The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-19

FIournoy 70 Eover71or Cats, ehe De-
Fu- lax attorney Toes into further de-
tai concerning the Sherif Bowling
ease.
Owe 20 s. lack of space tins let
ter nss 1ean divided, ana me re-
uaindsr Of Il will De published in
The Journal tomorrow.
This rrespandence hetaB sen tire
Governor and his legal adviser WIS
begun in Yesterdays paper. and as
was explained, vas prompted b. the
Governors repeated habit Of ienor-
ing TIE constitute Of the state N
planning that the time had cone in
halt in this Executive practice.
In the letter quoted herewith, the
Governors adviser shows plainly Why
his act in removing the Sheriff Of
Duval county was unconstitutional,
and says, with relation to givin Mr..
Bowling q hearing, "This was your
POWER"
Mr.. Floutnoy asserts that the Gov
ernor's own words show that he re-
r-oyed the sheriff because he wanted
to 10 sometime for Hayes Lewis"
The letter follows:
July 5, 1917.
Governor Sidney j. cats,
Tallahassee, Fla.
Dear Governor:
In the Times Union Of the LIST in
slant, notice report Of your speech
made on the evening of the 3Oth June
In the Duval county armory. There
are two references, Or quotations,
from your speech on the same page
in the Tires Union Of that date with
reference to your removal Of Sheriff
Bowling and on the same page by
the side Of TIE reference is the re
ported denial Of Mr.. Bowling that he
admitted to you that he could not en-
force the hquor laws in Jacksonville.
Mr.. Bowling further contends that he
no opportunity to be heard.
One Of the quotations in the article
is:
"Mr. Bowling told me himself once,
I cannot enforce the law In Duval
county, and removed him; and If
Hayes Lewis doesn't carry out the
law and clean up this city, 50 help
me God, l will remove him as quick
as I would q Guinea Niger
And the other remarks quoted In
the article are:
"Sinee they have criticised me for
naming Mr.. Hayes Lewis sheriff OF
this county, / will tell you why l did
1t. Mr.. Lewis was the first man to
tell me Of the fraud In Madison.
Hamilton and Suwanliee counties. He
was my friend then and told me that
he would not stand for such q deal.
Mr.. Lewis was then Collector of In
fernai revenue. I mean what I say.
He had a conference with Mr.. Knott,
and then came over to me and worked
for me. He was removed fro office
because he told the truth about the
crookedness which was being carried
on. When he WAS removed, had to
do something for him. I removed
Sheriff Dowlinp and named Mr. Lew
is. Mr.. Bowling had not enforced
the liquor laws here and admitted TO
re that he could not do 50. -"
The article further states that:
The Governor declared that he
wo-'d ren,ove Mr. Lewis if he did not
enforce the law. He then turned to
Mr.. Bro'"ard and told him that he
might yet have chance as he wouM
probably shake the plum tree again
Z things did not go to suit him. In
ra@a'ring OF removals from office. the
so ernor told his audience that he
had not conferred his efforts upon
Duval county. The speaker main
tained that he intended to clean up
che city OF Jacksonville during his
four yea tern Of Office"
Assuring that these quoted refer
ences arc III substance as YOU spoke
the statements, I am clearly of the
opinion that they give impression
that will BE used a.ninst Won. They
show that you admit that you ad-
mitteC that vcur removal of Mr.
i,oViias- "'-s for two reasons. one.
that DowlinTi, Ted ne himself once.
T., cannot enforce the Law in Duval
county: two, that because Lewis was
removed for having assisted YOU IL
connection with the Madison county
frauds, I had 10 DO something for
him. ~ The foI--'er reason bases vo,.r
action mon the sheriff. admitted in
abl:iSy to enforce the law While the
latter reason bases such action uroc
yo,'r statement, y had to do sovrle-
thin Tor him"
IL my letter TO Won. Of June Is
published in tire Sunday Journan I
gave you nv suggestions unon the
powers and t,,r-ioa OF the Executive
upon the matte :of appointments and
SUPP nsiors SO i~en by Section Is,
Article ", % the Constitution, an,.
in my conversation with you in your
ofGce on the @Sth Trre. su~rested
tkst Z uae re..- '..Hs-, az rsnl.;raS Nv
ts,'s Ge~tou - re Conztitut; on. 70
--ira re Official CHARGED With one Of
tAa ii specified causer for removal.
! ut ,:.lr uo'+r NJ an ooro~t'initv
. -:>@.oz Il Az -''at while the notice
I'1s - hs heard was rot