Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-02-22
Thursday, February p, 1905. -
A PROPOSED INNOVATION.


4: la our Saturdays issue we published
gthly editorial from the Telfar Enterprise in
&hich this language is used:
THE Enterprise thinks the rotation system
sDt an unwise one But we think the practice in
he past in the manner of nominating sena-
|korial candidates has been very undemocratlc and
unwise We have not before this had the can
ddates go before the democrats of the entire
district for nomination, but only before the peo'
pie of the county in which the candidates resi-
dd-thus letting the people of only one county
select the senator who represented the count
u.s."
The practice may be 'undemocratic and un
wise" but since I'VE have not before this had
the candidates go before the entire district tor
nomination" and since we have been fairly well
represented in the Senate in all the past there IS
certainly no great hazard in risking another
term on the old plan. The suggestion comes
from Telfair at an noportune time, it would
have been with better grace two years ago. We
are perfectly willing that the three counties be
allowed voice in the nomination. They have that
voice in the senatorial convention, but we shall
grant for the sake of the argument, that the
voting at the primary in each county of the dis
but it is simply matter of party etiquette.
Some will say that it is party expediency.
Certainly the people of Telfa1r nor
Montgomery would turn down lrwlo's
choice, and party etiquette certainly
suggests to our friends across the river that
they might insist on the innovation when it is
their time TO furnish the candidates. We are
perfectly willing that the candidate we choose
on the 25h, day of April be required to express
his views on all public questions 80 that all the
democratic voters of the counties may know
where they stand. It is a good rule. and we
are perfectly willing that the people of any
county whose time it is to furnish the senator
shall invite the three counties of the district to
Ivote with it on the several candidates Offering,
but what we object to is the raising
O. the question within the party at this
time by a county that has just taken advan"
tage of time honored practice, coming forward
with the suggestion just at the close OF the
term of it's candidate.
Gov Hoke Smith will make record that all
good Georgians will be proud of.
This is the natal day of the father of this cou-
ntry and will be observed, not only in the United
States, but in many parts of the world.
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Editor Mercer, of the Fitzgerald Eater
prise continues to throw hot brick into the How
ell camp, and the politicians are kept busy dodg-
ing them, and occasionally gets hit in the
face after all their dod gipg.-Thomasville Press.
We are publishing the announcement of Hon
FL. T. Fletcher as a candidate for County Com
missioner. Mr.. Fletcher has served the county
in the highest capacity and is one of its safest
and best citizens II elected county com mission
er he will render invaluable service, and there is
every probability that he will be elected.
The South Georgia court houses are too
small to accommodate the crowds who assemble
to hear Hoke Smith The WaYcross Jour-
nal tells us that 100 voters were turned away be-
cause all the room inside had been taken when
Hoke Smith addressed the voters of Ware in
the county court house last week. At East
man, it is stated, about 800 failed to find
room inside the building.
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Governor Hoke Smith.
We met last Tuesday prominent attorney
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