The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-02
y THE WEEK IN POLITICS :.

Governor of Florida, who being duly
ITrodded, deposes and says that he
didn't know it was loaded"-N.B.-
At last accounts VIII Ellis has not
been heard from. He seems to have
been lost in that Gadsden country
shuttle"
!! GiIchrst.
The Palatka Times-Herald thinks
that GilchriSt is sure to be in the race
for governor, and says:
! Gen. Albert Gilchrist is securing
the lists of registered voters in the
various counties of the state. This
means that the mail clerks will be
kept busy in the course of time
Some of the editors are little tar
dy in expressing their thanks for the
pineapples of the general but they all
are loud in their praises of the pines
and the general The Lake City In
| deX says:
! General Gilchrist handed us out.
at the state fair last week, a pineapple
weighing six pounds. All the news
paper men were remembered by the
/ gentleman from DeSotO.
And the White Springs Herald SAYS:
Gen. Gilchrist, of DeSoto county
presented each editor at the State
Fair last Thursday with large pine
apple. Ours weighed seven pounds"
Attorney-General Ellis.
J One of the most enthusiastic Ellis
men in the state few years ago
when the Gadsden man was a candi-
date for Acknowledgement was the
editor of the Palatka Times-Kerald
and now the Palatka editor comes
forth and says that when Ellis SHES
his castor into the political arena as
candidate for the position of gov
ernor many of those now spoken of
will take to the tall timbers. ere
is no doubt but that the attorney-Gen-
eral will make a strong candidate
should he enter the race but there are
other good sprinters in the state.
The Live Oak Democrat notes that:
The suggestion of the Democrat
mat the suspended industry of trOt.
ting out candidates for governor be
resumed now that drainage was out
name of Acknowledgement Ellis has
been added to the robust lit OF prom
lnent Floridians, each of whom would
make an elegant governor"
Just what effect the vote on the re>
cent drainage measure will have on
the chances Of the attorney general
or whether it will affect him at all is
hard to tell just now. Some papers
IN the state are making much over
the fact that Gadsden county, the
home OF Ellis, gave a tremendous ma
'Jority against the measure. In this
connection the Jacksonville Floridian
says:
Acknowledgement Ellis had quite n
nice little boomlet planted in the GU
Dernatorial garden, but my. N.Y. Didn't
II get 'soxdollager' in his own coun-
ty of Gadsden?"
IL Is Just possible the attorney-yen-
eral did not take an active interest in
the fight there, or anywhere in the
state for that matter The Jackson
vile Metropolis has discovered" why
Gadsden county went against the
amendment Il says:
1T is said that ex-Congressman
II. NJ. Davidson, of Quincy. is the cause
o. such an overwhelming majority be.
ing given against The constitutional
drainage amendment, thus again
demonstrating himself leader of his
people"
Bloxham.
ABOUT this time next year. if the
good health of William ID. Bloxham
continues, an announcement from him
on the gubernatorial question will
prove quite interesting. The Gaines.
vile Sun has the following to saw in
regard to the rumor that Rloxham
nay become a candidate for a third
term as governor:
ana now it is intimated that OK.
Governor Bloxham may be a candidate
ior governor in 1908. He has never
been defeated for a nomination 70
which he aspired and saouId he be =
candidate he would be hard man n
aeieat The people of Florida love
". ID. Bloxham and would delight 70
honor him again. "
Cromwell Gibbons
An exchange remarks that s1t ..