The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-15
CAT IS CLUB.
At
BIC MEETING
"Escambia County Demo
cratic League to Support
Cats to the End.
RELIGION BARRED
FROM DISCUSSION
rs Men From 80 Precincts
Organize Permanent
Association.
RELIGION BARRED
FROM DISCUSSION

Pledging their unqualified support
to Cats, and passing a resolution .
religion from the issue, .
seventy-five men from nearly thirty /
county precincts, at mass meeting
held Monday night in the city hall,
formed The Escambia County Demo !
cratic League.
Organization was effected along
permanent lines; officers were elected,
and financial provisions made. Many
contributions of money were taken.
The meeting was one Of the most en-
thusiastic ever held in Pensacola.
The next meeting Will be held
Thursday at the same hour and place
to pass on the reports of the bylaw
and finance committees.
The following officers were elected:
Cade E.. Shackleford, chairman; A. L.
He/ks, secretary; Jos. A. Hicks, treas
ufer.
Committe on bylaws: DR.. L. c.
Phillips, G. P. Lybrand, R. L. Radford,
R. E. Coleman, ]. P. Roberts.
Finance Committee: A. F. Padrick,
B. A. Davis, Lee Gentry.
The different precincts will be in
vited to form similar organizations.
The motion that religion be climb
mated entirely from the deliberations
of the organization was made by j.
P. Roberts, and enthusiastically car
ried.
The following motion to organize
was made by Bryan Mack, who call
ed the mass meeting:
Whereas, 1t appears that, according
to the returns submitted to the state
/ canvassing board by the clerks and in
spectors of the various precincts of
the state and by the county canvass
ing boards of the Democratic primary
/ election held in Florida on June g.,
1916, said returns having been can
vassed by the state canvassing board,
composed of three loyal Democrats,
/ Sidney ]. Cats was declared the nom
inee of the Democratic party, and a
certificate of nomination was issued
to him by the secretary of state:
And Whereas, w. V. Knott, one of
the unsuccessful candidates in the
said primary, has, through his attor-
neys instituted proceedings through
the courts of the state, whereby he is
attempting to have taken from the
man justly and legally declared the
Democratic nominee his certificate Of
nomination, and have a similar GER
tificate issued to himself:
And Whereas, The conduct and pro.
cedure of the said w. V. Knott is con,
trary to Democratic principles and il
fragrant attempt to. override tn,
wishes of the Democratic voters ex
pressed in a primary election, and il
so plainly an attempt to return to TIT
: methods of ring rule and bossisn
, which existed prior to the adoption O.
the primary system that it is abhor
: rent to all true Democrats:
And Whereas, We believe that upol
, sustaining or not sustaining the &C
ton of the state canvassing board il
issuing Sidney ]. Cats a certificat
: of nomination depends the very lif
: of the primary system and the Demo
cratic party in Florida.
= And Whereas, It is the opinion o
! this meeting that W. V. Knott is a
: enemy to the Democratic party an
= the primary system, and that Sidne
J. Cats is and shall remain the Demo
8 cratic party nominee selected by tn
O people, therefore
r Be It Resolved, First, That this Of
9 ganization be made permanent an
: that it be known as The Escambi
IS County Democratic League. An
IS that we invite every white Democrat
It voter who believes in honest ele,
tons and simple justice to cooperai
+ with US IN seeing that Sidney ]. Cat
u is elected in November.
Second, That we deeply depIore Il
conditions resulting from Mr.. Knott
institution of this unwarrente
u groundless, strife-provoking contest
: Third. That we do hereby most en-
y phatically denounce and condemn Il
q action of w. v. Knott for his u
I willingness to abide by the results