The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-11
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
TO WAGE VIGOROUS
CAMPAIGN

Jackson v+lIe. Oct Tile leno-
cratic campaign committee lIoui4-
opened headquarters n Ehe Heac.
building and Immediately get u
work 20 carry our tie genera pan
perfected az me committee neel--E
mere last Saturday Stenozrapl-rs
and CLERKS were busy YESTERDAY get
ting out letters and shaping Qp =
formation 70 place II the hands 81
me voters
The committee mas had prepared
and Is nov ready % oe turned ov=s
ID the printer far publication COM
plers illustrated campaign oooa-=-
showing. b. reproductions 81 me la.
y book pages, errors made IN var,c.s
counties ~ the inspectors and c.erss
Of me election and SHOWN up n
u1ansvera5.e and convincing nan
Ter low the 7tes OF me 0rher can
ida IS IN account of me n.sl-l--c-
standing Of the proper method =
counting second choice votss E-cs
made 70 count for Mr. AaCrs for -1=
reason that his name appeared 1-sI
On the ticket No argument 80
strong az these illustrations could y
advanced 20 prove that Gatcs vas
never entitled 70 have received a GER
-ticate or 20 have been considered
the nominee Of the party No Demo-
c-a- wao viii take the time TO ex-
anime the facts this booklet contains
and has any respect for the VIII 3t
The voters, as expressed on the bal
lot, or FOR his obligation he TOOK
when ae participated in the primary
can refuse 10 support the Democratic
nominee
Itineraries for speakers are being
arranged by the committee and they
will De advertised just as soon as
com pleted Mr. Knott will likely
begin mis- campaign at st. Augustine
or Palatka and will open with q
speech either Friday or SATURDAY.
Haxt week Mr.. Knott will likely 20
into Suwannee, Hamilton, Madison !
Taylor, Lafayette, and Columbia
counties From two TO three speech
IS will be made daily Ptcnics and
harbeeues will be arranged and every
possible effort put forth TO have
large crowd TO meet the head Of the
state ticket AZ all OF his appoint.
smenrs Nothing will be left undon
by the committee TO show the Demo
cratic voters Of Florida thar they
have no iusCifable reason for DESERT
ing the Democracy 20 take Up win
independents or the prohibition par
" that IS run by John P Cot1r and
his wife, assisted by their son Who
has been nominated 10 oppose Hon
Frank Clark, Democratic nominee
Tor Congress IN the Second district
Information Is coming 10 the com
mittee headquarters from the second
Congressional district TO the =fec-
that many Of the Cats CLUES nave
secretly endorsed Mr. Coffin for on
gress and that Il was the encourage
ment offered by these organtzat ions /
that prompted Mr. Coffin to put his
sen in the race for Con gress During
the primary campaign NJ rofn
worked and solicited votes for Mr..
ats and il IS alleged that he aa4
been making his political headquar-
tiers n the same rooms here in Jack
sonville that IS known as the Catcs
club headquarters The convention
that vas held here in Jacksonville 4
few weeks ago, and nominated Nr.
Cats was held in the room that the
Guardians Of Liberty and Patriotic
Sons Of America hold their meetin q.
The convention was held behind /
closed doors and about the only in
formation that was ever given 10 the
public was that the convention vas
held and that Mr. Coffin, Sr. vas
chairman; Mrs Coffin. secretary and |,
Mr. Coffin. Jr-, was chairman Of the
committee on platform and resolu-
tons, and that they had nominated
: State ticket, headed By Sidney J
Tarrz