Mr.. Taft, who has demon
his ability as receiver Of (
stolen goods, with knowledge of the
fact that they were stolen.
There is no man who has lived in I
all these United States at any time
within the history Of the country who
occupies the place in the hearts Of
all the common, ordinary, everyday
people of the United States such as
Theodore Roosevelt occupies. He is !
our leader. We profess his faith, and /
while We may be delayed, and while !
We may be INSTRUCTED, the day vii
come when the people of the United .
States will demand that this great /
man shall again occupy the White |
House at Washington, and with his
master mind and indomitable spirit t
again set this great nation upon the
path of righteousness"
among the delegates present were I
c. H. Davis, ". G. Gibbons, V. H. .
Nysenwander, G. c. Kelly of Hillsbor- I
ough; o. c. Wyke, DR.. Trovillian, w
H. Waddell of Orange; T. L. Phil
lips, H. L. Anderson, Fred S. Grey, J. I
R Combs, Harry Minium, H. L.
Church, S A Wilson, Mr. Fltzsim I
mons, T E. Walsh of Duval; w. c. F
Hodges, Leon; H. c. Groves, D. S. 7
Williams, Geo K Robinson, VI. j. Ro- T
ess. H. NJ Hampton and Dr. Belch /
er, Marion; S. P. Anthony, R. A. Al +
ford. Levy; c. E. Spicer, West Palm
Beach; c. H. Judd, Manatee; D. P. +
Carlton, D. l.. Skipper, DeSoto; H. E. /
Benson, A. r. Jones, Alachua; j. W.
Williams, r. c. Bulge, Dade; c. L /
Knowles, L. Otto, Monroe.
After Mr. Anderson's speech, the
nomination OF a temporary secretary
was taken up, and Hon. David S. VIA
liams was elected 10 the position by
reclamation
on motion a committee of three on +
permanent organization was appoint
ed by the chair, consisting Of NJ. G. I
Gibbons of Tampa Louis Otto OF Key
West and w. c. Hodges OF Tallahas-
see.
On motion the following gentlemen
We're appointed committee on plat
form and resolutions: v c. Hodges, +
Tallahassee; H. L. Church. Jackson
Vile: H. E. Benson. Gainesville E. L.
Knowles, Key West. and G. Fl. Judd
of Bradentown.
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