The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-28
CANDIDATES FOR u. S.
SENATOR SPEAK HERE
ENDING TOUR OF STATE

the measure for in his 1911 message
to the legislature of Florida he stated
that "the party should invite rather
than repel voters" At this point in
his address, Governor Gilchrist was
interrupted by rain, which poured
heavily for several minutes, and ne
cessitated adiourning to the 'aTmory
hall, where he continued his speech,
and said that every white qualified
elector willing to abide by the out
come Of a primary election should be-
allowed to participate.
In a brief discussion Of his oppo-
nents, he stated that there was no
precedent in favor Of returning a SEN
ator. And that the constitution Of
Florida prohibited the governor from
seeking reelection, for the purpose Of
keeping the executive out of politics.
Trammell, he said, was getting around
this law by running for senator.
BRYAN GIVEN APPLAUSE.
Senator Nathan P. Bryan then took
the stand, the large audience assem-
bled in the hall to hear. his address
greeting him with a storm Of APP
plause. He said that he was glad
that he had made the itinerary and
was glad that it ended in Pensacola.
He stted that the itinerary was a
good and manly thing, and that it
does much to help the voters in Sc
lecting their representatives. "All Of
us are here" said the senator, tex
cept Mr.. Wall, and he is doing him
SELF more harm than ne is doing US.
but he has stuck to his plan, and has
stayed away from pure butt-headed-
ness, which fact does not ohlige me
to refrain from answering his at
tacks on me, simply because ne Is abb
sent
'Mr Wall said that ! am not on
good standing with my colleagues.
but / say that that is not so. and
am glad to stand before the people
Of this state and let them Judge of
my service.
"Men who are candidates for even
IS high Office as that Of senator aro
sometimes not careful in their state
Iments. The people Of Florida have
EconfsFFed great honor upon me and
hore that shall continue to merit
it. When l was elected ] thought OF
going@on tour of the state. thank
ing them for what they had done for
me, but I found that I had no words
that could adequately express my sen
i timentss 1T was thing that mere
words could not:say, and saw that
only with service could I ever hope
to repay them.
''The speeches Of my opponents
have taken on different tone, since
the opening Of this itinerary, and
since have been here to answer for
myself, but while was in Washing
ton attending to my duties as senator
issues were injected which has been
dropped, and the other candidates
now speak of nothing but their own
records.
''When I first went to Washington.
I was appointed to several committees
but asked for only one, the commit
tee on naval affairs, for there I saw
could do great good, and earnest
| ~ sought the position, but was told
that there was only Emitted number
on the committee and that it was fun
now. After much work succeeded
with the aid of influential friends in
being appointed, but only by increas-
ing the membership. Does any of my
opponents think that he can do Won
ders in a short time? If he can. he
can do more than many other sena-
tors can do.
81 now hold high positions on three
important committees2the commit
tee on appropriations, which ranks
second to the committee Of foreign
relations, and the committee Of post
offices and post roads, and the commit
tee on naval affairs. Mine is a rec
! ord of performance against a sched-
: ule of promises.
2 II am not spectacular senator
would not do the things that have
: to be done in order to be spectacular
There has been very little local leg
islation to come before congress since
: the democrats came into power. There
have been larger questions, questions
: of national and international import
E ance, and platform pledges which d
2 to be atteded to.
Taking up the charge which Judge
q fCnuffuued an pa0a T~oS