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REPUBLICANS OF FLORIDA.
CONVENTIONS WILL BE HELD IN
JACKSONVILLE, JAN. 10.

MANY Leaders Oppose Putting Out
state Tici<et-NOt Likely That
Any Part VIII Be Taken in state
PoIitics-They viii Work, How
ever. for representation in Con-
.ress-Sparkman and Davis viii
probably BE Reelected.
Tallahassee, Ella, Dec. 30-On Jan. 10
the Republicans of Florida will hold their
safe and congressional conventions, all
in Jacksonville. Whatever candidates are
M he placed in the field in this state by
the Republicans for the great contest of
,ooo will then be selected. delegates to the
Republican National Convention 90 be
held in Philadelphia will also be named
and the state platform will be adopted.
If is said that a considerable number
Of the best known and most Influential
leaders of the Republican party are OPP
rs,sed to placing a ticket for the several
state offices in the field for the next cam
naien. They are said to believe that by
letting the state offices go by default to
the Democrats and thereby manifesting
their willingness and wish that the white
n4ople snail remain in complete control
of their state affairs and offices, they can
induce enough Democrats to vote the ma
ticnal Republican ticket to carry the cleo
toral vote of the state for that ticket
This plan is not understood to be faV-
ored by all of the Republican leaders for
some of them hold that it would be dan
gerous for the future of the party organ
ization if candidates for Inc governorshIp
and the cabinet offices are not nominated
and vigorously supported. This element
IS said to be arguing that constant activ-
jtv and uninterrupted struggle for every
office in sight is necessary TO keep the
masses of the party loyal and in a state
of mind in which they can be called upon
for united work when occasion demands
TIE movement 10 refrain from contest
ing for the state offices is said 10 have the
support Of enough of the big Republican
leaders to secure its adoption by the state
convention, and it is stated that should
this be done the Republicans will make a
harder fight for F'lorida's electoral vote
t1an they have done since the memorable
campaign of 1876.
The Republican leaders are also making
claims not entirely modest as to their
chances for electing the two representa-
tves from Florida in the next Congress.
II can be stated, however, on good Re-
publican authority, that they have prac-
NJ Sparkman, of the First Congressional
dis rict. Mr. Sparkman has the confidence
and good will of practically all the white
men in his district, and Floridians gem
orally regard him as one of the strongest
of all the Southern congressmen In the
Second Florida district, the present Dem
ocraic incumbent, Hon. Robert w. Davis
is also quite popular, and although he has
an avowed Democratic opponent in the
person of Hon Frank Clark of Jackson
vile, it is not believed by the ablest poll
tlcians in the district that Mr.. Clark can
defeat Davis for the Democratic nomina-
ton, ror can any Republican opponent
heat him AT the polls Indeed, the Demo-
Gratis of Florida seem 10 feel perfectly
confident that the state will elect Demo-
cratic officers all along the line, and give
the Democratic presidential nominee the
electoral vote of the state, and they have
good grounds for their confidence.