The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-17
Peaceful and Happy Life of Er-
Governor BIOCkham, Now A.
most TO Years of Age.
CITRUS LYNCHINGS
Rewards of $500 Offered in Each
Of the Cases.
c CONGRESSMAN cLARK's SUDDEN
JUMP INTO THE LIMELIcHT ON
SCHEME TO DRAIN EVERGLADES
-Rle-HEARTED. POPULAR, WILL
LIAM JoSEPHUs HrLLMAN, oP
WONDERFUL LIVE OAK.
BY Jefferson Bell.
Tallahassee, June 16, 1906.

Tallahassee, June 10, 1906.
''Tis easy to be pleasant,
When life flows along like a song,
But the man worth while is the one
who viii smile
When everything goes dead wrong"
II was not a man, but a tiny brown
bird with a big song. He sat on q
trellis in Governor BlOxham's garden,
while l sat at my window watching
the storm Tuesday The harder the
wind blew, the louder he sang. and
when the wind came driven in wind
blown swirls against him, he frightened
his hold on the trellis to steady his
small body, drew his brown feathers
closer and lifted up his voice 70 the
Excellent God Of the Storm and sang
as though his little heart was burst
ing WITH Joy. The weather was
bad, but why not make the best Of It'll
Ex-Governor Bloxham.
Among those who left las. week on
their aDLGal summer pilgrimage tC the
mountains, were former Governor
BlOXham and his niece, Miss Blanche
Blake, who makes her home with him.
Governor BlOxham is one Of the most
interesting, as well as one Of the most
prominent men in the state He has
lived fifty years Of her history. taking
a prominent part in the making of the
history Of those years. He is one OF
the three living eX-GOveTnO-s F'lsm-
ing and Jennings being the other two.
He is the only man who has been
twice chosen Governor of Florida, I'M
less We go back to territorial days
when President Monroe appointed
William p. DIIval governor in 1922
and who held the Office twelve years.
Although Governor BlOxham has
reached almost. the three score and
ten years he is remarkably Young and
active in appearance, due perhaps to
he excellent care he takes OF himself
His well-appOinted, earthly ordered
home with its pretty garden, speaks Ok
comfort. Here, secure in the love OF
his friends he lives the life of a re-
tired gentleman. Although he de-
clares he is out Of politics, he is keen
" interested in public affairs. and
loves to discuss men and measures
as we'll as IN the days when he was
a leader of them. IF he could be in
duced to put into print his personal
"reminiscences Of fifty years in Florida
politics it would be a valuable and in
teresting book. Governor BlOxham
has the kindeSt. cOurtlieSt manners
suave and polished to rich and poor
alike His friends tell this story on
him. Going down the street one day
ne met a man who held Ou5 his hand
and said How do you do, Governor"
How 90 you do, How do you dO?" re-
turned the governor, shaking his hand
warmly, How is your famfly?" but his
mind was busy trying to recall the
mans name which he had forgotten.
by the way, how do you spell your
manner" he finally asked. Smith"
the other replied. I have never heard
how he manageI the embarrassing
situation, but knowing how resource
fun he is, l am sure he turned it on
gracefully.
Lynehings in Citrus.
Citrus County has achieved SONS
rather undesirable distinction within
the last month by having beer tbs
scene Of two lynchiEgs within the
month. Governor BrOward, who
strongly disapprOves Of lynchings. did
all he could to prevent the one 'sst
week by ordering troops there. and
has offered rewards of $500 each for
The arrest and conviction o. any and
all persons who took part in The
lynching of Frank Jordan and Jim Da-
Wis
Several we'll known persons we're
discussing the affair al Inverness at
the Leon Hotel Sunday. one of the
party. a man Of considerable prOwin-
ence said, If were governor Of Flor
ga would remove from Office the
sheriff Of any county In which NHcI-
ing occurred. No prisoner car BE-
lynched without completely On the
mart OF the officials Take this affair
al Inverness, the jailOr and the deDu-
lies locked themselves inside the jail
and gave the key TO a druggist and
.ho sheriff went hLnting with a lynch
ing imminent" One Of the party said,
"Ch. well, I think lynchings are the
proper treatment for certain Cd -os."
You would not say that publicly" the
iust speaker said but here il is Ov7r
nv signature, for I do believe that as
saIfIts. and aggravated murders should
be handled with the prOmptness and
surety that is only dealt OUr by de-