The Pensacola journal., 1907-05-05

| from making the race. but at present
/ 1t is too early to make an announce
/ ment- However, l must say that the
newspapers of Florida have been eX-
| ceedingly kind to me, and | certainly
! appreciate the many kind expressions
| that they have made from time 10
| time concerning me for which I shall
always feel deeply graceful.
The idea of a prominent citizen
feeling grateful to newspapers, No.
Mr.. jennings is too far behind the
times, and his remarks show that he
has not read the governors message.
| We like Mr.. Jennings, but his ex-
pressiOns won't do for modern poll
tics. nor will they compare with the
present incumbent who is always
right and never wrOng.-Ta tallahassee
True Democrat.
Let EN- Subscribe.
Suppose the friends of an emf
nently capable and worthy. but i'm
pecuniOus gentleman. wish him to run
for governor, honestly and patriOti-
cally believing him to be the very
man for the Office. Should they be
prohibited from raising a campaign
fund to enable him to make the neces-
sary canvass ?-Punta GCrda Herald
By all means, no. Other things be
ing equal, such a man might suit us.
When it comes to d choice between
Doodle or brains there are a few
folks and papers too, who choose
brains rather than everlastingIy ana
disgustingly hold out the hat for, ana
tOady to. bOOdle.-RepOrter-S
T A. Jennings and A w Gilchrist
have squared off and entered the race
for governor. The campaign is
long time off and these gentlemen
want to look well to their wind and
pocket bOOk.-Manistee Record.
The capital city was headquarters
last week for at least two of the
avOwed candidate for gOvernOr-and
both of them bear the same Siven
name-Albert. General Albert w. Gil
christ and T. Albert Jennings are big
men physically and mentally and
both of them have friends in plenty
Just which one of the AIbertS will
problem yet to be sOlYed.-MadisOn
New Enterprise.
T. Albert Jennings enjoys the pc
cUliar distinction of being a Florida
cracker who parts his name in the
middle. He may take comfort how
ever from the fact that w. Sherman
Jennings (nO kin to T. Albert twas
elected governor in spite of his not
being a cracker" in spite of parting
his name in the middle; in spite of
the middle name that constituted the
party of the middle Monticello
News.
The positive announcement of Hon.
Albert w. GilchTist that he will be a
candidate for governor will be
greeted with joy by his hosts Of
friends in south Florida That the
Telegram will give him its hearty
support in his campaign it is hardly
necessary to state. AT this time we
will not go into any lengthy discus
sion of his fitness for the office, be
cause to nearly every reader of this
paper the general is known almost
as well as to the writer. Big hearted.
honest and incorruptible, Albert w.
Gilchrist would make Florida a gov
ernor of whom any state might well
be proud. Here's hoping he will win.
Telegram.
T. A. Jennings might as well out
with it, and state positively that he
is candidate for governor, for that
is what it amounts TO. We have in /
side information and know whereof /
we speak We would like mighty I
we'll to see him governor some day |!
and shall make no fight against him, /
but Gilchrist for Ourn this time
Wauchula Ielegram.