The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-10-20
BILLY PARKER DESERTS
THE CAUSE OF Cats
And Now Has Carpetbag
Filled with Republican
Campaign Dope"

Jacksonville Oct. Ex-senator D. U.
Fletcher and number of other very
prominent democrats visited the head
quarters of the Democratic Cam
paign Committee in the Heard Build
ing this week and have given assur-
ance of cooperation and support in
the campaign now on for the election
of Hon. w. V. Knott and the entire
democratic ticekt.
Hon. W. 7. Cowles who opened the
campaign in Palatka on Monday night
is now addressing the people OF st.
Johns county. Mr.. Knott is now in
the western part of the State and
will cover an itinerary made out by
the committee. Hon. Amos Lewis
addressed a monster rally meeting
at Mariana on Tuesday night and is
to speak during the remainder of the
week in jackson, Madison and CAL
houn counties. Hon. S. ]. Hilburn,
one of Florida's most brilliant cam
paigners, has also rendered his SER
vices to the committee and will make
a number of addresses in the State.
A very strong and convincing piece
of campaign literature, showing by
photographs of the tally books, the
various forms of errors, made by in
spectors in the counting of the votes,
by which Mr.. Cats was given votes
that were cast for the other candi-
dates for governor is being mailed
out to the voters of the state. This
piece of literature is gotten up in
, an attractive form, and proves in a
, most convincing and positive manner
, that Mr.. Cats was never nominated
by the voters at the primary cleo
: ton in June, and that he enjoyed the
, honor of being considered the nomi-
nee, as result of errors made by
| inspectors.
Reports are coming to Democratic
Headquarters of the organization OF
Knott Clubs and other campaign pre-
parations in a large number OF the
counties and optimistic reports OF a
} rapid changing of sentiment in favor
of the entire Democratic ticket.
Billy Parker, national organizer OF
the Guardians of Liberty, has formed
: an alliance with the Republicans. tic
' has visited a umber of the Guardian
| courts in the neighborhood OF Jack
sonville in the interest of Mr.. Allen
e Republican candidate for governor
;. He leaves Jacksonville tonight fol
: noints in South Florida with a grlr
= and trunk we'll stocked with Republl
d can literature. No statement was
t made or reasons given for his new
f ALIGNMENT, but the report is current
+ and no denial has been made, that mr.
a Parker insisted that the secret polltl
o cal organization that he is known t.
e be interested in organizing IN thu
e state, have endorsed Mr.. Hughes Il
/ the north, and that an order ha'
II been sent to the courts in FLORIDA
vt demanding that they also endorse MI
HUGHES. the Republican nominee, AM
n ordering all members to vote for tn
l. Republican edectors in Florida. MI
Parker is Republican of the Penn
= svlvaia type and insists that TN
" courts in this state must obey order
le from the National court in so Tar a
fe If pertains to the national ticket.
The advisability of organizing sel
to crate courts in this state for the co
II ored citizens is reported to have bee
under consideration at the natloni
of headouarters for the past sever;
a, months. The constitution and b!
a. laws of the organization in the Nortl
T. ern states is the same as used {
he m, courts in Florida and permits II
co1ored citizens tc join on the san
id, basis as the whites. 1t has not bee
ty considered advisable in this state
oh II. n