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oils of the otner members, to the annoyance, 10
say the least, of those members, and that nls
career as Speaker would end MS pOliticai career.
General Albert has the distinction OF presiding
over the most disorderly House that has ever
been organized, or, rather dsorganized, since the
days of reconstruction He had absolutely TO
control over the House and by the time the Legs
lature was ready to adjourn, ne. by ionoWing tns
very course had predicted he would follow, had
succeeded in alternating most OF the friends VINO
had previously supported him. Now, as the mem
DRY Of man Is long when ne has grievance,
Albert's chances come under the designaton
which Caesar used In describing the ports or the
Allobroges, and which farmer uses in describ-
ing poor potato crop, few and far between
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Some few the editor OF the Gainesville Sun
notably have been criticising the action OF the
State Democratic Executive Committee In endors-
ing the Hon. William J. Bryan for President /
do not think that discussion OF the right or the
Committee to do this thing is proper or pertinent.
While / do not hold to the doctrine OF the implied
powers Of anything, the Constitution OF the UNI
ted States not excepted, do believe that when 2
body appears to exceed its authority In doing the
thing that the people who make up that body
universally enthusiastically and with one mind
WANT DONE, discussion Of les right Is not tho
proper thing. There Is no kind OF doubt that the
people Of Florida, along with the people OF mort
of the other Democratic states. want Bryan as
the Democratic candidate for President In 1908.
Although have been a voter for Bryan have
not been total subscriber to all Of his doc
trines but begin to think must have overlook
ed something In Bryan Any man who can hold
for so long the affections OF so large number OF
people, as Bryan has done, is q man Of unusual
depth or character broadpesss OF mind and
statesmanlike qualities. The fact that Bryan
today is stronger than he was four years ago and
stronger than he was eight years ago 10 alone
sufficient to stamp him as man who, holding
he M no IN an lars "a
is worthy to be placed In a position where he can
serve the people. Therefore, however the Demo
cratic State Executive COMMITTEES may have ex-
ceeded its authority. It certainly acte5 along the
line Of the popular will and there Is no greater
authority than this tektter
AS an illustration OF the lengths to which q
mans speculative fancy may run regard the
suggestion OF the Ocala Banner as to the advisa-
bility OF Mr.. William Sherman Jennings being
member Of Bryan's cabinet In case Bryan should
be elected president as live, energetic sample.
C0nceding that the election Of Bryan Is pr0ba-
billy one gets lost In the maze OF probabilities
when contemplating the probable choice OF
Bryan's cabinet In the first place It Is barely
visible upon the horizon Of possibilities that
Florida will be considered In the ,beStowal CT
these important positions but II ones imagina-
ton can carry him so far as TO count Florida I'm
the running, It would require such q further
stretch as would be certain. TO break It, to con-
jure William Sherman Jennings as the proper
representative OF Florida In the first place he Is
not a Floridian. His election to the once or
Governor was one Of these political accidents
that happen when the battle Is fierce and to the
death between strong men. Florida could not 90
properly represented in Bryan's cabinet II
William Sherman jennings, whose very appella-
ton stamps him as man or antecedents ami
ahliatons Objectionable to all true Floridians
were selected. He does not even now represent
considerable following. His last attempt to get
ONCE In this State was so conspicuous q failure
that It should shut him out from the considera-
ton OF people who are really careful al 10 the
selection Of thin0n IN conaidar tlT FFT