The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-20
TO
AWAIT ACTION
PRIMARY ADVOCATES WIN OUT
IN STATE cOMMITTEE-AR ADI.
CAL CHANGE is MADE-cIRcUIT
JUDGES AND STATES ATToR.
NEYS ARE ELIMINATED.

NEYS AXE ELlmiNN Ell.
The Jacksonville Metropolis in its
issue of Tuesday contained the follow
ing account of the meeting of the state
democratic executive committee:
Under call of Chairman w. Fl. Price,
of Mariana, the Decorate state exec
utive committee met this morning at
the Aragon hotel for the purpose OF
arranging for the Democratic pri-
maries and to attend to other business
of the party In this state.
It was IL o'clock when Chairman
Price raped for order, and the follow
ing members were present, either in
person or by proxy:
Alachua, DIR. J. F. McKinstry; Baker,
T. M. Dorman; Bradford, A. V. Long;
Brevard, Wade S. Jones; Calhoun, s.
l.. Stone: Citrus, S. D. Moon; Clay, j.
l.. Kirkpatrick; Columbia, L. A.
Moore; Dade, Mitchell D. Price; De-
Soto, Walter Graham; Duval. P. A.
Dignan; Escambia, T. E. Welles !;
FIanklinfi H. L. Grady; Gadsden, P. z.
McKeown; Hamilton, /. J. Mccall;
fernando, L. D. Hathaway; Hills
borough, c. Fred Thompson; Holmes,
Murdoch Cooey; Jackson, w. H. Price;
Lafayette. G. A. O'Quinn; Lake, w. S.
Mcclellan; Levy, J. s. Bitch; Liberty,
J. E. Roberts; Madison, r. III. Rowe;
Manatee, Frank Walpole; Marion, Viii
liam Hooker; Monroe, George w. Rey-
nolds; Nassau, ]. ii. Sauls; Orange
W. P. Watson; Osceola, A. E. Done.
gan: Pasco, L. L. Tucker; Polk, Max
Reef; Putnam, F. ]. Fearnside; St
Johns, A. H. Mickler; Santa Rosa,
Ernest Amos; st. Lucie, G. F. Ohm
stead; Sumter, G. +. Venable; Suwan.
nee, DR.. T. 8. Anderson; Taylor, l.
Nj. Cassel; Volusia, A. s. Fisher.
Hon. Ernest Amos, of Santa Rosa
county, was read and accepted, and
upon recommendation Of the commit
tee Of that county, Hon. Thomas F
West was chosen as his successor or
the committee.
The Crawford Resolution.
William B. Crawford, editor Of the
Pensacola News, offered resolution
detailing the dates of the primaries
and other matters. Accompanying
Mr.. Crawford's resolution was a pro
| posed call for the primaries. emitting
however, circuit court judges anc
states attorneys in their respective
districts. This clause caused very
| lively discussion, and advocates of the
primary urged that the committee hat
not the power to except the Judge:
and states attorneys from the pri
mary.
Some of the arguments urged were
deeply impressive, and the matter
finally came to an issue when Franz
Walpole offered an amendment to the
motion by urging that judges and
states attorneys remain in the cal
for a primary the same as other can
didates. When the vote was taken Or
the Walpole amendment there was 6
tie vote upon motion to lay on the
table, but the vote ON the origina
resolution of Mr.. Crawford passed by
vote of 81 to 16. This resolution
| was as follows:
Resolutions.
Be it resolved, That the attached
call for Democratic state primary is
hereby made, the first primary election
to be held Tuesday, the 10th day Of
May, A. D., 1910, and the second to be
held Tuesday, the 7th day Of June, A
| D. 1910. Be it further
! isSSoANCht ddL a Sd1Apd
tee, consisting of the chairman anc
| secretary Of this committee and Ave
others heretofore appointed, shall pre-
pare and fill the list Of offices in tbs
call, state and county, elective and ap
pointive, candidates for which are K
be chosen at said primary election, and
shall prescribe all necessary forms
and blanks, rules and regulations, ant
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necessary or advisable to be done IL
connection with such primary elections
not inconsistent with said primary cleo
ton laws.
| Call for Primary Elections.
The Democratic state committee O
the state Of Florida hereby call ant
provide for the holding of a Demo
cratic primary election, to ne held IL
compliance with the laws Of Florida
said primary to be so held in eacl
county of the state of Florida, at thu
legal polling place in each election
/ district, during the hours fixed by Law
for the holding of elections. on Tues
day, the 10th day Of May, A. D. 1910
for the nomination of all Democratic
/ candidates for Office, state and county
| to be voted for by the Democratic
electors at the general election to bs
held November s, 1910, and to be ap
pointed by the Democratic governor O
the state for the ensuing two years
including the state auditor and except
| ing circuit judges OF the respective
! judicial circuits and states attorney.
for said circuits.
Second Primary.
| Provided, That a second primary
where necessary under the provision.
of said law, shall be held on Tuesday
the 7th day of June, 1910, to choos.
between the highest candidates wher;
nominations shall not have been mad,
by majority vote in the first primary
| election, and at such second primary
election only such electors as were
qualified to vote at the first primar,
election shall be permitted to vote.
The Democratic committee callins
said primary election in compliance
| with laws, hereby declares the term.
and conditions. on which legal elector:
offering to become candidates, or Il
vote at such election shall be regarded
and taken as proper members Of the
| Democratic party, and therefore en-
| - l.