The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-16
MAKES COMMENT
ON POLITICAL
-CHOPPINC
SPOKESMAN OF TAX REV.
SION LEAGUE SAYS 1T WILL.
HAVE HEALTH EFFECT ON
- lsA:
OFFICIALS

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March
"Miami's political head chop
ping, said a spokesman for the
Florida Tax Revision League, 'lis
going to have a healthy effect on
Florida municipal officials. He
was referring to the action of Mi
ami voters in recalling that city's
mayor and two commissioners.
-Four months ago houseclean-
ing started in Pensacola, the
Leagues spokesman continued,
land recall sentiment is now
getting ripe at Orlando, while at
Tampa, where a new election
isn't far off, there is much dis
satisfaction with existing NUM-
cipal management. There are
distinct rumblings of dissatisfac-
ton among the citizens in other
Florida municipalities. e"
1T may be just a coincidence
that many municipal officials
now in trouble are staunch al
lies of the Florida League of Mu-
inequalities, or the situation may
have a deeper meaning.
For instance, all was appar-
emily harmony in Pensacola I'M
til the December meeting of the
Florida League of Municipalities.
The council in that city voted a
contribution of $4,000 to E. P.
Owen, Jr., of the League of Mu-
inequalities and this act apparent
ly set off an explosion which
caused the downfall of a Pensa-
cola city boss Tor journalist
who thought he was boss; the
loss of prestige has sent certain
councilmen to the foot of the
class, and the mayor. seems to
be finding his position somewhat
untenable.
"Orlando's Mayor Way was
helped nightly in his campaign
for election by E. P. Owen and
that city's government has more
than repaid Owen for his trou-
ble-out of taxpayers monies.
Collaboration has been so thick
there since Ways election that
Owen considers himself one of
Orlando's bosses, with a right to
get vouchers issued for himself
at will, and is not a bit timid, the
books reveal. But, information
coming from prominent citizens
of Orlando indicates that Mayor
Way may be the next Florida
mayor to find himself face to
face with a recall election.
"Tampa's municipal League
story is colorful, to say the least.
Mayor Bob Chancey's son is the
Municipal Records advertising
representative on the west coast,
to the CONSERVATION of many
business firms selling Tampa's
city government.
I'VE repeat that Miami's recall
may wake up Florida city Off
Gals to the point where they will
demand divorcemnt between
their tax money and the so-called
municipal League, which is in no
position whatever to render
service to its members. The shoe
actually is on the other foot,
League members exist, book
keeping records indicate, solely
as a benefit to Owen, who is all
set to wine and dine them at
Tallahassee in a private residence
while the Legislature is in ses-
sion.
when the Legislature adjourns
city officials will probably find,
if they look carefully, that the
high-sounding name Florida
League OF Municipalities, and
they, individually, have been
used merely as window-dressing
behind which E. P. Owen has
been working for E. P. Owen.
I'VE ask pointedly why tax
payers, be they rich or poor,
should be required in Florida, by