The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03

friend. Joe stririnw. and offered him
the Job and he accepted u. And Joe
gave The organization the hottest and
NEST unpleasant few DAYS that they
ever experienced. 500. But 7 went %
the convention a. had started. a
Tart man
The convention vas called sor ~
o'clock aeon IN the -. Augustine opera
house. Precedlng the convention the
state committee met IN an anteroum
and heard contests presented the
case % our delegation and the other
eide presented theirs little later a
representative q the "organization-
came 70 me and asked ne II Z would
/ ~ satisfied n I VAS elected della
gate 90 me national eonveHtiou. re-
elected chairman 81 the cousfesslonal
committee. bat a new secretary e b.
substituted Tor Mark Waite. and eur
delegation seated IN the state conven-
ton with a naf vote ] replied that it
such e proposition was definitely made
, would refer u 10 my dsleEstion and
answer 81.
bur the opportunity FOR such an ar
ranTsment was upset ~ the activities
Of Joe STRIPPING and his cohorts.
when the Organization" came out Of
the committee meeting and proceeded
o. take charge IN due state and form
~ their convention. 10 and behold
there was an organizing convention
In charge % the platform and the con
xenfion seats were taken up BY an as
Freunive. ho,sterous and rampant sie-
msnt who reSistsd and resented the
attempt of the organization ard their
. - asAa
puplleats Tiokets
Joe Stripping had duplicate admis-
sion tickets priated and during the
meeting OF the state COMMITTEES. his
| followers had been admitted by the un-
suspacfing doorksepera 20 whom evil
/ IDENTIFY "ail coons looked alike" and
soon pandemonium rcigned Also from
/ al appearances stripling had -nxed"
/ the A. Augustine police. They we're
there IN goodly number but they would
obey noboav's orders but Joe stflp-
l iinKH
Acroes the stage was hung a banner
/ bearing the legend ~For President Jos
B F'orhkey % Ohio~ IN poured the
followers % each faction and the lead
srs fought for possession ~ the stsTe.
A convention when called Tor q GER
tain time and place. must he held ex-
I actly IN that place or n loses Sc reTu-
iarity I stood IN tNe hack end % the
opera house. and never again viii /
see such q spectacle AZ enjoyed thai
day
n wasn't convention. Il was a race
riot q rumpus and a rev. all con-
binsd.
coouhs ana Chubb Looked pale and
scared bat Joe Lee. with the aia ~ a
personal ruara made up 81 blacks Nnd
some whites. fouFht his way until re
4 got on the platform and mounted a
\ table and took charge 81 one end %
the platform. Tire other crowd had
the other end ana q negro who could
roar like a ban was making q srsech
90 which there seemed % BE no end.
I remember wishing 7 vas fortunate
enough 20 have the necessary appn-
ances for uaklnE Films for movine pie
ture shows ~ fhe scene. ] believe n
/ had that I would now be IN the same
class financially a. John y Rocksfei-
Ter ard Andrew Carnegie.
TIE ne vas certainly never seer 81
heard before or sincs. nor ever win be
i arain anywhere. I watched % tiu The
confusion and noise gave me q head
nche and ieft for othes scenes. ! could
hear Il going on the Ereater part %
me afternoon from mas hotel and late
Y IN the day. hey wound d ~. each
claiming q victory. and each delegation
that vas announced from each end uf
the sta0e where this bear nEht thst
was called a conventlon occurred went
up 20 the Chicago convention. ana tne
steam Keller ~ Roosevelt save consent
"a she mat az made out ~ tne "crwan-
zaiiou- % Elt Ia the national conven-
ton
/ And when they made up the state
memt - the action 81 this ao-cniied
convention. M8 Eo-called credentials
COMMITTEES anuounced that TIRE Nuf-
thup- ~ eGourin delegatien fIom Es-