The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-15
d SIP AT THE y
STATE CAPITAL
(By JOHN c. TRlCE)

| TyHon. Frank Clark, congressman,
frondhe second congressional district, |
is aahe capital. He is circulating !
, amoa the lawmakers and the visitors
here3ust having a good time. Mr..
ClaMknows everybody, nearly, and
. evehody knows him, so there is no
! chax for anything but good time
, whNyer he goes. He chews tobacco
!, an kpits "yaller" just like any other
crsker. and talks fluently and intel
I liantly on any subject from hoeing
| elias on the farm to world policies
I'M ought to be adopted by the coun-
cibf the league Of nations. There
foA he is always surrounded by
, 1nnber of interested friends. Just now
hds being talked of as possible can
dihte for the United States senate
adthe next democrats primary. In
til event he enters against Senator,
Tammell, it will be Greek meets Greek
Oh the political arena, where neither
ole of them has ever Inet defeat. Just
ontemplatins the possibility Of his
mining, Mr.. Clarks friends are al
sady considering how large they will
make the odds on his selection
4 /
| apital this week, Frank was former
liy one OF tile best weekly newspaper
teaitors In F1orlda. but he says he has
kentlrely reformed, having given all his
iattention f3 hts drug business for a
I number l1f years In the formation Of
THE mes county % Sarasota, Franks
/ town falls heir 20 the county seat, and
1 tkls may be Franks undoing, for the
Temptation to enter politics again may
/ be too strong for him.
| Jol,a w. Mcpherson, of West Palm
/ Beach, reached the capital a few days
] ago. He formerly lived here and was
assistant reading clerk of the house OF
/ representatives at it's last session, and
( has many friends resident here and
4 among the lawmakers who are de-
| lighted to shake his hand again.
There is no more energetic worker
among the members of the house thar
Mr.. Corbett, one of the Representatives
from st. Johns county. He has beer
| in the house for several sessions ant
knows everybody. which makes him al
the more useful. He seldom misses &
roll CALL being always on the job.
Friday ne thirteenth day of tn
month. yesterday. 1t was remark
4 able hoH many people noticed the fac
u earlY liz the morning, and the degre
lof gervousness with which they re
] counted the fact. This among peopl,
who repell with great strenuousnes
ANY insinuation that they are super
stjtious. Yet the day passed withou
4 nny great calamity.
The refusal of the house on Thurs.
Gay to make a special order the pub.
q deity bill now before that body, is be
ing resented by some-of the publishers
Il who have been working shoulder t
| shoulder with the lawmakers, ant
think they need little consideration
The house members were not as mucf
to blame in the matter, perhaps a.
!; some folks think. Just the day befor,
the house in the interest of speedins
| up matters had adopted a resolution
; requiring that a motion for a waive
/ of the rules must receive 42 majorit,
of all the members elected to the hous
: voted for the special order, and only :
: small number against it. the speake
! u ueE lliC HCW iiS wac SoihPCiiOo =
declare it had failed Of passage.
Senator Cooper has introduced bill
l calling for the appropriation of 81,
: OS1.43 to pay debts incurred for tn
4 state of Florida, during the last wa
e with the Seminoles i'm 1856. 1t is pro
posed that the money shall cancel stat
D warrants 1416 and 1417 held by tn
. heirs of John E. Williams, who com
\ manded company in the war unde
y Gen. Joshua T. McGahagin. The bi
was ineurred for expenses of the com
? pany and Is aftenticated in every wa
: but the state has for years refuse
to pay 1t a. 1t has refused to pa
II other indian war claims. among ether
= some held by Terry G, WALL OF lamp
ar supplies furnished by his fathei
: tire iaaA Wits Is Wall, 20 the soldier,
2 Att suEh. fsr9l ~ tne efforts OF s.
+ W@Ea the st3 got about 81 o0v, 90
troH Tho federal government for set
, Element gf It's slams against The ma
e ton, it has consistently refused to set
tie claims against 1t by it's own citi
0 zens or even to give them tie right t
4 go into the courts and sue. Senate
0 Cooper does not hesitate to say tina
j the states record in this respect is no
e an honest ons and there are man
D others who designate it in the sam
way.