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Nc RAE REPLIEs 10 TRIeuNE

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| TALLAHASSEE August-(SpeciaD. Hon. w. A
McRae following letter to the Tampa
Tribune in reply to recent editorial in that paper taking
issue position that Democratic
tive without authority nominate candi-
date to succeed the late Hon. William N Sheats as State
Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Editor Tribune with great deal of concern
your editorial in Tribune of Saturday August
your criticism of nv letter to Hon Geo. Raney chair
man Of the Democratic Executive Committee, in
which took position the state Democratic Com
ittee had no autborit IN law or otherwise to nominate
a candidate to succeed the late Hon. VIM n. Sheats
for State Superintendent Of Public instruction.
Inasmuch the editorial in the Tampa Tribune
newspaper which usually stands for progress, justice
and right, feel it duty to party and to myself to
reply since the editorial is faulty and its criticism of
me misleading, biased and unjust.
replying this editorial want to again that
trust the state Democratic Executive Committee
candidate superintendent of Public Istruction,
that inside the Democratic party
the Democratic voters themselves ras right to
nominate a candidate.
Section l. Chapter primary Election Law). pro-
vides:
The nomination of all candidates eeo+:--- State
Congressional County Offices for United States
ator for the election of members of the State Con-
gressiona and County Executive Committees by all pol
defined this shall be made in
manner provided in this act, and not otherwise.
The of person nominated by party required
hereunder make nominations of candidates shall be
placed the official ballot to be voted at general
election candidate for any office when provision is
made herein for nominating candidates for such office
iunder the provisions of this Act.
1t is provided however in Section so OF said Primary
Law in of tie vote the Executive Committee
la right to nominate candidate by majority vote. This
is the only provision in the law giving Executive Com
mtee the right nomnate-and that is when the
had an opportunity and failed
With the differences to the Tampa Tribune Mr..
Raney, Democratic Executive
mittee, in this matter and to Mr.. Raney and the other
members of the committee who may hold similar views
to him this question most of whom my personal
friends and for whom very high regard it
me that the past experiences have that
this action would inadvsabe and not for the best in
either the the candidate VINO might
happen to be nominated.
Of liar with he n viii
Executive Committee in 1904 took upon itself
the resnonsbit for nominating the 1amented the late
Wolfe for State Superintendent, at the time
Hon. Holloway nominated in the Primary and he
sheats into the courts as the result of the
outcome of Primary nomination. Some Of the mem
bers of the state and made
speeches Judge Wolfe Notwithstanding the fact that
and the result was Mr.. Holloway elected by
large majority and which election was approved four
later by his reelection without opposlon TO the
office.
instance still fresh in the memory of all of
is years ago in which the Sturkey Resolu
ton" was adopted by the State Democratic ExecuFNe
Committee which afterward rescinded but re-
in the election of Rev Sidney j. Cats as cover
of this state
The history of the Executive Committee nominations
therefore, been unravorabe to the nominee 100
always given individual who failed to receive the
nomination approval of the Executive Committee,
with which to out and place the nominee
in false light; all Of which shows that nominations by
Committee been liability rather than an asset
foregoing considerations the law is clear
this subject and since the passage OF the present FIJI
mary has legal authority the part
of the Committee to make nominations
endorsed the position taken edtorlay oy the Ocala
Star a Democrat, have right to express myself
and really the dangers ahead felt 1t my duty
to do
Governor, whose duty it is by law to make appoint
vacancies which arise in admnisra-
Offices done in this and has elected
man of character, experience and ability.
Approximately ninety per cent OF all appolntees maze
Governors fill unexpired terms have been en-
people at the subsequnt election with no
all probability it will be the case with the
present incumbent This get rid of the Tribunes
bug boo a negro some unworthy Will be
elected.
There could be for the Tribune taking
the position has, that is to eliminate all but one
candidate Committee hasn't the power to do;
and any attempt will arouse antagonism and
bring the Committee in to disrepute.
In conclusion permit to that am not unnnind-
ungrateful for the favors that have been
conferred by Democratic and the people
Of the state and Interior motive intimated
by the Tribune desiring the Committee to steer clear
Of the rocks which wrecking the Old
Ship other occasions.
A McRAE
Tallahassee Fla, August 10, 1922.