The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-10
How WIN the Election Go?

Friends of he respective candi-
dates for the legislature are now do
ing some figuring on the result "a
next Tuesdays primaries, and of
course most of the candidates are
figuring ont, publicly, good safe
majority Tor themselves. AS u mat
ter OF course not all can realize their
ambition
Those in position to know estimate
that about $50 votes VIII be the total
IpDli OF the county. Thare may be
more. or these 200 vot, will be-
pulled in the precincts to the norJb
and west OF Palat!lN, $50 in Palatka,
$50 on the peninsula, and 80 in the
San Matco, East PAlatka and Fed
eral Point precincts.
John p. Wall states that he will be
elected. That is to say, such is his
public statement. IN private con
y,rSatiOn with friend two weeks
ago, however. he stated that he cX-
pccted to be defeated. Mr.. Wall has
heretofore carried the county by a
very large majority. Those who dip
deep into political representations,
now say that Il mOStliberaI estimate
VI MS SiItiStIl Will NC tt9 lpllOhH'
He will have Pa votes out of the 4UU
in west Putnam; 10 III FalatEa, oil
| from the peninsula aud 10 from the
three precincts or the east side of the
river. This estimate gives him II to-
tai of 40 votes, not enough to nomi-
nate
1t is hard to get estimates OF DR.,
Nc Rea's probable strength, and
those who do the figuring confess
| that they a'e puzzled tquIl'y in the
cases Of ChcsSrr and WytIe. The
most that is said OF Mr. Chesser is
,hat CHS vote viii surprise people
Mr.. Wylie's case is also n puzzler.
aHd few care TO make 's,ltn" ties.
some say he VIII carry Pal&Lka, In Il
he will get over hundred votes hl
West Putnam, viii carry the PENN
suIa, and the east river precincts.
Others say he Is not in the race. a
bitter fight is being made agaihs
him.
1t is estimated in all quarters, by
Palatkn, The peninsula and east river
precincts hat Df. u. f. ioprague Wlll
lead the ticket and that he will be
the only one to have Il majority III
tie first primary; that it will require
sec Dnd primary to determine the
other candidate Spragne is conser-
vatiVe, favorable 10 stOckmen, and
the bitter foe to the dispensary IL
quor measure. Some say he will get
as high as 500 votes. Others that it
will be u little over 800, but there is
not one of the party Leaders who
think his vote viii go under the last
In the county treasuryship contest
there is probably conferred the great
est interest. Candidate GroOms and
his friends have been aggressive, and
now as the campaign draws to a close
they are claiming everything i'll
sight. Mir. Grooms himself, and Dr.
Estes, claims that Grooms will car
ry Palatka by from 90 to 10 majority.
This claim is laughed at by Mr.
Kennerly's friends, who point to the
same eXhorbitant claims made by
Mr.. Grooms and his friends, when
! GroOmS ran for alderman in his
ward last spring. In that contest
there were 80 votes cast, of which
/ Mr.. Grooms received Z and A. r.
Cartmcl, his opponent, received 2S.
On the other hand one of Mr.
/ GrOOms' st&uAchest supporters pre-
diets kelcerly's election by a big
majority He says Mr.. Grooms
while an admirable citizen, is a weak
candidate to put up against Joe Ken.
neriy. The irooms forces it is stat