The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-11


At the age of eighteen when in his freshman year at the
Agricultural College his father died. and less per-
severng and ambitious for education under the cireu
stances this would have meant the end of his purpose to
get college education
But not SO with him He literally worked his way
through college and spite OF the handicap OF working
odd hours he made such progress that IN his Junior he
made assistant instructor mathematics and after
his graduation without solicitation his part, but
recognition of his character and attainment he made
commandment, position he held TOR three years leaving
there to- attend the law department of Cumberland Uni
versity at Lebanon Tenn where he graduated with high
honors
Fe began the practice Of law in Pensacola but alter
wards moved back to his native county where his attain
ments successful practitioner at the bar have won him
far than a local fame
In 1908 he elected State Senator from the third
district composed Of Walton and Holmes Counties and
took leading position in this law making body by
of his hard work and intellectual attainments. In
the session OF 1909 It largely through his efforts that
the progressive Democrats Of that body enabled to
pass the primary law it stands today, and much other
needed legislation calculated protect the interests OF the
common people as we'll kill a number of measures
which the vested interests sought to make into laws
In the session Of 1911 his work in this direction was
even more effective
AS Mayor OF his home city for terms his policy
was both progressive and aggressive and it largely
due his efforts public spirited policy that DeFunia
has the best system of municipal owned public utilities in
the state
From his youth up he has been known and noted as
who does things. He has wide acquaintance among
the big Of the nation both north and south and every
where he IS recognized or scholarly attanmentS
and progressive ideas and the promise OF support that have
come him unsolicited from leading in the district
prove that home well abroad he is recognized and
garded the best man the place BY those best in o-
sition to know. -DeFuniak Breeze, Jan. Is, 1912
Col. F1ournoy's formal announcement which appears
in all the papers in the district this week thorough ac-
cord with his record legislator. There is nothing OF
the demagogue nothing of the political mounteban the
cheap appeal to passion prejudice but intelligence
intelligence alone who stands he does in this
matter would and will be credit to the district De
Funiak Breeze
1.-THE newspapers of the third district are giving the
candidacy Of Col Flournoy the most hatterng reception
and they are pretty good baromeers OF the sentiment II
their communities DeFun1ak Breeze February l. 19l2
In the session of the senate 1909 and 1911
tonal lines perhaps the closely drawn of any
recent years and while Senator Flournoy properly
cassed progressive his eminent fairness all
him the highest esteem of those who might be classed
his opponents AS chairman of the committee Finance
on Taxation in 1909 and Judiciary "A in 1911 he
lnoed for the fact that every bill that those
mttees given the most careful painstakng consdera
tion and reported its merits This in itself involved
amount of detailed work that impressed all of the
with the fact OF his horoughness and conscientious atten
ton to his duties and gave added weight his uterance
on the floor of the body He will be the same of rep
resentative in Washington that he in Tallahassee an
no higher enconum could be passed upon any man
DeFunak Breeze
SPLENDID TRIBUTE BY HIS HOME PAPERS.
while it has been known for some time that it wa
not at all unlikely that Colonel William w. FIourno
would be in the for congressman this district Tia
rs definite information regard his candidacy reache
his trends here IN his formal announcement the Pens
cola papers last Friday morning the Colonel having final
decided to enter the contest in response to the
wishes OF his friends in all parts of the district
The Herald is pleased to Colonel Flournoy get i
the game and the thoroughness and methodca preciso
with which he goes about everything he undertakes
coupled Wth recognized ability and general populari
wherever he IS known leads believe that he has
splendid fighting chance for the coveted We dear
love to good the front and that is wher,
Coolnel Flournoy has always benin frontfor every
happiness and welfare of the people While Colonel Flour
possess to marked degree laudabe desire to pleas,
his fellow citizens he has never been the man ii
anything affecting the public good stand back sing
instance what might be the probable opinion Of SCUM