The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-30
FL0RlDES STATE POLITICS.
Many Candidates to BE Named I'm a
Political ION Year"

Many Candidates to BE Named I'm n
Political ION Year"
Tallahassee. Fla, Jan. 2s.-This
by Floridians as an "off year. politi-
cally. but glance at the political hor-
oscope thus early in the new year
clearly indicates that there will be
an abundance of politics before the
summer is passed.
There will be state primary for
| the nomination of United States
| Senator to succeed Senator s. r. NAL
| lory.
| Candidates to succeed Hons. Henry
| E. Day and John M. Bryan, railroad
| commissioners: to succeed Justice M.
H. Mabry of the Supreme Court; to
succeed Hon. A. C.. Groom, as con-
troller; to succeed Hon. w. B. Lamar.
as attorney general, should he be nom-
| mated for congressman for the Third
| district; to succeed Hon. S. M. Spark
man In the First congressional district;
to succeed Hon. Robert w. Davis. of
the Second congressional district: a
congressman from the new Third con-
gressional district; a Secretary OF
State, to flll the unexpired term of DR..
John L. Crawford, deceased.
/ This array of national and state
candidates to be nominated and elected
this year certainly betokens lots of big
politics for this "off year."
The contest for United States sem
ator promises to be lively, and exceed
ingly doubtful as to the result, If one
half heard relative thereto may be be-
lieved. The candidates thus far sug-
gested are Mr.. s. r. Mallory, ex-Sen-
ator Call, Mr.. S. NJ. Sparkman, Mr..
Frank Adams. ex-senator Pasco, Hon.
George p. Raney and Col. John A.
Henderson, with many counties yet to
be heard from.
Among those who closely watch and
direct Democratic politics in Florida
the opinion is said to prevail that not
exceeding four aspirants will enter the
senatorial primary, possibly only three,
and probably in the order named
above, be the number three or four
The justices of the Supreme Court
never offer as candidates, but Mr..
Mabry is likely to succeed himself as
there is now no talk of opposition to
him.
Mr.. Groom, being an ad interim APP
pointee OF Governor Jennings and O.
very efficient official, is more than like
ly to be elected controller.
Should Hon. S. NJ. Sparkman, con-
gresham for the First district, become
candidate for United States senator,
quite political struggle would be pre-
cipitated in the district, with plenty OF
good material to select from.
/ In the Second district Mr.. Davis will
stand for reelection. While there are
many in his district who would like to
succeed Mr.. Davis, no outspoken op-
position has yet been developed.
This, the new Third district, will
this year elect its first representative,
and In this district politics have de-
Veloped to an astonishing degree al
ready, SO great is the rivalry for the
honor of being the first congressman
from the new district. A great many
candidates have been mentioned in this
connection. but as at present lined up
they are William B. Lamar, C. b. Park
hill and John S. Beard and their
chances are reckoned in the order in
which they are here named.
OF the railroad commissioners, Mr..
Day, chairman of the commission, Is
in the field for reelection, but as to
Hon. John M. Bryan, nobody seems
to know what are his intentions in the
matter.
The selection of an attorney gen.
eral, on account of the probability of
the nomination of Gen. Lamar for Con-
gress, Will eject into the campaign that
issue rather late. AS yet no one is
mentioned as likely to become a candi-
| date for that Office
Owing to the recent death of DR.
| John l.. Crawford the selection of a
candidate for Secretary of State be-
comes an issue so late in the campaign
that contest for this is not likely
GOV Jennings acted so wisely in ap-
pointing the son. Hon. H. Clay Craw-
ford to succeed his father it is
thought the new Secretary OF State
VIII nave no opponent in the campaign
of 1902.