The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-20
CATS WORKING FOR
HUGHES AND COFFIN
Not Much Support from Any of His
Adherents for Democratic
Nominees
(Special to the Starl

/ 1SckSonVlile, Oct. zO.-Reports are
coming to democratic headquarters Of
the organization of democratic clubs
ia large number of counties, re-
questing literature, and assuring the
campaign committee that from now
until election they win actively work
for the election of every one of the
democratic nominees. Numerous re-
quests are coming to the committee to
supply speakers for democrats ral-
lies. These letters indicate a rapidly
changing sentiment, and that the op-
ponents of the democratic neminee are
losing support heretofore actively
working in behalf of other candidates.
From Bradford county comes the re-
| port that some of the Gait Clubs, or
rather the secret societies supporting
Mr.. Cats in that county, have en-
dorsed and instructed the members to
vote for Mr.. Coffin, the Prohibition
Candidate for Congress against Hon
orable Frank Clark. It is also report
ed that some of these clubs have en-
dorsed the republican electors.
1t isc also reported that some of
these Cats Clubs in Bradford county
have endorsed the Republican Electors
and also the Republican candidate for
justice of the supreme court against
Hon. r. Fenwick Taylor, Democratic
nominee.
The Democrats of Putnam county
have organized and have begun an ac-
tive campaign for the nominees, and
say that Putnam will give big ma
jority for the ticket next month.
Honorable w. T. Cowles spoke to
a very large and enthusiastic audi
ence at Palatka, preceding the meet
ing of the county democratic commit
tee. At the meeting of the county
democratic committee resolution was
passed endorsing all the Democratic
nominees, and especially urging the
Democrats of that county to the sup
port of Hon. w. v. Knott the party
nominee for governor. A resolution
was also passed condemning all Inde-
pendents in the state and county, and
expressing unanimous conviction that
no Democrat could consistently sign
the petition of any man whose design
was to become a candidate to oppose
the Democratic ticket.
There are 28 members of the Coun-
ty Democratic Committee in Putnam
county, and large number Of these
members have heretofore been ardent
supporters of Mr.. Cats, and the re-
markable feature of this meeting was
that every member of the committee
unanimously endorsed all the nomi-
inees and openly pledged their sup
port in the coming election.
This assures for Putnam county a
united Democracy and systematic
and energetic fight for the election Of
every nominee on the ticket.
The campaign literature distributed
by the county committee in Putnam
county has been the means of convinc-
ing large number of people who
have heretofore been supporters Of
Mr.. Cats, under the impression that
he was the rightful nominee, that Mr..
Cats was not entitled to the support
of the Democrats OF this state, and
that he enjoyed the distinction of be-
ing the Democratic nominee for q
short time as result of errors hon
estly made by the inspectors and
clerks, and not as result of having
received more votes than Mr.. Knott.
In the wake of Mr.. Cats speaking
itinery reports are coming In of false
statements made by the Independent
candidate-the most misleading being
that the Supreme Court was biased
and If the Court should have ordered
the SO votes in Alachua county count
ed that Mr.. Cats would have been
the nominee. This statement is made
in the face of the signed statement IN
the form of telegram to Hon. George
P. Rainey, chairman State Democrat
ic Committee, that on October 10 there
were 66 uncounted votes for Mr.. Cats
and SO for Mr.. Knott, which il re-
counted would have increased Mr..
Knott's lead to Al votes. Mr. Cats
was given full credit for the SO votes
in the tabulation made by the secre-
tary of state showing that since Sep
tember q Mr.. Knott had increased
his lead from q to IL votes. B. NJ. 7.