The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-11
COMMITTEE READY FOR
THE CAMPAIGN
STATE WILL SEE THE HOTTEST CONTEST THAT
HAS BEEN WAGED SINCE SEVENTY-S|X
Especial to the Starr

Jacksonville, Oct. 1.-THE demo-
cratic campaign committee has opened
headquarters in the Heard building
and gone to work to carry out the
general plan perfected at the commit
tee meeting here last Saturday. STEM
ographers and clerks were busy yes
terday getting out letters and shaping
up information to place in the hands
of the voters.
The committee has had prepared
and is now ready to be turned over to
the printer for publication a complete
illustrated campaign booklet showing,
by reproductions of the tally book
pages, errors made in various coun-
ties by the inspectors and clerks of
the election and shows up in an un-
unanswerable and convincing manner
how the votes of the other candidates,
on account of the misunderstanding of
the proper method of counting second
choice votes were made to count for
Mr.. Cats for the reason that his
name appeared first on the ticket. No
argument SO strong as these illustra-
tions could be advanced to prove that
Cats was never entitled to have re-
|ceived certificate or to have been
considered the nominee of the party.
No democrat who will take the time
to examine the facts this booklet con-
tains and has any respect for the will
OF the voters, as expressed on the ball
lot, or for his obligation he took when
he participated in the primary, can
refuse to support the democratic nom
inee.
itineraries for speakers are being
arranged by the committee and they
will be advertised just as soon as
completed. Mr.. Knott will likely be-
gin his campaign at ST. Augustine or
Palatka and will open with a speech
either Friday or Saturday. Next week
Mr.. Knott will likely go into Suwanee,
Hamilton, Madison, Taylor, Lafayette
and Columbia counties. From two to
three speeches will be made daily.
Picnics and barbecues will be arrang-
ed and every possible effort put forth
to have large crowd to meet the
head of the state ticket at all of his
appointments. Nothing will be left
undone by the committee to show the
democratic voters of Florida that they
have no justifable reason for desert
ing the democracy to take up with in
dependents or the prohibition party
that is run by John P. Coffin and wife,
assisted by their son, who has been
nominated to oppose Congressman
Frank Clark, democratic nominee for
Congress in the second district. In
formation is coming to the committee
headquarters from the second con-
tgressional district to the effect that
many of the Cats clubs have secretly
endorsed Mr.. Coffin for Congress and
that it was the encouragement offered
by these organizations that prompted
Mr.. Coffin to put his son in the race
L AoA ooiiSAOoS OuIlIlS Lille URINARY
campaign Mr.. Coffin worked and So
licited votes for Mr.. Cats and it is
alleged that he has been making his
political headquarters in the same
rooms here in Jacksonville that are
known as the Cats club headquarters
The convention that was held here In
Jacksonville few weeks ago, anc
nominated Mr.. Cats was held in the
room that the Guardians of Liberty
and Patriotic Sons of America hole
their meetings. The convention wa.
held behind closed doors and about thu
Ionly information that was ever giver
to the public was that the convention
was held and that Mr.. Coffin Sr. wa.
chairman, Mrs. Coffin secretary, ant
Mr.. Coffin Jr. was chairman of ths
lcommittee on platform and reso1u
Itions, and that they had nominated :
state ticket. headed by Sidney
lCatts for governor.
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