The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
new BUILDING
PLANS BEING
CONSIDERED
COMMISSION IN SESSION IN tai.
LAHAsSEE-PENsAcoLA MILL
TARY CASE BEFORE SUPREME
coURT-BuRR IN CONGRESS-
IoNAL RACE TO STAY.
Special to The journal


Tallahassee, Dec. 7.-As stated some
commissioners met at the capitol to-
day and are considering plans for the
supreme court and railroad commits
sion building. There is considerable
competition, thirteen plans having
been submitted by as many different
architects. The commission may pos-
sibly make a selection tomorrow,
though 1t is probable the large num-
her to be considered may cause the
decision to go over until the next
day
The supreme court has under con-
alteration the habeas corpus case of
Bryant M. Bell, of Pensacola, who en-
listed in company NJ of the National
Guard Of Florida at Pensacola. Be-
cause OF Bell being under age at the
time, these proceedings were instituted
to secure his discharge. The lower
court granted the writ, but the cap
tain of the company, acting for the
organization, has appealed to the SUI
prene court. A decision will likely be
handed down Tuesday. The court has
adjourned until that date. and no fur
Their decisions will be handed down
this week.
Hon. John T. G. Crawford, a
prominent young attorney of Jackson
vile, and campaign manager for Hon.
w. II. Milton in his race for governor,
is in Tallahassee today.
BURR IN THE RACE.
Hon. r. Hudson Burr gave out the
following open letter today:
Tallahassee. Dec. z, 1911.
Editor Palatka News, Palatka, Fla.
Dear Sir: My attention has just
been called to the following article in
the Times Union Of yesterday quoted
from your paper:
The report is current that Hon.
r. Hudson Burr will not enter the
Second district congressional contest.
Mr.. Burr has made such an enviable
record as state railroad commissioner
and a reputation that is nation wide,
is the reason assigned for his purpose
to remain longer in the Office for
which the people of Florida generally
feel he has peculiar fitness.-Palatka
News
Il wired you this morning as fol-
lows:
Am in congressional contest. Re-
ports to the contrary Notwithstanding
Make editorial correction
Il have made but one statement with
reference to my candidacy for con-
gress in the Second congressional dis
trict and thatSwas that / would be a
candidate, that / intended making the
said nothing since to warrant any one
in assuming that / was not a candi-
date or that I would not be a candi-
date and any report to the contrary
is absolutely without any foundation
whatever, and / think before giving
editorial notice of such a matter that
it was easy for you to have ascer-
tanned from me whether I had with
drawn fro mthe race.
Such an article as the one quoted
from your paper, whether for that pur-
pose or not, is calculated to injure my
candidacy for the reason that various
papers will quote your article, but they
will never carry correction of it;
besides, putting me to the expense of
undertaking. to correct your state
ment.
Il am insthis race to stay and by
the time tra votes are counted l am
quite sure number of people will
realize that / have been in the run
ming. From what / have seen I am
led to believe, of course, that you are
not supporting me. but you are sup
porting the candidacy of some other
gentleman, but 1 think in view of your
editorial that it is due me that you
publish the telegram sent you and that
you publish this letter in correction
Of your article.
Yours very truly,
''R. HUDSON BURR"