LIVING HISTORY
lasted three weeks. The vote was delayed because “A letter
was introduced purporting to be signed by A.W. Young, in
which the writer stated that his ‘policy as opposed to county
division in any form is well known to the people of St. Lucie
County,’” the Miami Herald noted. In the 1922 election, Young
had been elected the Democratic representative of St. Lucie
County. In his campaign, he declared he would “oppose
county division,” the Vero Press reported. However, Young
apparently changed his view following the arrests at the
theater and the uproar that followed.
The bill creating Indian River County finally passed in the
Senate, 23 to 9, on May 28, 1925. The voters’ referendum was
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The four-story building mentioned in the top headline was never built.
However, there is a picture showing the ribbon cutters, which somehow
removed some of the people from the original photograph.
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY ARCHIVES, ANTHONY W. YOUNG COLLECTION
Celebration of the new county on June 29, 1925, included a ribbon cutting
with dignitaries on the speakers’ platform. From left: Rep. Anthony W.
Young, J. B. MacDonald of Martin County, Senator A. M. Taylor of St. Johns
County, Mrs. A.W. (Irene) Young, William Jennings Bryan, Rep. J. J. Parrish
of Brevard County, unidentified man, George T. Tippin, chairman of the
celebration, and Paul Nisle, attorney.
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