The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-06
5y Fred M. Allen.

Tallahassee, April 5.-In the caucus
tonight for speaker of the house Ion
l.. Farris of Jacksonville, was chosen,
receiving 50 votes. Alexander received
I3. and Robertson sixteen. Williams
and Carter withdrew from the race.
Hilburn of Putnam. was chairman
OF the house caucus.
In the senate the fight for the
presidency was the most spec
tacular to be witnessed in many years
and resulted in Hudson of Miami WIN
ming by vote of twenty to eleven. A
feature of the fight was the arrival
here of EX- Governor Broward and his
work for Hudson during the day
The caucus was organized by the
selection of Senator FlouTnOy of the
third as chairman. Senator Baker OF
the twentieth chairman pro TEN, and
"A. Finley of Lake City as secretary.
CAUcUSSES AT END.
After days of warm discussions and
caucuSseS, and near caucusSeS, the or
SANITATION 6ght of the Florida legis-
lature came to a close tonight and to-
morrow the thoughts of the states
lawmakers will turn to the real pur-
pose for which they are convened to-
gethef.
Organization viii be only a formal
ity. as il was all settled at tonight's
caucus II was "A caucus only in name
for the public was admitted and the
secret ballet was the only thing secret
about It The old gray-haiTed ones,
who have been present at every ses-
sion for twenty years or more, re
member we'll the days when the eau
Cusses were secret sure enough. but
that is now only d thing of the past.
Somebody usually gets up and moves
that the public be excluded but that is
oil dnnG him Efforts
have been made in recent years to
close the doors, but there was no
keeping the crowds out and they got
in, anyhow.
OF course it is pretty wcll known
tonight who will get the choice COM
mittee appointments, but the commit
tees will probably not be announced
for a few days vet. Although there
has been little preliminary agitation
towards the cutting down of the usual
list OF committee clerkships and sec
retaryships so as to save the state a
pretty neat little sum,it is improbable
that any such action will be taken
Il Is probable, however, that reSOlu-
tions will be adopted by both houses
against the appointment of any en-
ployes of the state offices or depart
ments TO cleTkships or secretaryships.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
MuCn interest Is eNpICoSCu ltSdl u .
Ing the first annual message of 'GOv-
ernor GilchTist, which viii be deliN-
cred tomorrow. No hints have been
given out regarding the contents of
the message but il is understood that
II will be quite comprehensive and
that il will show that while Gen. Gil
christ has not been in the governor s
chair long he has got a close grip on
state affairs. just the same. lie has
declined to discuss the coming session
for the reason that he has included
his views on needed legislation in the
message and he wants the members
NJ the legislature TO get his ideas
there first.
There will not be d great deal of
legislation introduced at first. or TO
be more exact there viii not be much
going on regardless of the number OF
bills introduced. Interest in the
spcakership fight in the house and IN
the senate organization hght mas pre-
(contInueS on Pace TwnD