Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-14
CAPITAL REMOVAL
Ass n PLANS TO.
WORK
Will Organize in Every
County in Peninsular
Florida
.PLAN NMONSTERPET|T|ON
Will Present One to the
Legislature With Ioo,-
600 Names

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ton by securing county units in ev-
cry county in the peninsular section
of the state, to circulate a petition to
the next legislature to submit to the
reople of the state an amendment to
he constitution changing the seat Of
state government and declaring
against a confusion of issues by in
Guiding state division in its possible
program, the State Capital Removal
Association directors adjourned late
yesterday afternoon after two leng-
thy sessions.
T. M. Shackleford, the Hillsborough
county representative, proposed an
abandonment of the capital removal
idea for what he termed the more
popular one of state division, and
when the board went on record as
being committed to a program of cap
ital removal only he rendered his res
ignation. This was not accepted as
it was the sense of the board that the
proper course to which the resigna-
ton should be rendered was the Tam
"a Board of Trade which appointed
him.
Mr.. Shackleford contended that
state division can be attained much
more easily than capital removal. He
said that it would not be necessary
to change either the state or federal
constitution, and that if majority of
the voters of the state favor state di-
vision hat congress will pass tho
proper act creating the new state.
While several members of the board
agreed that state division is very
much desired in their counties, none
agreed with Mr.. Shackelford that Ell
ther republican or democratic con-
igress would create the new state. W.
T. Gary, representing Marion, raised
the point that Mr.. Shackleford's pro-
posal was not german to the purpose
of the organization and that discus
sion Of it was out of order.
George R. Hilty offered resolu-
ton on making "Capital Removal, re-
apportionment, or state division" a
slogan, but this was voted down. Mr..
Shackleford also offered resolution
that statewide convention be called
for the purpose of submitting the
question of whether or not the asso-
citation should abandon capital reno
val for state division. There was
no second to his motion.
Answering the question of how
state division can be initiated and on
what precedent Mr.. Sachleford spoke
for thirty minutes, picturing the con-
servative atmosphere at Tallahassee
which affects Legislators the moment
they get within the city, and the in
tense desire the progressive element
of the state to become a separate
I. state to follow out the progressive
ideas that have been invariably turn
ed down by the western section. He
said that state division could be
brought about by vote of the peo-
pie duly certified to the national con-
gress.
j. Il. Hnmphries, of Manatee, who
has served three sessions in the SEN
ate, said that it was as reasonable to
suppose that the legislature would
submit to the people the question Of
capital removal as that of state divi-
sion, and that with Duval county vot-
ing practically solidly against state
division, with the western section of
the state it would be impossible to
carry it.
Frederick Van Roy, of Citrus coun-
ty, made proposal that straw bal
lot be prepared for the general cleo
tion in November with the PROPOSE
tions "Do you favor capital remov-
al?"- "Do you favor state division?"
"Do you favor selling nine counties
west of the Alpalachicola river to Ala
bama?" This aroused a great deal
Of discussion, the board agreeing that
there was but one proposition which
the association could submit, and that
was capital remov;At.
Mr.. Van Roy said that his idea was
that if the nine counties west of the
Apalachicola river were faced with