The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-19
FLORIDA'S G0vERN0RSHIP.
CONTEST HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR A YEAR,
But 1t Has Been Quiet campaign.
1t Is Sectional
Fight.

| Tallahassee, RIA, FEBRUARY i''"N Si'N
ciaI Easily the most important Inquire
ON the political board i'm Florida at inns
tine is the contest for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination, ana that CON
| fest is rap.dlv taking definite shape. 1T
has not yet quite reached the stage where
the list of counties can be called of and
| marked down with any large degree OF
| accuracy to the candidate who VIII re
ceive their respective Votes; but in a
/ general way the relative strength OF the
five announced candidates for the nonii-
nation is becoming quite easy OF DIS
| cernmcnt.
| The contest has now been in progress
for the better part of year. and while
there has been no great fuss made over
! il. each aspirant has been hard at work
and the state has been thoroughly can
vassed. The nominating convention VIII
meet about three months hence, ana our
Ing that time il is understood that rio
ridians will be given all the politics they
can stand.
Two of the candidates-Statc's At.or-
ney James u Eeggs. Of Orlando, and
| Judge William Sherman Jennings, OF
| Brooksyille-are from south or pannsu,ar
Florida: two others-State Senator Fred
| +. Myers. Of Tallahassee, and Former
| Speaker u. H. Mays, of Monticcllo-are
| from middle Florida, and the hfth-Ma-
l.
| il from west Florida. Il is said that Ma
/ ior Milton is not really a candidate for
/ the gubernatorial nomination, and that
/ only his friends have been pushing MS
/ name forward Major Milton is quite az
/ much spoken of for one of the cabinet
! offices as he is for the governOrship. NJ
! any rate the contest lies between the
| other gentlemen, and. on account OF the
/ places of their residence. t. has developed
] nr los A sectional tWnt--
south Florida against middle Florida.
i This feature tends to CompAcate the SIT
nation.
/ II is rather nearer the exact truth to
say that many OF an, friends of judge
. Bcegs who undoubtedly has ih' sup
port of "a number OF south FLORIDA COM
Tics. are rising as ana argument IN DIS
fay,r th, fact that SeuHor Myers, MS
strongest opponent lives IN Ialldhds7'-'
4 which is also the home Of the present
/ governor Hon " H. EloNham, claiming
Z that It is now uuthins more IMAM J"5-
Z and ilir that south Florida, Which claims
not to have had hcr share IN the dis
I iributiun OF political prizes ia recent
years should now be given the governor
ship for which. in tht person oI Judge
/ Bec-s SHE presents am entirely suitable
/ candidate.
/ n is not understood chat judge Eeggs
( himself has sought tu make capital OUT
I or the incident of ) uator Ayers resi-
I deurr. Hc is So ID 60 Doe mdliu5 Hi5 i5HL
SOLELY ON his record ass a man and aa a
public servant. ~ Is s.guiucaut lact,
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+ llptup governor, but Tallahassee can't
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NOR cannot be traced 70 'i1 iH.'
santing the large Solp"4a''o"s. ."' '' -
made plausible 10y tnt Iac' tH'' n'5
professional career Judge h'--7 'o-7
been regarded as beng q''t llltH'} WIN /
those mon. He Is % local attorney Tor /
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that while tho corporation interests may /
fps1 fr.ar-Iv 90 Judge Bepes stu they .
-. ,,.+ domino senator Myers iu any I.
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