The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27
greatest respect for the Chair and had no
desire to interrupt.

desire to interrupt.
Senator Rogers-The caucus unani
mously adopted the two-thirds rule and
afterwards pledged itself to make no elec-
tion except under that rule. All the can
didates whose names have been before this
body accepted this rule and leading can
didate expressly authorized a member to
state that he desired no election until after
nomination by the caucus. We are dem
of men. The majority has never
said it would meet the minority on
equal terms to obtain q man in a spirit OF
harmony and fairness. Unless this differ
ence is healed here 1t will 60 hence to the
next state convention. 1t will divide
| many of the counties and fear will split
| the party in twain. Let US come together,
then, as democrats with q common pur-
poee, and agree on some man who can
make the party unit.
| Mr.. Brown of Columbia-Mr. Chairman,
while we were debating the two-thirds
rule we were threatened with disruption
of the party. Now,I ask, who will 60
out Of the told-the minority or the ma
jonty?
MI. Rogers-I made no threat, but gave
q friendly warning which you would do
well to accept In the spirit in which 1t was
offered.
| Mr.. Haddock-I ask who will 60 out?
| Mr.. Young-When you pledge me your
word and 60 back on democratic rule
you prepare the way for the third party
J and you make your feet ready to walk in
that way.
: Mr.. Haddock-And I say to you, you
, come here and misrepresent your peo-
pie.
Mr.. Young-If misrepresent my peo-
) | PIE it is between them and me, and not
Nth you.
? Mr.. Haddock-Did not you promise
. your people you would vote for Mr..
. CaNP
Al Mr.. Young-I did not, sir, and am
Q glad am asked the question on this
: door. When the friends of Senator Call
Q threatened me with that promise chal.
Y lenged them to bring it out and they have
never done 80. During the campaign
for my election I expressly refused to bind
t myself After my election did tell my
J. friends should vote for Mr. Call and /
q did 30. but when saw his defe2t was in
= evitable took 1t for granted that demo-
. Gratis would keep faith with democrats and
n I went over to the minority because saw
me majority would make no terms until
It II was reduced. I am willing to 60 before
}. my people as an anti-Call man and make
the tight on this issue, and il am beaten I
p 4ill accept my defeat. But am opposed to
le him because believe his election would
e De HsaastF0us to the stats Of Florida and
every interest dear to her people.
ri Cries Of "questioD," "question," echoed
4 through the hall and the chairman said
r, for the last time, 'Call the roll, Mr..
II Clerk"
when Senator Wallis name was
). reached he said the two-thirds rule had
n been unanimously adopted and there was
d yet time to elect senator. To adjourn
the caucus sine die would be injurious to
" the harmony of the democratic party and
the most pernicious breach of pllghted
e faith within his knowledge; therefore be
voted nay.
"a When Mr.. Dougherty's name was called
a on the roll of the house be said he had
a Seen democrat all his life and had meyer
o. broken one tenet of the faith. He had as
. sumed the yoke of the rule imposed by the
majority and had felt it easy, because he
10 bore the weight under democratic rule. But
when in open violation of plighted faith
\, the attempt was made to throttle his
" opinion he would say now what he had
said before, that he should never vote for
G any man in open session who had not re-
ceived the nomination according to demo-
i cratic law; therefore he voted no.
+ The vote on the question to adjourn the
- caucus sine die was as follows:
YEAs-sENATE, IA.
y Browne, Smith OF 3Oth,
Broome, Summers,
4 Bryant, Swearingen,
q Calhoun, Thomas,
y Coulter, Wadsworth,
y Crosby, Wolfe,
Pirrong, Yancey.
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