The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-12-29
CLEANNCS FROM
THE STATE PAPERS
Clipping and Comment on Several
Intarestink Topics.

lusia than he has ever been. -Volusia
Record.
If Ieems" Alexander did not figure
in those election cases in Volusia county
it would be much easier for the people
of Florida to take the matter with some
degree Of seriousness. Tropical Sun
We don't believe that Governor Brow
ard would make very big mistake if
he would remove half dozen more
ofice-holders of Volusia county, but he
will err IN his appointments II he does
not look further for his man than either
tons of that county. The Florida Ad-
vocate.
If Governor Broward, in the suspen-
sion of County Solicitor Perkins from
Office, and filing the vacancy by APP
pointment, is DESTROYS of building up a
faction in this county, why he has made
q most unfortunate and deplOrable be-
ginning--a beginning that will be an
increased taxation upon the people of
the county. -VOlusia Record.
When Governor Broward was sheriff
of Duval county he was removed from
Office by Governor Mitchell and he and
his friends had a good deal to say about
it, and the good old Governor was de-
nounced as a despot, Now Governor
Broward has removed the solicitor of
Volusia county from Office without no.
tice and the solicitor and his friends are
calling the Governor very ugly names
They say he is more of a despot than
Mitchell without any Of his redeeming
qualities. -Ocala Banner.
Fun by the barrel! Down in Volusia
county they are having fun by the bar
rel. Upon complaint of some of the
politicians of that county Governor
Broward recently suspended j. w. Per-
kins, county solicitor, from Office and
appointed J. Hall Brumsey in his place
Before Mr.. Brumsey could get the seat
warm he was arrested on a charge of
drawing a check on bank without hav-
ing funds enough therein to pay It. 1t
is bad state of affairs when courts are
appealed to for the purpose of crafty
ing personal spite. -Jasper News.
A bad political mesa VOlusia county
is suffering from a complication of in
ternal disorders, caused by an acute
attack of fractional politics. j. w. Per-
kins, the county solicitor, was removed
by Governor Broward, at the instance
Of one of the county's factions, nom
performance of duty being the charge.
The Governor appointed j. Hall Brum.
sey, a young lawyer of DeLand, to the
position, but the day after his appoint
ment he was arrested on the charge Of
giving a worthless check. Personal
spite and fractional bitterness seem to
be working overtime in VOlusia. Pa
latka News.
The removal by the Governor of j.
w. Perkins, of DeLand, as solicitor of
the Volusia criminal court, for alleged
neglect Of duties, and without giving
the deposed officer hearing, has caused
some bitter comment directed against
Governor Browerd, not only in VOlusia
county, but in all parts Of the State.
Governor Broward appointed to the va
cancy one J. Hall Brumsey, a young
clientless lawyer Of DeLRnd, and three
or four days after his appointment
Brumsey was arrested, charged with
passing checks without funds in the
bank, which, under the law Of 1906, is a
felony, punishable by not more than ten
years in the penitentiary. The charge
is made by Mr.. Schmidt, proprietor Of
the Schmidt Villa, At Daytona. He
claims that the Brumley check was for
more than the amount Of his board bill
and that he (Schmidt) gave BTumsey
the difference In cash. IL has been SuR-
gested that there Is politics In the
charge, but all who know Mr.. Schmidt
will know just how little credence TO
place in such a story. Mr.. Perkins, the
depOsed solicitor, was elected TO his
Office by a vote which ran far and away
beyond any other candidate on the
ticket He was the peoples choice for
the Office, and the Governor has GER
tainly taken a high-handed course in
him, particularly on complaint
Of Jeems Alexander, and without so
much as giving Mr.. Perkins hearing.
II Governor Broward is TO be such q
stickler for purity in elections, he had
better turn in the direction Of Taylor
and Lafayette counties, by power of
the fraudulent primary votes in which
II is generally understood he
was enabled 70 assume his own high
Office. -PaIatka News.
We have not been able 10 make up
our mind that in Governor Broward's
widely quoted words that certain news
papers were selling their editorials Cor
20 much an inch he had reference TO
any reputable journal in Florida. When
he said those words the Governor was
attempting TO justify the motives and
OF the Board Of Pardons, and
~ he didn't call names and consequent
81 incurred no risk, Il was q cheap and
easy way 70 lift that much Of the bur
den Of public condemnation from the
Board OF Pardons. The GOV0FnOr'n
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