Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-02
VANCE Ne MS FROM
lHE STATE CAPITOL
;sisns and Legislators Gath
ing in Tallahassee.


senate ard eagene S. Matthews
Speaker Of The House-Ioier.
sing News From Seat Of Action.
tallahassee. April Members o,
souses Of the Stale Legislature
now practically al st the Capital.
to participate in the caueuses
siehs. az ehlch officers OF both
mes will be nominated, thus making
formal election of Prsaident Of the
aste and Speaker Of the House OF
Dresentatiyss, on.the formal organs
Ion Of those bodies. mere techni.
Iliy, as will also be the case with the
rious attaches Of the Legislature.
The leading candidates are Senator
Hunt Harris OF Monroe county, for
,ssideut. aud Representative Eugene
Matthews Of Bradford county for
sssker Of the Lower House. By five
clock this afteFt oonit will be posi-.
i've whether they viii be chosen with
81 Opposition. or whether the fight
~ sii!l ee carried into the Ugh eaacasss.
has Senator Harris will be elected
President seems now practically as.
sured He is undoubtedly a strong
nsD. With many friends both personal
.nd poIiticoi AT presentDr West APP
bears TO be the man Upon whom the
ppposi,ion viii center il one is named
b ali, though there is q strong effort
b indues Senator Baker Of the Twen-
Iieth 70 enter the rsce The unwrit-
Zen law Of the Senate, under which the
President is always chosen from the
lew men, ia favorable to Mr.. Harris,
or while he was member OF the
House Of Representatives. for many
ears, aid II serving now his third
enn IN the Senate, q final total OF fif-
cen years 10 the harness, he is tech-
ieally a new man, having beer
hosen for The fol- term at the last
eneral election. In addition to this,
early MI Of the most prominent OF
be Senators ia the element which APP
ears to oppose Senator Harris, are
umbered among the hold-oveB.
arly in the game Senator Frank ADJ
ne Of Hamilton, twice President Of
lie Senate, who e technically a new
an, was spoken Of, but Mr.. Adams 10
u understood 20 be a candidate, and
} indications now point either to Or.
est or Senator Henderson, more 70
e former.
In the House the candidates for the
'eskeFship are more numerous E0-
ne 8. Matthews OF Starke ia clearly
the LEAD, bot among others 20 be
nsideFad, Or al any fase under con
Ieration, are Representative J Pore ,
sese Of Escambia, assistant district
toFney in she United States Court
/ the Northern District OF Flotids, I
dge sgd /. Garter OF AIaehUa.
rmeFly States Attorney for the
Ca Judicial oifcoit, Representative /
A MaoWliliams OF Sc. Johns, re-
ally brooght into the limelight
bic proposition to utilize half the :
lte eonsicts in the building on
rec proposed frank lines Of hard I
ids leading from Jacksonville 20
usacola. lamps and Miami, respect .
is and Rspresenislive Geo. Math-
es Of Marion, formerly a member Of
3 House and under the second ]
sveland administration consul 70 I
. city Of Para. Brasil. Judge Car.
hae been Suffering greatly from
sumaslam forthe past two or three
Inths. and Il Il highly probable that
physical condition will compel
a 70 vIfhdraw
close contest for each position u J,
alioeetheF inpsnbabls. while At the
ae time il would not b. surprising
all Opposition 70 the leading can-
ates 20 mels away dosing fhe NOR :
!, ADD for sgeBthiDR 90 b. hsrino- :
% uhen the cnucusses ssEembie. Z
view Of The fact that ihe campaign 4
bolh pisces have been copdustsd 2
'ar In q very ciean manner. practi- z
D free froEa personal bitterness, ia- "
ates that thers e no desire any
IRE for a. unnecessary contest.
that e ssusios Harris and Rep
,ai4tIre MaitheBs ara eissrly she 4
ice q tbeis Respective bodies foF
.