The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-12-07
A BRILLIANT INAUGURATION
Will Commence GiIchrist's Term as
Governor Of Flo-ida-BroWard Has
Made Good, and is Yet a Force in
State Politics.

Tallahassee. Fla, Dec. With an
unusually impressive and brilliant in
augural ceremony Governer-ele AL
bert W. Gilchrist will take the oath OF
office on Monday, Jan. 4th when the
four years administration of Gov. y.
| 3. Broward will come to an end.
Large delegations will be present from
| Tampa and Jacksonville and other
cities, and the event will be one OF
the most notable in the history of the
| state capital
1t was a Tampa newspaper that first
brought out General Gilchrist as a
candidate for the gubernatorial chair,
| and ii was Tampa that gave him one
of the largest majorities received in
any city in the state in the spring
primaries. And so the citizens Of that
city are preparing 70 send an espe-
cially large representation to the in
augural event. A special train will be
run from the South Florida metrop-
oils.
Jacksonville is also planning to be
we'll represented, but no definite ar
engagements have yet been made for
special train. Large parties will at
tend from all of the other larger cities
of the state and from the nearby
towns
| The governor-elect is still bach
elOr, despite the efforts OF the state
press TO have a third primary held for
the purpose Of choosing a bride for
the gentleman from DeSoto." His
beloved mother will preside over the
governors mansion as the first lady
he tat He fri "a.
| Throughout the state who believe that
he will fill the responsible position to
which he has been elected in a man
ner fully in keeping with the best in
Iterests of the state.
| Governor Broward brings to a close
one of the most eventful administra-
tions since Florida entered statehood.
Chosen from among many strong cam
didates, the former tugboat captain
has practically made good every
promise made in his campaign He
will do great deal within the next
thirty days to carry out his Ever
glades drainage plans and his success
in this direction is matter of pride
with his friends.
The governor will move back to
Jacksonville when his term expires as
that is his old home and will probab-
lE return to his tugboat business, as
he has retained it throughout his
term Of office. What his further bus
mess plans are is not yet known.
| Those who are up on state politics
know that there are already whis-
perngs in the air that portend very
strong fight two years from now
against Senator Taliaferro being re-
turned to the senate, and it is con-
fdently expected by the friends of the
governor that he will be a strong
candidate in the race. After a COM
paratively short fight in the spring
primaries he was defeated for the
senate, but he made a remarkably
game fight and no one who is ac-
quainted with him we'll believes that
he is down and out so far as Florida
politics are concerned.
| Governor Broward is scheduled TO
deliver an address before the National
Rivers and HarbOrs Congress at the
| coming session this week United
States Senator Duncan L. Fletcher.
who is one of the most polished and
eloquent speakers in the state, will be
in attendance at the Southern Com
mercial Congress as member of the
| delegation sent by the Jacksonville
Board of Trade TO look after the in
terests OF Florida
Senator Fletcher will take his seat
| in the senate at the coming session.
and so will be seen at many national
gatherings in the interest of his state,
but the appearance of Governor Brow
ard before the National Rivers and
Harbors' Congress is the last before a
national gathering during his present
term of office.