The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
NEW YORK TINES,
July 26.

GAINESVILLE, + Ia,
July rs. 1t is now two
months since the Flor
ida legislature re elected
Wilkinson Call to the
United States senate, as
! his friends maintain,
and still no certificate Of
election has been issued
to him by Governor
Fleming. This is an un-
usual, not to say unpre-
cedented, course for the
governor to pursue, and
while, of course, it is
highly accept BILE to the
opponents Of the senator
1t is not, on the other
hand, altogether dis
pie asing to his friends
and political supporters.
They are absolutely con-
ident that Calls Ell. c.
ton was strictly consti-
tutional and legal, and
they are rather gratified
than otherwise to see
the governor place him
self In what they pre-
dict will be u moet
humilIating position in
the end.
! Meanwhile there is q
quiet canvass going on
to secure the appoint
ment to the vacancy in
the United States sen
ate which the anti Call
men declare exists.
There is not the 8 light
est doubt but that Gov
ernor Fleming will q axe
an appointment of this
kind, the appointee
presenting himself with
his credentials at the bar
OF the senate next De-
cember, at the same
time that Call appear.
there with his, eigued
by the officers OF the
joint session Of the two
houses OF the Legislature
which cast a majority
vote for him on May 2o
last.
Nor is there any doubt
of Flelning's having al
ready offered the Ap-
pOintment to st least
half u dozen prominent
democrats in Florida, In
each instance meeting
with u fiat refusal to &C
cept. II the honor has
not been formally made
tie vernor has
''s )unded' the friends Of
these different demo
! Gratis in order to ascer-
: rain their position in
th= matter. The fact IL,
no loyal, consistent
d mocrat Of any prOmi-
nence-Or OF sufficient
prominen e and ability
to warrant his appoint
ment by the governor
can be found to accept
; such an appointment
under the C rcumstan-
, Gee. 1t would mean q
long. expensive contest,
: with small hope Of any
: thing but q humilisting
: Il efeAt in the end. This
is why Chief Justice
) Raney, the Hon. K. M.
Hammond, Ex-Governor
Bloxham and others, to
whom the appointment
has unquestioDably been
offered, have refused %
entertain any PROPOSE
: ton OF the kind. The
. honor would be an
empty one-the game
hardly worth the pow
der.
Only one course is
therefore open to the
governor, and within
the next week the state
10 likely to be somewhat
startled by an Official
proclamation from hi.
Excellency. w D. Chip
ley 10 the only ma in
all Florida who will
agree to make this fight
on Gail, which would be
lprecipitated by an ap-
pOintment To the alleged
vacancy In the senate.
It 10 agreed on all
hands that II Chipley
gets the appointment he
will make one Of the
hardest fights for . seat
In the senate which that
body has ever exper.
fenced He hates Call
from the bottom Of his
heart; he 10 stung to the
lquick BY the failure OF
the Legislature to defeat
Call's reelection; he 10
y bitter, determined
aghter, Q "stayer of she
drst water; be has o .c0e.
poration interest In the
lcontest aside from his
ambition TO become o
United States senator;
he has plenty Of time ut
his disposal, and he has
l I'D loads Of money ut
his back.