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Fhrris Brynnt. answering queetions'of listeners tors three-hour
radio show last night. outlined his progrcn for the maintenance or eeg-.
regation and explained e plan for interposition which has been suggested: -
for consideration of n.jpecisl session of the legielsture it called. I

the gubernatorial candidate told a questioner that the tour-point" H
program for the ssintensnce or segregation he outlined Feb. 10 hes been.
largely adopted by this sdninietration. hut the incumbent governor is
handed in A different direction."

Hy petitioning Pres. Elsenhorer to call e.conterence of Boothern :'
governors. 'the incumbent governor in trying to find a wey out' or enforcini
segregation. Bryent chsrsed. F

Pres. meenhcwer woulddoninete the conference. he said, end I;
not he-renotely interested in scintsinins segregation.

Bryants four-point prcsrnn proposed the calling together or the-
:ineat legal. politioe1.'snd educetionsl minds to evolve e solution to
the problem; delegating t9 s-brsnch or the Attorney Generel's office the
sole reoponeibility or hsndling segregation canes. providing assistance to
10021 unite when needed: meeting with other Southern governors to work
out solutions to prohnoce which street-then ell; and rcdouhding efforts

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to insure the Negro has equsl so well no separate facilities.

the cools sttornsy=ezplsined s suggested plan of interposition
which would put the responsibility for preserving aegregction entirely
on the Governor. r

Here is the ray Bryant explained this plan:

A constitutionsl snendsent would be submitted to the people which
it adopted would plsce eole-reeponeihility for enforcing segregation on
the Governor. Under this amendment the Governor would tell .11 lesser

officials they Would lone their John it they intesrsted their schools.



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If a Federal court issued a writ requiring a local school official
to place a Hsgro in e white school. he would have to comply and the

.Governor would remove him from the poet of school official in that
cotnty. But he could turn to the former official and say, I will need
someone with experience to run this school system for me in this county
and since you are experienced I would like you to do it."

In this case. Bryant said, the Federal government would be faced
with th problem of issuing e writ of mandamus to the chief executiVe
of Florida.

"So far so I know. they have never-done this," he said. "and I dont

think they will do it. Bryant charged it would be an invasion or the

He said this plea is only one or several that could bounced.

Asked if thie were not a form or'interposition, Bryant replied. xes.
it is." The governor would he the key to the success of this method, hef
added. "It would depend on how much he_cen take."

Bryant discussed his candidacy and platform and shavered questions
from listeners for three hours last night. shly discussing all points
that came his way. The questions dealt predominantly with segregation.
Ehrlicr in the evening he made th television appearances.

In a 10-minute teleoest.the Ocele ettorney challenged.ulemi Herald
editorial statements about his record on the turnpike. The Herald had
charged Bryant withteing opposed to the turnpike.

Bryant declared he introduced and led the successful fight in the
House for passage of the turnpike hill in 1953 when he was.epeeker.

I secured passage of the 'Brysnt amendment' Which called for the
study of the full-length road and led to the passage or the full-length
turnpike bill in the 1955 legislature," he said. To beck uh his'srgument.

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ant--3 ose of the Ds.de country delegation to the Floride legislature. Fr-rant 7:Inds up his tcur of the lower Eut Coast today Eod tomorrow Bfi ''-10 C336916|Il to OrSE5e celaity. Tmriorison' r..igot he is scheduled fois a ogipsign talk over l'EDBO-TV in Or-eado e.t 8;30, ~.C_