The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-08
Patty DIRECTS
HEAVY RAPS AT
W. c. HODGES
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
INCLUDES MANY ISSUES
DURING SPEECH IN INTER
EST OF CANDIDACY
Especial to Tar Citizen)

OKEECHOBEE, May 8.--B. F.
Patty, candidate for governor,
climaxed with a night address
here, a day of vigorous campaign
ing in which he struck verbal
blows at the candidacy OF SEN
ator William C. Hodges in Ar
cadia while the senator was in his
audience, and called attention of
other audiences he addressed to
their two-job legislators, pointing
out to his Arcadia audience, Sen
ator Hodges.
Patty said Senator Hodges is
right over there while he is here.
You might as well ask him if he
feels the same about the law
legalizing slot machines as he did
when he voted for it. The crowd
loudly applauded the thrust. The
meeting between the two candi-
dates was unattended. Hodges ar
irving late from another meeting
found Patty, who was on schedule,
already speaking. You might also
demand of him as | did the other
night in Tampa of Judge Petite
way and in WauchuIa a few mo-
ments ago of Grady Burton if he
is friendly, lukewarm or an
tagOnistic to the present chief
executive and the present adj
ministration.
Patty said the issue in this CAM
paign is whether Or not this pres
ent system of waste despoilation
and despotisn is going to con-
tinue for another four years.
Hodges, who spoke when Patty
had finished, attempted to de-
fend the slot machine legislation,
saying it gave revenue to schools.
He did not state his stand in re-
gard to the present administration
or the chief executive. Patty also
dealt a smashing blow at the
state senate custom OF holding
executive sessions. lie said the
business of Florida should be
transacted in the open so the peo-
pie can know about it and not
behind closed doors. Why should
our senator's be placed under the
seal of secrecy about business
that is the business of the people
of Florida.
While dhe United States senate
sometimes holds such sessions he
said this is only during war OF
times of grave emergency and the
business transacted is afterward
made public together with the
vote of the senate members. Us
ing the removal Of n. Vernon
Hawthorne, Dade state attorney
as an example OF practically un-
limited powers of the governor
in removing officials, Patty said
this man who once lived in this
section and against whose record
there is not: a black mark, was
suspended by the governor and
his removal sustained by the SEN
ate.
its a strange thing to me that
there was not a member of. the
senate who raised his voice against
the removal of this man whose
clean record as a law enforcing
officer is well known. Why was
it that the man who was then
president of the senate did not
raise his voice in protest, tel
you there have also been other
men who have been removed from
office in this state because they
had regard for their oath of of.
flee.
In a previous address at Wau-
chula. Patty said there is a report
llldI liic SuppOII VI the pICSSII'
administration has been switched
from your fellow townsman anC
a candidate in this race, Grady
Burton, to Judge w. Raleigh Pet
teway of Tampa
l know the right thinking PEG
pie of this state do not want {
continuation of the present
vicious system of government
Put these candidates on the Spot
and make them tell you how the!
stand. Do not be soft soaped Of
let them evade the issue.
In this address and also in hi!
address at Okeechobee, Pat,
called attention to legislators re
siding in the area who are alsC
holding other jobs with the state
government. He addresses wer,
punctuated with repeated applause
He also addressed enthusiastic
audiences at Fit. Meade and Bowl
ing Green.