The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
TO MOVE
STATE CAPITAL
MADE AT OCALA
Meeting of Capital Re-
moval Committee In
Lakeland Saturday =.


Ocala. March 14-Several hundred
delegates from throughout peninsular
Florida. at a meeting here yesterday
iCCk the initial step toward concerted
efforts for the removal OF the state
capital by efeCting temporary or
ganization and appointing committees
to work out 4 permanent organization
which will be effected at meeting to
be held in Orlando April >.
The meeting here today, called by
the Palatka Chamber of Commerce,
was characterized by the business
like manner in which it was conduct
ed, and the lack of oratory. The ses-
sion lasted only three hours.
A committee on committees was
named and charged with the task of
delegating to other committees the
work incident to the organization.
The various committees, it was an
nounced. will be made public at
meeting OF the committee on commit
tees al Lakeland March is.
The majority of the meeting sup
ported a declaration by Circuit Judge
w. s. Bullock. ore of the speakers,
that capital removal was sought rath-
Cl than state division.
The meeting was called to order at
p. m. and after the opening prelim-
inarics r. f. Rogers of Ocala was
elect cd chairman. Judge Bullock. in
the opening address. declared PENN
aular Florida is not being given its
rights by the Legislature. The state
lawmaking body, he said, in effect.
imposes taxation without giving in
return, representation.
Mr. Rogers followed Judge Bullock
end urged that the first work of the
association be to obtain fair appor-
tionment In his opinion it was not
inst for small counties like Madison,
Jefferson and Leon" to have equal
representation iE the legislature with
Duval. Hillsborough and Orange. Less
than 300 900 people west of the Su-
wannee river, he asserted, have moro
Influence at Tallahassee than more
than 700, 900 east and south. Mr.. Rog
ers recited what he described as the
constant refusal of the legislature to
reapportion the state.
Pleads Be No SectonaIism
Secretary j. w. Hart of the Palatka
Chamber Of Commerce, declared his
city wanted an organization absolutely
free of sectionalism, one that will
work for the good not only of penin-
sular Florida, but the entire state. Mr..
Hart suggested the organization of
permanent association. Goode M.
Guerry editor of the Palatka News,
at this juncture urged that the mat
ter of a new site for the capital be
made secondary to the major question
OF capital removal. 1t would be best
to secure a change, he asserted, and
then select the new location.
The question of temporary organ
ization was then put to the meeting
and was carried unanimously.
r. F. Rogers of Ocala was named
temporary chairman, and ]. w. Hart
of Palatka, temporary secretary.
The committee on committees,
which will have the task of the ap-
Icrtioning the organization work was
named. as follows: T. J. Appleyard
Jr., Lakeland. chairman; r. B. Atkin-
son. Miami n. p Yowell, Orlando;
w. T. Gary, Ocala. and j. w. Walton,
Palatka.
The Lakeland delegation also
bryo association. but when the matter
was put to a vote Orlando was chosen,
the date being named as April 5.
Senator w. A. Russell of Palatka,
in a brief talk discussed the reappor'
tionment amendment to be voted on
next November.
The meeting extended its thanks to
the Palatka civic body for taking the
step which has thus far gone farther
than any capital removal agitation
since the question first became bone
OF contention.
Outstanding in the enthusiasm dis
PLAYED at the meeting was that of the
Orlando delegation. Headed by a
brass band, they appeared more than
one hundred strong.
Ocala. Fla. March 14.-Permanent
organization of the capital removal
association in which will be centered
the campaign to remove the state cap
tal from Tallahassee to some more
central location, will be effected at a
meeting to be held in Orlando April
s. it was decided at a convention here
Yesterday attended by delegates from
II central and south Florida cities.
temporary organization was effected
with r. F. Rogers Of this city, as
chairman and J. w. Hart. of Palatka,
as secretary and committee on CON-
mittees was appointed to apportion
the work preliminary to shaping the
permanent organization. The COM
mittee appointed consists of T. ]. Ap-
nleyard Jr. of Lakeland, chairman; i.
B. Atkinson, Miami; N. p. Yowell, Or
lando w. T. Gary. Ocala. and ]. w.
NATnltoO DaIaflya