The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-07
Hundreds of Cheers
Close Campaign Whit
Big Knott Rally
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because it would not have changed
the results.
Mr.. Clarke spoke 40 minutes.
McGeachy Makes Hit.

A1c Was SuCCGeucu Dy II. n. NC
McGeachey, state attorney elect, who
in seven minute speech, electrified
his audience, presenting to them an
appeal to reason and principle that
viii be remembered many long day.
"In Milton" he declared, "every mer-
chant is doing what he can for Knott.
And not only the merchants, but
everybody else as well; and out in the
country the crackers are just as en-
thusiastic.
Everybody for Knott.
Mr.. McGeachy voted for neither
Knott or Cats in the primary, but,
he said, I'm willing to stand by the
nominee Of the party. eff didn't be-
lieve Knott is the nominee, ] would
not be here. when my appointment it
self might be jeopardized; but in a
matter of principle | could allow
nothing to hold me back" Wild
cheering.
Cats is Losing.
That Cats has lost thousands Of
votes within the past few weeks, was
the statement of Judge Will H. Price,
of Mariana.
EDO you think the state would be
honored by man of Cats calibre ?"
he asked. He then touched on the
Hancock attack and showed how
certain that Mr.. Hancock was not
| in the audience at the time before de-
livering the SANDER. Cats wouldn't
dream of saying such things in the
victims presence; and then told how
in Jasper county, little man weigh
ing 125 pounds had accused Cats
publicly of falsehood, and Cats had
"wilted like a corn field in the sum-
mer time"
i During all my dealings with him,
l have uniformly found Mr.. Knott to
4 be honest, reliable and man who has
never done the least thing to excite
religious prejudice. want to express
my contempt of a man who, to get
into office, would array the people
against each other, on a question OF
religion. | was raised a Methodist,
but believe the Catholics are just as
good as Methodists. / have lived
!. here twenty-three years; and never
, have seen any Catholics trying to
usurp all the offices of Florida, as
Cats claims"
Impossible Promises.
"Not a single thing has Cats prom
!. ised the people" the speaker contin
ued, (which if put into effect, woule
, be constitutional for five minutes
: Cats doesn't care for pledges; n
4 tells you one thing in Pensacola ant
saws another in Jacksonville. HI
: doesn't care for principles; the onl!
i thing he cares for is to trick somebod,
j out of vote.
: "Catts has never had a certificat
r of election. The paper he has wa
f nothing but letter showing the re
/ suit of the count as it appeared on tn
face of the returns. No certificate o
= nomination is ever issued to nom
inee; and the only certificate there II
is the certificate from the secretar
of state to the county boards, sayin
which names shall go on the tlcke
w. v. Knott, and not S. ]. Cats, wa
so certified on the democratic ticket
Cats Intended to Bolt.
: "Catts was a bolter from the be
II ginning; he never intended to stan
by the primary when he entered !
! because he said in Mariana long ae
that he intended to run in Novembe
| whether he was nominated In tn;
1 primary or not"
/ Judge Price then referred to pr
cinct % in Jackson county (prlnts
SO by a typographical error in "Ti
n Truth About the Recount,") Shove
= as an illustration of the errors tn
y crept in, there were 81 second choi
votes tailed there, out of 4S first
/ Plenty of Proof.
Judge Price had number OF cert
fled copies of tally sheets, substa
tiating everything said about the ju
tice of the recount, in that it was
correct errors perfectly obvious.
"How do you know Cats will abi'
by a single primary pledge Z" {
Judge asked. "He didn't regard b
! Ole0Re WQ6H uC ell OAASA - ~1@S ~-~---
cratic party, and he won't regard }
word now. He accuses everyDo'
who supports Mr.. Knott OF boltIr
and how could he appoint the M
chosen by the people for appoint
Offices, would have their appolr
ments ratified? IF Cats is elects
he win be elected as an independel
Z as a bolter, as prohibitionist, as
anarchist"
- Judge Price spoke an hour and t
. minutes.
Col. McNamee.
nj Col. Robert McNamee, of Jackst
vile, delivered strong indictme
of the Cattocrass, as he called the
He showed how the Cats doctrine
sailed the two great buttnesses OF
civilization, material and spiritu
our right of life, liberty, and prop