The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
NEWS NOTESO
TALLAHASSEE
Special to The Journal

Of electors for president and vice.
president of the United States took
place yesterday al the Office of the
governor. The vacancy caused by the
absence of George c. Martin. one of
the electors, was filed by Hon w. b.
BIONham
After canvassing the vote it was
found that H. p Bailey. p w Butler.
Robert +. Davis, Geo. {. Martin and
Samuel Pasco had received the high
est numbeT of votes. ana so were duly
elected and appointed electors from
the state of Florida The oath was
administered by Chief Justice Whit
field, of the supreme court Hon S
PaScO was chosen president of the
electoral college. and II. p Bailey
secretary
At twelve o'clock noon, the elect
OrS chosen bdllOted for president OF
the United States and William Jen-
nings Bryan received five votes, John
Worth Kern receiving the same num-
Der for the office of viCe-pTesident.
The certificates, duly signed and seal
ed, were then delivered TO Hon. Rob
eTJ Z. Davis, who was chosen as mes
sengeT, to be given by him to the
president of the United States senate.
p w. Butler was appointed alternate
messenger, in case Mr.. Davis for any
reason should not be able TO perform
the duty assigned him.
This finished up the business of the
electoral college for 1909.
Eight Months of School.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-,
ton ". NJ. Holloway expresses him
self as having entire confidence in the
willingness and ability of the counties
of Florida TO support their schools
during the standard term of eight
months. He also thinks that the
present unsettled condition of the
states educational affairs Will be OF
short duration since the coming legiS-
latUre Will beyond all question make
some provision for permanent state
aid. the legality Of which will be I'M
challenged.
Last year. seeing the state unable to
meet its Indebtedness. the majority of
counties advanced the money needed
to pay the salaries of their several
teachers. and it is Mr. HollOway's
opinion that they will continue to do
this until all necessity for doing so is
removed He also thinks that the
counties Will individually make pro-
vision for at least one central high
ScnOOI. They alone can make legal
appropriations for this purpose. as ths
state avs now stand. and as they are
the main beHefCiaTies of an undis-
turbed and adequate school system,
they doubtless will do their full duty
in this direction.
Gov. GiIchrist Active.
The general impression of General
Albert II. Girhrist among his ITALIA
hasse" friends has been that he was
an easy going social sort of a fellow
who would probably take life easy
while occupying the gUbeTnatOTial Of
fee. and make time pass pleasantly
for his visitors Up TO date, however,
this view of Governor GiIchrist Is
wide Of the mark As one enters the
executive office the first object in evil
deHce is the broad back of the gov
eTnOT turned upon the outer world
while he leans over his desk busy
with the inspection and preparation OF
many formidable looking documents
In the ante Offices secretary clerks
and stenOgraphers are on the alert
trying to keep up with theid indus
triOus chief
But outside of his Office. the govern
OFFS social nature Is again uppermOst
and he wears the genial smile and
extends the cordial greeting charac-
teristic of the man as Tallahasseeans
have hitherto known him.
Mrs. Gibbs Not Baptist.
BY some unaCcountable inadvert-
euce a statement was allowed to find
space in the columns of last week
True Democrat, published at ITALIA
hasSee. that the governors mother;
Mrs. Gibbs was a member of the
Baptist church II was stated that
the governor. himself. had written
, this information to the Baptist minis
ter here, and had further intimated
that he would probably unite with
that church in the near future. Dr.
Pruitt disclaims ali knowledge OF any
such letter from Governor tiilchTist
and says he has never had any com
, municetior. either written OF verbal,
with the governor on church subjects.
AS a matter of fact Mrs Gibbs and
her entire family have always been
EpiscOpalians. and viii attend St.
Johns church while resident in Tai
lahaSSer.
Mrs ChCaiham. of Durham. y. e.
and Mrs Walter : Montgomery. Of
Columbia. 5. C., the governors two