The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-13
If the Escambia Senator
Will Make the Race He
Will HaYe Not Only the
Support of Prominent'
Members Of the Senate and
House, But Several Have
offered to Contribute to
Campaigns + Fund.
sv FRANK I. HuFFAkER :

Tallahassee. May 12.-.Members OF
the senate and house from every Sec
tion Of the state declare they will
rally to stokes standard IN csse the
Escampfa man will consent to make
the race fer governor four years
hence Several leaders have said to
him: We will not only give you ON
counties but will gladly contribute
personally TO your campaign fund, #
need be-
stokes il especially strong among
the south Florida contingent. Hines,
Of Tampa. Tgou, OF Lake, and other
senators OF that section proffering
their support. as did Tomlin of Hills
borough. chairman OF the houses COM
ntittee on railways and telegTaphs
and others
Net onty do the legislators dectars
West Florida should furnish the ext
governor, hut that Stokes is the man
who measures up to the standard in
every particular.
iNTE REST RATE UNCHANGED.
The senate this afternoon killed by
vote Npf fifteen TO thirteen the bill
reducing the legal rate of interest
from eight to six percent and passed
to third reading the Bitch antf-b1ir.1
tiger bill. with amendments. 1t also
passed McCreary's bill, relating to
practice in supreme court, and con-
iflrmed the appointment of Kirk Mon
lroe. of Escambia in executive ses
sion.
The house passed Tomlin's crop pest
bill and spent the afternoon discussing
the compulsory educational bills Of
Parker and Wilson. and probably will
pass the Parker bill tomorrow, az it
leaves compulsory education optional
with counties. Guyte McLendon, for
mer chairman of the Georgia Railroa1 i
Commission, tonight made a brilliant
speech before the legislature favorinS
free Panama canal tolls for Ameri
can coastwise shipping.
NO "GOAT GETTING"
State Senator John F. Wall of Put
nam, one of the oldest and most ex-
perienced legislators in point of SER
vice. denies that there was any con
spiracy" between him and Represen-
tative Middleton of Putnam, to get the
goat" OF Pastor Bill" Russell the
other member from Putnam through
the abolition of the F'lorahome drain
age district which involves about IT,
600 acres OF muck land in Putnam
county. Mr.. Middleton makes SINH
lar denial
ANY statement to the effect that
Mr.. Middleton and | entered into
conspiracy on this or any other sub
Ject, is untrue and unjust and your
informant knew this 10 be the. case
when he gave you the information"
said Senator Wall. THE informant
not only imposed upon me, but upon
you as we'll.
II own only 100 acres of land In the
drainage district continued Senator
Wall, "and such ownership most as
suredly had nothing whatever to do
with my passage of tho abolition bili
through the senate. I PASSED the bill
because a majority of the land owners
in the drainage district, who live in
Putnam county, demanded abolition, |
which was shown at q meeting oyer
which Mr.. Russell presided. where the |
vote for abolition of the district was
twenty five to five. The owners whose |
views are expressed by Mr.. Russell are
almost wholly residents, and I
know that I voiced the sentiment of |
on PaUa Three