The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
OPPOSE RECENT
RESOL j TON Of
FLA. COMMITTEE
CITIZENS OF RIVER JUNCTION
AND CHATTAHooCHEE ASK
THAT COMMITTEE BE RECON
vENED AT EARLY DATE.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL


River Junction, Feb. 3.--At mass
meeting Of the citizens Of River juno
ton and Chattahoochee in shepard's
hall, Feb. I, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, We, as American citizens
and citizens of Gadsden county, Flor
ida, and Democratic voters, do not
believe that it is right or Democratic
that the right of inquisition into a
mans voting should be adopted as a
rule of the Democratic party, or that
any test that takes from the electors
their right to exercise their Judgment
free and untrammeled in their selec-
ton of men for whom they may cast
their ballot as their choice for the
nominee of the Democratic party
should be countenanced as a party
policy of the Democratic party, and
Whereas, The State Democratic
executive committee of the state of
Florida, during its session held in
Jacksonville on Jan. 6, 1916, passed
the following resolution, to-wit:
Resolved, That a legal elector shall
be declared, taken and held as mem
Der of the Democratic party upon the
following terms and conditions in adj
dition to those required by the gen
eral primary election law:
"First, That he Is white man.
Second, That he believes in the
principles of the Democratic party.
"Third, That he intends in good
faith to support and vote at the next
general election for all candidates,
national, state and county, nominated
by the Democratic party.
Fourth, That he will not be infu-
enced in voting for or against any
candidate by any religious test, or on
account of religious belief, denomina-
ton or sect with which the candidate
is affiliated.
Fifth, That he is not a member of
any secret organization which at
tempts in any way to influence po-
litical action or results; or the obi
cations and purposes of which or
| ganization will justify him in refus-
ing to support any nominee of the
party"
Now, therefore be it
Resolved, By the citizens of River
Junction and Chattahoochee, Gadsden
county, Florida, in mass meeting as
sembled, that we do not endorse the
| fourth and fifth paragraphs of the
above resolution adopted by the state
/ ,a& F1o IL lot
great error was made by the commit
tee in adopting the said fourth and
fifth paragraphs Of said resolution.
That the resolution as adopted by the
state committee will debar thousands
| of good true Democrats from par
ticipating in the coming primary
election, many of whom were fighting
the battles of Democracy in the days
| of fiery test That we believe the
welfare of the Democratic party in
| Florida demands that such action be
taken as will permit all white Demo-
Gratis, who meet the provisions of
paragraphs one, two and three of the
resolution to vote in TIE primary of
June 9th. That we believe there is
no finality to anything until it is set
tied right, and that the only proper
and lawful way by which this error
may be corrected is by action of the
body that gave it, existence, (The
State Democratic Executive Commit
/ tee), therefore be it further
Resolved, That we most earnestly
request that the state executive COM
nittee reconvene at an early date at
some central point in the state and
reconsider the said resolution and
eliminate therefrom paragraphs four
and FIVE, be it further
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to the state COM
mitteeman of Gadsden county with
the request that he urge another
meeting of the state committee for
the purpose above set forth.
E. H. BOYKIN,
Chairman.