The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-28
POLITICS IN FLORIDA u

add to the interest to what PROMISES
to be lively contest.
GiIchrist at The Fair.
General Gilchrist has been TO the
fair. Yes, and he carried along
trunk full of pineaples, or rather
car load, if one would judge from the
expressions Of some of the editors
who got next to the pines. The
editor of the DeFuniak Breeze got
one and thanks the general in the
following words:
1.-The editors who were at Tampa VIII
rise up as one man and express their
thanks to Gen. Albert Gilchrist for the
splendid pineapples that were re-
ceiyed with his compliments. If the
general was sure of making as much
Of a success of running the ship OF
state as he is at raising pines he
would be el6Sted unanimously"
The Live Oak Democrat thinks 1t
was a very thoughtful act on the part
of the DeSoto Statesman and that 1t
is sure to bear fruit. Gilchrist has
always been thought to be well fixed"
in worldly goods and he has always
been most liberal man. Some years
ago, when heawas defeated for speaker
of the house of representatives he pre-
sented every member Of the house
who voted for him with genuine
Panama hat-and Panama hats cost
more In that day than they do now.
The Live Oak Democrat makes the
following comment on the Tampa in
cident:
"Gubernatorial candidates in esSe
and in posse will please take notice that
General Albert Gilchrist down at
Tampa fair presented each editor in
attendance with a magnificent ten
pound pineapple. Sergeant Buzfuz
shrewdly discovered deep, myster-
ious significance in chops and tomato
sauce as seduction employed by Mr..
Pickwick in his memorable assault
upon the affections of Mrs. Bardell,
but what shall we say to pineapple
to each editor as strategic move on
the part of General Gilchrist in his
campaign for governor? 1t was mas
terly; it was Nopoleonic, and it can
not fail to bear fruit in due season.
AS matter of fact these pineapples
were simply a small tribute of esteem
from the kind heart of a thoughtful and
courteous gentleman and an elegant
advertisement of the tropical wealth
of DeSoto county; but life is made
up of little things, and who knows but
that this citrus fruit may turn the
scale when that nomination comes on
to be nader"
Ellis and Jennings.
When the Jacksonville Floridian
has anything to say about Florida
politics or politicians 1t Is either funny
or sarcastic and it is hard to tell in
which art Albert Williamson excels.
1t is needless to assert that in the
recent c0mpatgn he was opposed to
drainage. He was opposed to Brow
ard and of course the drainage lust
worked in as a kind of corollary to
the man and the Florjdian was "agin
1t. He takes a little shot at two of
the talked-of gubernatoriaI candidates
in these words:
I'VE haven't seen either the Hon.
William H. Ellis or Mr.. T. Albert Jen-
nings since the defeat Of that drain
age proposition. But we do sincerely
hope their irridescent dreams will not
be as rudely awakened as those of
our present governor"
Bloxham.
The Lake City Index in a recent
issue says:
wv. d. BloXham has redeemed the
state from boss rule more than
once. He may have to do it again"
1t is said that the Grand Old Man
of Leon" is getting younger" i'm his
old age and If he should care to serve
Florida for the third time as her gov
ernor and should give voice to such a
desire 1t would be a sad day for Ellis
and Jennings and Gilchrist and any
other man in Florida who wanted to
succeed Broward.
Such an announcement from Blox.
ham would give these men a chill such
as few politicians have received since
Fred. Myers met his first waterloo in
1896 when he got in the way of
Bloxham boom.
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