The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
dixie EULOGIzES
FRANK FEARNSIDE
The New President of the
Florida Board Of Health


giles Dixie contained the following no.
tice of Hon. F. J. Fearnside of this
city, chairman of the State Democrat
ic Executive committee who was re-
Gently appointed a member of the
State Board of Health by Gov. Park
Trammell and who at the first meet
ing of the board was elected presi-
dent of that body:
"In the appointment of Hon. Frank
J. Fearnside, of Palatka, Chairman
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee, as one of the three men,
bers of the new State Board of
Health, Governor Trammell has
again displayed signal foresight in
making one of the pest of appoint
ments, and has honored one of Flor
ida's staunchest Democrats.
"The State Board of Health is one
of the mdst important cos sordinate
branches of the State government.
The board convened to organize at
the State Board of Health Building
in the city on Wednesday last.
"Mr. Fearnside was born in Quit
man, Brooks County, Ca, in 1859.
He comes from one of the oldest
families in Georgia, inheriting, as it
were the traditions of a Democratic
simplicity and human uplift that have
characterized his public and private
life. He moved from Quitman, Ga,
to Madison, Fla, in 1875, and at once
took an active part in the political
affairs of the state. The very date
alone speaks volumes of those "sere
and yellow" years of carpet-bag rule
in Florida. He was an active CO.
worker in the ranks of redeeming
Florida from that accursed regime,
with that galaxy of Florida's illus
trious sons, William D. BloXham, Mad
ison S. Perry, George C. McWhorter,
George P. Raney and others too nu-
merous here to mention, now gone to
their reward, whose lives and devo-
ton to Florida remain an inspiration.
At all times he counted not the eX-
pense, not the self-sacrifce nor the
means at his command for the pre-
of Democratic ascendency
in his adopted state. Thence he NOV
ed to Palatka, and engaged in the
business, which is perhaps
one of the largest south of Jackson
vile in his line. His home town par
taking of the remarkable progress
setting in within recent years, it was
but natural that it's banking facilities
should also increase, and the State
Bank of Palatka was organized, of
which he became president. Thus
engaged together in number of 9TH
er local enterprises, he enjoys the rep
utation of being one of the successful
business men of the state.
"Mr. Fearnside was a member of
the Baltimore Convention, and, with
the Florida delegation, assisted in
turning the tide to the nomination of
President Wilson. He has been a
of the State Democratic Ex-
ecutive committee since 1896. His
quiet, unaSsuming manner, and his
intuition and judgment OH policies,
men and measures, State and Nation
al, so often proving correct, have
gained for him scores of strong
friendships throughout the state. He
is averse to publicity where such pub
licity involves himself individually,
and no doubt if he knew this article
was being written, he would request
that it be withheld AS is we'll known
to the press of the state, he has al
ways begged them not "write him
up" as it might be construed as seek
ing notoriety for political preferment;
yet the fact is well known by the en-
tire press of the state, as we'll as by
all of his close personal friends, that
he peremptorily declines to accept any
office whatever, except where he may
serve without cost or expense to his
party or the state.
"There is no salary attached to Ell
ther of the positions he now holds, nor
had he any intimation whatever that
the tender of the present appoint
ment would be made until the tender
was made in a wire from Governor
Trammell. By reason of his posi-
ton as chairman of the State Demo-
cratic Executive committee under a
National Democratic administration,
the delegation in Congress have de-
sired to know if they could do any,
thing for him at the National Capital.
His uniform reply has been that he
wants nothing; that he is not and nev-
er has been an applicant for any po-
sltion whatsoever, and declines to en-
tertain any idea of political prefer
ment; that his sole and only aim is
to aid in whatever manner he may the
sustaining of the Progressive Demo-
cratic policies as held by the admins
tratlon, State and National. He be-
lieves in the destiny of an Aryan peo-
pie and a Caucasian supremacy and
tenure in all governmental affairs. He
stands for all those measures and men
leaning to the humanitarian side of
Democracy, under that oldest of all
governmental maxims, The happiness
of a people is the supreme law Nav
he have many imitators."
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