The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-11


delegation fer vice president. is per
hapS the most interesting figure in
the little group. He is the man who
was master the tug Three Friends,
which became celebrated for its fiji
| clustering expeditions 10 CUBA during
the revolution. Bro ward successfully
took the Three Friends, laden with
munitions of war fer the insurgents,
TO cuba on several occasions, and
achieved worldwide fame as a result
Thoroughly familiar with the Flor
ida coast, and d past master in navi-
CATION, ne defed the efforts of the
Spanish navy TO thwaTt his filibuster-
ing.
Draining the Everglades.
In 1891 he was elected governor of
Florida, on the proposition to drain
the famous Everglades, and he is &C
cOmplishing that task Under the laws
of Florida a man can serve but a
Single term of FOUR years as governor
CT the state. He cannot be reelected
Until after a term has been served
| Ny someone else.
The Everglades constitute a vast
tract of land in the lower part of
Florida, heretofore regarded as a
worthless swamp. F3rOward undertook
to drain the land by a system of
bitches from the Atlantic ocean to
| Lake OkeeChObee, and is making a
success Of the enormous job.
When drained. the Everglades land
| IS believed 10 be as rich as the valley
of the Nile. and will sell for a good
| figure Before the drainage was COM
menced, the land was practically
worthless. RTCwaTd's proposal was
| secuted by many. but he is demon
strating that his theory is entirely
practicable
| The governor o. Florida is about so
years old, and is a picturesque fig
ure. He has been sheriff of mis- coun-
/ ty and a member of the state Iegis
lIature He : seIf-edUcated and force
full, and is popular in his state.
| He IS president of the national
| drainage association. the object OF
which is to set the government 10
vote part OF the proceeds of the sale
| of public lands 10 the drainage of
swamp and overflow lands
| The organization takes the position
| thai if the government can put water
on arid Land Cor irrigation purposes,
/ it can and should take water of
land where there is too much. Gov
! ernOr BrOward IS also deeply interest
| ed in the development of interior
! waterways. not only because OF their
| benefit to commerce, but because OF
4 the effect they Will have on freight
| rates. ~
| Former Governor William S Jen-
/ HingS, alternate in tle delegation. is
| first cousin of William Jennings
| Bryan His father was a brother of
| Bryan-s mother. During his term of
office Governor Jennings was prom
Inent figure politically in the south
| John T C. Crawford of Pensacola
| is just % years old, and will be the
Youngest delegate in the Democratic
| convention. 50 far as known He Is
editor of newspaper in Pensacola,
and under the primary system which
governs the election of national dele
gates from Florida, he defeated bis
lOppOnent about TWO 10 one. after
Frank /. Mayes, editor of another
Pensacola paper, had been elected
over six others
| Senator W. H. Milton United
States senator from Florida. IS the
man appointed BY Governor BTOward
20 succeed William James Bryan. who
died not long ago Bryan was the
youngest man 70 ever sit in the URit
ed States senate. and had been ap
pointed BY Governor Broward 20 sue.
iceed the late Senator Mallory