The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-13
NO POLITICS At
1t THE MEETING
STATE PRESS
SESSIONS NOT A POLITICAL CON.
vENTioN so THE CANDIDATES
NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT THE
PRESS GANG.
SPECIAL 10 THE JouRN.AL4


Tallahassee, Fla, April lathe at
tention Of the secretary OF the Florida
Press Association has been called to
some criticisms appearing in the pa
pers, TO the effect that there was some
favoritism shown in inviting Cor rath-
er not inviting) certain persons to the
annual meeting at Fort Myers. The
facts are:
AT a meeting OF the board of trade
OF Fort Myers. held for the purpose OF
consulting with me as to what they
should do to make the meeting the
tlccess il is going to be, the question
vas asked me. Can we invite our SEN
il rs and representatives in congress
] the governor and his cabinet?"
answered them that they could.
IS then requested i'm Jacksonville
l..er, to duplicate this invitation on
behalf of the association, which did.
So4nc have accepted; others have
plead "press OF business. but nearly
all have accepted.
There are mo politics" at a meet
ing of the Florida. Press Association.
The boys pull each others wool at long
distance. but the happiest crowd that
ever get together in Florida are the
boys of the Fourth Estate, who gather
together annually TO forget the candi-
date and his troubles, as we'll as their
own: and for three. or four days they
consume ice water a la Conklin, gin
ger ale a la Mayes, Sarsaparilla a la.
Woods Iimeade a la Caldwell, iced tea
a la Bob Holly, cafe noir a la Billy
Russell, orange juice a laeFrank Har-
ris. and anyold thing besides a la RUDE
Allyn. And it may be interesting to
note that Rube will be there with his
swallow tail and silk hat. Fort Myers
and the delegation of Seminoles that
It - proposed to bring In from the
Nilds of the Everglades will see this
wonder at the teetotaii be the gang.
Let not the candida worry about
the press gang. They VIII get theirs
when the boys. get home. The Flor
political convention, though any of the
gentlemen seeking preferment will be
welcome to shake hands with the big
crowd.
A Florida Welcome.
This is what the people are going
TO give the vice president. AS an
evidence OF 1t i received the following
telegram this morning:
:, Fort Myers, Fla. April II, 1914,
T. j. Appleyard, Secretary,
Tallahassee. Fla:
A wealthy citizen, temporarily alb
sent tenders hts homo. the finest in
the city, luXuriously furnished, and
everything tho market affords; also
supplies servants, tenders auto and
chauffeur to vice president and wife
and secretary, ETC.. to be their home
while here on condition that his name
t---1 be. not. made public
Another citizen tenders his speed boat
and boatman. Letter follows.
c. w. CARLTON,
Chairman Reception Committee.
Special hotel rates are being given,
and the railroads have made a rate of
/ Ia cents a mile for the round trip
to the Gate City of the Tropics.
The press of the state Is requested
to give as much publicity to this
meeting in the current weeks issue as
possible.
at eft the candidate come. LET the
office holder come: let the whole |
blooming state come" say the people |
of Fort Myers, and Wen show 'em |
some town."
II. T. APPLEYARD, |
Secretary Florida Press Assn.