The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-11
THE COMING CAMPAIGN.
What Hon. z. p. Bishop Has TO Say of
Various Candidates.

Hon. P. P. Bishop was in Palatka yes
terday, and reporter of THE News. |
knowing that the public would like to
know his opinions on all public questions, !
called his attention to an editorial in yes
terday's paper in reference to candidates
this fall, and, after he had read it, pro-
ceeded to interview him, with the FOL
lowing result:
Mr. Bishop, if you have no objection,
will you tell the readers of THE News
who is your choice for Governor"
Il think very highly of General Perry,
and believe he would make an excellent
Governor. He is not my first choice,
however"
"Whom do you prefer?
ssWeII. if [ had the matter in charge,
I should nominate George F. Drew. [
thought the nomination honestly be-
Ionged to him four years ago, and was
exceedingly disappointed at his not re-
ceiving it. But it was argued very earn
estly that so long as the Constitution
! gives the Governor his present enormous
appointing power, no man ought to hold
the office two consecutive terms. That
argument, Of course, is now out of the
way, so far as Drew is concerned. In
my view, it is fine thing for party to
manifest a little gratitude now and then,
and | cannot help feeling that there is an
occasion for something of that sort in
connection with this matter. In 1876
when no one believed in the possibility
of electing a Democrat of different ante
cedents, and when, as a matter of fact, no
such possibility existed, Drew took the
State of Florida and made present of it
to the Democratic party. Then he gave
us an administration of such character
as to raise the Democratic majority, in
four years, from five hundred to five
thousand. 1t really seems to me that
such facts as these ought not to be for
gotten"
"Do you intend to make a fight foI
! your favorite at the convention?'
so. no; expect to be more than a
thousand miles from Florida the Goth OF
June. Besides, I am not sure that Drew
f will permit his name to go before the
convention"
'Well, how about a Congressional
l candidate"
II am strongly inclined to favor the
E nomination of Charley Dougherty.
served with him in the Legislature sever
S years ago. and came to entertain a very
: high estimate of his ability and trust
a wOrthiness. We can all see that he hat
: been steadily growing since that time
He would make us a very useful repre-
I" sentative. He is an untiring worker
and utterly fearless in maintaining hi
positions"
= THE NEWS suggested you as possible
candidate for Congress; what are you
: intentions in that respect?'
81 am greatly obliged to THE News fo
II the complimentary terms in which i
speaks of me; but my candidacy is on
r of the question. have not the physica
t strength for such a canvass as ought t.
be made. I could not undertake to d
,, all the work that you have a right to re
i quire of your candidate. You want
+ young man, who can keep moving nigh
and day, and speak at every school-hous
c in the district. Dougherty will suit yol
exactly in this respect, for. in addition t.
a all his other qualifications, he has tn
t physical vigor of a prize fighter. For m
d own part, am very fond of my position
of private in the ranks, because it give
: me a chance to express myself on publ
S matters without any suspicion of m
y of anything l may say on my persona
fortunes.