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Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-04-03
THE NEW SENATOR
W. II. Milton Appointed by
Governor BroWard.
Prominent West Florida Man Sue
ceeds the Late W. j. Bryan
as United States Senator.

Last Friday Governor Broward APP
pointed William Hall Milton of Ma
rianna, to succeed the late Senator
William James Bryan of Florida, In
the United States senate,
Mr., Milton is grandson of former
Gov, John Milton of Florida, and is ~
years old, He was born in Mariana,
and is a successful banker and business
man. Ir, Milton's appointment is for
the uueTpired term of the late Senator
Mallory, which had been tilled by APP
pointment Of Senator Bryan three
months ago,
When asked regarding his appoint
ment, Senator Milton said II am go.
log to DO my duty as see it, -
William Hal Milton, lawyer and
banker, as born March 2, 1864, aud
educated in Mariana, Fla, and Au-
burn Ala. He engaged in the mer-
camille business in Mariana in 1884,
and took an active part in the state
campaign in 1887 AT the age of "a he
cos a,ectad mcmillan If the horse oF
representatives Of Florida and was a
prominent member Of that body.
He was admitted to the bar In 1886
and tho came veor anoooed In ,be
banking business in Mariana, in
ub;oh he s.i,l continues He sarvoa ay
clork and troosnrer ~ Mariana from
1894 RI 1904 and was snno,ntad court
conrissionor hv Jrdge uccloi,an
nc wos e1ac,od Danoo,.o,io ,,ros;doo
uoI o1e.o,or;n 1900 t. 1909 ho 80
,lad Mise so,,oh g Rolar ~ c.aar
y,ood FIa the dapob,ar ~ Tames s
"a 4. &, i, : + !, I, t'l
tr,a 80 ~ ono,, d.nrL,o, !, ra,,,a
In. q RaLer ,nombor Of ne rlori5o
secessior cor oAr,ion Thov hove Ma
tbroe ob;I5r,o r,,v uoll yUnua,o
mn =, ,,ho diod H. aoo 80 g.
yaors and Eli7ohoth Ferrou
NJ ,fu,or 49, annoin+od 1ro;,oa
ctato. s,,rr,,,on [,o,,onn1 90 InIo,ido -,
prosidon, r,lsro1ord In 1901 ard
lso- resio,nod tho nosit;or ond -otrrro1
70 Morionno wbere ma resumed HI, dr
,iss ~ tho 90 .bior ~ tha hail, ofw
nanie, & 70 II 1903 w;th on aot;ga
onnosiro cordida,eio Tho ee,d aCoirst
bi,, our uIsbes and ovor his nrotest
mo ,gas nominated and olect.d moyo,,
~ Marionna THE nosition bo heId
two terms decIinino third election
IN 1000 he was cand,date hafore tbe
Denoorot etata convartior for oovor
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-04-03
Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our most heart
felt thanks to our numerous friends
who cid so much for us during the sew
eral weeks illness in our family, real
i2ing that the debt of gratitude is more
Than we can repay. We wish to espec-
tally mention the Fort Pierce and Jen-
sen camps Of the Woodmen of the
World. Those who assisted us in any
way, and they are many, will ever be
gratefully remembered.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. EDWARDS.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-04-03
Candidates are Thick.

1t is reported that down in st. Lucie
county there are so many candidates.
that the sheriff, acting as game war
den, has found it necessary to post the
following notice; persons going
Runting before May 10th will please be
careful where they shoot lest they bit
dozen or more hungry ofice-seekers."
Eau Gallie Record.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-04-03

county and his imitators will he le-
gIou, and the tens of thousands Of
acres Of wild lands now clad in prairie
grass aud feur de lis will send their
-lalwart banana stalks heavenward.
and the production thereof will become
@ recognized iactor la the commercial
world aud the nations storehouse of
food stufs will be materially enriched.
by the addition Of class Of bapanas
that today has absolutely no competi-
TOR, In this connection it Is pertinent
to ask Has the reader ever observed
that the farther north any specimen Of
fruit IS grown the more pronounced
and delicious its davor2 Observation
lead, 10 this conclusion. While our
piueapples and oranges are incompar-
able in these qualities, it must be adj
mitted chat peaches, pears and other
fruits grown in the Northern states
and provinces of the Dominion are su.
perior TO those produced in the South,
st, Lucie county is the limit" when it
comes to pineapple culture and banana
growing, and the foregoing rule is ex-
emplihed most strickingly in the COM
parative quality Of these commodities,
While the industry ~ is yet In en-
tryo, and the fAct is evident that gold
en- opportunities have beeu neglected,
be i. said 90 the credit of our county
that the largest dealer IN fruits in Fort
Pierce the county seat has probably
imported his last bunch Of bananas,
whereas ten to twenty punches per
week Of foreieu-grown fruit were for
merly sold In this store Every con-
sumer having know ledge OF the mat
ter invariably prefers homegrown ba-
naues, and is willing to pay a slightly
increased price for such. This state
meut of fact will Offset the claim Of
some chat the imported stock is so
lnu sl cheaper that Florida cannot com
pete. poreign-gcowu pineepples and
oranges may also be secured at lower
prae thao Indian River stock; but IN
GUY 'p1 '|', '0' '>'o NJ
anu INC "h0l' ,' ~ -.
admits that 10 set the best 1t must get
lnu '"1 l'lF.' "' - 80 ptuo.
mat "neh II nas sel'oeCO A
oiheappes OF lnuiau ~, 1la,
mas ''ne 'e'' '",nS' aNN 49,.
"here can poS'.O'y ~U'o " - ,,,a
grace Vi ~ooos' 'o' 80 'N'7y n.y. o.'a
woriu uoes poV PrC"uI0 >" ,.I
shouio hLo" A' wen 'iis sup. ~
NY o. V"s uanaNas' ''' V"o ~ -
IN price Will l'o' I, q .''po' "''
III thlS run Is "9Ii .,-,
In ye oiGsh LINES 80 ~ 80
vent OF mooe'u ''"ns'' " 'a' 'eN 81
ties bananas were sEo"n 1"0ooy''s. .'S
on the isiauo oppoa'.e "9l9 49, ~
J "aVeIaho' IL 'hS SouvlolN y,
1T. Lucte county, .! ~ ou5 80 ro'-
and we're shipped oy eynoonei - - o.,
5op7ille' II Is salo Ulias W. .. iaeI-s
Baker OK "aVeiauu' - y 10y -, soaIo
tuI grover Oh bananas bananas, oN = 81 80
while MT. " a. L'eian" u = 49, -
three-tourths o. al az - sae
which, De says are nore p'on' ~
than any acre OF plneaPples % CO
place Capt. Geo. 9aunue oaoo W w go, ~
Pierce, last year received 9ooO.OU '.o slt
the sale Of bananas grown on one-ua,i
9~sc " land His neignoo'' mri o ..
B Castle, also has a thrifty paVvn ena. ..
is regularly maturing nne ouncnes VI
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-04-03

Take look st the big Irish potatoes
in the corner drug store window.
They were grown west Of Fort Pierce,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

M. Henderson of the Second, were con gressional district chairmen present
 Former Mayor W. Nj. Drennen of Bir- mingham was a looker-on in Vienna.
 Charles Henderson, president of the rail- road commission, and the only man spoken of for the place he holds, was doing more or less mixing throughout the day.
 The Plan.
 The committee on plan made report as follows, which was adopted
 We, your committee appointed to draft plan for holding primary election, beg leave to report as follows:
 It is ordered that general state demo- cratic primary election be, and the same is hereby ordered, to be held in all the counties of this state on May IS, 1908, for the purpose of making the following nom inations:
 l. Delegates to the national democratic convention and alternates.
 ?. Presidential electors and alternates.
 ,. State officers.
 (a) Two associate justices of the su- preme court of Alabama.
 (b) President of the railroad commits sion.
 Co State game and fish commissioner.
 td) Chancellor of the southeastern chan cery division.
 (e) A judge of the Fourteenth and the Tenth and Sixteenth judicial circuits
 4. All other officers, state, circuit, dis trict congressional or county, except, mu- nicipal, who by law are to be elected at the general election in November. 1908.
 All county committees that have here tofore called primaries on dates other than this one herein named, are requested to take such action as may be necessary to conform to the provisions of this call.
 All democratic voters who. by the act of voting, shall pledge themselves to sup port all the nominees of said primary, shall be qualified to vote in said primary, provided he did not vote against the dem ocratic nominees at the last general cleo tion for state officers.
 The chairman of this committee shall cause to be prepared and distributed to the several counties of the state tickets containing the names of all candidates, delegates or electors to be voted for by the voters of more than one county.
 The county committee of each county shall appoint the managers of the elec- ton. and shall prepare and cause to be distributed tickets containing the names of all county candidates.
 Each candidate for delegate to the na- tioual democratic convention, or alternate, shall certify to the chairman of this com mittee when he makes application for his name to be placed on said ticket, in substance as follows: ''If elected del- egate. or alternate, to the national demo- cratic convention, hereby pledge myself to support in said convention the demo- cratic candidate for President of the Uni ted States who shall receive the largest vote in this primary. l further pledge myself to the adoption of the unit rule in casting the vote of the Alabama delega- ton on all questions arising in said con- yentfon" The name of no person shall be printed on the ballot as candidate for such delegate, or alternate. who does not make such certificate. At the head of the state ticket shall be printed the name or names of any
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alive he would have refused sanction to any change from the way the people so glorlously honored him
 Mr, Lackaye answered this by saying that were Pettus alive the people would run him and elect him whether he would or not. While not fully In line with tho selection of justices of the supreme court by primary. MT. Laekaye thought It to be the safest and best thing for all there fore he would stand for q general pri- mary for the selection of the people from the highest to the lowest degree. MT. Ormond of Tuscaloosa moved ap- pointnnent of Il committee of five to pro- vide a plan of action. MT Bouldin ob- jected.
 MT. Herring moved the selection of the convention plan. On motion of Mr. Nes- bitt of Jefferson this was tabled.
 Nesbitt Cited Law.
 Mir. Nesbitt argued that the discussion was all for naught among good demo- crats, as the platform of the last state convention made the primary the party law. The committee could not get away from 1t if 1t tried. He said he would be ready at any time to discuss in con- vention the judgment of selecting justices in this way, but as for this committee the law is fixed.
 
 that with the declaration of the plat form there was nothing else to do but call a primary. It is a time of all times to test the principles, as it is a year when no harm to any interest or division of the people can follow, no matter what the outcome.
 Mir White agreed for primary. think ing it best for all and the law of the party.
 Mr. Lee of Houston said the old idea that the people are not competent to choose the officers is pernicious. He was altogether for a primary.
 An effect of the convention would be the selection of men put out by cliques and clubs argued MT. Jeffres, after the previous question had been called on him. The Bouldn plan provided for such probabilities
 The vote was then taken. being 91 to G.
 Committee For Plan.
 MT. Bouldin then moved a committee to draft plan for holding the primary. Favorable action being taken the follow ing were named: Messrs. Bouldin Cromp- ton, Erwin, Tyson, Steagall, Jeffres, Lockey, deGraffenreid Mitchell, Walker and Campbell.
 MT. Lockey called attention to the fact
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tors for President and Vice President"
 Said primary election shall be held in all respects according to the laws of the state of Alabama, governing such cleo tions All democratic voters who, by the act of voting, shall pledge themselves to support all the nominees of said primary, shall be qualified electors in said pri- mary.
 The chairman of this committee shall cause to be prepared and distributed to , the several counties of the state, tickets containing the names of all candidates delegates or electors to be voted for by the electors of more than one county.
 The county committee of each county shall appoint the managers of the elec- ton. and shall prepare and cause to be distributed tickets. containing the names of all county candidates.
 Each candidate for delegate to the na- tional convention may personally certify his candidacy as provided by the pri- mary election laws, or the name of such candidate may be certified by any regu- larly organized democratic club or or ganization of clubs.
 Each candidate for delegate to the na- tional convention shall certify to the chairman of this committee in substance as follows:
 'If elected a delegate to the national democratic convention. l hereby pledge myself to the people of Alabama to sup port in said convention the democratic candidate for President of the United States, who shall receive the majority of votes of the democrats in this primary; l further pledge myself to the adoption of the unit rule in casting the vote of the Alabama delegation in said con- vention on all questions
 "The name of no person shall be printed on the ballot as candidate for such delegate, Who does not make such cer- tiicate As the head of the ticket for the state offices shall be printed the name or names of any candidate for President of the United States, which shall be certified to the chairman of this committee. by any regularly or ganized democratic club In this state, or organza tion of clubs; and all voters are invited to express their choice for President of the United States. for the candidates whose names may be on such ticket, or for any other person, by writ ing his name thereon.
 "The county committees of the several counties shall meet on the - day of -, 1908, and canvass the returns and de- clare and certify the nominees for all county and precinct officers. and shall certify to the chairman of his commit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
COMMITTEE DECIDES ON
 STATE PRIMARY MAY IS
tcoNrrNurp FROM PAGE L,

and every person voting in such primary shall, by the act of so voting and parte- ipating therein, stand as pledged and in honor bound to support all the nominees of the democratic convention and the nominees of the national democratic con- Yention.
 Sixth-Be it further resolved. That the several county committees of the demo- cratic party of the state of Alabama be and they are hereby authorized and in- structed to hold such primary election in each of said counties, and to appoint the inspectors and managers, and all other officers necessary to hold such election NNn their respective counties, under the provisions of said primary election law hereinaboYc mentioned:
 Seventh-Be it further resolved, That the returns of said primary shall be made, signed and certified by the inspectors and officers of each election precinct and vot- ing place in the respective counties in this state and returned to the chairman of the democratic executive committee of such county on or before Saturday. May 2 1908. and on said day. to-wit Saturday, May 2. 1908, the democratic executive com Inittees of each of the counties in this state are hereby required to assemble alt the county seat of such counties and canvass said returns, and when said re- turns have been so canVassed by such respective county committees, the results shall be tabulated and certified by. the chairman and acting secretary, respect lively, of said county executive commit tees at said meeting and at once forward ed by mail to the chairman of the state democratic executive committee on or be- fore the 9th day of May, 19OS, and that D meeting of the state democratic execu- tive committee be, and it is hereby call ed to assemble in the city of Montgomery at 12 o'clock noon, on Friday, May 15, 1908, at which time all of said returns shall he canvassed and the result of said primary election Of such delegates shall be declared, and a roll of che delegates to such convention shall be made up by said committee.
 Eighth-Be it further resolved, That at such meeting of the democratic state eX- ecutive committee temporary chair man and temporary secretary and assist ant secretaries for the said convention
 For a Primary.
 ..Resolved That the following order be promulgated as the action of the state executive committee of the democratic party of Alabama:
 Tt is ordered that general state den- ocratic primary election be held in all the counties of this state, on the TT day Inf --. 1908, for the purpose of nom- hating democratic candidates for all state county and district or precinct. officers to be elected in the general cleo lion in November, 1908: also, for the se- ection of the four delegates from the tate at large, and two delegates from ,ash congressional district, to the nauon- sI democratic convention to meet al Denver, Colo, July ----s l*n; ana eicc-
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tee the result of said primary cleo tion in their respective counties as to all candidates for state office, or office filled by the vote of more than one county, and the vote of delegates to the national convention, and for electors for President and Vice President.
 This committee shall meet on the - day of -, 1908, and declare and certify the result of said primary as to all per sons, except county and precinst of- ficers."
 Mir. Jeffries Argues.
 In his argument for convention for the delegates and electors, MT. JeffTics said it had become the job of u rich man to run for office. the primary being so expensive that few men without much money could afford to seek office in that way. He thought this a very dangerous condition. He thought that it would cost $2o00 to S5000 to be elected a delegate to Denver to vote for man whom the en- tire party is now for, the Hon. William Jennings Bryan. This was applauded.
 In supporting his substitute MT. Bouldin said that he did not like a convention. He reviewed the conditions leading up to a primary and said that it had become very important that every citizen have a hand in the selection of the officers
 There is nothing which breeds demo- crates faster than a primary. No one has cast up the figures to see whether 1t cost more in a primary than in a conven- tion. The people would be interested in the selection of delegates to the state con- vention, and this would mean that they would try to elect their friends.
 He asked if it wasn't the same old saying that the people were not compe- tent to govern themselves" "We have had no disastrous experiences under the primary system. I don't think I would want to vote for man who would spend $4000 or $5000 to go to Denver The peo- pie of Alabama will name the men whom they want to go on the ticket as dele- gates. No one would likely go in 1t on a money basis. Let him run who may, the people of Alabama will say who they want The right of every man to vote Is becoming the slogan of democracy
 People Indifferent.
 In his argument for convention. MT. Erwin of Mobile said that few approved of a primary for the judiciary officers. While in a box in a Mobile election he marked the ballots of 35 men for justices of the supreme court who neither knew or care how they voted. He thought the safest plan always is the convention.
 R. w Walker of Athens was opposed to a primary for judicial officers. Alabama would soon be like Arkansas. he feared, where candidates for the supreme court advertised themselves like owners do fine horses. Having the fact that the party platform calls for primaries called to his attention, MT. Walker. voted for the pri- mary plan in the end.
 Convention Played Out.
 w. NJ Lackaye, the corpulent delegate from Tallapoosa. said the convention was like the camp meeting, both enjoyable, but both out of date He did not want his county, with 42d0 votes. to be cop- trolled by. one with TOO. as might be the case if convention were held.
 Mir. deGraffcnreld had said that if that grand old democrat, E. ". PettuE, were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

candidate or candidates for President oe the United States, whose names shall he presented to the chairman of this com mittee by petition of not less than 2oa quaHhed democratic voters of this state: and all voters are invited to express their choice for President of the United States
 mat the returns of said primary shall be made, signed and certified by the in- spectors and officers of each electiov precinct and voting place in the respec- i've counties in this state, and returned to the chairman of the democratic execu- tive committee of such county on or be- lore Saturday, the 23d day of May, 1908. and on said day, to-wit, Saturday, May 2S, 1908, the democratic executive commit lees of each of the counties are here by required to assemble at the county seat of such counties and canvass said returns and when said returns have been so canvassed by such respective county committees, the results of all county of- ficers shall be certified and declared by them and they shall return and certify to the chairman of this committee the results of all other than county officers and forward the same at once by mail to the chairman of the state democratic executive committee on or before the 18th day of May, 1908; and a meeting of the state democratic executive committee is hereby called to assemble in the city of Montgomery at l2 o'clock noon, on Friday May 29 19OS,. at which time all of said returns shall be canvassed Aand the results of said primary election, so to be certified to said committee, shall be declared.
 No county committee shall assess any person appearing a candidate before said primary with any sum or sums ex- cept county candidates, but the state campaign committee may assess all can didates other than county candidates with such snms as they may determine, and out of the funds so raised contribute proper pro rata of the expenses of the several primaries. No persons name shall be put on the ticket who has not paid the assessment made by such cam paign committee.
 Campaign Committee.
 Chairman Mallory announced that campaign committee for the state will be organized for the state at once. MT Nal lory will be chairman of this commit tee The members will be announced in a few days.
 An executive committee was announced for the Tenth judicial circuit with J. Il. Bankhead chairman.
 At a meeting of the state Bryan club late this afternoon plans were arranged for the organization of campaign clubs in every county and beat in the state.