The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-30

the committee has reused storm or
protest and indignation that should be
needed. The executive committee Is
the servant and not the master OF the
democratic voters of the state, and
whatever It does IN violation of the
authority expressly delegated to 1t is
treachery to the party.-Ta1npa Times.
Committee Buneled.
It seems to be the opinion of those
whose opinions we are accustomed 10
regard with respect that the State
Executive Committee would better do
over the work which it did few days
ago when dates were fixed for the
primaries. II is charged that the call
issued By the committee does not an
clude the office of United States sen
ator, since there was no specific deslg-
nation Of that Office in the call. In
some respects the committee is law
unto itself and if it chose to validate
it's action of few days ago 1t might
do so, but the stern demand of being
literally correct is recognized and 1t
may be necessary to have another
meeting and issue another call for the
primaries and this time to make espe-
cial provision for the office of senator
to be filled by nomination in the
primaries that have already been
called for state and county officers
The error pointed out by discerning
persons is that the call issued does not
provide for the Office of senator be-
cause the said Office Is of federal quail
fication and should have been so desig
mated in the call which omitted any
such reference. In view of the fact
that there is dissatisfaction in certain
quarters with the action Of the COM
mittee in eliminating the circuit judges
and states attorney from the primary
and the inconsistency OF the omission
may not be we'll defended, 1t seems
that 1t would be fitting to have an
other session of the committee and do
the entire business over again, and
this time do what is to be done in due
and proper form. The Tampa Times
very pertinently suggests that proxies
be done away with In future meetings
of the committee. The Metropolis d.
reeted attention to the proxy evil be-
fore the committee met. We should
very much like to see a full meeting
Of the committee which should act so
correctly on all matters that there
would be no cause for criticism. At
the same time it may readily be ap-
preciated that the chairman would
hesitate to call a second meeting. It
Is neither an easy nor a graceful thing
to own up to bungling piece Of work.
-Miam Metropolis.
Majority Opposed to It.,
Besides The Pensacola journal. men,
toned elsewhere, the Barlow Courier
Informant, the Barlow Record, the
Arcadia News, the Plant City Courier,
the st. Augustine Record and the
Miami Metropolis are outspoken in
their condemnation of, the action of
the state executive committee in elimi-
mating certain Offices from those prop
erly embraced in the call for pri-
mary. By the end OF another week a
large majority Of the democratic press
of the state will have gone on record
with the same opinion.-Tampa Times
Thing of Traffic and Trade.
There was only small part of the
committee present, the larger part OF
the committee being present only by
proxy. The small attendance may &C
count for the fact that the committee
lost its balance and cut the fool gem
orally. The chief piece of ''tom-fool
cry" perpetrated by the committee
was In its taking the nomination OF
judges and prosecuting attorneys out
of the hands of the people and placing
it In the hands of the governor. The
expressed desire to thus divorce the
judiciary of the state from politics will
not fool anybody Of any degree of in
telligence. Any member Of the com
mittee who had sense enough to go to
Jacksonville without the care of a
guardian, certainly should know that
by the action of the committee the
judiciary has been taken out of the
hands OF the people and turned over
to the politicians. Under this order
of the committee the judicial bench
becomes a political plum-a thing of
trade and traffic, a reward Of one poll
tician to another politician for political
service rendered. Yet they look sano-
timonious and tell us they want the
judiciary taken out OF politics. Well,
they think they are shrewd, but they
haven't really fooled anybody II you
want to really get next" to the in
side Of this proposition you just take
note Of the men and newspapers that
will commend this action of the COM
mittee.-Plant City Courier.
Should Ask for designations.
There is quite a good deal of kick
ing being done against the action of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittes %a eliminating from the primary
circuit judges and state attorneys. and
Justly. too. They overstepped their
Jurisdiction ami the people should ask
for their res iguations.-Santa Rosa
Sun.
Feeling is Widespread.
There is much feeling throughout
the state. If W may judge by cur ex-
changes hostile to the recent action
of the State Democratic Committee in
taking the nomination Of circuit judges
and states attorneys out of the Demo