The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-31
Tallahassee. August

would not have it, not if they brought
it to me on a silver waiter" said
Hon. Frank Adams on the Leon porch
Tuesday. We were discussing the
governors Office. Il would support
Mr.. Groom is he were a candidate,
but he does not want it," continued
Mr.. Adams" If T. A Jennings is a
candidate | shall support him against
all corners. He is the man for the
Office and can have it if he wants it.
Hamilton county will give him rous-
| ing vote. | started to say that | am
not talking for publication. but I won't
DO that" As Senator Adams is sup
posed to carry Hamilton county in
his vest pocket the above may be TAX
en- at it's face value. Mr. Adams has
just returned fro ma business trip to
New York and expressed his regret
at not being able to attend the Bryan
reception. He is one of the number
invited by Mr.. Browne to attend.
/ Mr. Adams is one Of the strongest
men in public affairs in the state and
Yields an influence second to none
in Florida politics and is always a
welcome caller at the state house.
Strong pressure was brought on
Governor Broward from HilIsborough
county to induce him to appoint Mrs.
| w. o. Pass, supervisor of registration
for the county. This Office was held
by Mr.. Pass, who died suddenly recent
| ly, the precedent set by the governor
in appointing Mrs. Dearborn clerk Of
the circuit court of Dade county after
opened the door to Office to the wo-
men of Florida. In exceptional cases
only will it be wise for the governor
to make sucn appointments, but he
will be able to make the discrimina-
ton, so there is no immediate danger
of the offices being monopolized by
the women.
This reminds me of an appropriate
little story told by Mr.. Groom at din
ner at the Leon Sunday. 81 was talking
with a countryman on the train last
week down in south Florida, he was
discussing Governor Broward,' said
Mr.. Groom. "He said, well I used to
like Governor Broward, | thought he
was pretty good man and voted
for him, but | don't like him appoint
ing women to office. My wife used
to be hard enough to get along with.
but since he appointed Mrs. Dearborn
clerk, she is outrageous
The governor has returned in nigh
glee over the cordial reception given
him in Pensacola.
! He made strong speech which was
well received. The governor makes
good impression wherever ne goes
and has developed into a remarkably
able man.
| Work on the governors mansion is
going rapidly forward. Mr.. Klutho.
the architect, was here this week to
inspect the work. The building will
be ready for occupancy in the spring.
Tallahassee was settled more than 80
years ago and it has taken a long
time to arrive at the dignity Of the
official home of the governor.
| have been much interested in an
old newspaper file now in possession
of Hon. H. Clay Crawford, secretary
of state. 1t is file of the Pensacola
Gazatte, which was published from
Pensacola by W. Hansell Hunt. The
file dates from March 13, 1924, to
March 2, 1927, and it contains many
interesting stories of those days.
In it is published the journal of the
expedition of the capital commission
ers to the interior of Florida to select
a site for the permanent location of
the capital. The legislature had met
alternately at Pensacola and st. Aug
Justine and had appointed ]. L. Will
Jams and DR.. Simmons a commission
to select site for the permanent seat
Of government. The story of their in
veshgatlou of the country is graphj.
cally, told in this journal. Heated pol
iticS seemed to have abounded in
those days as well as in ours. Gen
eral Calls campaign for congress
reached a point that made the recent
Georgia campaign look pale beside it.
The thread of the story of the state
runs through the following selections
from the old file:
by William P. DuyaI. governor of
the territory OF Florida. "-Proclama