The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-07
The Campaign and
It's Results.

After the Quietest campaign prob
ably that has ever occurred in Florida,
the will Of the people has been regis
tered, the result declared, and the
great sovereign commonwealth is now
proceeding on the even tenor of its
way.
The Journal cOngratulates all of the
winners and offers its condolences TO
the losers. All are democrats and the
successful ones are now the nominees
Of the democratic party.
The contest for the United States
senatorship Overshadowed all others
and the result is a decisive one. The
total vote It Is true, was not large,
but no one can fail to read the mean
ing of the majority who cast it.
Senator Fletcher goes back to the
senate with the satisfaction, not only
of reelection, but of having received
an endorsement that has few counter
parts in the politics of the state, He
is In a position to do much good for
the state and for the nation, and by
,ae ctr t:nued adherence to the progress
sive policies which he recently cham
poned no can, and we believe he will,
he of great aid to President Wilson in
carrying out the policies of his admin
istration. TIE Journal opposed Sena-
tor Fletcher for reasons which 1t
stated at the time. 1t has now no
apology to make and no regrets to ex-
press for it's own course. On the 9TH
er hand The Journal Corgratulates
the senior senator and during the next
seven years he will have no warmer
supporter than this paper In his work
for the state and in the shaping of pro-
gressive and constructive laws for the
nation
John n. c. Stockton made r. splendid
fight against overwhe Ginning odds He
may never--in fact, he probably never
will-run for office again. But he can
have the satisfaction of knowing that
80, Ia6 I0Iro ST IL
fast friends than he and that 10000
Florida democrats regret his defeat: 1t
is worth while to remember, also, that,
though John Stockton has never been
elected to high office, it rs his stead
fastness to principle his continued ad-
vocacy of reform policies. and the
leaven of his example and teaching
that have helped to make possible
many of the reforms which Florida en-
joys today.
The result of the third district con-
gressional race will enable Emmett
Wilson to continue his good work at
Washington for almost three years yet
There was no reason why this able
young congressman, whose fourteen
months record at Washington has
been so creditable should be denied
a second term and the voters generally
took that view of the case
Representative Wilson is the kind OF
democrat who is doing things at Wash
be a matter of satisfaction to pro-
gressfve democrats everywhere.
John P. Stokes made a game and
able fight against a situation that at
no stage could spell anything but de-
feat, and It may be said that Mr..
Stokes takes his defeat most graceful
w. He is an able campaigner, a DEM
ocrat whose politics is of the right
s6rt, and a young man whose present
defeat will not prevent him at some
future date. when there are great is
sues at stake, from coming back
Locally the election has resulted in
the selection of q strong delegation to
go to Tallahassee. John 3. Jones will
be the peer of any man in the state
senate. while Bob Anderson and
Bill" Hurtenbach viii make a splen-
did team in the house. The journal
did not support Mr.. Hurtenbach, but
he IL a clean cut, able, and popular
Young man and ne win make good.
We congratulate him with the others
who will represent Escambia at the
state capital.
For the first time IN years. Escam-
bia county saw a campaign free from
graft, from paid workers. and, for the
most part. from ill-feelIns and bad
blood The new primary law had
much 10 do with this. May the future
political contests both in the county
and the state be equally clean.