The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
WITHDRAWS FROM RACE
 Florida Men Retire From Campaign.
 ADAMS AND JENNINGS QUIT
 Too Much Business Said to Be Cause. SenatOrship, Governorship and Fed eral Jodkeship Ars i, Eyes of the Public and Subject
ADAMS AND JENNINGS QUIT
BY JOHN H. REESE

0I JOHN H. REESE.
 Tallahassee. Fla, Aug. 3.-(SpeciaL) -The element of uncertainty which &C., companies early political predictions was demonstrated this week in the withdrawal of former State Senator Frank Adams from the race for the united States Senate and that of T. AL pert Jennings from the race for Gover- nor.
 As a matter of fact neither of these gentlemen had ever formally an- nounced their candidacy. but in view or the circumstance that each felt called upon to issue a card to the vot- CTS of the State declining to run and giving their reasons for the action it may be regarded as equivalent to with drawal after formal entry,
 MT. Adams has been mentioned as probable candidate to succeed Senator Mallory for several years. He has been a member of the State Senate a num- Der of years, is well fortified with ma terial wealth to sustain the expense and dignity of making a successful canvass and is recognized as a man of unusual ability. Shortly after the close of the last legislative session he tendefed his resignation to the Cow ernor as 8 member of that body, and 1t was then thought that the resigna ton was sufficient to hinge the conclu
 
 nounce for the Senate. It was there fore with considerable surprise that his refusal to permit the use of his name in connection with the race for Sena- tor was read this week. MT. Adams gives as reasons that his business as- soctates have made urgent request up on him not to make the race. and he feels that he is bound to them by req son of long standing confidence and de- pendence in him to yield to their wishes.
 Jennings Quits, Too.
 Mir. Jennings makes the same an- nouncement He is prominently iden- tified with the J. P. Williams interests of Savannah and he. too, says that 1t is upon the insistence of business as- sociates to stay out of politics that he has concluded to withdraw from the earnest solicitations of many friends to, become a candidate for Governor. MT. Jennings asserts that he is assured that he could be elected without ques- ton, so he feels that he Is giving up the Governors chair in sacrifice to bus iness obligations.
 These announcements remove two strong figures from the forthcoming political contests. It Is suggested that there may be Q story behind the with drawal of these two possibilities at practically the same time. Both men are conservatives and are of the type that the railroad interests would pfop- ably have been willing to trust. 50 far there has been no lineup and even at this time it Is impossible to say who will represent the administration forces and who the opposition, the opposition being the corporations.
 General Algert Gilchrist, of Punta Gorda, Is the only openly avowed can- didate for Governor. K. Hudson Burr, Dot1 nFt, c e has publicly announced that he would be a candidate reservi1fg his announce ment until a more reasonable time Since he made this announcement, however, the press of the State has been insistent that MT. Burr shall give up his position as Railroad Commis- sioner is he makes tho race for Gov srnor.
 This casts cloud of uncertainty about the probable candidacy of MT. Burr If the clamor IS too loud for him to venture to make the race With out handing the Governor his resig- nation. MT. Burr may, upon consider ing the matter more thoroughly, decide not to run. though he has so far given no intimation that such will be his course.
 Trammel May Run.
 Senator Park Trammel yesterday stated to a representative of this paper that he would likely be a candidate for the succession to Senator Mallory, though he is not yet ready to announce. Senator John Beard IS already in the race, and the contest between these two may develop into the most inter esting of any.
 MT. Trammell has \the odds with him. by reason of his clear headed view of public questions and his exceedingly pleasant manner. He Is an accomplish ed speaker and effective advocate. The masterful fight he made during the re-