The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-04
BY n. Reese.

BY J. n. Reese.
Tallahassee, April 3.-wfth every
member Of the house voting T. Albert
Jennings. Of Escambia, was tonight
elected speaker for the session which
opens tomorrow. He received 81 votes
and his opponent, Eugene s. Matthews
OF Bradford, S3. Upon motion of Mr..
Matthews the nomination Of Mr.. Jen-
nfngs was made unanimous.
The caucus was called to order
promptly at o'clock and a great
throng filed the doorways and aisles.
John @. Kellum. for years clerk of the
house, announced the roll call. John
". Watson, of Dade. was put in noni-
nation for chairman. There were no
other nominations and the business of
electing a speaker proceeded. The
chairman expedited the business by
bannouncing that the caucus would
probably last beyond midnight.
Representative Riley Dorman, of
Suwanee, placed the name of Repre-
sentative Jennings In nomination. The
1Escambia man, he said, had been
prominent in business and politics for
q number Of years having been a sue
cessful industria1ist and financier,
delegate to the national convention
which nominated Cleveland for presi-
dent, presidential elector in 1904,
member Of the state Democratic ex-
ecutive committee, but for the first
time g member OF the Florida house
Of Representatives
THE BALLOT EXCITING.
". A. MacWilliams, Of St Johns.
nominated Eugene S. Matthews, of
Bradford, alludfng to his career as
he
council. major OF the First Florida
battalion In the SpanIsh-American
war and three times member of the
house and speaker for the session Of
1907.
The ballot was exciting and the
house was stirred with intense inter-
est when the thirty-sixth vote for
Jennings was counted. signifying his
election Charles Dougherty, OF Vo-
lusia, and Glenn Terrell Of Sumter.
were nominated for speaker pro tehm-
They received .thirty-five votes each
and the nomination OF Terrell was
made unanimous upon motion of
Dougherty.
In the senate Fred. P. Cone was
chosen president and John P. Stokes.
the youngest member Of the body, was
made president pro tenn. There was
no opposition. James r. Broome, of
Gadsden, presided as chairman Of the
senate caucus.
]. G. Kellum was elected house
clerk and Charles Finley secretary
the senate.
The advance guard Of members, at
taches and newspaper men for the BIZ
ennial session Of the Florida legisla-
ture, which began to arrive Sunday
and augmented today by the final
quota. the Leon hotel, which has been
famous as the political bee hive dur
eng legislative sessions, was crowded
all day with the restless hordes NOV
ing about in an aimless though
thoroughly satisfied manner.
CONES ELECTION ASSURED.
The election Of Fred Cone as presi-
dent OF the senate was a foregone
conclusion. His most prominent op-
poneut, Charley Davis. Of Madison,
withdrew after a lengthy caucus Of
his supporters Sunday, and this left
the field clear for Cone. since the 9TH
ar possfble candidates had made no
effort on their own behalf. These
we're John C. LEngle, Of DuvaI and
James W. Perkins. Of DeLand. The
eaucus In the senate was, in fact,
e,,t and dried AFFAIR, since it was
agreed that the hold-over senator's
should name the list Of attaches
There was little to the performance
on the carpeted side of the state
house except the usual indulgence OF
rather fiorid oratory In the presenta-
ton Of candidates and their formal
election.
The race for speaker was quite diff
- e
ing into the caucus there was no one
- the candidates themselves who
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