The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-04
JENNINGS MAY RUN FOR
GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA

any emoluments were attached, and
not being a politician, l can only ap-
Proach this subject and make such
statement as l would over plain bust
ness proposition. would be in favor
Of such a broad and liberal policy as
would invite, and in fact insure, the
Investment OF fresh capital 20 develop
and build up our great state. and place
Florida where she beIongs-in the
! front rank of the southern states.
would have those making investments
in enterprises of public or semi-publiC
nature in our state feel that they
would be safe in doing so and that
| their interests, in common with the
| interests of all others, would be thor
ouShly protected upon their bearing p
| just proportion of the necessary bur
dens of government. / lave never
taken a stand against the interests OF
the people when they came in conflict
with those of the trusts and public ser
vice corporations, and l have been i'll
quite a number of this political sights
of this state in my life. The people
of Florida who know me will have no
doubt rs to my political faith as they
know what my political affiliations in
the past have been"
THAT is very frank" said the re-
porter; now how about this admins
tration business. Some of the papers
are charging that you will be the Al
ministration candidate
| Candidate of No Man.
| az am glad you mentioned this" re-
| piled Mr.. Jennings. There has been
SHINE reference to me as being the adj
ministration candidate, or BrOWard's
candidate, as some put it, l have al
I =
ard and / would be very glad of his
support should | enter the race, but
have never been assured by him that
he would support me. and l have GER
| tainly held no conferences with nun
where the question of my candidacy
was discussed. If the impression Las
gene out that he intends to support
| me, or that he is pledged TO me, it
has not come from me or been au-
thoriZed as coming from me. You can
tell the people that if I enter this fight
it will be as the candidate of no man,
faction or corporation. To be COVER
nor of Florida with strings tied to me.
politically speaking. is not worth the
worry and work of an exciting cam
paign, or the sacrifice of my business
interests. To say that 1 would be con-
trolled as governor by Governor Brow
ard is an insult to him as we'll as it is
to me-"
Are you not afraid. Mr.. Jennings.
that your enemies will accuse you Of
being corporation man."
Should my enemies accuse me of
being a corporation man my friends
would never believe it. l have always
been outspolen in my position in poll
tics and have never tried to dodge an
issue. When | first began to take an
interest in politics l took the side of
the people as against the public SER
vice corporations, seeking special
privileges and when it becomes neces-
sary for me to abandon this position
> will retire from political life
Opposes Early Campaign.
At this point the conversation was
interrupted for a few minutes by a
clerk bringing in some papers for in
structions from Mr.. Jennings, after
which he asked the reporter to read
him what he had been writing of the
interview. After having done so Mr..
Jennings turned in his chair and was
lost in deep thought for several min
utes. Finally he turned to the reporter
and said that he was not certain that
he ought. to let the matter be printed
just at tbs time; that it might be
construed as an effort on his part to
precipitate an early opening of the
campaign, and this was exactly what
he did not want to do
The reporter reminded him that the
people were already discussing the
question, had been doing SO for sew
eral months, and that it was rumored