The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-08-10
TAMPA TRIBUNE TIES
ITSELF IN A KNOT

ITSELF IN A KNOT
opposing the decision of the State
democratic Executive Committee to
perform the duty resting on it as the
omclal, functioning body of the party
IN naming the party nominee for an
emergency vacancy on the democratic
ticket In the general election, the
ocala Star concludes an editorials:
-lhe democrats of Florida will not be
dictated to by an ordinary hotel dim
ing room full of men, even if they are
backed by the great Tampa Tribune.
lG7wlll in truth take only five hundred
men to enable a candidate to have his
name placed on the ticket, but this is
almost ten times the number of the
members of the State Democratic Ex-
ecutiye Committee. Tampa Tribune.
(Hold on, Friend Tribune, before
you go any further, and tell us when
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee made the decision you speak
OF. 1t hasn't done anything of the
sort. 1t hasn't had meeting, and it
wasn't called to have a meeting until
after the editorial you quote from the
Star was printed. We challenge you
TO prove the truth of your assertion.
Come, now; give the democrats of
Florida the time and place of the
meeting where the decision you speak
of was made. Give the names of the
committeeman who were present; the
names of the committeeman who have
joined in the decision. Give us the
proof. You can't, and you know you
can't. You made the assertion be-
cause you were silly enough to think
you could get by with it. Anybody
who can't tell lies better than you car
had best stick to the truth.-Star).
Let us suppose for the sake of argu
ment that the Ocala Star is right, anC
that the democrats of Florida refuse
to be dictated to by an ordinary hote
dining room full of men," even though
y
missioned party representatives, au
thorized to act for the party in sucl
times and cases of emergency, anc
otherwise. Granted, that cit take!
only five hundred men" to put a can
didate's name on the ticket. Who thel
will select the high state official wh'
shall sit as one of the advisory cabi
net of the democratic chief executive
of Florida Tribune.
(The democrats of Florida, O
course. Get out of the kindergarten
class and talk at least for the eight
grade.-Star).
Already two men have announce,
new are preparing the necessary pc
titions to have themselves placed OF
the ticket. At least one more man i
considering the same thing, and tina
there are others who will come int
the race if it be left open this way
who can doubt And not a man, 81
far. has even animated that his can
didacy is subject to the approval, en-
dorsement. consent, or even the neu
straiity. of the democratic party.-Tri
bune.
(As a matter of fact, only two hav'
announced. both of whom are well
known Il democrats, and there are no
likely To be more than three. The Law
prescribes a manner in which candi
: date can get his name on the ticket
There are enough democrats to choos'
choose the right man. Even If demo
Gratis divide. there are enough OF then
to put at least one man ahead OF any
republican. To argue that the demo
Gratis of the state are likely to vote
any Init a democrat into the office /:
a reflection on the intelligence of dem
ocrats and a positive proof of the
Tribune's silliness.-Star).
Inlthe general election will be votes
cast by democrats, republicans, So
cialists, anarchists, white and black
To which of these will the demo
Gratis" who get on the ticket by petl'
ton look for votes? There Is little
likelihood of the regular republican
party IN Florida putting out eandl-
date for this position; but there are
thousands of republican voters oiac G.,
and white, men and women VINO VIII
be eligible to vote and who will vote
in this election. They will mark their
ballot for some candidate for this Of
fee. Whose will it be? Does the
Star, and do the men announcing
themselves by petition alone. relish
the election of man for TINS place
by the negro men and women the so,
cialists, anarchists, republicans ana
what not, instead of by the regular