The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-08

Ion L. Farrfs, formerly Of Marion
county, now of Duval, was nominated
for speaker of the House at ITALIA
hassee last night, by Edwin Spencer
Jr, representative from Marion, in the
following speech:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Caucus: Marion county desires to
nominate as speaker of this House of
Representative one of her native sons
Ia man whom you viii tonight unani
mously select and whom tomorrow you
will triumphantly elect. Every iegis-
lature owes a sacred duty to the peo-
pie OF its commonwealth; and in a
state where one party is supreme in all
the branches of the state government
an additional duty is laid upon that
Legislature to keep sacred it's trust and
inviolate it's honor. In this state,
where that one party is the great dem
ocratic party. a trebly increased obIi
CATION is laid upon US to be guided by
the principles first promulgated by
Jefferson, advocated through a century
of glorious party achievements. and
now being fashioned and nodded into
immortality under the superb genius
of Woodrow Wilson.
With that duty before us this House
man; one who is reformer after as
before election. This House must de-
mand a man not only acquainted with
present demands, but whose gaze can
pierce tbs mist encountered clouds of
the future, and behold the splendid
destiny of our people. AS all govern
ment must exist by the consent of the
governed this House must demand a
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the masters, and princes but their SER
wants; one who knows that upon the
welfare of those that till the harvest
and the forge rests the welfare and
the development OF our state.
Again this House must demand as
its speaker a man about whom there
can never be a question as to the
strength of his conviction that this is
a progressive government, a. progress
sive state, and that the democratic
party is a progressive party. and last,
but not least, that this House is going
to be a progressive House.
This House must select as it's speak
er man who knows and realizes that
our party, as a progressive party, will
handle all questions that come before
it with view to human welfare; that
every bill that comes before this
House will be decided in accordance
with the way it affects the lives and
interests Of the common people, and
that the criterion which will govern
the passage Of every measure shall be:
"Will it aid and help the toiling mass
esq"
AS such a man I name for speaker
Ion L. FaFEis of Duva1 county.
The history of the life of Mr.. Farrfs
is too familiar to this House to at
tempt its relation here. The story of
how he has triumphed over the malign-
ers of his honor, and of how he has
torn the mask of SANDER from the
hideous face of perjury needs no mar
ration here; for tonight we will settle
the question forever whether or not
Ion l. Farris has been true to his peo-
pie, to his oath, and to his conscience.
Therefore, Mr.. Chairman, in the name
of a progressive and triumphaI party
in the name of the glorious past and
the wonderful future OF our state. in
the name of the common people to
whom he has ever been a friend, Mar
ion county calls upon you TO select by
unanimous vote as your candidate for
speaker, THAT Prince of Parliamen-
tarians. That Leader Leaders" Ion
l. Farris.
Senator H. ]. Drane of Polk was
nominated president of the Senate. The
nominations were confirmed by cleo
ton when the legislature met today.
The governors message, which appears
elsewhere, was read. and the Iegisla-
ture settled down to business