The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-15
BEARD DELIVERS A fine
ADDRESS TO HOME PEOPLE
Spoke at Seville Square Last
Night on Issues of
Campaign.
PAID RESPECTS
TO HIS OPPONENTS

Spectacle of Broward, La
mar, and Milton Leaving
Duties to Make Campaign
of the State for Senator.
After a campaign of several weeks
throughout the state in the interest
of his candidacy for the United States
senate, Hon. John. 5. Beard, West
Florida's candidate, spoke TO his home
people last night at Seville square,
and one of the best addresses upon
the political issues so far delivered
during the campaign was heard by
the audience. In it the speaker gave
his own record as a legislator and
a democrat, and compared il with
the records of his opponents. and in
doing so paid his respects to BrOWard
Lamar and Fletcher in no uncertain
manner, though in most instances he
quoted what these candidates had
said of one another. Mr.. Beard. before
commencing his address allowed At
torney-General Ellis, of Tallahassee,
to deliver an address TO those as
sembled. and the latter consumed
about As minutes in setting forth hid
record as attorney general and VIII
he should be returned.
Native of ESCarnbia.
Mr.. Bssvd introduced Attorney-Ge1
raj Ellis, and the latter prefaced /
rema=!ls with the statement that
is d native of EScambia having b{
born in Pensacola, and while he
pTeeAated the opportunity aIIoj
him through the courtesy of
Beard to address the people of
native city, he was asking re-eled
to office solely upon his record Al
tOrney general.
Referring 10 Park TrammelI,
opponent, the speaker said that j
a young man of limited experit
endowed by nature with a
some physique and a magnificent 4
OF golden hair, and upon this
farm 1'rammeIl wants 20 turn
MT. Ellis then gave a recoIi
what had been accomplished by ror
attorney generals office since his
cumbency. especially in regard \
proceedings brought against railroA
of the state, the A. G. l.. more u,
ticulcrly. and the good that had beG
accomplished
I~S-e'N ll4S7 1iiAS Stif'IcNi FtlNtE d Tain u
a few minutes he reverted to hiA
opponent. saving that in 1905 Park
Trammell was elected president of
tn senate by the corporate vote OF
the senate, and in 1907. began plan
ming to become a candidate intrOduc-
ing bill after bill. which ne knew
would not pass. It was then. said
the speaker, that he intimated he
would be a candidate for governor,
then senator, congressman, and so on
down the line until he reached attor-
ney general and finding the present
incumbent without opposition, became
a candidate.
Mr.. Ellis continued along this strain
until just before his close. when n"
again referred TO the fact that he is
a native of Pensacola, thanked the
audience and Mr.. Beard, and depart
ed.
Hon. John S. Beard.
Hon. r. Pope Reese then introduced
Hon. John s. Beard TO the audience
as West FlOrida's candidate for the
United States senate. and Mr.. Beard
was greeted with applause as he ad-
vanced on the plat ~, and took a
position facing his audience.
With a word of thanks to those who
had come out 10 hear him almost A.
the close OF a hard campaign, he
launched into his subject, first taking
mp briefly the fifteenth amendment
TO the constitution. Regarding this,
he said, he would make no lengthy
talk on the subject, but desired 10
call attention 70 the fact that his
address. delivered at the last session
Of the legislature, appeared in full in
81 Congressional Record, having been
introduced by Congressman Frank
Clark recently in connection with an
argument before the house This, he
said, showed that those not opposing
him for the senate do not believe his
ideas to be either imDracticable or
impossible of achievement.
A Bright Outlook.
Senator Beard then spoke OF his
own candidacy. He said that he had
addressed audiences in every county
in the state, and that he feels sure
he will be one of the two candidates IN
the second primary. EScambia has the
opportunity of voting, he said. either
for a man from her home county, or
one Of two from Jacksonville or one
from Jefferson. both in another sec
ton of the state where most of the
state and federal offers are now held.
He showed that out of a total Of $50
600 paid in salaries TO state and tede-
raj officers each year $73,O00 OF the
amount is drawn by men residing east
of the ApalachicOla river. and whose
every interest are in that section and
not in this West Florida, he said.
had assisted East Florida in obtain
ing these Offices. whereas east Florida
never assists another section, but
stands for her own men.
The speaker then stated that he
had hoped during this campaign &c
CONTINUED or Second Pase.1