The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-18
CoFFINs IN ocALA

Messrs. John p. Coffin and Francis |
P. Coffin, of Johnston, the former one
of the leaders Of the Florida prohibit
tionists and the latter prohibition
candidate for Congress in this district,
were in the city last night and this
morning, and while here paid the Star
a pleasant call. They are both clever
gentlemen to meet. Mr.. Coffin Sr. is
q grizzled old veteran from the West,
has been a newspaper man in Kan
sas, and has had other strenuous ex-
periences. Mr. Coffin Jr. is a very
looking young man, almost as
pretty as a girl. His picture printed
lon his campaign literature ISLANDERS
him. He talks as nicely as he looks.
| He invited US to visit him in WASH
lington when he takes Frank Clark's
place, and we accepted the offer, tho
we think by his own looks and those
of politics Mr.. Coffin stands a better
chance of going to heaven than to
Congress.
/ The Messrs Coffin were distributing
the literature the Star denounced the
other day. We had the pleasure OF
showing them where some of the
statements were absolutely untruth-
Iful. To do them justice, they both
lseemed ready to correct any misstate-
Iment that they might make if the
II F c1.< 4J,nxra Fl
/ Mr.. Coffin Sr. gave us the following
statement:
Ocala, Fla, October 10, 1916.
4 Editor Star: In your edition of the
18th, under the heading of Soon
ispiracy Against Clark" you state that
l"Cofin does not go on the platform
land meet Clark in debate, like man,
but slips around and distributes sour
lrilous literature against him."
], Francis p. Coffin, the opponent of
Mr.. Clark, has done as yet but little
platform work during the campaign
Mr.. Clark offered him some of his
time in Macclenny but there were
, reasons why Mr.. Coffin could not ac-
Icept. The reason was that Mr.. Clark
had been warned, we understood, that
he should not speak for Knott, or
pain of personal unpleasantness We
did not desire this and as we could moi
Igo on the platform without asking
him where he stood in the guberna
torial campaign we refrained from dc
! ling so, though censured by our friends
for not doing SO.
Regarding the anonymous feature
lof the circular wish to state that
! will relieve the situation on tina
ground by stating that am person
ally the author of that circular AM
will be at Starke next Monday, thu
23rd, as demanded by Mr.. Clark, thel
: and there to account to him for tn
!. article and to furnish the proof he s.
: earnestly desires.
The prohibitionists of Florida ar
! supporting Mr.. Cats as the regula
nominee of the people of Florida. S
far as know Mr.. Cats has neve
! said word in the support of Franci
! P. Coffin as the opponent Of Franz
Clark, but as he is a man of the PEG
j tple and against many of the thing
) for which Mr.. Clark stands it woul
! mot be unreasonable to believe tina
his sympathies were with Mr.. Coffir
Mr.. Cats stands in the same relatio
S to the prohibitionists of Florida as d
WI all the other candidates of the stat
S ticket who were on the primary bal
t. lot, and all of those, as well as Nj
IS Cats, have thanked the chairman 9
d the prohibitionists for the honor don
g them. John P. Coffin,
a Chairman State Central Committee {
|dl the Prohibitionists of Florida.