The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-24
THE STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE DECLARES
T0|I0IGIIO 0Dd BTON0rd Nominees for
SeD1IOr 0Id Governor Respectively
REFUSES AN INVESTIGATION OF
Charges Of ud.--Contests Filed,
but Ruled Out of Order.

Charges Of Fraud. Contests Filed,
but Ruled Out Of Order.
The state democratic executive
committee met on Friday morning
last at the Everett Hotel, Jackson
willie. Before adjournment in the
afternoon it had declared James p,
Taliaferro the candidate for United
States Senator and Napoleon B,
BrowHrd the candidate for Governor
There were contests filed by the
friends of Mr.. Davis against the
vote Of several counties, but these
were not considered. Chairman
Williams ruling that they could not
come up before the committee be-
cause they had not been filed with
the county committees first. There
was some discussion, and the notices
of contests read, but aside from that
there was no action taken, other
thm the ruling of Chairman Viii.
lians.
Following the roll call w. J. Bry-
an of Duval moved that the cam
paign committee proceed to canvass
tn" returns of the primary election
of June 7. and that said committee
return to the meeting with IL resOlu-
tion such as was presented by the
campaign committee after a similar
mission at the last meeting, when
the executive committee canvassed
the returns of May 10. Senator
Palmer of Orange wanted to know if
all the counties had been heard from.
Chairman Williams stated that the
returns of all the counties were in,
with the exception of Duval and
Monroe Counties. Mr.. Reynolds Of
Monroe handed the chairman of the
committee the report for Monroe,
but the report from Duval was not
handed to the chairman until after
the committee adjourned. Chair
man Knight and Secretary Fellers
brought the report at about II
o'clock, and it was handed with the
others to the campaign committee.
An adjournment was taken at II
O'Clock until O'Clock to give the
campaign committee time to report.
When the committee assembled at
3 o'clock, Chairman Williams an
nounced that the campaign commit
tee was ready to report.
Major Abrams interrupted the
reading Of the report with a state
ment that as member of the COM
mittee he objected to any action be-
ing taken at that time, contending
that, according to the primary law.
the meeting could not exist for the
purpose of callvaSsing the returns of
the election. He cited SeCtiOu rs of
the primary law in reference to the
filing of protests, and argued that
the state committee had no light to
canvass the returns of the election
until they had given those who de-
sired to file contests the twenty
days which that section provided.
Major Abrams was called to order,
and Chairman Williams asked the
secretary to continue with the read
ing of the report and the resolution
offered by the campaign committee.
II demand to be heard" said
Major Abrams "We do not want
any gag law here"
/ Chairman Williams was constrain-
ed to permit Major Abrams to pro-
ceed with his contention under the
head of personal privileges, when
Mr.. Wolfe of Escambia County OBJ
iected, and raised a point of order.
/ The point of order was sustained by
the chair, and Major Abrams t. ok
an appeal. The committee sustained
/ the chairman.
The report of the committee and
the resolution offered We're read, as
/ follows:
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
"JacksonviIle Fla, June II, 1904
To the Florida State Democratic
| Committee: Your campaign COM
mittce, in pursuance of the resolu-
tion adopted at the meeting today,
beg leave to report that they have
canvassed and tabulated the returns
from the various conties as to the
primary election held on the 7th day
Of June, 1901, and herewith submit
the returns and the tabulation
showing in detail and total the votes
for the various candidates in Said
urinary, and also herewith submit a
resolution for your consideration
Respectfully submitted. ARTH u
| Il. WILLIAMS, Chairman
THE RESULT DECLARED.
Resolved, by the Florida State
Democratic committee, duly assem-
Ibled at jacksonville this the It'll
Iday of June, A. d. 1904, that the
| following candidates having received
In majority of the votes east at the
primary held on the 7th day OF June
"A. ID. 1904. are hereby declared to b'
the nominees of the democratic par
tv of the state of Florida, at the
next ensuing state election; and tho
executive officers are hereby direct
ed to make certificate accordingly
to wit:
James P. Taliaferro, Cor UniteC
States Senator.
Napoleon B. Broward, for Cover
nor of Florida.
H. Clay Crawford, for Secretar!