The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-16
How VIII Senate Vote
On SubmmiSSiOn Bill
EighteCn Hen Pronounced For Il
Only REQUIRING Two More For
It's PaSSagg.

The Tallahassee correspondent Of the
Pensacola News thus summarizes the
vote In the senate on che bin submit
ting TO the people the right TO vote on
the question Of State prohibition:
''The question Of Statewide prohibi-
ton BY constitutional amendment will be
the first real business 81 the present
session, and work IL being put in now
by the friends both for and against the
measure.
The impression has heretofore exist
"a that the Joint resolution proposing
the amendment would pass the house Of
representatives without any trouble,
but that it would be killed In the SEN
ate, where Il win take only IL votes to
put It to sleep.
A careful Investigation Of the ques.
ton, however, would seem 70 reverse
the situation. While Il takes only ~
wet" men In the senate 70 block the
measure, the friends Of local option are
going to find It extremely hard to find
these II men.
A careful canvass Of the senate shows
the following results: The following
senator's can be depended on with GER
tainty 20 vote for the amendment:
Beard, Of Escambia; West, Of Jackson;
BrOone, Of Gadsden, Sloan, Of Polk;
Leggett, of Madison; McMullen, Of
Marlborough; Cottrell, OF Lafayette;
Hudson, Of Dade; Cone. Of Columbia;
Davis, Of Nassau; Massey, Of Orange;
Williams, Of Levy; Girardesu. Of JEFF
ferson; Withers, Of Lake; Grill, OF
Putnam; HUMPHREYS. of Manatee; BA-
ker, Of Clay: Mcleod, Of Hamilton-lS.
All these senators, with the exception Of
Beard, Of Escambia, Hudson, Of Dade,
heMullen, OF Marlborough, are from
"dry" counties. The following sena.
tOrn can be depended on % vote against
the amendment: HOrsfOrd, of Liberty;
Buchanan, of DuvRl; Harris, Of Mon
roe; Zim, OF st. Johns, Sans, Of VOlu-
sia-5. HOrssford and Sans are from
''dry" counties, and Harris, Zim and
Buchanan from 1--WE" counties.
'Of the sure votes then Is can be
counted for the measure. sOd five
against Il. This only leaves the prohi-
tionista two votes more % secure.
Now let as consider those placed IN
the doubtful column. Miller, Of Santa
Rosa, was elected by the dry people
from q dry county, and the natural sup
position would be that be would favor
any prohibition measure. This can also
be said OF Flournoy, OF Walton, and
Cook, Of Washington. IL two Of these
three senators from dry West Florida
vote for the amendment, Us
passage is assured FlOurnoy has al
WAYS been an OutBpOken prohibition
man, and there " little doubt about him
voting for the amendment, yet there
are those here who will tell you that
FlOurnOy, while favOring prohibition. is
10 q Statewide measure. Day
ton, Of PaSc0; Adkins, Of Bradford;
johnson, Of Suwannee; and Baker, Of
all hail from dry counties and
were elected 20 the senate By dry peo-
pie, and it 10 only natural 70 suppose
that they will favor the amendment
when Il comes up. II two Of these four
senator's vote for the amendment, and
all three Of the West FLORIDA doubtful
senators Just mentioned vote against
the amendment Il will pass. IL just
two Of the seven senators hsiling from
dry counties vote for the amendment
e will psss. Henderson, OF Leon; Me-
CFeary, Of Alaehua, come from dry
counties, but are clRssed here as being
opposed TO the Statewide measure.
'"TO summarize: Eighteen senator's
are certain for passage Of the amend
ment. and Ave against. Add Henderson |
md McCreAry 20 wet side, and IL will
stand IS 10 Z. Give the dry's two out
u the seven other doubtful men, all Of
whom are supposed to favor the pas
lago Of the amendment, and the joint |
resolution which IL intended 20 make
florida = prohibition State secures q |
lear track through the senate"