The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
SOME PERSONAL
GOSSIP OF OUR
FLORIDA S0[0NS
ALL ARE BUSY As THE LITTLE
BEES, GRINDING OUT BILLS
AND BILLS.
Floyd and Stokes the Funny Een-
Some Of the Hobbies Of Promi.
uent Legislators.


aent Legislators.
Tallahassee. Fla. April "a
Much has been said Of the eccen.
tricity. the pulchritude. the wisdom.
the sensationalism. the progressive
ness. the idiosyncrasies. the tacitur-
nifty. etc.. Of the various members Of
the 1913 session OF the Florida Leg
islature. but 1t must be remembered
that q real seriousness pervades. All.
members are working like Trojans
Is II their entire life depended on
being Industrious. Committees Are
ciogged with bills aud the poor
clerks are getting the sympathy OF
the entire State. But q trifle over
two weeks has been consumed Of the
sixty day period and history has been
made. Up in Illinois the other day
Tn irate member upbraided the.
speaker In the House,; in Florida the
speaker held 4 private reception ono
evening to get right with the press
tOys. showing what q vast differ.
encc there is between the sections.
Representative McWilliams. Of st.
Johns, Is acting AZ the pendulum OF
the House and Senator Calkins from
the sixteenth district attempts to-
-Four oil on the troubled waters Of
the diynitied end of the House. Har.-
~ Floyd, Of Franklin. the keen fu.
trrist and disciple Of press agency.
does the Harry Lauder act In the
furnishes amusement over
lower House and John p. Stokes, Of
IN the Senate.
r. A. McGeachcy. Of Milton, rep
resenting the first district In tho
has caused q terrible lot Of
trou e because NO one can pro,
ncunce his name. A. s. Wells. OF
Leon. has made reputation by nev.
er appearing on the streets unless
accompanied By his corn cob pipe.
Senator Bill" Stone, of Missouri, =
made q hit by being the mcst quiet
and retiring gentleman in the U. 8.
Senate but Senator Zlm, of st. Au.
sEstine. Is fast gathering in that
honor, for the president of the Stats
Federation of Labor pedals along 50
smoothly that no one knows that he
is ON the scene, but his influence IL
supreme when 1t comes to labor mat.
ters.
Representative w. s. Middleton.
OF Putnam, has a hobby on the cit.
rus fruit Legislation, and while his
district Is one Of the prime shipping
points for oranges. the gentleman
from Palatka makes It apparent that
ro other county in the State is en-.
Gagged in the raising Of oranges OF
grapefruit, his earnestness being o:
the top notch order.
John A. Van Val Zah has a hobby
ON insurance and II 1t were possible
to be assured OF peace. some com.
pany should be Incorporated to keep
the doctor from talking insurance.
for his voice is never quiet when it
comes to getting after the insur.
ance companies.
Harry Goldstein, from Nassau. IL
the House is a sort of John Drew. a.
fis personal appearance is always
faultless and Furthermore he has
been accorded signal honors in the
1913 session. Someone remarked
one night that Mr.. oGldstein never
cpoke in the House unless he did -
from behind the rail. which shows
What nne conceptions Of publicity
the member from Fernandina entoc>
tains.
w. H. Walton. Of Mapolea county,
sometimes appearing In the paper -
Mapoles from Walton county, creates
ripples Of laughter each day. "Bill"
IL there when 1t comes to getting ia
the lImelight. his poor shoe" lav
tsving made the editor famous anl
infamous when 1t comes to shoe
II. C. Stanford. Of Kissimmee, the
tald headed representative from o..
ceola. 10 best known by being presl.
dent Of the State chamber Of con-
rerce, and he has introduced some
very effective measures in the House.
cne Of them lelas concerned With
levying q miliase By county commits
s.onen for publicity purposes. e
was formerly the custom down In q.