The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-09

tConsln1ed from GtrSt rage
from the Fourth ward This letter
from p. A Holt ia addressed 20 earn
Brothers, composed Of Hasker G,
Lewis H and wilbert earn. who are
negroes and who run three negro sa-
looms, and who WELD much influence
among the drinking class OF negroes
The city directory shows Lewis II,
Hasker and Wi1bert earn az negroes,
their names being thus designated with
asterisks they are active In negro
politics
MIR. Holt addresses negroes as Dear
sirS,' and signs his name as Very
Truly Yours
arouse the utter contempt Of every re-
spectacle white Southern Democrat II
Mr.. Holt is allowed TO have his way.
Progressive Democracy will be van
quished i'll Florida. and the negroes
and the corporate interests will again
dominate the stste-then, God pity our
fair conmonw ealth.
Mr.. Holt is known a. Duncan U.
FTetchers most active lieutenant. Dix
lie, in behalf OF the white men and
white women of FuoTt "a, demands
that Senator Fletcher denounce this
act Of HoIt's IN most emphatic Ian
guage.
but, in the meantime, let the Flo-.-
ida press urge all white mon to reg
lister now. They owe 1t to Southern
manhood and Southern womanhood to
expose the operations OF Pleasant a.
Holt
Here is a reproduction OF one OF
Hollis letters. It Is his letter-it is his
signature:
city Of Jacksonville. Florida.
Legislative Department.
p. A Holt
Councilman Fourth Ward.
Offices
" 'so7- ses -80s Clark Building
Jan. il. 1914.
personal.
earn Bros.
''City.
MY Dear Sirs:
1T Is Of the utmost Importance that
you see that every man connected with
your establishment is registered at
once in the ward in which he lives.
Enclosed find cards giving the location
of the various registration Offices.
Please be kind enough to mail me
a list of all those whom you get reg
istered and their ward number.
1T is also OF great Importance that
you personally see that any friend of
yours, either business or personal, is
also registered without delay. The
time rows shorter each day, and 1
urge you to give this matter your inn
mediate attention.
Yours very truly,
d A HOLT"
1t also is alleged that the lists are
already padded. and that q conspiracy
exists to vote these names for one
OF the candidates for senator. This
latter allegation is the one that the
citizens committee will be asked to
probe as we'll as to make searching
investigation of the allegation that
negroes and Republicans will attempt
to take part in the Democratic pri-
maries in June.
SLIPPED a COG. Il
It seems that the Democratic state
executive committee slipped d cog in
not safeguarding this primary regis
tration, according to section Is OF the
primary law, which reads:
''The state executive committee OF
each political party may, by resolution,
declare the terms and conditions on
which legal electors shall be declared
and taken as proper members of each
party, and therefore entitled to vote in
the primary election herein required to
be held as members Of that party. It |
shall be the duty of supervisors of
registration OF the various counties, in |
the registration Of electors, to comply
with the terms OF any such resolution
upon the filing with them OF copies
thereof, duly certified by the chairman
and secretary OF such committee, at |
any time before the opening of the |
registration books as herein required |
ed
So it seems that the registration Off |
Ger may use their discretion, irrespec- |
tive OF the wishes of the party execu- |
tive committees, as those bodies neg |
lected to hold the prescribed meeting |
and pass the needed test resolution.
SOMETHING UP.
1T would look, from the actions Of |
certain persons, that a Republican ma
chine also is being built up in Florida |
to attempt to control the congress |
sionaI elections by aid Of the negro |
VOTE" said a well known Democrat |
this morning. ON no other theory can
the matter be explained other than the |
Of q certain faction to control |
the primaries by Republican votes in |
the Democratic primaries |
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