The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-30

Isabel Martin she was q stenoarapher
"a senator taFoitette'n once and TaN-
ennCr vas TIE Young reporter who had
occasion to drop in roe and then for
items for his Newspaper Affar a time
81 was noticed faat Tavtnuer spent
more time .u the outer once than BE-
ga intervievtug the senator-consid-
efahiv more
CrusfY old legislators. re- rdlsfH q
party. are noW chlrkiing vtfh whole
hearted amusement CO fhc success -
he 'kid' congressional tear. az tae
Tavtnnerr are known. and " I'm their
eYrs there 81 hint ~ moisture a. they
think ~ their oau early airgEEics ana
CT The hFidef DO have Erown gray By
thci- sides u1af concern o. BE- ~ TIE
pubiiCsf a. ems rate. constant strius
81 pubIIl mfu these early dave ~ The
session n nang n o. wiring TavCnner'
hand iu sincere cunwratuiatiun and %
atk 90 De rcmtmlcred to airs. Tav-
euner
Taysuucr has had such tough time
most 81 hia Tie that there la little
envy % his good fortune now. Hls Pc
rents. out in Cordova, 3D.. were very
POOR. and from thc time b. waH a little
shaver Of twelve. working 81 dovu 81
fhc country printing ono. be has haI
t1 make his oem way tn The world A.
fne end &C his fourth year lea the
printing ohice he was sticking upe ten
hours e DAY for only 81 week. 20 he
struck out Tor Chicago 10 ind his for
tune.
Gees 70 Washington.
{ There for several years hs worked 80
q reporter on one - the big dailies
doiag almost every sssignment unti
he was sent 70 Washington. But after
a year or 80 az TIE capital. disaster
overlook him and he found himself out
OF q SOB. IN hls Washington work Tav-
snusr had come % the conclusion that
the news Of the government was not
being properly told. and bis soul ycarn-
ed 20 lst the people know how their best
interests we're constantly being thSaTt-
Cd by the system. or hig business. or
some other indefinite quantity In capt
tai letters So when he was fooiioose
he started q news syndicate 20 dissem-
mate truth
The end % q year found the syndi-
cate netting S. per week ana Tavenner.
his savings gone. living In e cheap ball
bedroom. but grittinE his teeth and de-
termined 90 make his plan succeed o.
sfafve 20 death in the attempt Taveu-
: ner wks q democrat. and his news let
: iora. favorable 20 the democracy. flnsl-
Isl attracted the attention % Champ
Clark. who arranged with the national
congressional committee 70 have them
sent % 1900 country newspapers. With
this new lease % NE and the adyertls-
ing it gave Tavenuer extended sis ser-
vice 70 . number o. city newspaper.
Eight ~ the latter class were pub
lished in towns and cities Of the Four
teenth Illinois congressional district
and when Tavenner went ZONE on a
visit % CoFdova Oh q visit two years
arc. ne found that he ncighborH hzd
. grown rather proud ~ him. and AZ q
! mark 81 their favor they offered hisn
. the democratic nomination Tor congress
This honor was really more o. a lia-
bllity than an asset-there hadn't been
: democrat elected Ca the district siuos
Tavcuuer was wearing rompers, Hud
besides. nobody else wanted TIE nomi-
a.. lion.
Makes Coed Run.
But tire YOUNG newspaper nan took
the rifl seriously and made e personal
campaign. vith the nssu't thaf ne CT
the usual o. 06o republican majority "a
1000. This wear ravennrr asked for
. the nominaflon again. ana TIE pollt.
clans handed O. Co him 3oyously. - ths
principle that ~ anyone cared 90 spend
time ard money uiakinE " hot Cor 80
rspuhhcans IN that dsuicL he was
welcome % the thnuklesH task.
Tavenner and his little bride hao
tabled 90 go oFer--w hat sort OF a cam
| raign they would make Mics Martin