The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-24

He is a bright young man and a successful lawyer.
Genial and popular, his political future is bright or
would be if his political sagacity fully developed
In this instance, If he does enter the campaign
against Mr.. Sparkman, he will permit himself to be
led to slaughter through the manipuatOns of alleged
friends, who have no hope of defeating Sparkman
but will take this means of removing Trammell from
the field of future operations.
In short, if Trammell can be killed off now he
will not be factor two years hence, when he might
have chance of going to Congress.
1t is matter of much doubt if he could even
carry Polk County against Sparkman, who was also
once n resident of that county, and the popularity he
gained school teacher has never been lost.
The attempt to put forth Trammell in this race
is simply scheme that will result in his undoing if
he accepts the attering assurances given 1t is the
work, too, of small cotere of Polk County poll
ticians who not only seek his political death, but
covet the Senatorship from that county for one of
their number, which Trammell will be obliged to
relinquish if he runs for Congress-
Mr.. Sparkman wishes term in Congress,
not for the office itself, but in order to further the
interests of Florida relative to river and harbOr i'm
provements. His committee position will enable him
to do this when another general river and harbOr bill
is brought into the House. It is his ambition as a
Congressman to gain these improvements and in
view OF his past work in this respect and his desire
to complete the service as far as possible he should
be reelected He is worthy of such consideration, and
Floridas necessities demand it.
II it is possible for this State to secure Govern.
ment aid in the improvement of her coasts in the
near future the accomplishment will be through Mr..
Sparkman q member of the committee on rivers
and harbors, impossible for a member to get no
matter how able he might be.
Mr.. Sparkman is accused of being employee
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, and of looking
after the interest of that corporation to the detri
ment of the interests of the people, When it is UNI
derstood that the paper making such accusation is
the organ of of those who is trying to lead Tram
nell to the slaughter pen in effort to dominate
Polk County politics, the animus of the charge is
clearly revealed
1t appears, however, that Mr.. Trammell was not
quite gutless in this respect it, indeed it is evi.
dence of wrongdoing to hold public Office and at the
Though is has not been stated that Mr.. Trammell
was an attorney at Lakeland for the A. c. L. during
the last session of the legislature still perhaps he
may have BEEN and yet such condition did not mill
tate against proper performance of his Senatorial
duties as far as known.
A quartette of candidates are now up for the
two vacancies in the Railroad Commission. Messrs
Browne and Burr will each try for the office again.
and the reform element in the persons of E. B. Bailey
of Monticello and T.. w. Irvine of Lake City, have
their candidacy ready for the public consideration
Another candidate is reported getting ready to
hand in his assessment to the State commttee-N
II. Harrison, formerly of Lake City, and who has been
employed by the Seaboard Air Line in the claim
department.
When this bunch of campagners get to the point
of stumping the people will be entertained and per-