The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-05-27
Correspondence Savannah \ ews.1
FLORIDA POlITaCu
Who Will be the Next S,o
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA, May a-The p,lit,c.,
although OH the fire, has lot vet commsnn"S.
In fact, as,de from the q liet work which ,.oa
done by Governor Bloxh' ms friends 10 hrn. va
his denomination, there il very little in eras 900
tested in politics among the Democrats of Pa aa
Meanwhile tie Republ cans and Under epden, S'
not idle. AT the st. Aug 1stine Convent on -.
the 3Oth of las month BY the Republican, a.. a.
iccting their delegates t the National Rsnssnls
Convention the meeting adopted seri a ~ ,s.a
:. tions-yclept platform the closing n,rsr,.as
which makes very outs 'oken bid for the lnasrs.
ents TO come in and take the machine and =. ~
bining forces to capture the state at III new J.
;tion. @t
: From the present on look there ia vsrv
,0ouNts about the Democ -acy carving tie s;.,s.v
:iltss they are wise In Il e selection Of &C..
weaver. We cannot afoId to fight def naive :.
yPaign, and it behoOves to place mar IN IN. al
whose very name will awaken the echt "A ~ * -
|from st. Marys to the key of the Gulf Ar from
Atlantic TO the Gulf livery Florida Dmocra, =
;:members that glorious amlagn, wher Georr,
drew led fOrlorn hope, and snAtchei 4 yiste |,
Fl )m the radical robbers While smal portio.
the office holders are oiit-and-out Drew men n
people aie generally for him. They hsve INA,
remembrance OF his lan straightfoI ward, b.
anGss-like administration, and whatever Of faults
have existed if teasure,l up at all hay. long ii,
ihden forgotten.
Your correspondent stepped into his hardr
store yesterday, and found the Governor % busy
de would answer few lestions on pol ltical tor
Ind he replied that he had but little TO ,ay.
" What kind of inform ition do you v anti"
There is much talk ali over Florida, Governor N
s. your attitude both to .he party and 20 the nc nj
Jation."
What do you mem b. my attitude to the par ',
am not only Democrs t, but am also strict nv
man. One or two of my friends have informed aii
The rumor is abroad that am expecte1 to lead lhe
Independents in the car lpagn There is only ,ns
tFa ~ yUh had nd ~ 4.
d should be nominate. in the COnvtat VI ieA
Facets at Pensacola next aonth If under those cir
einstances the Indepen tents will fall into line snd
support he ticket shall be happy to be- therle Der
As 20 your other questol about bay tfxude 4 the
domination am in the ands of my fri nds ms
lau OF business. Ny time is pretty we'll occupied viii
il, and have little time and less inclination Il pull
Wires or manipulate prin aries. leave al that atA.
professional politicians. am not Indifferent, low
ger, 10 what Is going on am IS much inter 5td
az any business man anG good Demo1 rat in t sR
lection of such ticket IS will win ne It Move nb9
and insure good govern ment In this State # th
Iext four years. If an chosen to leId the icke
aIn willing to undertake the task, though at SOM
Interference with my Business Whoever is Joni
Lated by our party sha have my be arty SUI pon
These are gratifying e'idences that / am OF y
together forgotten by NY friends in different parts
o., Florida" and the Governor exhibited bi pile
h letters just received Your CORE spondeI VA
permitted to look thr )ugh them, and was stop
ished to see the ardor anifested in t aem. sefd
Of them were from men who said they we're or posed
t. him in 1880 and fou .ht him in tn, Convt ntou,
bit had lived to regret the moment airy pet lenee
which prompted it, aid would do the be- they
could for him at the Pc nsacola Conve ntion.
A prominent Democl at from West florida rites:
The Independents hire say they want Dre't 80
do l. And beside poll Dg his full party vote in this
county, all the Indeper dents will support hirL"
"A South Florida frie I'd writes " One woul think
the old Purman pamphlet was al tiquatea, but,
would you believe it, certain politicians ar crcu.
laring it down here ;gainst you now! In fact 1t
was this that prompte me t. write and asl II ysu
will allow US to run W IL for Governor again
There were other etters, but these 81 Ow the
drift of public opinion After cul ing the N over
and getting Governor Drews's permission to take
memoranda from theri, your correspondent retired
firmly convinced th:t the Drew men are not ell
desd by a long shot. DEMO 5RLT