The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-27

A0SN SNAAN oam 0iAb AsA
which was about three weeks ago,
that he had no intention OF entering
the race for senator two years Hence.
says the Tallahassee Sun. He de-
clared his intention Of standing for
his present position, that of congress
man from the Third District. This
announcement win. no doubt. be good
news to Congressman Spafkniaf If he
has, as has been credited to him,
aspirations for that Office, and 10
John Beard, who has declared his in
tention to try for it, and to Senator
Mallory, who will doubtless be a can
didate again. 1t may be good news
also. to lot Of embryo candidates
who have not yet summoned the
necessary courage to make the open
announcement, but who have been
nursing their ambitions in secret,
Among this lot of embryo candi-
dates, the most distinguished Is the
Hon. Frank Adams, many times son
ator from Hamilton county. and prag-
ent holder-down OF, as well as mem
ber-elect to this seat. MIR. Adams has
long been afflicted with an irresistible
impulse TO make the race for this
position and he has selected Mr.. Nal
Tory as the one whom he would like
to succeed. When we were all going
home on the train after the session
OF 1901, Mr.. Adams confided to me,
in a more or less confidential manner,
that he expected to enter the race,
which he did not enter the following
year For some reason Mr.. Adams
was steered off that time, and left
the field open TO Senator Mallory.
Some people say it was because he
hadn't made enough money, and these
also say that he has been busy COZ
recting this fault ever since, and now
he no longer suffers from this
handicap. should like to see MIR.
Adams enter this contest. 1t would
add enough spice to it TO make it
really worth while, from the view
point of the spectator who has no
absolutely vital interest at stake in
the issue AS samples of successful
politicians. who have invariably got.
ten all they wanted, Mr.. Sparkman
and Mr.. Adams furnish the best illus
trations I know Of Neither of them
has ever been beaten for Office when
he went before the pople for it.
First District Congressman.
With all doubt settled about Mr..
Spartman entering the contest for
the United States Senatorship, and
none of his friends to whom / have
talked have expressed any doubt
about his being candidate, the
scramble for Mr.. Sparkman's present
position becomes more interesting on
account of the uncertainty injected
into it by Mr.. Sparkman's being out
of it. Herbert S. Phillips, the states
attorney for the Sixth Judicial Cir
cult, who makes his home in Tampa,
has been prominently, favorably and
more or less frequently mentioned
among those who will enter the race
for congressman from the First Dis
trict. Opposed to him will be found,
when the time comes for making a
positive declaration, that youthful
looking statesman, with cherubic
face and blond curls, who welded the
gavel in the last state senate. Park
TTammell has done very well for a
youngster. The honor of presiding
over Florida's upper legislative
branch is by no means small one
to fall to the share of one who has
had so few years to his credit, either
naturally or politically. He possess
es an eminent degree the quality
which makes for political success,
known as the instinct to do the pleas
ant things always. The French call
this ''cavior faire," and among
Frenchmen the knowing how to do is
considered Of paramount importance.
The Americans have paraphrased this
into knowing who to do" but Mr..
Trammell does not subscribe to this
paraphrase. He has always done well
for himself and for his friends.
Jeff. Brownies Aspirations.
No one believes that Mr.. Jefferson
3. Browne, after four years of free
dom, where he can disport himself on
the mainland, would maroon himself
on the island of Key West unless he
had particular interest and, to
him, important object in view. Life
on an island is anything but fascinat-
ing to a gentleman OF Mr.. Brownies
tastes. II is too far from New York
and there are no little birds to shoot
there, and horseback riding, although
possible, does not present that at
Effectiveness Of change of sceEe when
one rides on Key West as when one
rides with the boundaries OF the con-
tinent before him. People down Tam
pa-way think that Mr.. Browne will
certainly be a candidte for congress
from the First District now that his
friend and political mentor, Mr..
Sparkman, is out of the way. Those
people down Tampa-way, no doubt,
speak authOritatively. because Mr..
Browne spent many days there dur
ing the fair. and feeling, as he did
then, in a particularly pleasant and
peace-with-the-world mood, he no
doubt. unburdened himself more free
~ than Is his wont when the exacting
and onerous duties of running the
railroad commission weigh heavily
upon him. Mr.. Browne wants to, run
for something. He told me this him
self. He has not yet confessed TO me
whether it will be for governor or
congressman, but as Mr.. Browne is
not fond of burdening himself with TN
necessary trouble. am inclined to
believe what the people down Tampa
way say. It's heap easier TO be q
where Won have Onlr a