The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-02-17
WeET BROWN TO VaCaTE.
Committee Asks Governor to Declare
Vacancy in Senate.

In response to the call of Chairman
Baskin the Marion County Demo-
cratic Executive committee met i'm
the court house Saturday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Baskin, aud the business
for which the session was called was
at once taken up
Hon. w. K. Zewadski read set of
resolutions, but not being member
of the committee, it was formally Of
fered TO that body by Mr.. E. W.
Davis, of the first district, and the
same was adopted as follows:
Whereas, In November, A D.. 1902.
G NJ Brown. then j citizen and resi-
dent of Marion county, Florida, was
duly elected as Il state senator from the
10Th senatorial district, said district
being composed OF the counties OF Ma
rion and Sumter, and whereas, since
said election of the Hon. c. NJ. Brown
as aforesaid. he. the said Brown. has
permanently removed his residence
from the district aforesaid and has re-
! moved TO and settled in the county of
Dade i'll the state of Florida, a county
! outside of the Goth senatorial district,
| therefore be it
Resolved, BY the democratic execu-
tive committee of Marion county, Flor
ida, and representatives of the Sumter
county, Florida, executive committee
| that the office of state senator from
F! the Goth senatorial district of Florida
| is now vacant. and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this reso-
luton be furnished to the governor of
| the state of Florida requesting him to
| call a special election to fill such va
cancy-
AS there is not sufficient time be-
| fore the meeting OF the next session
of the legislature for the holding of
| primary to nominate a man to fill
| Mr.. Browns place, Committeeman
| Pritchett, of Gambler, offered the fol-
! lowing resolution, which was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the chairman of
| this committee, in the event of
i an election being called by the govern
/ or to fill the vacancy caused by the
| change of residence OF c. NJ Brown.
| call a convention of the democratic
| voters of the county of Marion county
/ and request delegates from Sumter to
| meet To nominate a candidate for state
senator to fill said vacancy; the rep
! resentation to be one delegate for ev-
cry 20 votes or fraction over 10. based
| on the general election of 1904-each
precinct casting less than 20 votes to
have one delegate. The voters i'll each
!; precinct to elect their delegates TO said
| convention upon the call of the exec
| utive committeeman for said district.
! The chairman and secretary to make
the appointments and notify each com
| mitteeman.
Mr.. E. l.. Carney presened two res
| olutions. but as this meeting was
| called for special purpose IL was
thought best not to act upon them
and they were withdrawn.
Roll call showed the following
members present:
District 1, E. w Davis: district ,,
L. Slight; district 4, J. L B. Hud-
gems; district 8, w. J.. Jordan; district
q ]. NJ. DouglOsS: district 8, E. L. Car
ney. proxy; district 10. Jno. T. Lewis;
district IL. w. T. Forbes; district 10, H.
s. Morrison, proxy; district 81. J. F.
Barnett: district "A, DR.. ]. G. Baskin;
district 25, I. E. Pritchett; district 90.
W. Huffman; district 81. r. w. Holli-
! day; district. %. L. D. Stafford. proxy;
| district 80, D. A. Clark; Mr.. Wade of
| Sumter county
| Quite a number of citizens were
present at the meeting and the con-
sensus of opinion seemed to be that
| Mr.. Brown should gracefully resign
his seat in the senate without forcing
| the people of Marion and Sumter
| counties to take the action above out
lined.
Death of MSS King
! While on route from Ocala. Fla, on
| Southern passenger train, No. Is,