The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-05

ingly foreign bearing were injected into
the discussion, one being the political
Affiliations of the Pinellas people, as
between the Socialist, Democratic and
Republican parties; the race question
was alluded to by Mr.. Tomlin, and he
asserted that one-third Of the popula-
ton of the Pinel1as peninsula was col
ored.
Mr.. Somerville, also from Hills
borough, spoke against the bill. Mr..
Gornto, of Lafayette, was the first
champion of the bill to speak. He ar
gued that the people of Pinellas, the
county to be, wanted the county d.
vi0ed and that the rest of the county
was against 1t, and this issue was the
only issue necessary for a candidate to
be elected to the legislature from
Hillsborough. Mr.. Bornto said the d.
vision of the county under the circum-
stances as they had been presented
seemed only just and Democratic, and
the expression Of brotherly love.
FLOYD THEN SPEAKS.
Mr.. Floyd followed Mr.. Gornto In an
hours speech. Among other references
he made concerning the Confederate
flag incident was that the people Of
Pinellas should secede under the
southern flag. If they wanted to secede,
and that they should do this and be
granted the right to do this If they
would, provided they named the new
county jeff Davis. ""Then they wouldn't
live in it! And that's one way to set
tie the controversy"
Speaking further Of the labor
troubles in Tampa, and the leaving in
f1uence Of the country vote on the
county affairs, Mr.. Floyd recited In a
comical manner some of the charac-
teristies of the Italian and the Cuban,
and said: He would rather be Gear
of Russia than mayor Of Tampa" The
flag incident ran like thread through
the Floyd delivery, and true to his GUS
tom in speaking, leaving a subject
solitary in its lonliness for a time but
eventually reverting to 1t, he shouted
that these people of Pinellas, who had
not learned. to respect the southern
flag, should be kept in their Baby
lonian captivity until they had learned
TO be careful to take their hats off to
/ the flag and more careful how they
took their hats off to mulatto women
REAVES OPPOSED THE BILL.
MI. 1SedFSSy OL 1h64AdlSSY SPOKE
against the bill. His main reason for
opposing the bill, he said, was the
fear that 1t would be unconstitutional;
the boundaries were indefinite, as
| stated in the bill, and there would
undoubtedly be trouble in determining
the Jurisdiction Of the courts In GER
tain cases where crimes were commit
ted on the boats plying in the waters
| Of Tampa bay; another objection was
the provision made that the bill should
become q law upon its ratification by
the people Of the county which 1t was
proposed to create.
Among those who spoke against the
| postponement was Mr.. Rogers, of Ma
rion, who distinguished himself yes
terday by casting the only vote against
| the anti-race track bill.
GAIN ADVANTAGE.
| The divisionists were claiming al
least eight majority in the house, but
the vote to indefinitely postpone die
not make such a strong showing. The
motion to postpone was lost by rs t
SO, but when 1t came to the vote or
the motion by Butler OF Palm Beach 4
| waive the rules and put the measure
on its. final passage the roll cal
showed % to 80. The bill was ordered
| engrossed.