The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-31
OUR FLORIDA
REPRESENTATIVES,


aAAAAA@ANNes
A special dispatch to the Atlantis
Journal says: ~
A goOd-looking, well-groomed young
man, clean-shaven, dignihed and high
browed-Ihis is the baby solOn Of the
United.States Senate the Hon. William
James Bryan, junior Senator from the
State Of Florida He is just one year
over the age limit.
Senator Bryan was appointed by
Governor BroWard of Florida 20 sue
coed TO the uneXpired term Of the late
Stephen Russell Mallory. He denies he
announced his intention to be 1.-THE best
Senator" a. was reported, bat that
he did say he would "try 20 be the best
Senator Florida ever had
While the wisdom of sending yOunk
men to the United States Senate has
been questioned by some, Senator
Bryan's aspirations and ambitions are
commended as laudable His aim 30
try to be the best is elevated, for
barring the carpet-baggers' day, Flor
ida has been represented in the Senate
by highly respectable and intellectual
men.
The late Senator Mallory. and his
distinguished father before him, q
Senator before the war and later See
rotary Of the Confederate navy, were
kentlemen Of the old school, uniformly
courteous and dignifed, lawyers 81
ability, upright and ardent patriots
Senator James =. Taliaferro, the,
young mans colleague, and his senior
by more than twenty-five years, Is
esteemed as a man Of sterling char
acter and keen intelligence. He was 3
boy soldier IN the Confederate army in
Virginia, his native State.
Florida was admitted on March 3,
lS46, the day before James X. Polk was
inaugurated as President. James u.
Wescott, Jr., and David Levy Yulee
we're her first Senators. The former
drew the short term and served until
1870
Senator Yulee was born in the West
Indies as David Levy. He later added
the name Yulee. He served one term
and was reelected continuing On che
Senate until 1861 when he retired %
cast his lot with the Confederate States.
He was q Senator from Florida IN the
Confederate Congress-. His aerviee8 %
the South cost him term Of imprisOn-
ment at Fort Pulaski He was q man
Of brilliant ability, an honor 10 his State
and 30 the Hebrew race, to which be
belonged. He was the first member ef
his race 70 be- elected % the United
States Senate.
Stephen Russell Mallory, the father
Of the recent Senator Of that name,
and Jackson Morton succeeded Fl0rida's
first two Senators. The former was
elected 90 q Wing over Yuloe, Demo-
erat, and Morton, also Wing, defeated
Westcott. Democrat.
During a term Of seven years, be-
cause Of the war between the States,
Florida was without representation IN
the Senate. Ia 1868, two carpet
baggers, .Thos. W.OsbOrn, a Union sol
der from New jersey, and AdOnijah s.
Welsh, Yankee school teacher from
Connecticut, were admitted as Sena-
tors from Florida Welsh served
but one year. He was succeeded by
Abijah Gilbert New York carpet
Dagger, who served q full term. II
was not until the FOrty-fOurth Congress
-lS76-t that Florida had another Demo
crat m the Senate. This was Charles
W. Jones, native Of Ireland, who
served. two terms cOnsecubvely.
COnOveT, the last carpetbagRer, was
succeed by the Wilkinson Call, who
served three terms, and was succeeded
by Senator Mallory.
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