The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-10
ENDORSES ESCAMBIA'S
PROPOSED ACTION.
Miami Metropolis.


Hardly had we thought to see it, and
yet there can be no confession of sur
prise that the action of the state COM
mittee in taking circuit judges and
states attorneys from the primary
should cause open characterization in
the ranks. Here we have it from the
good old county of Escambia The
chairman of the county committee
says that the action of the state COM
mittee was high handed and unwar-
ranted and if a majority of the county
committee will stand by him that the
names of the candidates for circuit
judges and states attorney will be
placed on the ticket and submitted to
the primary just as if the state COM
mittee had not ruled otherwise
Here we see the most turgid signs
Of mutiny yet apparent from the &C.
ton of the committee which assem-
bled at the Aragon hotel in jackson
vile and fixed things up in short Or
der and ship shape. There will be
many to applaud the spirit of the Els
Gambia county chairman whether they
approve his determination or not. We
need go no further, indeed, to see that
the result of the committees action
will be to rend the party adherents in
the state over matter that may be
! readily renedied at this time. Where
peace may be there is surely no need
for dissension, and we urge upon
Chairman Price the suggestion that he
again assemble the members of the
committee and make the best efforts
at his command to secure this time a
full attendance of every bona fide com
/ mitteeman, and thresh the matter out
| in full and fine.
! Every expression on the subject at
| this time we regard as being of great
| interest and Importance. and such op.
| position as that of the county chair.
man OF Escambia is worth considering
| I'VE will not abide by the action OF
the state committee" said Mr.. Rad:
cliffe to a Journal representative last
night. IF a majority Of the county
! committee will stand With me we will
put the names Of the candidates for
| circuit judge and state attorney on the
ballots voted in Escambia county, and
furthermore we viii insist that the
nominee be appointed by the governor
l have spoken to a large number OF
the county committeeman and thew
are in favor of the plan / have men.
| toned.
THE state committee had no RICH,
| to eliminate these offices. and make
them appointive. The matter should
! be left to the voters to decide, and We
| propose to have the voters of Escam
bal county do so.
1T is our intention to take the mat
ter I'D with other county committees
il the First judicial district. if the
| state committee does not meet and
rescind its action. and will endeavo,
! to get these committees to place the
names of candidates for circuit Judge
| and state attorney on the ticket. II
| they do, good and well, but if not we
| will proceed. and the candidates for
! these Offices receiving the highest
number OF votes will be the nominees
even though the vote is only taken in
| EScamDia county
No valid objection can be urged
| against the proposition that the voters
| have the right to decide. This is not
only good Judgment but it is good De
mocTacy and it is just and honest
! The action of the state committee
must be appraised as a step backward
in the 1xation Of the states elective
! system. ~