The daily news., 1900-03-16
OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.
How JacL sonyitIe Cues er Views the
Situation.

Situation.
JAcRSoNVILLE March Il. The
Tallahassee gUesser has gotten in his
work on the guberna'orial question q.
and, 10 a mau who il in anywise ob
servant Of matters and things, il l.
a self-evideut fact that the object of
those figures was to give an addi-
-i0uai boost 20 the Beggs boom.
OF course / cannot say from per
soual knowledge, for l am a rank
outsider. but I am told. by those who
claim 10 know, that tho main-pring
Of the BeggS boom l. located neal
the classic malls Of the state capitol
and that all the little coils are set
bounding by the pressure thereof.
II strikes me shat this j. "A li'tlo
rough on Fred Myers. True, jim
B-EES married Tallahassee girl.
but tTed'~ home Is there aud Fred
home folks ought TO be earnest ad-
yursteS Of his nomindtiou-eveT
man of them-fur Fred has been ab-
-olIt-iy loyal and Uuseliish in hi-
support OF them under any Circurl-
stances. Il l. not enough To con-
ccde him his home delegation and
taeu pull the wires against him
among the other delegates.
The Tallahassee guesSer j. dis
loyal an putting Jim Beggs in the
Lead in his table of figures. And, If
the truth must be told, he is
mighty poor gueS$er, for he places
counties 10 the credit Of candidates
who DO not claim them, never have
claimed them and do not expect to
claim them, for it is a well known
fact in those counties that they will
vote directly opposite TO the way
they are set down.
But, for the sake Of argument, let
u suppose that on the first ballot
the various counties vote practically
a. the Tallahassee guesser places
them. The re-ult would be no re-
suit and more ballots must follow.
Now these Of Us who have knocked
around the state much recently, and
who have kept their ears open.
know that while the gubernatOrial
contest j. one Of the smOOthest,
incest aud most friendly ever waged
in this state, that the Beggs strength
will 20 anyw where else but 70 Myers,
and vice versa.
Therefore, If Jacksonville be en-
titled To guess ia opposition 10 the
Tallahassee gue-Ser, permit me To
guess that if Begg~ and Myers both
stay in, IL Will he long, tireSOme
contest, and I don't believe the del
eEates viii care to hang on to fin
I-n fight when "a compromise can be
Elected by nominating another man
"A good man, one " no would be ac-
ceD able ID the masses of Iht people,
VITO might once in a while be al
lowed To have "A voice in selecting
the chief executive.
- far a. lean lean. and / have
been la quite "A number of the c0un-
lies recently on s,rIctiy persona
business not at all connected with
politics, ID. II. Mays of Jefferson
county l. the strongest second
choice man in the race. Therefor,
Ir looks ID me that he has the best
chance OF any of the candid ttes t.
win out in the final round Up, for he
can draw friends from the friends of
ali the other candidates.
Ii i not necessary for me to enter
into minute details of the many
points that lead up 10 this line Of
reasoning. but they exist and Will
exhibit themselves at the COnven-
tlnn.
think I can also say that the fol-
lowing Of w. II. Milton of Mariana
will be quite a surprise to these gen
;Iemen who have been treating his
candidacy with cool Indifference.
IL l. within the range Of things pos
Sible that while Mr.. Milton might
.,,f 10 a h1a IN sapura tho mamma
tion. be might be quite a factor in
-ayjug who viii be- nominated.
In closing / will say that / believe
these guesses are built on a firmer
than were the guesSes of
the Tallahassee guesser.
DRUMMER.