The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
LOOKS LIKE DAVIS
AND TALIAFERR0
wIND-UP OF FLA. CAMPAIGN.
STATE PRIMARY WILL DE HELD
NEXT TUESDAY.

Candidates IoF All Omces from
United States Senator Down to
constable TO Be Voted ROr-The
senatorial and Gubernatorial
campaign n Long and Bitter One.
Opposition in Two Congregational
Districts-Henrst Delegates Have
the CaII-The Ballot Feet in
Length and Contains the Names of
over 100 Candidates.
Jacksonville, May For the first
alma in the history of Florida, Demo-
3 cratic candidates for all offices, from
4 emitted States senator down to con-
8stable will be nominated by direct vote
of the people in a primary election
next Tuesday, May 10. For those Of
does for which no candidate receives
q majority vote, there will be a second
y primary on June Z.
For United States senator, to fill the
4 vacancy caused by the expiration of
rhe term of Senator James P. Talia-
serro, March 4, next, there are four
candidates, Senator Taliaferro, for re-
election; William S Jennings, Gov
ernor; John N. c.. Stockton,
former president of the National
Bank of the State of Florida, and Will
kinson Call, who represented Florida
in the Senate for eighteen years and
who has been a candidate for re-elec-
zion ever since he was defeated, in
s1s97.
The SenatOrship Contest.
The contest for the senator has been
+ an exceedingly bitter one. Mr.. Stock
hon anti corporationist has on all oc-
&casions denounced Senator Taliaferro
as the candidate of the trusts. He
HAS flooded the state with campaign
4 literature of this kind and his press
bureau, as he designates his political
8 hea dquaTters in this city, has been
busy for months. He was a great adj
&mirer and supporter of Bryan and is
how supporting Hearst for President.
4 Gov Jennings has also denounced
8Senator Taliaferro on all sides aid
&elaims that he has not done anything
4soT Florida, since he has been in the
&Senate except for the East coast.
Since his election of Governor, Mr..
JENNINGS has built UP strong political
machine, and, as under the state con-
ettution no one can be elected to sue
Eeed himself as chief executive of the
state, he has paved the way to the
Senate. Nearly all of his appointecs
are Jennings men on the senatorial
Question, and he is counting upon their
Stnfuence to gain sufficient votes in the
d Urinary to secure the nomination.
Calls Candidacy.
n Former Senator Wilkinson Call, who
has for years posed as the avowed
enemy of corporations and trusts, has
zNery little to say on that subject at
present. He has made a campaign tour
of the state in company with Senator
Taliaferro. and his hold upon the peo-
bile of Florida has been demonstrated
Dat various meetings. He has not been
IA party to the policy adopted by
Stockton and Jennings, and has been
e ccused by them of tacitly supporting,
br rather working, in the interest of
raliaferro. He stands no show of be-
|6ng nominated but he has gotten so
IN the habit Of running for Office that
Pie can't quit
TnIiaferro's Race.
Senator Taliaferro, who is a candi-
Sdate for reelection. has conducted a
&Clean, open campaign. He has in all
of his speeches, and through the pub
Pic press, deied his opponents to prove
*any one of the charges brought against
him. He has agreed to abide by the
decision of the Democrats of Florida
*upon the strength of his record in the
56enate, and his record as a citizen, for
ne never held any Office before his cleo
Zion to the Senate, except that Of
chairman of the State Democratic Ex-
fcutive Committee and member of the
State Board of Health.
s. His record in the Senate has been
published and widely distributed
throughout the state. He has re-
Revived the Endorsement of numerous
Organizations in Florida, especially of
qabor organizations. He base made a