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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-07
New "Prexy" Of University Of Texa.

AUSTIN, Texas. July 7.-Dr. Sidney E.
Moses yesterday was elected president of
the University of Texas to succeed DR..
David Franklin Houston, resigned to &C
cept the chancellorship OF Washington
University of st. Louis. DR.. Moses &C.
cupied the chair of philosophy at the
university. He is a graduate Of the Uni
versity of California and is at present
travelling in Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-07
Cranes Passion for Game.

Senator Crane is great lover of the
game. Representative Lawrence of Mas
sachusetts. who is with the senator. told
this story about him: -'
When Crane was governor of Massa-
chusetts he had his STAFF and the other
ohcials of the state government at his
home In the Berkshires for several days.
One day We drove to Lebanon Springs, N
Y. On the way back we came to a fine
field. and the governor ordered every one
to play ball. He had brought balls,
gloves and bats. unknown to US.
while the game was on two gentle
men driving by stopped. One of them
asked me. Who is that pitching?' That
Is the Governor of Massachusetts, said
And who is on first base? That is the
lieutenant governor. The man catching
the governor is the secretary of state
That man on second is the adjutant gen.
eral.'
Perhaps. he interrupted, you have
some curiosity as to who I am
Il told him would be pleased to know
him.
''1 am Napoleon Bonaparte.' he said,
ciucking to his horse and driving on.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
THE STATE CAMPAIGN
AND THE ISSUES INVOLVED.

contest be-
States senator
H.
N for governor OF One se
of eliminated and the DIG
will the stage
of is important maer 10 W
approach in Importance TO the
of election OF
of West Florida
in dismiss
of discuss oreny
representative
of the state and te
the than upon any o
The governor In ac rs OF
oples ideas OF civic ana
those ideas or TO lead
In will cnolce
which accurately
of civic andp and progress
eofr
should also be man
gressional district will for the
which Importance OF
he pbie buildings be erected to
established similar
To-
o
which the campaign
friends should all tn
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
ELECT GlLCHRIST AND
ABOLISH THE PRIMARY

Gilchrist, the Tribune says:
The election of GiIchrist Will be
a distinct and significant blow at dem
agogiSm in the state of Florida. 1t
will mean that the people have learn
ed TO appreciate the value of a man
on account of his life, his works, his
character and his ability to fill an of
flee impartially and for the general
veal. That they have learned to dis
criminate between promises and per
1ormanceS and have fiocked to the
support of one who promises moth
ing save to do his whole duty by the
state as God shall give him insight
into the states requirement The
-elstoagogues have Sown hot air: they
nave reaped very trrrfta- " hirIwind
We believe their days are numbered
as leaders in our beautiful and fertile
peninsula commonwealth and that we
are entering upon a new and a far bet.
ter and more prosperous era
1t is believed that unless this edi.
tOrlal statement by the Tribune con.
corning the primary is at once reDud!.
ated by the candidate whom it is try
ing TO elect governor, It will cast him
many thousands of votes throughout
the state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
Escambia's Legislators
and Sheriff.

In the selection of John P. Stokes
and c. L. Virgins to represent her in
the legislature. EScambia county has
voiced the sentiment of majority of
her people and these two gentlemen,
We are satisfied, will make valuable
public servants and lawmakers at the
state capital. They will go there to
make laws in accordance with the
needs and desires of the people, and
they will. we are sure. prove faithful
tc the trust reposed in them.
In the re-election of Sheriff Van
Pelt, the people have likewise spoken.
and under popular government the
majority of the people must rule The
Journal opposed Sheriff Van Pelt's
election because it believed that "A
new man as chief peace, officer of the
county would best SUbServe the inter
estsests of the people whom he is
elected to serve. Now. however. that
he is elected, we congratulate him
upon his successful race and we trust
that The Journals original misgiyings
foundation If they do. and We hone
they will, Sheriff Van Pelt will have
no better friend or supporter than
this paper. He is invested with the
enforcement of our laws and it will
depend on him, and him alone.
whether or not the confidence that the
people have just expressed in him
shall in the end prove to have been
justified.
Now that these two issues in the
fscamDla county campaign have been
settled The Journal hopes that any
bitterness or ill-feeling that may have
existed will be buried, and that all
OF us may unite for good government.
increased prosperity, and a general
era Of good feeling.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
Elect Gilchrist and
Abolish the Primary?

One of the most remarkable edi
torial utterances made during the
present campaign is that of General
Gilchrist's chief newspaper spokes.
man. the Tampa Tribune. in which
drunk with what it at the time
thought was a tremendous lead for
ats candidate, announced in favor of
the abolition of the primary system
of nominating candidates for office.
The election of Gdlchrist and the
abolition of the primary constitute
the Tribune's slogan now and else
where in this paper today The Jour
nal publishes its contemporary sig
nihcant utterances on this subject.
With the Tribune's own personal
preferences in the matter. we have
nothing to do, but as the chief spokes-
man and supporter of Albert w. Gil
christ for governor of Florida. the
public should be informed immediate
ly whether or not the Tribune reflects
General Gilchrist's views when it
calls for the abolition of the primary
system
The primary is here to stay. 1t
may not ber-,probably is not-perfect
1t may have to be-and probably will
be-improved upon But it will not be
abolished for the old convention sys-
tenn. Revolutions seldom move back
wards. The weak points of the pri-
mary system Will be strengthened and
its Objectionable features viii be
snoothed out, but the system itself.
improved and perfected. will stand.
Speaking in Harrisburg. Pa. on this
same subject, on the same day that
the Tribune's editorial appeared, VIM.
]. Bryan said:
The difference between the pri-
marieS and the conventions illustrates
forcibly the necessity for primaries
When voters speak for themselves
they say what they think and do
what they please. When voters mt
their interests in the hands of llnin-
strUcted delegates they take chances
on the delegates using the power for
themselves and against voters IL is
Just such betrayalS OF public trust
that have led to the extension of the
primary system,
In view of the fact that General
Silchrist himself has never made it
generally plain that ne is in favor of
he retention of the primary system,
II would be a good thing for the 49,
pie to know plainly and definitely
Hhere he stands on the subject. His
rhief newspaper supporter wants to
Meet him and abolish the primary
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
ARGUM EMIT.

The following remarkable editorial
| utteranceS from the Tampa Tribune
General Gihchrist's chief newspaper
supporter, in its issue of Thursday
May q, will be read with amaze
ment wherever they are published in
Florida, and will open the peoples
eyes to d very significant feature OF
the gubernatOrial campaign.
The election of GiIchriSt and the
abolition of the primary system-One
following as a result of the other
are to the Tribune the two paramount
issues in Florida now. and in view
OF the close sympathy and perfect
understanding between General Gil
christ and the Tampa Tribune, the
advocacy of these two propositions in
the same breath is significant. The
Tribune says:
1.-THE Ubiquitous Primary System"
1T is quite impossible TO see the
merits in this primary election sys-
tenn as carried out in the state of Flor
ida. A return to the convention NOM
mating plan is the crying need of the
hour and there should be no delay
in bringing it about.
I'VE know full we'll there is much
to be said in favor of allowing the
whole body OF voters to have a voice
in the naming of candidates for Of
flee; but there is no one thing 10 be
said in favor of it which are not out
weighed a thousand times by the in
lqu1ty, the discomfort, the terrible
waste OF money caused by the system.
The Tribune is sure that it is safe
in saying that nine-tenths of the men
who ran for office in Tuesdays cleo
ton will sustain it in this assertion.
They have been teased by mendicant
political hanSerS-On, badScTed and bu!-
lied by grafters, as merCiIess and
greedy for gain as highway robbers.
Many of them have been compelled
by strenuous competition 10 expend
sums of money so large as to nearly
bankrupt themselves and, moreover,
10 endure the labOTS of a Hercules
Tor a long and bitter period of time
1t must be evident to anyone who
VIII stop to think that for A candidate
for United States senator or governor
to be forced either to give I'D the
race or spend from fifteen to twenty
thousand dollars is utterly prepoSter-
Gus and damns any system which
makes IL necessary. Yet, from all
the evidence We have gathered not
only such sum very. far in advance
OF that stated has been used. As with
the offices named so with all other Of
nces down 10 the smallest one in the
gift OF the people-the entrance intol
a primary TO secure any of them re-
quires an expenditure of money far
beyond reason and utterly repugnant
to what is Just and right and proper. |
1t has simply reached a point
where a poor man cannot run for of 1
hce. No matter how fine might be his |
1ntellect, no matter how great might 1
be his capacity to serve his county 1
or his state, no matter what honor his |
election would reflect upon his con-
sttuents-if he has not the money he 1
must stay at home and not seek a |
position to which he is entitled by all
reasonable considerations
The Election of GiIchrist.
Regarding the election of General
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
SON New + 4-nntmg T Smith, of the Madi

| SON New .T1oInl Iml Smith, of the Madi
Now that the elimination process,
mas been completed and the race al
around is between the "hish men
Ior eacn onlce, look out for storms
| squalls, earthquakes and other casual
! ueS. There is going to be sometime
doing in great big chunks durinp tbe
next three weeks
lt WILL indeed, be battle royal
from now until the second primary
June 10, and with such gladiators
as BroWard and Fletcher. and Gil.
christ and Stockton, wrestling for
the supremacy, there will be "sor,e-
thing doing in great dig chunks for
the next three weeks. There was
such an army of candidates in tho
held before the first primary that the
people were bored and worried nv
the Hood of opportunities which con-
st&ntly assailed them from so manv
quarters, but now that the fight has
peeh concentrated, with only one can
dldate on each side for the contested
OFFICES, partisan pugnacity will no
aroused all through the state. and we
VIII see the hottest campaign Florida
mas known for many years. Brow
ard is tremendous fighter, and in
Fletcher he will meet a foeman wor
thy of his steel, and with Stockton
and Giichrist in the arena of a sec
ond primary the fur will SURELY Av
And in the county contests the feel
ing will be hardly less intense. An
things considered, we may look for
ward to three weeks of healthy ex-
leitement which will penetrate even
unto the forks of the creek and cali
out the fullest vote Florida has ever
known.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
Watch Crescent Theatre Tomorrow.
A Profit, Anyhow.

He WIS filling his first prescription,
and when he handed it to the fady he
told her it was a dollar and ten cents
She paid the dollar and ten, and ar
ter she had gone he informed the pro
prietOT that the dollar was counter
felt. The proprietor looked over his
glasses at the young man and said:
well how about the ten cents-is
that good money!
The young man answered IN the at
fiT1native.
@"Oh, well" the proprietor replied,
chats not so bad-we still make a
nickel"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
NEWS AND VIEWS
BY STATE PRESS
The RIGHT Spirit.

We have nothing but hearty con-
sTatulations for the winners and sin
cere sympathy for the defeated. We
have lost out on several or our candl-
dates but we are shedding no tears
for whatever the people say goes with
us. Of course it would have tlckled
us nightly to have had each one OF
our candidates win the Office which
he sought. but that they didn't proves
concluSiveIy to our mind that the en-
tire public is a better judge of human
nature and fitness of men for official
position than We are, and We bow in
cheerful submission to the will OF
the people expressed at the polls. -
Madison New Enterprise.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
The Defeated
Candidates.

10 Jne ueIedUoQ CdluludIeS In tues
days primary, The Journal extends
the warm hand of coincidence. Now
that the first primary is over, The
Journal is glad that it at no time in.
! dulged in any mudshnging or person
al abuse, and for the defeated candi-
Gates as well as the successful ones
| L. still retains a warm regard.
The defeat of Hon. John S. Beard
for the United States senate is partly
compensated for in the fact that where
he was best known he led his oppon,
ents in the race, Escambia and Santa
Rosa counties giving him most fiat.
| tering pIuralities- Though defeated
Mr.. Beard still retains the esteem and
affection of his friends-and that is,
ell in all. not among the least of the
things worth having in this world.
While The journal was not support
! ing VIM. b. Lamar for senator, it al
mo time permitted its columns to be
used in abuse of him or for the pur
nose of rejecting upon his personal
or public integrity. Whatever may be
the criticism of the wisdom of his
entry into the senatorial race at this
time, there can be no honest criticism
of Bamar's public record for devotion
| to the peoples interests, or for the
tenacity of purpose with which he has
fought the peoples battles
Cooper Griggs and Jefferson d
Stephens, who lose the race for con
gress, have not lost any friends by
their defeat. Each is stronger today
in the affection of his partisans thar
he was before and for each, The Jour
nal, while it was not supporting either
feels a higher regard than ii ever die
before. There are still fields of use
fulness ahead for each of these two
patriotic Floridians and If we mistake
not they viii themselves prove it t.
a marked degree.
In the gubernatorial race. jefferson
b. Browne had to fight against odds
which few men could forsee and his
defeat was the only logical result
But he made an able. clean campaign
and one of which no man could have
cause to be ashamed.
There is nothing in the defeat o.
amy of these men that need have any
adverse effect upon their future entry
into politics if they again desire it
and The Journal trusts that for eacf
of them there may be a life of ser
vice, happy, full, and fruitful.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24

have any hand IN, or be a party to the
vile methods that one time attached
TO campaigns. or TO give their support
TO men of disreputable character II
is gratifying, indeed, TO note such
growing and healthy public sentiment
1t means a better condition OF all pup
lie affairs at no greatly distant Gay
In righteousness Of administrator
there is substantial prosperity and
large contentment. Live Oak Dem
Ocrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24

A Jacksonville dispatch TO the New
York World says that the indications
are that the majority of the delega-
ton to Denver will be anti-Bryan.
Clearly the wish was father to the
thought in that dispatch. If even one
anti-Bryan delegate to Denver was
elected in the Florida primary last
Tuesday, We haven't heard of him
Who is he?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
Tough jacksonville Convict.

+ a. Trace the young white burg
Idr, whose Wholesale operations here
gave MN wide notoriety, is at work
IN the phosphate pits in Marion coun-
". Grace, with other conviets. is at
PIT near Rmnellon, and it is re-
ported here that he is wearing irons
around his ankles. He is under SEN
fence 10 serve thirteen years at hard
iaDor' under the state prison authori-
ties, and shortly after he was taken
from the DuVal county Iau he was
sent sent 10 work inthe phosphate mines.
Inc guards were informed of the fact
mat Grace was shFewd. daring. cool
ana one who acted as quickly as he
thought He is of athletic build and
Is In splendid physical condition. and
unusual precautions Will be taken To
guard against his eScape-Jackson-
vile Times-Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
Congratulations to Will.

Mr.. VIII II. MapOIeS, newspaper
man well known in DeFuniak ara
West Florida generally, was married
Oh the 7th to Miss Celeste Johnson,
OF Milton. pill is a great old boy
and We wish for him and his bride
all the happiness in life that would
be good for them.-DeFuniak Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
Wants to Bulb a Church.

Andreas FhiEpPus, a Turk, has
reached jacksonville on a journey
around the werld seeking from sea to
sea and nati,n to nation money
WhereWlth to lufld Christian church
ana schoG at Jeremy Jelu Turkestan
rive years ago Phillipus registered a
Fo" tnat never more would he tar
~ uhtll he had reared a Christian
IhuIch Iof ms people. With little
bag in which lie carries his nassnortC
and but one shift of cIothinr for hiS
body, he sets ;orth to cover the earth
on ms mission. He Travelled ESlrope
much of the way on foot, and last
June landed in Observation-Disclosures
vile Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24

and unless he at once puts himself on
record as in favor OF retaining it, we
may naturally conclude that the Trib.
une is voicing his sentiments.
ject, General.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
Choice Monkey for a Pet.

Miss Janita Hettenhauser is the
envy OF all the ladies in this city. She
brought from South America a male
and female MarmoSet. and the parent
monkeys about a month ago gave
birth to the cuteSt little fellow in
America Miss. Hettenhouser wears
the tiny animal on her shoulder. II is
very anectiOnate and intelligent. and
very pretty. 1t has face almost hui
man and a very long tail While she
was coming through New York with
the parents, attention was called to
her pets by the newspapers, and the
park commissioners made her offers
for the monkeys, but she would not
part with them They are very rare
in this country.-St. Petersburg indie
pendent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
A Fine Little Florida Girl

A news item of interest to Florid-
iGnS states that Miss Lpcy Lee Call,
daughter of former Senator Call, OF
Florida, has accepted an offer for a
five years contract to sing at the
Royal opera house in Eresden.-Pen-
sacola journal. We are truly pro"1
Of this charming girl The whole
south is proud OF its Z distinguished
daughter We sincerely hope that a
morning so full of promise is but a
reflection of a glorious future.-Polk
County Record.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
A City Lot hr Proficiency.

4 deed TO a city lot in Live Oak
was awarded to Miss Sue Hemminp
for being the most proficient studenf
in the Live Oak public school AT
thelr commencement Miss Hemming
wa In the graduating class. Ten dol
Iars In gold vas also given to little
Myrtle Parnel, of the second grade.
for the best General standing in the
entire SchOol.-Like Oak Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
Violating the Game Law.

Sheriff c. F. Prevail has learned
that a large party Il Seminole In
dams with seventeen wagons, guns,
dogs, ETC., are encamptd in this coun-
ty; not far from Whittier, and are
slaughtering game at a terrible rate.
AS soon as court adournS and Mr..
Prevatt can get away ne Will 90 down
and make an investigation, and if he
finds things as repoted, the Indians
will have to either leek other hunt
ing grounds or answer to the courts
for their depredatidhs. Indians are
as amenable to the ame laws of Flor
ida as are other pople.-Kissimme
Valley Gazette.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
Made a Clean Campaion.

we feel like congFatulating orr
county candidates on the heightened
clean campaign that they have so far
conducted With very little excan-
ton, there has been naught to crit
clse- Let IT continue thus to the end
Ii oeSpeakS much to the credit of the
managers OF the campaign, as we'll as
the men themselves. Very little whis-
key, in so far as we have heard h.
been in evidence, and underbanded
WIckery has been almost a stranger
We feel confident that where sutzb nm.
becoming and dishonorable methods
have been used, the aspirant who was
so silly as to resort to them will re-
- just rebuke when the vote has
been counted. The common peonle
are coming to recognize the sacred
ness of the political interests of their
county,. and are determined not ta
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
ILL., the Mule

r,a "A lew days ago Mr.. f. D. Waite,
manager OF Uae. Lemon companys i'm
III liie h groves. near Palmetto. put one
at the HOMESTEAD. swarm of bees
had swarmed, aid lit on a small bush
the weight of tns haes -hendinp, II to-
the ground ben9th the grass -rIaa
mules worked ell until they tack
eled the business end of the bees.
The heads of both mules were badly
swollen in a few seconds, and later
one of them died from the effects,
and when la4 heard from the others
head was as large as a washtub.-
Gainesville SIN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
POLITICS AND
POLITICIANS
Scurrilous Campaign Reports.

we often wonder how men who
circulate scurrilous reports again st
their fellow men, even in the heat of
a pollucal campaign, have the nerve
10 race those whom they have ira
oGced after the battle is over. Seems
IKE IT We were guilty of circlllatinr
Les: knowing them TO be lies even
while we circulated them, that We
would just naturally hang our head
IN shame after We had been discov-
cred in the contemplate practice and
would hardly have the fardiboo5 TO
look our fellow man in the face =
M adiSon New Enterprise.