The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-02
BEARD, LAMAR
AND BROWARD
NEARLY MIX UP
Continued From First Pace

Il occasion arose he would willingly
il cOntradicted too directly, make j
a personal matter with whom he haC
issue and roll and tiStcuff il out OF
the lawn. Previous to this the Ii,
raised between Une governor and Cen
eraI Lamar. Fearing a personal col
lison the hartman was severa
times compelled TO intrude and cal
for order
! The speaker and Colonel Beard had
! l~o or three friendly bouts in one of
/ winch the governor was cOmpIetnIv
| Worsted. lodging a direct answer even
! Wnen pinned down by the latter 10 a
direct yes or no" answe- Co-oneI
beard charged Governor Brcward in
MS campaign for governor had prom
lSed the PEOPLE that IF he should he
elected that the Legislative grantees
{ rae internal improvement lands
should not have one foot OF the '7rdc
o. any division of the proceeds arjsin~
from the sale OF such lands. Vet about
TWO months ago the trustees of the in
ternal Improvement fund had cOmDro-
missed with the Lou 'svilIe and Nash
VILE railroad by which COMPROMISE
the Louisville and Nashville received
over fuOOOO acres Cs this land and
ever Sl3O.OO0 in money under tho
grant which Governor Broward had
III ms Literature ana camDaian |
speeches in 1904. said the IesisIafura |
mad no more right to make than any
o1her lOO men in the state. and thar |
Ihe trustees had paid Ex-Governor
Jennings $4,000 per year as general
,ouuSeI o. the trustees Of the internal
II '1roFsment fUad and after he had
ost the Lou lsville and Nashville cases
II Lhe Alted Sta, IS circuit court he
Vas paid by the trustees IN Additional
'9-oOO for compromising the cases ne
LAD lost as general counsel o. The
ruSt9eS IN contract salary cf s. 600
ii'c'i latter p2yment was denounced
pure, simple legalized graft.
6roward Attempts to Explain.
Governor BrOWard tried 10 eyDl. n :
he compromise by saving Thar the
ertlficates to the lands to the Louis
He and Nashville railroad had been s
sued Dy prior board or trustees
no mat these certificates were a
'SlStaIlFe grant. AT this point Colonel
card Interrupted the governor and r
7hed him If he had NOT known of
lose certificates when he made bis n
IN palSn pledges. Governor Br0ward e
led 10 evade the question. but AIs. n
caro- insisted that he answer. Final n
the governor said thar during the Q
III pdtSA OF iJU1 ne did net know q
nat grant under a certificate was.
1EeTnor BrOward then sad thar The .,
lited Safes circuit court had decid- M
against the trustees n the L0uis- "A,
lie S1d NlshVil 2 cases r
CoiOne. Beard then asked him WHY "a
mad not taken the case to the bigb
courts Governor Broward said f.
al they did appeal 70 the United IA
ateS clrcu court OF appeals. Yes"
pied the Pensa 7oiian. and then dis 70
ssed the appeaI and compromised TO
IN the Louisville and Nashville" ON
was very clear that the governor
not wish 10 answer the questions
10 the compromise or the Jennings Va
)Wng to the IateneSs Of the hour 70,
speeches o. the candidates for
5eTnor were cut short Hon. Jeffar- re,
Browne made a temperance 20,
cen, General Gilchris- defined his
iuon clear-y on the prohibition inc
-stion and attacked Hon. !. y. {. bet
cktcn , po-iti a! and business zee At
Mr.. Stockton defended himself I'M
me charges aud al times the d.
sion became quite heated The fighr I