The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-24
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Politopolis, Fla, Feb. 23.-The next
state senate of Florida promises TO be
an unusually interesting one from
| many standpoints In point OF ability,
| and familiarity with state matters It
| will, perhaps, be the ablest set Of men
that have gathered in Tallahassee in
this capacity in many years.
Personnel of Senate.
There will be fourteen members OF
this body that are hold-over senator's
from the last session. They are Tom
West, of Milton, John Neel, of West
vile, A. J. Afford, of Carrabelle, j.
r. Newland, of Live Oak, Park Tram
mel, of Lakeland, w. X. Jackson, of
Inverness, Jim Crane, of Tampa, Fred
Lake Butler, Louis c. Massey, of Or
| landO, Shep. Clark, of BlOuntstown,
j. II. HUMPHREYS, of Bradentown, E.
| E. CaROva, of Sanderson and Lewis
/ w Zim, of st. Augustine. OF the
| newly elected senators there are six
that were members of the last state
| senate, viz: Tom Davis, of Fernan-
!
Grill, of Palatka, Frank Sans, of New
Smyrna, Frank Adams, of Jasper and
! Harry McCreary, of Gainesville. The
senator from Gadsden is Jim Broome,
of Quincy, who, while not serving in
the last senate, has seen twelve years
service in that body. There are three
members of the next senate who were
members of the house of representa-
tfves in 1905, viz: Harry Buckman,
of Jacksonville, Charlie Leggett, Of
| Madison and w. NJ. Girardeau, of
Monticello. From Sumter county the
| senator, d. H. Baker, has been IN the
lower house several times in past
years. This makes total of twenty
| five out of thirty senators that have
served the state in legislative Ca
| pacity heretofore, and it should not be
necessary for the next senate to loose
| any time in getting acquainted with
their duties when they reach Talla-
| hassee.
! The five new senators are John
Beard, of Pensacola, John Henderson,
of Tallahassee, DR.. West, of Mariana,
Fred Cone, of Lake City and l. n.
Withers, of Leesburg. The senators
from Lafayette. and Levy counties
are still to be elected, and the chances
are that these men viii both be new
members, in the sense that they have
never been to the legislature before.
OF the thirty senators thus far elec-
ted there are ten lawyers, and among
them some of the brightest legal
minds in the state. There are three
newspaper men, one drummer, sever
al farmers and one banker.
John S. Beard.
One of the most interesting charac'
tiers in the next senate will be the
handsome and distinguished senator
from the second district John Beard
makes his first appearance in the leg
islative halls at Tallahassee in April,
but he is by no means new man in
the political life of the state.
Mr.. Beard was, elected to the sen
ate from Escambia county without
opposition, and goes to fill the seat
recently occupied by William A.
Blount, easily the peer of the legal
profession in this state.
Among other distinguished men who
have occupied this seat il the senate
d. ChipIey, Hon. J. Ed. O'Brien, now
president of the national pilots asso-
citation, and Judge Emmett Wolfe, who
has just been appointed circuit judge
of the first judicial circuit.
Mr.. Beard was a prominent candi-
date for congress from the third dis
trict in 1902, and it is said that he
will be a candidate for the United
States senate next year against Steph-
en- r. Mallory. He is man of Roman
features, commanding stature, and
possesses an eloquent voice. He IS per-
fectly sincere in his positions on pub
lie questions, and has the courage to
speak out in meeting" whenever he
conceives it his duty to protest against
any man or measure, or in advocacy
of any proposition. In the campaign
last summer he went into different
parts of the state and spoke against
the adoption of the drainage amend
Mr.. Boards hobby, if one might call
il hobby, is to secure the passage
of a joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Florida con-
stitution disfranchising the negro in
this state. He has high hopes that he
will succeed in his desires, and if he
does 1t is liable to make him hundreds
OF friends throughout the state who
might come in handy when the time
comes around to vote for United
States senator next year Mr.. Beard
states that he will vote for Hunt Har
ris for president of the senate, and
this is another evidence of the fair
ness of the man, because he has al
ways been known to be opposed to the
faction that it is generally supposed is
backing Hunt Harris fer this position
Tom. :. West.
Another Interesting figure in the