The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-10-07
|gATE N)URNS
| FOR BRDWARD
s..ator.SeIeCt Passed Away Last
Saturday in Jacksonville
UTH'SGREATEST MAN
NH Causes Sorrow Throughout the
Country and viii be a Severe
Blow to Florida

Tho spirit of Hon. Napoleon B. Brow
a sx.Governor of Florida and Demo-
.s,ie nominee to the United States
nate passed into the great beyond at
s@l o'clock last Saturday at the De-
=. ' sanatorium, where he had been re-
royed for the purpose of performing
The entire state of Florida is bowed
.srief for the loss of this great man,
no was respected by friend and foe
,Eie who possessed giant intellect,
md who fought his way, rung by rung,
M the ladder of success. against over
vhelming odds, until he reached the
mn Only to have the laurels snatched
imm his outstretched hand by the grim
raDer who is no respector of persons.
Nauoleon b. Broward was undoubted-
one of the greatest men the South
4, ever produced. Without education
ma financial resources, he battled sin
demanded for goal. to reach which
Se barriers seemed impossible, and
vm|d have been to one made OF less
temer stuff.
Hs career was a most picturesque
M and since his nomination in the
Democratic primaries last June he has
Iesn hailed by the press of the country
Ma man of sound wisdom, dauntless
vurage and rugged determination.
He was a true southerner and never
hdeed issues or swerved from his prin-
dpIes and generations to come will hear
md marvel at the deeds and accomplish
nens Of Napoleon B. Broward.
He leaves, besides loving wife, nine
Sidren to mourn his loss, eight girls
nd onelittle boy. They are the Misses
Dorcas, josephine, Elsie. Enid. Ella,
Agnes, Florida, Elizabeth and Master
Napoleon B. Broward, who bears his
knored fathers name.
The governor had only recently re-
hmed from the convention OF the Ma
6Mal Waterways Association, held at
Ppvidence, R. l.. after spending a few
hs in jacksonville proceeded to MS
ID home at Fort George island, where
k became stricken with jaundice,
alsed by gall stone trouble. He was
removed to his home in Jacksonville
ht Tuesday and everything known to
medical science was done to alleviate
lis sufferings. The best physicians OF
jacksonville and other cities were called
hto consultation, but other compllca-
tons set in and Saturday morning II
vas decided that an operation was
ihsolutely necessary. He was removed
b the DeSoto sanatorium for the pur-
poe, and expired shortly after being
placed upon the operating table.
Napoleon B. Broward was born IN
Duval county Flo la, April IS, 1851.
The autobiography which he issued IN
book form with otter campaign mater.
VI during his race or Governor in l9O4
when he defeated Iol. Robert W.Davis
for the nomipation is well known to
most Of our reade''.
To take it up a, we period where ne
kft off is to begin t the time that nc
entered the Office Governor in JAM.
ny, 1905. At .e beginning of his
term he took no .7e work of draining
The Everglades. alJ worked persis tent
at it until he g. the project started
This was done on Iuly a. 1906, wher
he first dredg+ uegan work. The
hedges were bui lnder his persona
supervision. and h., IDEAS dominated il
he prosecution g. the entire work
While 10 the officc " Governor ne wa
y interchangeable ,rker, but it Is iikel!
bat no Governor yer spent more TIM
1vay from his oii,.e. He was so alb
e@bed in carryin. out his campaigl
Eomise to put the drainage Worl
through that he sy.nt much of his tim
9the machine shops and the scene o
4efations after he work was begun
When be returned 10 Tallahassee 1t wa
Y devote nights aad days to the rout'n
qAthad accumulated during his absence
ue would work until midnight often
20 though he sometimes seemed 10 o
ssered his energy never flagged.s
While he was in office the position Q
united States Senator became vacan
trough the death of Senator Stepne
Mallory. Governor Broward appoint
A. William James Bryan to NIL en-
aeancy. Bryan was the youngest ma
z occupy seat in the U. >. Senat
pee Henry Clay; he was just thirty
g years of age. He was appoints
January and died in March, lSvs
re friendship that existed between %
,yeong Senator and the Governor wa
: q the rare Affiliations sometime
=. a. 70 politics. Broward took grea
ght IN his appointment OF BRYAN an
yan vas as proud as a schoo, %!
pod Of the distinction and proud an
lae opportunity that it gave MN - =
nee and achievements. But u
e seemed overhung with strane
ATTY. Bryan's death was suc g e !
re appointment vt VIM. u, mI'so'
~ than three years Florida has q
Senators and Senator-elect 70 ose
vwasd went out of the Governor