The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-02-23


Democrat now
The State Democratic Executive
Committee will meet at Jacksonville
tomorrow. .
Mr. John A. Mccall, late president Of
the New York Life Insurance Company
died at Lakewood, N. j., on Sunday al
6.35 j.. M,
A statement published generally In
the newspapers estimates the number
of automobiles in use in this country al
100000.
The Pensacola News says: Count
Bon's relatives are getting exceedingly
anxious lest he shall he left on their
hands to provide for.
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4 The True Democrat will always stand
up for Florida, and 1t will not mistake
the interests Of any ring or clique for
tina: Of the State either.
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All Florida wishes Mr., and Mrs.
I LOngworth all the happiness that life
can bring, and trusts that they will be
pleased with all that they see in this
! State.
In the stores the opportunities TO Sc
cure SOME THINGS come only occasion
ally When they come they are adVer-
tised There Is no other way by which
you can learn of them than by reading
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''When q man gets TO think he's a
big gun, It's time he was fired" So
wrote ex.State Superintendent Henry
X. Pattengill the other day, and was
ever a tTuer thing more wittily said7--
Florida School Exponent.
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The boss is gradually disappearing
/ from American politics. The direct
Z primary Is taking his place. The pri-
mary does not always result in perfec-
ton, but II Is incomparably better than
the rottennesS out OF which grow boss
es. Tampa Times.
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Wall street Is said to be the most
sensitive and correct barometer Of fnan-
clal weather In existence. II has the
reputation Of having thoroughly dis
counted every financial storm that has
occurred in forty years, long before the
general public had the least suspicion
that such storm was coming.
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= Governor Broward has been spending
several days this week at Fort Lauder
dale, where he Ia having two large
dfedges built for use in his Everglade
drainage project. lie was accompa-
MED by +. II. N lies, OF Chicago, a
member Of tho company that furnished
the machinery for the dredges, II Ii
Understood that two additional dredges
will he shipped TO Fort Lauderdale
shortly.
News comes from Jefferson county |
that Hon. W M. Girardeau will be
candidate for State senator from that
district. lie n one Of the best men in
Florida and Jefferson county Is fortu-
nate In having the tender Of tho ser.
vices Of a man OF the Girardeau stamp.
He has twice been a member Of the
House Of Representatives and proved
himself to be one Of the ablest and most
lseful members Of that body. Starke
Telegraph.
L Public sentiment in the first Florida |
district has settled down to tho accep-
;ance Of the gratifying fact that Con.
gressman Sparkman will have no oppo-
,ftion whatever in the primaries this
ummer. When man has done his duty |
10 effectively as has our congressman IL
would be q difficult task 70 rouse any
bjectiop among an intelligent people.
cOIonei Sparknan Is always and active.
y engaged In promoting the interests
u bis constituents, and owing TO his in.
lusnce IN Washington he is able to do