The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-21
SEN. FRANKLIN SAYS
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revision Of our Constitution. Our
conservation program needs to be
The State Road De-
partment needs to be recognized
aso as to better meet the needs
OF the State for farm to market
roads and improved primary roads.
! shall continue 10 work for these
improvements.
I'm this Senatorial District, by
reason Of the tremendous sire Of
the District, as well as the increas-
ed population, the District should
be divided and provision made for
a Senator from Monroe County and
one from Lee, Hendry and Collier
Counties. have introduced and
passed in past sessions Of the Leg
islature proposed constitutional A.
mendments to accomplish this d.
vision but these proposals were de-
feated at the polls. When the 1855
Senate considers re-apportionment,
! am confident that the work done
in the past and my contancts with
other members win enable me to
work out proper division Of the
Senatorial District. ii
1t is source of qualification
20 me that during the time I have
served in the Legislature, the sci.
'ection Of the State ! represent has
seen its period of greatest growth,
progress, development and advan.
cement. Monroe County has al.
most doubled in population and has
become one Of the greatest coun-
ties Of Florida. Lee, Henry and Col.
lier Counties have made similar
spectacular progress.
II believe that have made q
material contribution 10 this pro.
|gress, and my sole interest in seek,
ing reelection Is that | may be
in position to use my experience
for further service to the people d
the District and State to the end
that this progress may be continu-
ed"
Sen. Franklin was elected 70
fhe state senate in I943 and has
been . member Of the senate
since fhen. being reelected for
six terms.
During HE ls4s session he was
with ihe armed forces In Ger.
many end did not stfed MAT ses.
sion.
Senator Franklin has served on
every important committee of the
Senate and has been most active
in every phase of legislative work.
Regarded as a conservative, Sen.
ator Franklin has voted against ex.
cessive taxes and has been an op-
ponent of waste and inefficiency
in government.
A friend of education, Senator
Franklin has supported adequate
appropriations for schools and ade.
|quate salaries for teachers.
In the 1853 Session Of the Legis.
Iature, Senator Franklin was re.
|cognized as one of the abIest mem.
|bers Of that body. Jim Powell, Do.
|iitical writer for the Tampa Tri.
bune, placed Senator Franklin in
third place for ability and leader.
ship in the Senate. Reporters GOV.
|ering the 1858 session in a pol
taken after close of the Session,
gave him high recognition for eff.
fective work in that session. Other
observers concurred in the views
|of newspapermen.
If he is elected for another term,
In point of service only a few
members of the Senate win Out
rank Senator Franklin and his sen.
liority and experience should be d
great value to the people Of the
District and State.
Senator Franklin Is q lawyer
having practiced in Fort Myers
since 1924. but is also part owner
Iof . building material business
has cattle and land holdings and
lis thoroughly familiar with al
tnhasas Of hnsinese In ccs,shxuasl