The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1912-02-15


BY It's fruIts.
He is a native born Floridlan, so
that he started right. At the age OF
eightesp Fhep.in his freshman year
1t The Aeyiopltpral college. his father
died. and % one leas persevering and
ambitious for an education. under the
circumstances this would have meant
thaiend Of his purpose to get col
lega education.
But not 80 with him. He literally
worked his way through college and
In spite of the handicap of working
at odd hours. be made such progress
that In his junior year he was made
assistant Instructor in mathematics,
and, after his graduation, without so
licitation on his part. but as recog-
milton of his character and attain
ment no was made commandment, a
position he held for three years, leav.
ing there to attend the law depart.
ment of Cumberland university at
Lebanon, Tenn. where he graduated
with high hOnors.
HE began the practice Of law in
Pensacola, but afterwards moved
back to his native county where his
attachments as successful practitioner
at the bar have won him far more
than local fame.
I'm 1908 he was elected MS state
senator from the Third district oom-
posed Of Walton and Holmes counties,
and at once took leading position
in this law-making body by reason of
his hard work and intellectual attain,
ments. In the session of 1909 1t was
largely through his efforts that the
Progressive Democrats of that body
we're enabled to paas the primary law
as.- 1t stands today, and much other
needed legislation calculated to pro-
'tect the interests OF the common peo-
pie as well as to kill number of
measures which the vested interests
sought to make into laws,
I'm the session Of 1911 his work
in this direction was even more ef-
fective.
"As mayor Of his home city for two
terms his policy was both progressive
and, aggressive and A was largely due
to hia efforts and pubhO-spirited policy
that DeEHniak has the best system of
public utilities in the
state.
From his youth up he has been
known and noted as a man who does
things. He has q wide acquaintance
among the bic man OF the nation. both
North and south. and everywhere he
Is recognized e a man Of scholarly
and progressive ideas,
and the promises Of support that have
oame to him unsolicited from leading
men in the District prove that home
4s well a abroad he is recognized
and regarded as the best man for the
place by those best in position to
kAOW."--DeFuniak Breeze. January
is. 1914,
Colonel FIournoy's formal an
nopncemenb which appears in all the
papers in the district this week, lie in
thorough eccord with his record as a
legislator. There IL nothing OF the
iepagogpe, nothing Of the political
or the cheap appeal to
passion or prejudice, but to intelli-
gSnee and intelligence alone. A man
who stands as he does In this mat
ter would and win be a credit to the
district "-DeFuniak Breeze.
The newspapers of the Third dis
trict are giving the candidacy Of Colo
ael FlOuEnoy the most nattering re- /
,eption. and they are pretty good ba-
-omOters OF the sentiment in their
.ommpnities. DeFnniak Breeze.
cebruary /, 1919.
Splendid Tributes by His Home Papers
while II has been known for some
lime that II was not at all unlikely
hat Col. william W. Flournoy would
'e in the race for congressman from
his district, the first definite infor-
nation n regard 70 his candidacy
cached bic friends here in his for
aal anapupoemsat in the Pensacola
,spere last Friday morning, the colo