The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-20
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June 1900 under the famous Judge Nathan Green and Dr.
Andrew w. Martin since which time he has successfully
pracced his profession with headquarters and Offices
DeFuniak Springs He has twice been elected Mayor of
DeFuniak. During his incumbency Mayor there was
constructed waerworks electric light plant sewerage
system and school building He also secured an appro-
pration from Andrew Carnegie for $4,000 library He
elected to the senate in 1908 In 1911 he wrote
and secured its passage without amendment except its
ducon 100000 in the House. appropriation for the
building of the Supreme Court Library and the Railroad
Commission building. During the session of 1911 he also
participated in many of the important debates rea
tive to state legislation and chairman of Judiciary "A
of the senate In 1909 he chairman of the committee
finance and taxation and the members of the
found him to be valuable source OF information matters
coming before committee for consideration he has
made exhaustive study of finance and taxation.
Colonel Flournoy organized and for several years
commanded Company K the DeFuniak Company of
Florida National Guard and brought it degree of eff
cheney that attracted the favorable of military
men all over the state.
Should he be elected we will have in Colonel Flour
noy representative of whom not only the people of the
Third Congressional District but those of the entire state
may we'll feel proud De uniak Herald
Colonel VIM w Flournoy who is a candidate for
Congressman from the Third District has double column
announcement the editorial page of this paper This
formal is just such plain, square, honest
manly appeal to the intelligence of the voter might be
expected from deeply nbued with the spirit of
patriotism is Colonel Flournoy. It is both
ment and challenge 1t is announcement in the
Iof making public his candidacy this honorable office
to which he aspres and challenge in that he calls upon
the exercise his reasoning faculties and
cast his ballot in accordance with him best judgment
1t at modest OF the clean lines
along which his campaign be conducted and digni-
fed challenge to his opponents to meet him along the
line It is just the document to do credit to the noble high
minded who is promulgating it. Colonel Fournoy is
OUR in this fght-our Hector of Troy and we
help to groom him for the impending fray do it with the
full confidence that the plume his bright helmet will
ever be floating where the hight is the h1ckeSt and
that he will an honorable foe but one worthy Of the
best steel of his adversares If it be the fortune of
bold warrior victorious from the battle shall
rejoce with him his but defeat should be his
hap shall drag his body within the walls and bind up
his wounds knowing that they received in open hon
orab1e battle Ne would rather him defeated in clean
honorable contest than to see him succeed by questionable
methods and that Just the way the Colonel himself feels
about the matter" -DeFuniak Herald, Jan 25 1912
A gentleman who talking with the Herald last
Monday stated that he had travelled much the Third
Congressional district within the past weeks and that
he has heard much encouraging Fournoy talk everywhere
he has been Just keep eye on the Colonel you want
to see a nice, clean race.-DeFuniak Herald
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
"The Tampa Tribune says young Wilson, up in the
Third be setting terrific pace He is the next
congressman all right.-Pensacoa Journal, Saturday
Now Just for the sake of argument, would like to
ask the Tampa Tribune where got its chips get into the
game Tampa is in this district and the old theory that
prophet without honor in his country,
might possibly have something to do with the Tribune
jumping into Third District political representations
| WE'LL TAKE THE BET.
'eWest Florida in Emmett Wilson and w W. Flournoy
has presented two mighty strong opponents D. H Mays
Wagers being made that the latter gentleman will
carry but counties in the district Panama City Pilot
The Herald has idea that it could the first
gentleman who made the wager" Furthermore we be-
i've we know just about what the wager made for
If Panama City has many such "wagers" to lay will
state that Walton and West Florida counties
can furnish plenty of takers. "-DeFuniak Herald.
/ "Col VIM w F1ournoy is arranging his professional
duties with the courts that he will have the opportunity
of making thorough of the District in the
of his candidacy for Congressman 1t said that he viii
probably purchase SO horse power and go into
the rural districts and see every man personally that votes
the district He is already gaining ground his
opponents very rapidly and when he gets out talking with
the voters face face it would not surprise if
both of his opponents the handwriting the
wall and withdraw from the race before the first primary
Laurel Hill News January 2, 1912
i "Col. VIM w F1ournoy has his announcement in thi
issue Read it carefully and the difference in the rims
the way he addresses the people and the stereotyped