The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-07


new marks made on them, this Ro-
maniEed supreme Judge was two
days making up his mind 10 Jet this
evidence come out from the witness
stand, and then finally ignored Il
in the end.
On the strength Of Knots OWN
recount Of the ballots in certain
precincts. his attorneys asked the
canyassing board 10 recount the
amended returns. This they rc-
fused TO DO, whercupon the attor-
news for Mr. Knott then secured an
alternative writ Of mandamus To-
force the board 10 show cause why
the recount should not BE- made.
This is the way the case got before
the supreme court, aud was the
means used By Mr.. Knott, through
the favor Of a Romanized court, 10.
steal the nomination from Sidney
J. Cats and have the name Of W.
V. Knott placed on the democratic
ticket a. the nominee OF the demo-
cratic party for governor of Florida.
Notwithstanding this Wholesale
fraud and persecution heaped upon
single man by the reactionary cle-
ment Of the whole state Of Florida,
Sidney J. Cats will be overwhelm-
ingly elected governor in November
il every patriot stands at his post
aud sees 10 Il that an honest cleo
tion IS held and an honest count Of
the ballots IS had.
The Cats campaign committee is
working diligently, and under a
provision Of the Florida statutes an
Independent candidates. name must
oc placed on the ballot II five thou
sand qualified electors petition the
election board TO have it done. The
committee saws that II will not only
have the required number but that
il will be just as easy to have fifty
thousand signatures TO the petitions,
and that they are going TO get them.
Not only that, but the Prohibi-
ton party Of the state Of Florida
| Just recently nominated Mr.. Gait.
as its candidate for governor, AM
should the high hand Of Rome and
rum continue to rule and thwart th,
will Of the masses OF the people "a
the last hour Of the campaign, therC
will still be a chance of success
Not only that, but democrats car
scratch the name Of W. V. Knott
and insert the name of Sidney j
Cats, should his name not appear
and that is what thousands Of then
will do before they will swallow tht
dose Of papal poison prepared for
them by Knott and his henchmen
II Republicans and Socialists vii
DO likewise, Cats will come ou
: with such an overwhelming major
: ity that Knott will never want I,
, tackle another proposition as Knot
, ty as defeating a man who does no
{ train with the Knots and Whatnot
| Of popery.
I So far as this worlds goods j
: concerned Mr.. Cats is a poor ma
@ but he is rich in character, hig
( ideals and nobility of purpose.
His friends have come to his res
v cue financially as they have Other
wise. They have furnished hir
\ with an automobile and for seyerl
2 weeks he has been making from on
5 hundred and fifty to two hundre
3 miles a day and delivering fror
; three to six speeches. Only once j
s several weeks has he been at HI
< humble little home at DeFunia
Z Springs, and that during a lull i
3 the fight with his opponent oyC
3 the recount Of the ballots. Eve
3 then he was restless and RENAME
s but a few hours, leaving his devote
3 wife with this remark: at is I
z use for me to sit here and wait Il
3 my opponent to take my certihca
3 away from me. / am going amor
& the people and tell them what
3 being done, and l will 60 into Il
q November election as the people
z nominee even il the court Civ
p Knott a certificate"
b And he went among the people
3 and he is still going among them
e and he is telling them Uhdt IS bei'
Is done-and they are thronging
X thousands 10 hear him-and III
z are listening-and they are goil
. to vote for him in Noyember-al
3 they are going to elect him govern
= of Florida-AND THEY Az
Is GOING TO SEAT HIM WHE
x ELECTED
* The last information from FlC
q ida is to the effect that Mr.. Ca
u is entitled TO 60 votes in one of {
B counties which was not origina
S counted, and that the court has /,
IS Gered these votes counted, viii
~ III III =, A. 90 h,,vC, :, -