The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-18
VOX POPULI.
WHO is THE WEST FLORIDA
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR
Century, Fla. April Is, 1903.
editor Pensacola Journal.

Century, Fla, April Is, 1908.
Editor Pensacola Journal
The reprimnnd or correction in your
issue of April 18th l accept in the
, friendly spirit it was rendered A ST.
lent advocate of a cause is always
better than an ind iScreet one. | may
have, in my enthusiastic zeal for Hon.
VIM. B. Lamar, failed (unintentional-
ly) to consider the geographical To-
cation of my former political friend,
Hon. John S. Beard. | promise not
to pass HIM unrecognized in nv flu
ture humble efforts to conserve the
political rights of West Flor da Not
understanding he requires no ADLER
champion than our kind editor, who
is eminently qualified to propheticaIly
predict political prospects for West
Florida on dividing its support be-
tween Hon. VIM. B. Lamar and Hon
John S. Beard.
Both gentlemen are West Florida
candidates-'Mr- Beard. by geogTaphi-
cal location. Mr.. Lamar by political
division and congressional position.
] am inclined to believe that the rank
and file of democracy WI sustain me
in my contentious that Mr.. Lamar is,
politically, a, West Florida candidate.
by virtue of his election to congress
from the third congressional district
which embraces all of West Florida
and by the recognized political div
sion of the State-1weSt of the SUI
wannee river"
Mr.. Lamar's election to congress by
his West Florida constituents (third
congressional district) places him be-
yond cavil in line for promotion to
the United States senate as the logi-
cal West Florida candidate. | agree
with The Journal that a candidates
geographical location is no indica-
tiOn of ability or fitness for office
admit | lay myself liable to be styled
"a Self-Sufficient fool If ] advanced Or
tried to force upon The. Journals read
ers such a cla.nl-'the interpretation
provokes smile" The conservation
of West FIorida's political rights to
name a successor to Hon. S. r. Nal
lory is, in my opinion, of greater i'm
portance than who we may name.
1t nearly paralyZes an cid West
Floridian's political hopes to even con-
template JackSonville,s grasping dis
position. There Sts a pronounced sen
timeDt against giving all the political
power to the city of Jacksonville. Our
united efforts are required and called
forth to checlZmate her. Or we may
look in vain for playmate to play in
our navy yard If the east captures
both senators
fairly contend that West Florida
has the right to name Hon. VIM r.
Lamar, or Mr. Beard. for the United
States senate. as both the gentlemen
are West Florida candidates. Mr..
Lamar, irrespective of where he may
reside, certainly has an abiding place
with each of his West Florida constit-
uents. They will support him for the
United States senate His candidacy
is m the hands of that democracy
that safely moored the democratic
craft i'm the harbor of success, after
the storm and tempest of the black,
dark night of reconstruction.
This loyal legion will concede to
West Florida political justice" all she
demands-iher legitimate right on the
18th Of May. to name S. r. Mallory'S
successor, Hon VIM. B. Lamar.
Yours respectfully,
ALEX NJ. ,MOYLAN.