▁state ; ▁ ▁The ▁repe al ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁Rail road ▁Commission , ▁at ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁rail road ▁baron ▁Henry ▁Flag ler ; ▁ ▁The ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁institutions ; ▁ ▁Ad just ment ▁of ▁state ▁reven ues ; ▁ ▁The ▁Farm ers ' ▁Alliance ▁movement ; ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁re e lection ▁dispute ▁of ▁Senator ▁Wil kin son ▁Call . ▁ ▁F lem ing ▁later ▁advoc ated ▁adding ▁a ▁red ▁salt ire , ▁or ▁diagonal ▁cross , ▁to ▁the ▁Florida ▁flag , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁distinguish ▁it ▁from ▁a ▁flag ▁of ▁surrender ▁( the ▁flag ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁white ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁Florida ▁se al ▁in ▁the ▁center ). ▁This ▁proposal ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁by ▁a ▁state wide ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁F lem ing ▁also ▁began ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁having ▁an ▁official ▁portrait ▁painted ▁and ▁hung ▁in ▁the ▁Florida ▁State ▁Capit ol . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁left ▁office , ▁F lem ing ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Florida ▁Old ▁Confeder ate ▁Sold iers ▁and ▁S ail ors ▁Home . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁F lem ing ▁died ▁following ▁a ▁long ▁ill ness . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Old ▁City ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Jackson ville . ▁ ▁Fact s ▁Francis ▁P . ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁Lewis ▁F lem ing ▁( 1 7 9 8 – 1