The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-17
bay, MAY u liz.
T-,,lnsll WvvBe the
us nla Laval Nominee.

Te - % Jed over the unuc-
nof Col. Gibbons to get
cfsslul second primary ballot
lis hai against Park Tramnell
as 80 ytorial nomination. The
for ing other things goes on to
Herald an "
say: law requires that >
The pre his name shall go on
candidathe general election, shall
the ticA the Endorsement Of al
have hty of the party. That is
least Tor the second primary.
the , to finally ascertain which
It's pighest two candidates will
one majority Of all participant
recprimary.
ingent that Mr.. Trammell did
a majority Of all votes cast
NOR in the first primary He
fAs not yet the lawful candi-
70 party.
mis- Is true. but we would re-
contemporary that Mr.. Tram
me will be on the ballot in the
rimary and that he will there
majority OF all the votes
governor" and will conse-
become, by majority selection,
minee of the party. But the
continues as follows:
he candidate has not yet been
"a, and 1t is very evident that he
ot, then 1t would seem that the
nlghest candidate who desires to
The race would have clear legal
9 DO so. There is nd law that
cls an eligible candidate to run
u he declines to do SO, his rights
iy vest in the one who, next to
secured the highest vote.
T. GIBBONS should be permitted to
his name on the ballot, and thus
a majority of the democrats OF
state right to say whether or not
~ desire to nominate him as their
vernon. majority have not vet
ID that they want Mr.. Trammell
4This is poor logic. Nowhere does
] Q primary law make any provision
pr anyone to go into the second pri-
harry except the men who ran first and
econd. respectively. Col. Gibbons ran
ourth He is therefore, by virtue Of
he primary law. absolutely eliminated
rom participation in the second pri-
nary, as a candidate.
There may be question as to Mr..
Iilton's or anyones right to take Mr..
filton's name off the second primary
aliot. but there can be no possible
uestion that no one has the right to
ut Col. Gibbons's name on the ballot.
ne Herald's conclusion is even more
logical, when ii saws:
There is another view of the subject
hat ought to receive very careful con-
Iteration. II Mr.. Gibbons is pre-
ented from running, it is very evident
nat Mr.. Trammelrs nomination will
ot be a lawful one, In that he did not
eceive a majority of the votes cast
I the primary, and no democrat in
ne state would be bound in morals to
ote for him in the general election.
In the condition of the republican
arty in this state. ii would not be
cry difficult for them to nominate a
nan Tor whom large2number Of dem
Gratis would vote with very free
onsctence. If there is foisted upon
heir party ticket a man who has not
eceived the nomination regularly and
awfully, 1t Is conceivable that a large
Smber OF intelligent democrats would
otes for the republican, and the COR
Ipt party move on the part of leaders
i the party might result in this state
occurring republican governor.
With Park Trammell's name on the
econd primary ballot. he Will most
ssuredly receive majority of the
otes cast and he will thereby become
he lawful nominee of the democratic
arty for governor. There might be
hen. as the Herald intimates, some
who would vote against Mr..
and for a republican with a
eYy free conscience" but it would not
'e much credit to such conscience. The
Herald might be willing to bolt the
but it would have mighty
ew followers.