The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-27
Report of Meeting Shows
Mays Attorneys Urging
Fight on Committee.
CHALLENGED SEATS
OF SEVERAL MEMBERS
Objection to Resolution for
Adjournment introduced
by D'Alemberte of Escam-
bia, Which Finally Passed
by a Vote of 6 to 4.
Special to TIE Journal.

Tallahassee, June 26-The con
gressional committee adjourned last
might to meet again in Tallahassee
kJuly Is, at ten o'clock a. m. No ac
ZION was taken on canvaSSing the vote
cast at the democratic primary OF
June Is, as the committee up to the
time of adjournment were unable to
decide the question as to who were
and who were not, entitled to mem
bersnip-
Attorneys FOR Mays began the fight
by contrasting the seat of the com
mitteeman elected in the last primary
in Santa Rosa county. Ernest Amos
the committeeman from Santa Rosa
who acted in making the call for the
primary, was seated as contended for
by Mays's attorneys. Next Mays's at
torneys sought to remove the proxy
of W. II. Price. of Jackson county,
Ellis F. Davis, but Davis was seated
over their objection
Then s. w. Clark, of Calhoun cou1-
~, was objected to on the ground that
the general statute, Sec. 273, dis
qualities a committeeman and yacates
the Office when he becomes a candi-
da6e Cor any other office. Mr.. Clark
admitted that his name had appeared
on the ticket as delegate to the ma
+-ttsrss<s - Convention, and that : he had
been a candfddvv- tlasa-laf9i &c of
state senator from the 25th senatorial
district When this objection was Of
fered by Judge Raney, w. H Ellis,
Blount & Blount & Carter and
Clarke & Clarke, counsel for Mays,
tie committee began to realize that
rtne contentious held by the lawyers
, q
almost the entire committee were dis
qualified.
Mr.. Amos. of Santa Rosa, spoke and
declared that he believed in perfect
fairness and Justice to all concerned,
and that he would not sit on the com
mittee if a member were disqualified
on the grounds urged, as he himself
had been a candidate in the late pri-
mary.
Mr.. D.AIenroerte, of Escambia coun-
tv. stated that he considered it the
paramount duty oS the committee to
comply with the law. and TO give JUS
tice to all concerned, regardless OF
VINO would be the nominee.
Had the contention of the attor-
neys for Mays been enforced ii would
have disqualified Chairman John Neel
of Holmes. Knox ellis. of Walton, d.
7. Jones of Washington, DAlemberte
o. Fscambia Amos of Santa Rosa,
Walker of Waukulla. Lamar of Jeffer-
son. Clark of Calhoun, Price OF Jack
son, and would have practically de-
stroyed the committee.
At the evening session Committee
man D'AIemrberte introduced the fol
lowing resolution and moved its
adoption:
Whereas. a question has arisen
as TO the qualification of a number o.
the members OF this committee. there
fore, be it
Resolved. That tnis committee do
now stand adjourned until Wednes-
dav. July Is. 1908. upon which date
" court house in Tallahassee. Flor
ida. at ten o'clock a. m
This resolution brought forth sew
eraI objections from the attorneys for
MAYS. judge Carter claiming that the
committee had no authority to ad-
journ. and challenged the chairman
to show any authority giving the
committee power to adjourn. He was
answered by Judge L. J. Reeves. who
CHALLENGED the counsel for Mays 70
show that the committe has no au
thority to adjourn till the day named
The adjournment resolution was car
ried by a vote of six 10 four Eleven
counties were represented In the
counties where there are no qualified
committeeman the county commit
tee will elect q congressional commit
teeman and act at the meeting call
ed for July Is.