The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-11
RANEY ISSUES CALL.


Chairman Raney has issued the following call for the
meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee:
"A meeting OF the State Democratic Executive Com
ttee Is hereby called and will be held Thursday the
18th day Of August 1922, hotel Jackson
vie Fla in the forenoon for the following
purposes:
Ito elect officers of the committee next
suing years
'2-For the purpose of arranging campaign
preceding the general election November aiding
the election of all Democratic candidates
Florida in said election.
"S-To consider the matter o. the Democratic party
being left without candidate in the election
the office of state public instruction
TO take such action thereon may
4-For the transaction of other business may
properly come before the committee
GEORGE P, RANBr.
Chairman"
There are sixty-one counties each county entitled to
four counties-Charlotte Holmes Levy and Sarasota
had failed to certify election Of a member They have
been requested by letter Raney to do
at once so that they be represented at the meeting
Aug. IT
the committee should take toward providing party
nee for the office Of state superintendent public
structon, be filled at the general election November
TO elect officers Of the committee for the ensuing two
years; to for the campaign be by the
partys nominees preceding the election to
aid in the election Of all Democratic nominees
In his call the chairman state that the COM
mittee shall must nominee for the office
vacant by the death Of the state superintendent
N Sheats which occurred few ago, but
slider the matter of the Democratic party being
out candidate in the general election
state superintendent public instruction
such action thereon may be deemed advisable"
w S. Cawthon of DeFunak Springs is holding
flee by appointment Of Governor Hardee, until
didate is elected the general election November
Whoever elected then will hold the position for the
expired portion January, 1925.
The Tampa Tribune Mr. Cawthon is candi
date for the Job and he has started the work Of securing
signatures Democratic petitions which would
allow him place the ballot Five hundred signatures
and petition made to each board of
county commissioners, that the dgo the
ballot in each county in the State.
prof r. r. Riley Of Jasper is another announced
candidate
"other candidates expected to
Fear has been expressed by Democrats throughout
the state that there will be freeforal
office among Democrats-possibly half getting
their names the general election ballot by petition It
ts pointed that with divided
1t would be possible for Republican Indepen-
dent candidate to a plurality vote.
Chairman Raney has expressed the opinion that the
state democratic Executive Committee has the
nominate a candidate a now exists and
furthermore that he believes
the party In the state that the committee shall
statement issued several the in
part:
party does have a candidate duly and
regularly nominated, improbable
be Republican candidate, independent
candidates possibly one or more Democrats running
without party nomination This would undoubtedly be a
unfortunate situation thing
to do is to call meeting of the State Democrats Exec,
tive Committee held August and
such meeting consider the carefully and take
such action at that time m the hest interests ~ tho
and the school system Of the state require This
give ample time for discussion of the subject
and the voters of the for the consideration
fitness of the candidates whose
In nomination.
Should the committee decide to nominate a cand- /
date whose would appear the ballot in
lar election the Democratic nominee, think that prob
ably the best plan for the committee adopt making
the nomination would be to have the /
didates placed nomination at the meeting of the
mittee by members the floor then proceed
lot the presented. the first
received majority OF the votes the
candidate for the nomination receiving least number
OF votes would be dropped and thus until
candidate for the nomination received majority
votes OF the committee"