The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-08
House CAUCUS
NAMES WILDER
FOR SPEAKER
I PRESENT
Representative Lewis Was De-
feated by Vote Of 53 to 10;
Wilson Of Pasco Is
Speaker Pro Tenn.
(sv HERsERT FELkEL.)

(ev HERsERT FELkEL.)
Tallahassee. Fla. April 1.-THE
house caucus for the selection Of ON
GERS and attaches was called to order
promptly at 10 o'clock tonight. accord
ing to custom the gravel was welded
by J. G.. Kellum the chief clerk at
the former session Of the house. A roll
call was ordered. showing II MEM
bers present. The roll was called by
former Assistant Chief Clerk J. c.
Walden.
Rep. Rosbuck. OF Columbia, pre-
sented the name Of his colleague, w.
w. Phillips for temporary chairman
Of the caucus. His name was Sec
onded by Mr.. Sans. OF volusia. and
as no other names have been pre-
sented. Mr.. Philips was elected by,
acclamation.
Mr.. Futch. Of Alachua. nominated
Hon. r, A. Green. o. Bradford county
for secretary OF the caucus. the e1ec-
tion was by acclamation. Rep. MIL
Ter. Of Duval, presented for speaker,
the name Of Hon. George H. Wilder.
Of Hillsborough county. The presen-
tation was seconded by Rep. Williams.
|ok Polk county. Rep. scfugSUs - Eedu1
county. presented the name Of Hon.
Amos Lewis. of jackson county. for
speaker. The suggestion was second
ed by Rep. Mathis, Of Holmes coun-
ty. Rep. Harris, OF Pinellas. seconded
Mr.. Wilder's nomination. In doing
SO he paid splendid tribute to Mr..
Lewis. stating that he endorsed Mr..
wilder from . sense Of duty.
Mr.. Lewis nomination was second
ed by Rep. Stokes. OF Washington.
appointed te1lers to receive and tally
the vote The count showed the rec
suit to be w1ldsr s.: Lewis. 10. Mr..
Wilder WAS declared the nominee.
Rep. Groec1 OF Bradford. presented
for speaker Sprotem the name of Rep.
E. r. Wlledn. Of Pasco County. Rep.
rutch. Of FAKE county. seconded the
nominatioa. He had no opposition
and was declared nominated by ac-1
clamation. Rep, Williams. Of Leon
county, presented for chio1 clerk the
name Of Former Clerk John g. Kellum.
He was elected by exclamation. For
assistant chief clerk. Mr.. Green. Of
Bradford county. presented the name
of the same county. He was elected
without opposition. BY acclamAtion
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ty was chosen bill clerk. Without op-
position Miss Myrtice McCackill was
nominated chief reading clerk, many
humorous but most complimentary
nominating addresses being delivered
i'm her behalf For assistant reading
clerk Wallace Tervin. Of Santa Rosa
county, received 5S votes, McVey Nc.
Pherson, OF Leon, IL and W. f. Stetch-
er. OF Gadsden, 2. Miss Marion Futch.
of Alachua county. elected engross-
| ing clerk by exclamation. J. w. Kel-
lev, of Lafayette county. was chosen
enrolling clerk without opposition. W.
n. Grimm, Of Hillsborough, succeedets
himself as sergeant at arms. naving
no opposition. BY acclamation J. N.
Rodgers, of Leon. was elected house
messenger.
Henry Wheeler. of Jefferson county.
defeated his two opponents for door
keeper. For chaplain two opponents
were defeated by Rev. ]. d. Adcock. OF
con county, pastor of the first Bap-
tist church. of Tallahassee. Eugene
Hawkins, of Mariana. for several
decades an attache Of the house. was
chosen janitor without opposition.
The four pages chosen long after
midnight were. Augustus Maxwell ana
walter 8. McLin. Jr., both OF Leon
county. who were nominated on the
first ballot, Raymond Wood. Of Gads-
den county. who won on the second
ballot; and Earle Hintz. of Liberty
county. chosen on the third ballot
with the exception Of one regular ses-
sion. J. G. Kelium has served as CHIEF
clerk Of the house for Is years. Speak
er-elect wilder states that at least
| four OF his supporters were absent
from the caucus