The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-07
A PRIMARY FOR
WOMEN WOULD
SOLVE MATTER
SENATOR M'cREARY FAvORS PER-
MITTING THEM TO VOTE ON
THE QUESTION OF WOMAN
SUFFRAGE IN FLORIDA.
BY FRANK L. HUFFAkER

Tallahassee, May 6.-Senator H H.
McCreary, of Gainesville, the dean of
the legislature contemplates introduce
ing a bill which will provide for
woman's primary to decide the woman
suffrage question in Florida, which
will serve to arouse further interest
in the movement that is sweeping the
civilized world at present
Senator Cone, of Lake City, how
ever is expected to introduce a con-
stitutionaI amendment resolution in
the senate Wednesday, and in case
the resolution is adopted by the SEN
ate, Senator McCreary, who is not an
advocate of woman suffrage, should
go back to the house and get favor
able consideration, he will not intro
duce his bill.
Regardless of what action is taken,
however, the Florida women who are
heading the equal suffrage movement
intend to wage determined fight I'M
til victory is won-and it is realized
by even the most pronounced antag-
onists that it is but a question of
few years before the women of Flor
ida are allowed to vote.
The Everglades.
That something decidedly definite
must be done toward draining the
Everglades and fitting the vast tract
for cultivation by the thousands who
have purchased land therein, is be-
coming more and more evident to peo-
pie who have studied needs and con-
ditions, and it is hoped that the
problem will be solved, partially at
lon ST he loo ell i've
ends
The problem will never be solved,
however, as long as legislators and
citizens allow politics and personal
feelings to animate their atcions and
the writer, for one newspaper man, in
tends hereafter to keep hands off and
allow those directly responsible for
the gigantic work to solve their big
problem without interference OF ad- |
verse criticism.
Boosting TomIin.
Representative r. r. Tomlin, of !
Hillsborough, chairman of the COM !
mittee on railways and telegraph, and
one of the best known weekly editors |
of the state, is being favorably men /
toned around the capitol as a South |
Florida candidate for the state rail- |
road commission in the next go-round. |
Mr.. TomIn has made a good record |
as chairman of the important COM
mittee, his friends claim, and as he
has for years given attention to study |
of railroad conditions and needs, |
would make a good commissioner He !
has not yet expressed himself on the
subject, but the belief is that he will
make the race.
Press Men to Meet.
Secretary Thos. j. Appleyard, Of the
State Press Association, which meets
at Tampa May %, 80 and 81, has call
ed a meeting of the executive commits
tee of the association, to be held here
on the evening of the Goth, at which
an interesting program will be ar
ranged.
Newspaper men generally are an
a great time in Tampa,
which is famed for its entertainments,
and are preparing for their three day
revel amid the luxuries Of the Tampa
Bay hotel and the mysteries of that
''ever-loving" Ybor City.
A record breaking attendance is ex-
pected at the meeting, but Mr. Apple
yard suggests that Secretary Willis B.
Powell. Of the Tampa Board of Trade
send him several boxes of real Tampa
cigars in order that he may have prop
er inspiration in drumming up the ,
crowd.