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Available at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol67/iss2/1 Society: Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, Number 2 Published by STARS, 1988 1 Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 67 [1988], No. 2, Art. 1 COVER United States Army cadets marching along Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, ca. World War II. From the photograph archives, Historical Association of South- ern Florida, Miami. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol67/iss2/1 2 Society: Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, Number 2 Florida Historical Volume LXVII, Number 2 October 1988 THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY COPY RIGHT 1988 by the Florida Historical Society, Tampa, Florida. Second class postage paid at Tampa and DeLeon Springs, Florida. Printed by E. O. Painter Printing Co., DeLeon Springs, Florida. (ISSN 0015-4113) Published by STARS, 1988 3 Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 67 [1988], No. 2, Art. 1 THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY Samuel Proctor, Editor Everett W. Caudle, Editorial Assistant Corinne L. Llewellyn, Editorial Assistant EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD David R. Colburn University of Florida Herbert J. Doherty, Jr. University of Florida Michael V. Gannon University of Florida John K. Mahon University of Florida (Emeritus) Jerrell H. Shofner University of Central Florida Charlton W. Tebeau University of Miami (Emeritus) Correspondence concerning contributions, books for review, and all editorial matters should be addressed to the Editor, Florida Historical Quarterly, Box 14045, University Station, Gainesville, Florida 32604-2045. The Quarterly is interested in articles and documents pertaining to the history of Florida. Sources, style, footnote form, original- ity of material and interpretation, clarity of thought, and in- terest of readers are considered. All copy, including footnotes, should be double-spaced. Footnotes are to be numbered con- secutively in the text and assembled at the end of the article. Particular attention should be given to following the footnote style of the Quarterly. The author should submit an original and retain a carbon for security. Authors with access to IBM/ Wordstar programs are asked to submit both a hardcopy and a diskette. The Florida Historical Society and the Editor of the Florida Historical Quarterly accept no responsibility for statements made or opinions held by authors. The Quarterly reviews books dealing with all aspects of Florida history. Books to be reviewed should be sent to the Editor together with price and information on how they can be ordered. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol67/iss2/1 4 Society: Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, Number 2 Table of Contents FLORIDA PREACHERS AND THE ELECTION OF 1928 M. Edward Hughes 131 ARCADIA AND BAGDAD: INDUSTRIAL PARKS OF ANTEBELLUM FLORIDA Brian Rucker 147 “STATE OF EMERGENCY”: KEY WEST IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION Garry Boulard 166 “EVERYBODY VOTES FOR GILCHRIST”: THE FLORIDA GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1908 Ric A. Kabat 184 B OOK REVIEWS . 204 B OOK NOTES . 232 HISTORY NEWS . 239 ANNUAL MEETING . 245 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING . 256 Published by STARS, 1988 5 Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 67 [1988], No. 2, Art. 1 BOOK REVIEWS PEPPER: EYEWITNESS TO A CENTURY, by Claude Denson Pepper and Hays Gorey reviewed by Alexander R. Stoesen IN THE WAY OF OUR GRANDMOTHERS: A CULTURAL VIEW OF TWENTIETH- CENTURY MIDWIFERY IN FLORIDA, by Debra Anne Susie reviewed by William M. Straight THE CHARACTER OF THE WORD: THE TEXTS OF ZORA NEALE HURSTON, by Karla F. C. Holloway reviewed by Jim Haskins THE CORPSE HAD A FAMILIAR FACE, by Edna Buchanan MIAMI, by Joan Didion reviewed by Paul S. George A RCHAEOLOGY OF A BORIGINAL C ULTURE C HANGE IN THE I NTERIOR SOUTHEAST: DEPOPULATION DURING THE EARLY HISTORIC PERIOD, by Marvin T. Smith reviewed by John F. Scarry ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAN DISCOVERY AND EXPLORA- TION, edited by Stanley H. Palmer and Dennis Reinhartz reviewed by Paul E. Hoffman LETTERS OF DELEGATES TO CONGRESS, VOLUME 14, OCTOBER 1, 1779- MARCH 31, 1780, edited by Paul H. Smith, Gerard W. Gawalt, and Ronald M. Gephart reviewed by Robert M. Calhoon MADAME LE VERT: A BIOGRAPHY OF OCTAVIA WALTON LE VERT, by Frances Gibson Satterfield reviewed by Dennis Golladay A SHIELD AND A HIDING PLACE: THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE CIVIL WAR ARMIES, by Gardiner H. Shattuck, Jr. reviewed by Samuel S. Hill THE PANIC OF 1857 AND THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR, by James L.Hus- ton reviewed by Richard N. Current WILLIAM HOWARD RUSSELL: MY DIARY NORTH AND SOUTH, edited by Eugene H. Berwanger reviewed by Edward K. Eckert LEE'S TARNISHED LIEUTENANT: JAMES LONGSTREET AND HIS PLACE IN SOUTHERN HISTORY, by William Garrett Piston reviewed by Warren W. Hassler, Jr. SALMON P. CHASE: A LIFE IN POLITICS, by Frederick J. Blue reviewed by Justus D. Doenecke WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN: CHAMPION OF DEMOCRACY, by LeRoy Ashby reviewed by D. R. (Billy) Matthews LISTER HILL: STATESMAN FROM THE SOUTH, by Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton reviewed by George E. Sims HEMINGWAY, by Kenneth S. Lynn reviewed by David A. Kaufelt MUSEUM VISITOR EVALUATION: NEW TOOL FOR MANAGEMENT, by Ross J. Loomis reviewed by Patricia R. Wickman https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol67/iss2/1 6 Society: Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, Number 2 “FLORIDA PREACHERS AND THE ELECTION OF 1928” by M. EDWARD HUGHES N the presidential election of 1928, a Roman Catholic, Gover- I nor Alfred E. Smith of New York, was the first of his religion to represent a major political party as its candidate for president. When Smith, the Democratic nominee, was defeated in this elec- tion, the importance of religion to his defeat frequently obscured the other issue which also created widespread opposi- tion to his presidential aspirations. This issue, which many of the opponents of Smith cited as central to their opposition, was prohibition. Governor Smith proposed modifying existing pro- hibition laws to allow the sale of beer and wine. It was this pos- ition, which he frequently stated in the campaign, that led many Protestant clergymen to reject his candidacy. In Florida, as with much of the South, this created a political revolt against the traditional one-party Democratic politics. Little attention has been focused on the public declarations of Smith’s opponents, but when their position is reviewed, it reveals the determination of the clergy to continue existing prohibition laws. In this election the Protestant clergy of Florida entered poli- tics with a vigor not seen since the secession controversy of 1861. The preachers joined with the state’s nearly dormant Republi- can party and the minority of disaffected Democrats to lead Florida’s rejection of Al Smith. The clerics constantly cited Smith’s intention to modify the dry laws as the cause of their opposition.1 The fact that Smith was also a Roman Catholic cer- tainly affected this opposition, but the Protestant clergy throughout the 1920s demanded the preservation of prohibi- tion, and in this election demonstrated their deep attachment to its preservation by leading the opposition to Smith, the Democ- ratic presidential nominee. M. Edward Hughes is adjunct instructor of history, University of Central Florida. 1. Alfred E. Smith, “Acceptance Address,” Campaign Addresses of Governor Alfred E. Smith, Democratic Candidate for President 1928 (New York, 1928), 14. [131] Published by STARS, 1988 7 Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 67 [1988], No. 2, Art. 1 132 F LORIDA H ISTORICAL Q UARTERLY In Florida prohibition was the issue that generated most of the clerical opposition to Smith’s nomination and candidacy. Throughout the state local Baptist associations resolved that they would defend their political and religious views against any candidate who sought to modify national and state prohibition laws. Much of their political program was reflected in the Jacksonville Baptist Association’s resolution that they would “support no man, regardless of party affiliation, who in any way connives with, or encourages, the damnable liquor traffic.“2 The Jacksonville Baptists were joined by the Indian River Missionary Baptist Association, Seminole Baptist Association, Peace River Baptist Association, Alachua Baptist Association, and the Florida Baptist Association in issuing similar resolutions at their 1928 annual meetings.3 Florida Baptists followed the lead of their national organization, the Southern Baptist Convention, which resolved in May 1928, that in addition to being against mob violence and lynching, they “solemnly pledge that we will support for the office of President, or any office, only such men as stand for our present order of prohibition.“4 The annual Florida conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South resolved in 1926 and 1927 that prohibition was a moral reform worthy of the support of all voters and Methodists should “guard the doors of Congress and the