The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03
FLORIDA REPUBLICANISM
Under Roosevelt and Taft

isf him stay four years. longer. when
theY asain played ta6. and unceFe-
monionaly kicked him olat and appoints
ed Uln Fell e popular ritlnen ~ Pen
facuia. bat one whom ! DO not re-
member ever seeing IN q Repuhilcan
.ounfv ar state convention. but he has
3 good friend In Captain Northup. who
m fno acknowledge buma % the re-
mains ~ the Republican party In Ca
camhia county. and The organization"
has very peculiar standards az % is
basis Cor rewards whsn 81 comes %
masking appointments.
They 90 attempt 90 make the pun
ishment 0t the crime" according To-
their standards and b. long az the
Organization" h satisfied d ought 20
Pc. and reckon a.. an right
I DO remember seeing Glb Fcu IN
preeincf meeting held IN negro
church out towards st. Johns Gene
terry "a 1905. and iFe have often
isuRhoa together shout the humorous
aspect b presented. Il Naa a short
meeting bat 90 tell su about "a would
require more time and spaoe than can
~ allowed Ia this article.
The negro Is q humorous character.
and Is 90 sphere does this character
lEue shine az g does IN bis political
activities.
NJ George Aae could attend a sure
enough Republicans negro convention
down south. he could write a play that
eoala 30 far out shine al that be has
zone in this tine heratofore. that hiaI
name would No down n uudying fame
IA playwright hisiorY
Dm % So naek 60 me history 81 the
days 81 ls0s. would aav that Rlx "a
Robinson aud myself uere the heroes
ard producers of the Eacamhia
souniV convention of that year al
Capt nM Narihup and myself had
seen iu 1904
Placed OF Reservation.
Mv aenunciatiun ~ the -orNHniaa-
tcn' 81 the meeung in Tallahassee Ca
December 1905. had PLACED me on the
reservation in fhs eyes 4 ire bush
uhaekers and thelr chlefaF
hela fhe organization IN Escam.
Ia county. however. throuFh fhe chair
mao. Marx white. who remained loyal.
to ne in spite 81 his former long and
close connection mtth The state organ
iratlun" and having been elected my
self chairman ~ the. congressional
committee OF this. the Third congress
aional district. We had a. few cards In
cur own hands. and vie played them
a. weN a. We could.
q received q formal request from the
state committee fo cab The congres-
aional convention OF my district al
usual "a the Same time and place.
rfararf and SCI Augustine. a. the
niate eune entlon would he held. Being
"a the reservation. 2 ignored this re-
naeaI aud called mv congressional
eammitfoe foeether in Pensacola. and
although several representatives ~
the organization came over from
Vast Florida aad attempted 60 control
fha meetnR. Z was able 90 secure the
raHnaRe of resolution nntnosizlng
myseif and ma secretary % the CON-
mufaa. Mark white. th can the con-
nreasIanal convention nor the purpose
80 n'feung tUo deieEutea 90 the na-
uonal convention of 1908. when and
where We pleased
AZ controlled the Escamhin county
"orHanlaafion" Ne we're also able 20
orRanize ne county convention. and
ere other eloment gathered their forces
in smother hali and elected a contested
delegation against me delegation made
np 81 RN M Robinson and myself
and the balance negroes. elected b.
our 0wn convention.
Az 10 So AusUssins.
And down 10 ST. Augustine We al
vent Go the state convention.
knew then IN February. 1908. a.
well aa { 40 nos the tact that w H.
TAFT would be the nominee Of the ua-
tional convention. because I knew the
- A. Nsa4HA
era au over the country and IN the
south especially.
Nnf caring % set ioat IN the shuttle
80 long a. ! Was playing In tho game.
had announced for Taft 80 my pref
srenea. and hoiiered fnr hlm louder
than anybody.
The organization" waited until
they aot their orders frem Mr Hitch
cock before they announced for Taft.
hut I waa on record as enc Of the
cririnai TAN men.
NJ have emitted h heretofore.
want 90 coniaas that when ! vas in
politics. 2 could Ike Theodore the
Coed Be mere az lesH Of practical
man when ihe situation really demand
"a BE- in tbe interest Of good morals
and good government
~ kM# 1--WE NMANN" VIE @EMtM NNtiMNa"
tiun vas convened in 80 Augustine.
received "a TELEGRAM from some friends
IN Jacksonville asking me 90 come
here at once. I went over and was
tntrodurcf tn a couple ~ gentlemen
rom Maasachusetfa. one 81 them a
Republican Congressman. who were
rerfesertafiVea ~ me 9svueicate7 op-
frsin# TafFa nomination. The "ayndl-
safH waH repreaentinw >. m Foraker.
Secretary KNOX. joe Cannon. Governor
Ifur en- New York or any man Who
.nalI beat Tar. Theae gentlemen
Groom Massachusetts told me they had
cor me ard wanted me % take
charge ~ the nrht in ne stats can-
frntan against TAFT Thav aafd Tar
would nor SCI the nomination but one
uf tha above named would. ana that
H 6 would lead this nwhf On Floriaa
that ! should control IA ne feaerai
pauanaEe On Florida under the incom.
inE administrator. Also assuring me
that they he'd unNmittd funds hat !
roaia draw on "a ubtum 20 nccnm.
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