The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-21
Boards Great Fight For the
Disfranchisement of
Negroes.
STATE UNIFORMITY
GIVEN A BLACK EYE
County School Officials Are
Vigorously Opposed
to the Scheme
OPINION DIVIDED RELATIVE TO
ADDRESS OF FRANK CLARK
ADAMS'S TEN-STRIKE IN FAVOR
OF LAKE cITY-WATSoN'S PRI.
MARY BILL DissEcTED IN THE
HOUSE.
BY jefferson Bell.


Tallahassee, Apr. 20.-''Friday-al-
ways the fairest or the fOulest'-was
the worst of a series of muddy days.
1t rains before breakfast, then the
sun comes out with a deceptive prom
Use of fair weather, long enough to
lure us out, then the gates open and
the floods descend. Fortunately the
afternoons have been fine, and the
evenings likewise. | have reached
the conclusion that ali the excitement
of the week that is just closing mas,
been too much for me. / feel demon
allied. and am on the verge of brain.
flag or nervous prostratiOn. Senate"
Broome is very fond of quoting:
He would rather on a gibbest dangle
Than miss his great desire to
wrangle.'
This desire to wrangle has pervad-
ed the legislative atmosphere and
there has been no end of talking.
Interesting Sessions.
The sessions this week have been
full of interest. Tuesday afternoon
Senator Beard-he of heroic build
and classic countenance-deliyere
his mastery speech upon the resolu
alton he has introduced to test the
VALIDITY of the fourteenth and fifteenth
sfrfiehdfffcnts 10 the conStftuffG1 on
the United States, under which suf
frage To negroes was granted Mr..
Beard was a splendid figure that af
ternoon-his dark eyes flashing with
intense feeling. his powerful voice.
resonant and well modulated, ringing
through the senate chamber, holding
his audience in Tapt attention as he
recited the story of the ratifying of
those amendments. At its close he
sat like a stole through the balloting
and when the vote was announced
he learned forward and asked the
secretary the result. twenty-three TO
five in favor of the resolution. Then
the applause again rang through the
hall.
Superintendent's Convention.
The state convention of county
superintendent and school officials
has been in session here since
Wednesday morning. The leading
educators of the state were in attend
ance and the meetings have been full
of interest. State uniformity of text
books received a black eye at the
hands of the convention. The con
vention was rendered a reception at
the Leon hotel Tuesday evening and
again at the college for women Thurs
day night. The convention holds the
palm for being the largest organized
lobby that has been 10 Tallahassee so
far this session. Its business, how
ever, is perfectly proper and legiti-
mate and Will result in good
Address OF Clark
Opinion is divided as to the address
of Hon. Frank Clark TO the conven-
ton Wednesday evening at the hall
of the house of representatives. Mr..
Clark is a fine speaker, but il is 10
be regretted that he chose this occa-
sion for his very violent attack upon
sO-called yellow journals. The things
he said are unquestionably true, but
this was no occasion to say them.
Mr.. Clark .-as been a very interesting
figure at the capital this week He
is genial, cOmpanionable man and
generally was the center of an admir-
ing group of friends whom he was
entertaining with a clever story.
Adams's Ten-Strke.
In the senate this week Senator
Frank Adams made a teu-Strike by
getting a committee appointed to IN
spect the abandoned university build
inSs at Lake City and make a report
to the legislature. The Cone resolu-
ton had been defeated. the fight
against il having been led by Senator
Buchanan. The committee being ap-
pointed may be regarded as the en-
tering wedge and may lead 10 the
establishment of the technological in
stitute asked by the people of Lake
City.
Senator Adams is probably the
most accomplished diplomat in the
legislature. tie is an admirable mix
ture of successful business man.
statesman, diplomat, politician and ali
around good fellow. a skilled parlia-
mentarian and able debatcr and an
honest and conscientious man, he is
indeed one of the most valuable
members of the Florida legislature.
Watson's Primary Bill.
Mr. Watson, of Dade, neld the cen
ter of the stage in the house two days
while his primary election bill was
dissected Opponents Of this measure
are making a valiant fight against
the clause that would permit an in
spector TO mark the ballot of voter