The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-20


He native born F1oridan that he started right.
At the age of eighteen when his freshman year at
Agricultural College his father died. and less per-
severng and ambitious education the
stances this would have the end of his purpose
get a college education
But 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 year he
made assistant instructor mathematics and after
his graduation without solicitation his part, but as
recognition of his character and attainment he made
Commandant position he held for three years leaving
there to attend the law department of Cumberland Uni
versy at Lebanon Tenn where he graduated with high
honors.
e began the practice of law in Pensacola but after
wards moved back his native county where his attain
mens successful practitioner at the bar. have him
far than local fame.
I'm 1908 elected as State Senator from the third
district composed of Walton and Holmes Counties
once took leading position in this law making body by
reason of his hard work and intellectual attainmens In
the session of 1909 it largely through his efforts that
the progressive Democrats of that body enabled
the primary law it stands today, and much other
needed legislation calculated to protect the interests of the
common people well as to kill number of measures
which the vested interests sought to make into laws
In the session of 1911 his work in this direction
even more effective.
CAS- Mayor of his home city for two terms his policy
was both progressive and aggressive and it largely
due to his efforts and public spirited policy that DeFuniak
has the best system of municipal owned public utilities
the state
From his youth up he has been known and noted as
man who does things He has wide acquaintance among
where he is recognized of scholarly attanments
and progressive ideas and the promise of support that
him unsolicited from leading men in the district
prove that home well abroad he recognized
garded the best for the place by those best po
ston to know."-De Funiak Breeze, Jan. 18 1912
Col Flournoy's formal announcement which appears
in all the papers the district this week. in thorough
cord with his record legislator There is nothing of
the demagogue nothing of the political mountebank the
cheap appeal passion prejudice but intelligence and
intelligence alone. who stands he does in this
matter would and will be credit the distrct"-De-
Funiak Breeze.
The newspapers of the third district giving the
candidacy of Col Fournoy the 7atterng reception
and they pretty good barometers of the sentiment
their communities. -DeFunak Breeze February l. 1912
In the session of the senate 1909 1911
ona lines perhaps the closely drawn of any
years. and while Senator Flournoy was properly
classed progressive his eminent fairness all for
him the highest of those who might be c1assed
his opponents AS chairman of the committee Finance
on Taxation in 1909 and Judiciary "a In 1911 he was
noted for the fact that every bill that com
mittees given the careful painstakng consdera
ton and reported its merits This in itself involved
of detailed work that impressed all of the
with the fact of his thoroughness and conscientious
ton his duties and gave added weight to his uterances
the floor of the body He will be the of rep
resentatve in Washington that he in Tallahassee
no higher enconium could be passed upon any man
DeFuniak Breeze.
/ SPLENDID TRIBUTE BY HIS HOME PAPERS,
while it has been known for some time that 1t was
not at all unlikely that Colonel William w. Flournoy
would in the race congressman from this district the