The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-20
Among the Mardi Gras
Visitors to Pensacola

Henry L. Grady, of Apalachicols. is
in Pensacola for the week He came
| in Sunday night to spend the carnival
| season here. Mr.. Grady is one of the
| pioneer merchants in that part of
| Florida and has contributed largely
to its development. He says all Pen
sacola Mardi Gras are good.
! If the Mardf Gras festivities served
no other purpose than to make HAYS
Lewis stop politics for few hours II
would have served q good purpose.
night and until the arrival of King
Priscus at high noon yesterday he
| talked politics until he became pale
/ in the face. The carnival spirit got
| the better Of him in the afternoon,
though. and frivolous things filed his
he was q candidate for delegate at
large TO the national Democratic con-
vetnion, and that his friend, Bill Mil
ton. il running for governor.
! Hub Allen, editor of the Milton Ca
zette, came to the city yesterday to
bring Mrs. Allen and little Hub. Hub
| Just couldn't stand the confetti and
/ the pretty girls without talking, and
since it Is the Doctors instructions
| for him not to talk, he quietly stole
back TO Milten Yesterday afternoon.
Adolphus Edwards, one of Gadsden
| countys best citizens, is in the city.
Mr.. Edwards came to attend the con-
| gressional executive committee but
was glad Of the opportunity of re-
naming over until the Mardi Gras
leaders of progressive Democracy in
Gadsden county and is always lined
| up with the movements for the good
of the county. Politically, Mr.. Ed
wards says, Gadsden county looks
like 1t will go for Trammell for gov
second. Claude LEngle has 1t by
himself in the race for congressman
at large, while Emmett Wilson is
strong there for district congressman.
Cooper Griggs, the man whom
cola is mentioned, and who is rum
ming for district delegate to the ma
tional Democratic convention, was
seen among the merry Mardi- Gras
crowd last night, and. despite the
avoirdupois which Cooper seems to
with the ease and grace of the college
boy. He has been coming to Pensa
cola ever since the Mardi Gras celebrs.-
tions have been given, and he is al
Ways an attraction.
'rYou seem to have a growing town,
q big crowd. plenty of pretty wom/
and lots of fun" is the way Philip
Ball, a former PenSaeolian, but who is
now desk editor of the Jacksonville
Timsa-u Union. expressed it. Mr.. Ball
has gradually worked his way up in
the newspapsr business since he left
Pensacola until now he occupies a 20
aition second only to that Of his
father. Willis NJ, Ball, who is editor of
the Times Union. IT has been several
years since Mr.. Ball has visited Pen
.h ana ne was ss
city. With Mr., Ball, taking in the
Mardf Graz festivities, is Harry r. Gull
ley, Jr, assistant city editor Of the
Times Union, who is enjoying his first
visit to the Deep Water City.
Judge ]. w. Leath county Judge of
Calhoun county, squirYned in his seat
during the session of the congressional
committee Meeting yesterday after
noon. The Judge is one Of these good
fellows who does net like any of the
600 d. times to &C. to waste e. and ne
throng. Judge Leath is a candidate
for sheriff of his home county and as
he usually gets what he goes after hs
will probably be the next sheriff of CAL
houn county.
r. ". Jordan. Of Atlanta, brother of
Dan Jordan. of this city. is among the
among the many carnival visitors from
Georgia. Mr.. Jordan is enjoying his
visit very much and iE greatly pleased
with Pensacola. He will spend the
week here.
Milton A. Smith, editorsof the ITALIA
hassee True Democrat, attended this
congressional COMMITTEES. meeting held
in Pensacola yesterday. Mr.. Smith is
enjoying the contrast of life in the
Capital City to that of the carnival
season in the Deep Water City. Use
less to say that he is keeping his eyes
open and finds the carnival crowd
equally az entertaining as a wet and
dry election fight.
Al Hogeboom, of Panama. City, we'll
known throughout West and Middle
Florida, is among the many carnival
visitors. Mr.. Hogeboam comes to Pen
sacola every year, and a carnival with
out him would not be the real Pensa
cola carnival.
L.arkin Cleveland, editor of the De-
F'uniak Herald. said he took advantage
OF the Mardi Grae excursion rates TO
come down to make arrangements for
the Rube editors to play the Journal
NetlIu. L<1rkiu beiQ ne was UTTERLY as
glisted with Hub Allen because Hub
was afraid to accept the challenge.
However. the game will be played ON
April ], and Larllin has had him some
cards printed which read "Lari1in
Cleveland, Leader of the Invincibles."
ARRANGEMENTS for the ball game having
been perfected, Cleveland went out
among the Mardi Gras crowds to have
good time.
Uncle Nat r. Walker unquestionahIy
the most picturesque character in
Florida history, is in Pensacola, having
come over to attend the congressional
committee Meeting. Uncle Nat is the
same genial. whole souled person that
he was twenty years ago and he is
known to practically everyone in the
state. Hays Lewis asked Uncle Nat
how he felt about Mr.. Milton and EN-
NETT Wilson as candidates. Uncle Nat
said they suited him exactly. and when
Hays asked him how they always man
aged 60 agree on politicians, Uncle
Mats answer WIS, You never can tell,
Hays, but some say it is because we
are Just natural born damn fools"
Charles A. Dexter, Of Dexland. was
pleased with the first day of Mardi
Gras. Just the thing to attract peo-