The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-21
THE FLORIDA coNGREssMEN.
MIR. DAVIS SAYS KILL WILL BE THE
NOMINEE.


Representative sparkman is Taking
Very Active Part I'm support o.
the River and HarbOr Billie is
NOn-COmmittaI on the subject of
Making the Race for the Senate.
but viii Probably Accept a IMAM
imous denomination for Congress-
man-Representativ AdamsOn Of
Georgia and His Defense of OIeo-
margarine.
Washington. March 20.-Representa-
tive Davis has returned from Florida
where he has been on legal business.
our people are too busy handling the
winter tourists to waste very much
time either thinking or talking poll
ties just now ana especially national
politics. From d very cursory obser-
walton, however" Mr. Davis contin-
ued, Il should say that David B. Hill
is the favorite man for the presidency
in 1904, and if left to Flordians he
would certainly reach the White
House. Perhaps there is no other
Democrat to-day who has the friends
that Hill possesses in Florida. There
is some talk too of German but. as be-
tween the two men, should say that
Hill will prove much the more popu-
ular candidate for the nominate
down my way"
Representative Sparkman is also
BACK after short visit to his home in
Tampa. Mr.. Sparkman was at the
capitol early yesterday morning to
aid Chairman Burton in his launch
II g OF the river and harbor bill in the
drafting of which Mr.. Sparkman has
peen a very active assistant Mr..
Sparkman will not make a set speech
on the bilL but is ready to defend any
and all portions of it that may be at
lacked. The chances are that Mr..
Spafkman will have to take the floor
mere than once in defense, Of the
measure before the debate closes
referring to the report that he con-
templated entering the race for the
senate to succeed Senator Mallory.
whose term expires next March. Mr..
Sparkman said that he was leaving
snat question for his friends to discuss.
MT oDarkman is known to have har-
pored senatorial aspiratio for some
time, and il was presumed that : he
would have something definite to give
out IN regard to his plans ubon his
return from Tampas While there he
saw number of friends from different
parts OF the state, and 1t is known that
ne was very strongly urged to enter
the race. The fact, however. that Mr.
SparKman has not announced himself
as a candidate so far leads his friends
10 peileve that he has decided to ac-
~. instead, unanimous reelection
TO the House for fifth term. Accord
ing to Floridians passing through
washington, Mr.. Sparkman will have
no opposition as long as he remains
IN congress, and when he decides tn
make the race for the Senate. there
VIII be no lack of strong workers in his
pchalf As a member of the River
ana Harbor Committee, Mr. Sparkman
Is IN way to do for Florida great
deal OF material good. He has also
SHOWN a particular interest in the pro-
Jects OF neighboring states brought be-
Iore ms committee and his retirement
from the House would be widely ra.
GREETED.
Mr.. AdamsOn Ents oIeomarrerixe.
When the bill to prevent the sale of
oleoihargarlne was before the House
some weeks ago no member was moro
strenuous in his opposition to the
measure. than Representative Adamson
Cn several occasions, it is said. Judge
Adamson had number of the anti
oleo members lunch with him and
palmed off oleomargarine fon butter on
MS guests merely to find out if thew
could tell the difference. But DESPITE
these ingenious methods of the Geor-
ga congressman, the bill passed the
house by good majority
Representative Livingston and Rep
resentative Adamson were lunching to-
gether few days ago. In making out
the order the judge neglected to put
in the oleo Thus he had the opnor-
tunity to call out to the waiter. "Oleo-
margarine for me, no butter" Several
congressman looked around to see the
"oleoeater." Whereupon Col. Livings-
ton interviewed: Don't be afraid of
his getting any oleomargarine that's
merely trick of his. He knows they
serve only butter here, but he thinks
to appear consistent he should call for
oleo." And the laugh was on the
judge. The waiter soon appeared with
several portions of butter, but no oleo-
margarine 0 fAA -t-''t