The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-25
FLoRlDA'S COMING PRIMARY.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION MAY
ma VOTED down.

Onictais 20 he Appointed by the Cow
ernor wili Also lie voted Upon at
the rrimary-LarEe Assessments
Were Levied Upon Candidates for
These Positions aud There Are
Few In the Race-oaIy Two Ina
porfant Contests.
Tallahassee, Fla. oct. ea--The white
Democrats OF Florida arc 10 determine. AZ
"A primary election to b. held on Nov. 6
whether the next Legislature which viii
probably De- composed entirely Of white
Democrats. shan provide for che holding
OF a constitutional convention.
Indications are that the convention idea
viii be voted down Overwhelmingly, for
few people seem to want a new consu-
tuition. and the masses are oppo@ed 60 In
curing the expense convention would
entail.
The constitution under which Florida
is now governed vas framed by "a con
veniion which sat In Tallahassee during
the summer 81 isSs. u was adopted by the
people az the general election In Novem-
Der. 1855. and weu, into effect Jan !. 1877
A constitutional convention would cost
the state at least $4,000. aud perhaps
much more.
The D,mocra:ic state platform provides
further that al the primary election Of
Nov. next the white Democratic electors
shall select such appain,ive state and coun-
ty objects as q may appear will be ncces-
sary to be appointed by the Governor dur
ins the next two years. and continues:
OHlcers 60 he Chosen.
Accordingly. the white Democratic ,o,-
ers vi az the primary make the party's
choice tor a state chemist and an adiu-
tnnt general In the second. THIRD.
Fourth aud Seventh Judicial circuits state
attorn 50 win be selected IN Duval. rs
Gambia. IIlllsboro Orange ana Vonsa
counties judges of the criminal courts OF
record 81 those respective counties Will
be chosen. aud In each Of the counties
named. save Duval. solicitors for the
criminal courts OF record are also TO be
so.cctcd. In each county ia the. state Ave
County Commissioners and a supervisor
OF registration win In like manner be
chosen. THIS will make the primary quite
- complicated and almost az important IN
affair as the general election.
For the more important ofhces thus 10
be- filled at tho November primary there
a. aAANAf AA hsAiFlNlANtef NMN 4NAhNlNhH
10 tho fact that early In September
Chairman Frank Clark OF tie State Exec
utive Committee announced the assess
monts which candidates for each ONCE
Won . have 70 phy. stating that ony those
who paid the amounts assessed by noon
OF Sept. II would be allowed 20 enter tho
primary. These assessments were regard
"a as quite hish being san for state
chemist. 50 for adiuiant general and 500
- A. Hasaa a . HtaH
these assessments deferred several aspir-
ants Tor Offices from entering tho contest.
Candidates "a he Voted ON.
Under the ruling. the only name to be
voted on Tor state chemist. r. that Of
Capt. X. +. Rose OF Kissimmee. The
only entry Tor sdjutant general f. the
nreecns incumbent. Gen. Patrick Hous-
toun OF Tallahassee For state attorneys
IN the Second aud Third circuits MesHrs.
George ". Walker OF Tallahassee. and
l.. =. Robertson Of Jasper, respectively.
the prescrt incumbenta. have no opp0si-
ton. In The Fourth circuit. Messrs. A.
@. Hartridge and A. II. King. both OF
Jacksonville. are making tho race Tor
state attorney. while "a the Seventh cir
cult. State Attorney james u. Begzs
has as an opponent Mr.. John c. Jones
o. Orlando. Thus. the only contests Of
any importance for Offices VIII be over
the state attorncyships IN the Fourth lpd
Seventh circuits. II r. thought that Judge
BeFrs will win IN the seventh. without
much trouble. but IN the Fourth. or Jack
sonvIile circuit. Mears. HsrtridRo anJ
King are making a hard. close night. ami
the result Is greatly In doubt. This r.
the hui year judicial ofiioers-or any
other state oficers-hnve ever been Sc
lectcd by the primary system In Florida.
ami the experiment Is being watched with
great interest The method has warm ad-
v0catcs. and equally Norm opponents.