The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-01-26
FIRST PRIMARY
MAY The TENTH
A Ivocates of An Early Primary
We're Victorious.
FRANK CLARK WAS DOWNED
D. M Bars Popularity Shown
-TimeS-UniOn Sick-Re-
marks on Men.

AS will be seen by the reports from the
State Democratic Executive Committees
meeting in Jacksonville last Friday. the
adyocotes OF an early primary we're vic
torons' Frank Clark put in to oppose
j. NJ Bars, but the Jacksonville papers
report OF the meeting (even the Times
Unions reporO shows that Clarl. was
badly downed, while Barrs popularity
was shown more plainly than ever before.
lie got all he asked for, and the primary
even two days earlier than he asked for
1t to be.
The results OF Fridays meeting has
doubtless convinced the anti.Barrs and
Stockton folks that the bowls that have
been going up from them against Stock
ton aud Bars and all others who favor
their candidates. have not borne the kind
of fruit desired by the corporation agere.
CATION. The Times. Union got so sick
that 1t lost its mind, and declared that the
effort to exclude from membership on the
committee such members as were candi
date! for Office was only defeated by the
votes OF such objected to candidates,
when, the fact is, had the candidates (six
In number) not voted at all, the Times
Union-Clark effort to exclude Stockton,
Bars and Others from the committee
would have been defeated by two votes.
AS the right prevailed II was defeated by
eight votes. But, OF course, the mistate.
ment by the T..U. was only ~ an over
sight.
The following are extracts from the
Jacksonville Metropolis report Of the af-
fair:
Judge Raney was gently roasted for
changing his position on certain questions,
but he took all Of the criticism good ma.
Iuredly.
j. NJ Caldwell, the acknowledged enc.
NY OF the primary system, distinguished
himself by remaining absolutely quiet.
dis silence was painful---to Caldwell.
Chairman Williams has announced the
ampaign committee as follows. A. W.
,ockrell. Duval;, WI. Palmer, Orange;
:, j. Fernsfde, Putnam; J. d. Galloway
Columbia; ]. Emmett Wolfe, Escambia
hartman Williams and Secretary Crane
re members, by virtue OF their position
n the State committee.
Koonce, Of Sumter, failed to make an
IMPRESSION, but he was determined to be
card, even If several members did leave
lie hail. They thought he was Joking
hen he advocated late primary.
Frank Clark got It 'in the neck" His
sfeat before the committee was severe.
1t be says he will carry the war into the
congressional committee. cIark's az.
al was eloquent and pathetic, but the
couldn't see II his way.
Bars succeeded in having that "ani.
all drink at the early primary fountain.
Judge Raney was very much interested
the debate regarding members staying
the committee while running for Office.
The early primary advocates worked
scheme, and even secured the services
Maj. Healy in working for the date
ey had agreed upon, but the major did
not know It.
The June and July primary advocates
ew when to jump into the band wagon.
The campaign is now on in earnesr,
the fur will fly. !
TO his credit be it said that as soon as He
ank Clark met his Waterloo In the CHI,
he al once withdrew and nis
ynes Lewis, who had given him a tur
Ky, resumed his duties as a member vii
Bars was often referred to as 'the
Idly Of the primaries by his political
emies on the committee.