The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-28

sensational murder trials in Mariana
and Live Oak, and the state fair in
! Tampa, the editors have been abun-
dainty supplied with material to COM
ment on touching Florida and her in
terests during the past week, TO say
nothing of the events Of national i'm
pitiful plight, Roosevelt's order dis
missing the negro troops, Hearsts
campaign expenses and the approach
ing Thaw trial in New YORK.
! But with all this field for heavy edi.
torial leaders few of them could re-
sist the temptation of a side-shOt oc-
casionally at the expense of some of
the men who desire to be Broward's
successor.
The Fort Myers Breeze opens new
question by asserting that the Times
Union fought the governors drainage
scheme in order to get him out Of
the fight for the United States SEN
ate in the next democratic primary.
The Breeze says:
One would Judge from the Times
Union that drainage had not been de-
feated Every issue of that paper
contains several articles about Brow
ard and drainage. 1t appears to be
a case of political persecution, where
the Times-Union is not satisfied with
victory, but is trying to completely
obliterate Broward. Many people will
remember the reason two years hence
why the Times-Union fought drainage
NOT because they cared whether the
Everglades were drained or not, but
the Times-Union fought it simply to
kill Broward politically, and to have a
clean field for its candidate to the
! U. S. senate to succeed Mallory"
Now the question naturally arises,
who is the Times-Union's candidate?
1t can not be supposed that the Jack
sonyille paper is DESTROYS of seeing
Florida's senior senator returned and
i it is hardly probable that its influence
will be used to that end. 1t has been
rumored over in this part of the state
that John Beard would contest with
Mallory for this honor but it is just as
improbable that the Times-Union
would support Mr.. Beard.
In this connection it will be remem-
bered that when the congressman
from the first Florida district accep-
ted his last nomination he stated that
1t was the last time he would ask the
people of his district for this honor;
that he would not ask for a re-nomi-
nation. A few days later an ardent
admirer of the Tampa congressman
was quoted in one of the south Flor
Ida papers as saying that the Tampa
man would be a candidate to succeed
Mallory.
| Congressman Lamar is the only
other man who has ever been spoken
of in connection with this position and
as the Iimes-Union is not liable TO
support this gentleman, who has al.
ways been opposed to the men who
own that paper, we are forced to the
conclusion that there might be some
truth in the statement of the Fort N.Y.
ers Breeze, and that the Times Un-
ions candidate to succeed Mallory is
none other than Stephen M. Spark
man.
On the question of Broward's sue
cessOr at Tallahassee, Carter Blox-
ham, Ellis, Gilchrist, and Jennings
have received some attention at the
hands of the state press.
Judge +. 3. Carter.
Judge Frank Carter of Mariana, is
having some very nattering bouquets
! thrown his way, but he is very busy
holding court in Jackson county Just
now and it is doubtful if he is giving
these rumors much attention. The
Lake City Index claims to have first
suggested this eminent jurist for a
place on the supreme bench some
years ago and pays him this handsome
compliment:
las governor he would rank with
the best Florida has ever had"
To which the Chipley Verdict adds:
we agree with you, Brother Apple
yard No better man can be chosen
to fill the Gubernatorial chair The
first judicial circuit would lose an
able and Just judge, but we are willing
to make the sacrifice for the states
benefit"
The Jacksonville Metropolis dis
covers that Judge Carter is being
mentioned for governor and the Ocala
Banner copies the paragraph and
oUNS NlieiI IL 10 al S5OOu SuSSCSliOu.
When Judge Carter resigned from
the supreme court about a year ago
one of his associates there said Of
him: The supreme court of Florida
to-day loses one Of the ablest men
that ever sat as justice on this
court. His judgment is unerring and
it is almost impossible for him to do
wrong. He has a gifted legal mind
and Is one OF the most consistent and
kind-hearted men | ever knew
Thousands Of Judge Carters friends
over the state know him to be just
such q man but they also know that
he dislikes to be mixed up an a polltl.
cal campaign and Il Is extremely
doubtful II the Jackson county Judge
could be induced to enter primary in
contest for this position.
The Palatka Times-Herald also
makes comment on Judge Carter. It
says:
Judge Francis b. Carter, of Jack
son. is now mentioned as guberna-
'torial possibility. His entry would