The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-29
SATURDAY, OCTOBER -. 1910.
Premature Committee
Meeting May
Cause Confusion.


tory about the meeting OF the Demo
cratic State Executive committee at
Jacksonville, on October q, that has
not been given to the public.
The meeting was irresularly called
although a quorum was present, count
ing the ten proxies, which Is said to
have made the meeting regular.
1t Is not yet perfectly clear by what
authority the meeting was called. 1t
Is only known that Hon. John N. c.
Stockton and MIR. N. p. Bryan pooled
Issues and asked Chairman Price to
call a meeting of the committee on
BlCunt, of this city, was the only
other avowed candidate, and is yet
the only one. Mr.. Bryan called on Mr..
Blount and asked him to unite in the
early meeting. Mr.. Blount would not
consent to do this. but said that he
had no objection to a meeting on that
date IL Chairman Price thought proper
TO call II.
In ether words Mr. Blount desired
his own candidacy to come before the
primary in a perfectly regular manner
without any appearance. even, OF an
attempt on his part to dictate to the
regular party organization.
Chairman Price said there was no
money In the hands of the committee
to pay the expenses of primary and
he issued an appeal to the democrats
to volunteer to- come to the aid of the
party. the county organizations to
guarantee to hold the primaries with
cut expense to the state committee.
so far as paying salaries of inspectors
and clerks Is concerned. This requires
time. While this discussion was going
on, Mr.. Price called for a meeting of
the committee to be held November IL.
IL there is quorum present at the
regularly called meeting Of the state
committee and there il little reason
to doubt that there will be, the COM
mittee will in all probability, decide to
call primary at some future date. II
this primary Is called, it will be the
regularly constituted primary Of the
democratic party of the state. On the
other hand. 1t is claimed that the re.
cent committee meeting was regularly
held and that the primary called for
January 10 is regular. This will I'M
doubtedly throw the democratic party
of the state into dire confusion.
There Is a political rumor going the
rounds. which has not yet been print
ed, to the effect that the friends Of
Mr.. Taliaferro have for some time
had in mind the idea Of prac.
tically forcing him into this cam
paign, even against his will. A.
ter the death of the late Governor
Broward, 1t is said that Senator Italia.
ferro positively declined to run for
reelection. However it is said that
his friends never abandoned their de-
sire to have him succeed himself.
When Mr.. Broward died it is said
that some of the supporters Of Repre-
SShtotiNc Vain, VI udlucSNlilc, uc-
sired him to run for the office, bu.
that the Taliaferro supporters dis
couraged this in the hope that Sen
ator Taliaferro would finally recon
slider the matter.
Now that this political muddle has
been created by a part Of the execu.
tive committee il has been predicted
that Senator Taliaferro will announce
his candidacy within the next two
weeks.
1t Is not charged that either Mr..
Bryan or any of the individual mem.
bers OF the committee have done what
Is termed crooked" work, but it is
regarded in some quarters as being
sharp practice.
Ten years ago or even Ave years
ago, sharp practices Of this kind would