The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-23

/ uIudCy huONH. IL not ne VIII go away
back and lie down. l do not know Mr..
Jennings, but Frank Mayes does. If
Frank says he is all right we will en-
dorse his candidacy right now and find
out his faults, if he has any, Iater-St.
/ Petersburg Independent.
/ 1t seems. very likely that T. \. Jen-
nings, of Pensacola, will enter the race
Tor the Florida governorship. Mr.. Jen-
nings is a native Floridian. Being a
progressive, wideasXake citizen, he
should be alive to the interests of his
native state and make a good COVER
nor. Though it is too early yet to fore
tell who will be strongest in the race,
we may be pretty sure the people will
call for a man whose every interest is
identified with that, of his state, who
/ is unbiased, and who will not permit
his own ideas to deter him from full
filling the wishes of the majority-St.
Lucie Tribune.
! a few days ago the Pensacola Jour
nal, the leading and best paper in
! West Florida, and one of the most ably
edited and best printed journals III
the south, had a full, dOuble-cOlunln
editorial, publishing an interview with
and advocating Hon. T. Albert Jen-
nings of that city for governor. While
not formal announcement of his can
diddCy, it amounts practically to al
admission from Mr.. Jennings that he
will be a candidate. Mr. Jennings has
la host of warm friends in this part of
! the state, particularly among the in
| f1uential men.-Ocala Star.
Hon. J. Ed. O'Brien has frequently
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gubernatoriaI candidate. In conversa-
ton with Senator T. S. Davis. a close
personal friend of that gentleman, We
were this week authorized to state
that Mr.. O'Brien is not an aspirant to
the governOrship. Mr.. T. A. Jennings,
/ of Escambia couny, has announced
himself a candidate for the position,
and will prove a formidable opponent
to any of those yet mentioned.-Fer-
nandina News.
Thus far We have not seen a single
| adverse criticism of Mr. Jennings'S
candidacy for governor if such it may
| be called. The Punta Gorda Herald
comes nearest it when it says that it
will support Gen. Gilchrist because he
| is a home man.-DeFuniak Breeze.
| Albert Jennings ought to apply to
| this legislature for change of name
! if he is in earnest about running for
governor. There are thousands of
voters in this state patiently awaiting
| the opportunity to get even with an
other fellow who carried that same
name to Tallahassee a few years ago.
That is not a good name TO head a
| ticket in this State.-Fernandian Rec
ord.
r Albert Jennings of Pensacola and
/ General Albert w. GilchriSt of DeSOto
county, have uncovered and let it be
/ known that they are (probabIe) can
/ didateS for nomination as governor of
! Florida to succeed Governor Broward.
Each is a power in the state in all the
essentials, and being from the remot-
/ est parts thereof the campaign be
tween them-mainly on sectional
groVnds-would be peculiarly interest,"
ing, provided of course. the race was
/ between them alone. But will such be
/ the case? I'VE know not what a day
may bring FORTH and it is a full
! twelve months yet before the CAM
paign formally opens.-Taylor County
Herald.
T. A Jennings, of Pensacola, has
virtually announced his candidacy for
/ The News favorite for this position is
John y. G. Stockton, of Jacksonville,
/ but the probability is that Mr. Stock
! ton will not be candidate if Mr.. Jen-
nings is a candidate. From all the
/ News can learn, Mr.. Jennings is a man
/ of high integrity, a true sense of duty,
| of fearless personality. and in every
way capable of filling the position
/ DeLand News.
We like the sound of Mr. Jennings's
! statements. He is personally known
! to some of our prominent men of this
place who state that he would fill the
governors chair to perfection. The
declarations OF Mr. Jennings stamp
him as a man to whom the people can
look with an assurance of success and
COnfidence.-CTyStal River News
Now that Hon. T A. Jennings is
practically in the gubernatorial race,
it is up to the Pensacola papers 20
see what that It. stands for-Wau-
chula Telegram. IT might stand for
turpentine.-Ocala Banner
Many of the best papers in Florida
are lining up for Jennings for COVER
nor.-Jasper Banner. !
Inc hoh- L AIpeTJ Jennings, or ES-
Gambia county, is the first to declare
his candidacy for governor in the cam
Eaign one year hence. Mr.. Jennings
is popular in many sections of the
state and would doubtless prove a hard
man to defeat, and if elected would
I'LL the high office of governor with
honor and distinction.-Lake CITY
C:tizen-R apOrter.
The Herald received last Friday Il |
copy Of The Pensacola Journal con- |
tanning Hon. T. \. Jennings's announce |
ment of his intentions in the matter of |
becoming n candidate for governor,
from which it may safely be concluded |
that he has decided to run. The arti-
Gle in The Journal being marked with |
blue pencil, indicates a desire to ,
elicit an expression from this quarter, !