The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-10
MASS MEETING TO
PROTEST AGAINST
FLAGLER COUNTY
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listed 30 years ago and at the present
| time He dwelt strongly on the point
1 that the section to be taken from
Volusia county. Isl square miles, was
i the finest agricultural section in the
county and that in the past Is years
it had paid into the county road and
bridge fund S4S. 5000 and had received
I in return about $1,000 in road work.
Mr. Bassett said the people of the
Haw Greek district desired the forma-
4 ton of the new county as their inter.
ests were entirely different from
those of the tourist towns of the coun-
4 ty and he laid great stress on this
\ being a democratic government and
/ that the people of this comparatively
small territory should be given
square deal
Mr. Bassett was followed by J. H.
Wendler of Bulow. who made the
strong speech of the evening against
allowing any of Volusia county terri
tory to be taken for the formation
Of Flagler county. He romped with
Mr. Bassett's statement of the case
and asserted that it was a move on
the part of Mr.. Moody for personal
4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and gain. Mr.. Bias
( sett had read a petition signed by the
mayor of Ormond and 13 other citi-
zens, favoring the formation OF Flag
\ Ter county. Mr.. Wendler stated that
petition with several times that mum.
Der OF Ormond citizens had been OBJ
tanned by j A. Reilly and had thai
day been forwarded to Tallahassee,
protesting against the Flagler county
bill.
Nathan Roberts, an old settler. or
Haw Creek, and another resident OF
that district spoke in favor of the
new county and their desire to be
come a part of it. Both made strong
and earnest appeals for what they
honestly believed were their rights in
the matter and both were accorded
the careful attention of the large au-
dience Mr. Roberts explained the
position of himself and neigh bors and
their opinion that the county com
missioners had never dealt fairly witn
them in the matter OF road building
G. r. Burgman chairman of the
board of county commissioners of Vo-
lusia county, spoke against the meas
ure and explained some of the matters
| referred to by Mr.. Roberts in connec-
ton with his transactions with the
( board of county commissioners. u
in favor of the measure Snd Judge
Isaac 4. Stewart of DeLand replied
to a question concerning a legal point
r. l.. Smith spoke strongly against
the giving up Of Nolusia county terri
tory and asked that resolutions be
adopted by the meeting, urging the
] senator and representatives of Vo-
lusia county to use all honorable
means to defeat the bill
Such a committee was then appoint
ed and was composed of r L. Smith
( T. F. Williams and H. L. Rood. The
committee retired and drafted the fol
lowing resolution which was adopted
by rising vote of the citizens and
i tax payers of Nolusia county present.
/ only a handful Of the residents OF the
/ HaW Creek district voting against it:
/ Resolved That We the people of
4 Nolusia county in mass meeting as
| sembled at Daytona this 9Th dav of
April, 1917. do hereby call upon our
/ representative, Hon. Jas. Z. Alexan-
/ der, i'm the state senate and Hon. Da-
vid ShOltZ and Hon. H. G. Putnam i'm
the house OF representatives TO use
all honorable means within their DOW
er to defeat the bill creating Flagler
county, as far as Volusia county is
/ concerned"
A committee was then appointed to
go TO Tallahassee and explain the sit
uation to other senators and represen-
tatives and request their efforts
7 against the bill, and a collection was
taken TO assist in defraying their ex.
penses. This committee consists of
7. +. Williams, r. L. Smith. Fl I
Rood, p. Q. Rodgers, D. p. Smith
and J. \. Reilly. The committee will
probably go to Tallahassee tomorrow
e. +. Burgman. chairman of the
board of county commissioners had
announced at the beginning of the
meeting that he would later have
I something to say in relation TO the
governors request for his resignation
and at the conclusion of the meet
ing Mr. Burgman read the correspond
ence between himself and Governor
Cats on the subject, as published YES.
terday In the Daily News, and then
spoke briefly. reiterating the state
ments made by him in his corresDend-
ence with the governor. He STYLED
the whole affair a political frame mn
SAID he mad nothing to conceal and
courted publicity in the matter He
said he had been elected bv the nao-
pie OF NOluSia county and held him
self responsible to them and NOT "a
the governor. He stated emphaticaUy
that if Governor Cats chose TO r..
move him from Office. he might do
SO. but that he would never resign
Most OF those present at the mass
meeting remained to hear Mr. Bnrr.
man and at the conclusion of his
statement approval of his stand was
evidenced by hearty applause.