The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-17

ces of legislation well planned, but failing of exc
cution.
1t is no secret that the measure would never have
passed if doubt existed in the minds of those whose
votes were necessary that the University would be
moved from Lake City That is the present bone of
contention, and there will be enough knives wheted
in the coming campaign to trim the Buchanan law in
fashion to afford some consolation to those who
were acerated by the harsh teeth of the trap into
which they walked last session.
Among those who have bobbed up for reelection
to the Legislature is A. j. P. Julian of Lake City,
who last session tasted political life Represent
atve from Columbia County, and now wants to be
Senator
He will be remembered by the State press as the
fellow who protested against liberal libel
law in Florida declaring that the newspapers were
permitted entirely too much liberty and strict
law was needed to curb their expressions This was
his most brilliant feat of craftsmanship during his
term not very crcditable circumstance upon which
to base expectation of receiving the votes of Amer
citizens, whose liberties preserved by free
press.
County division offers prospect for work by the
next Legislature. Indications that Polk will be
cut in two thus satisfying the inhabitants of Lake
land and the northern portion of the county, while
agitation is aroused in Hilsboro for division, and
Dade appears to be too large to suit certain citizens.
The plan of division in Hsboro will be to cut off
the Plneas peninsula from the old county, forming
the county of the territory known as the west
coast, with st, Petersburg the county seat.
report comes from Dade County that plan
for division is being mapped out, but definite scope
of the project has not been revealed Increase of pop
ulation will undoubtedly force such action before
long, even if it is not done next year. The placing
of the county seat ut Miami, in the southern por
tion of the county, is source of much dissatisac
tion to those living far to the northward and the
scheme for division may have strong support.
It is something new in Hamilton County to have
election for Senator without Frank Adams being
in the race, coming out the winner, hut some time
ago Mr.. Adams announced his retirement from poll
tics and that he positive in such statement is
shown by his not announcing again for the Senate.
Two candidates seek the honor however, and the
contest will be of interest to the citizens of that
county.
John L. Smith, who has served two terms as Rep
resentative from Hamilton, hopes to gain the seat
long and ably filed by Mr.. Adams, while his oppo-
nent is r. Fl. Hunter also former member of the
lower House, and who has equally high hopes of
winning.
John A. Graham, the electric magnate of Mana
tee, has heard voice bidding him serve the people
Representative. and he is now hard at work in
the effort to obey the call. He claims to have been
nursed in the rundle bed of Democracy but his cam
pagn literature reads as if he had slept under a
Populst blanket
Naturally, therefore, the railroads. corporations
etc, are denounced tax-dodgers. non-producers
bloodsuckers and the like, and Mr.. Graham demands
reformation of the tax laws that these may not