The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27
THE STATE
CANDIDATES
ARE ALL BUSY
Broward and Fletcher, Gil.
christ and Stockton, All
Are Hustling.
GIANTS ARE NOW EN-
GAGGED IN FINAL STRUGGLE
FOR MASTERY FLORIDA-RlG
FORCES ENGAGED AT HEAD
QUARTERS IN JACKSONVILLE.

The Jacksonville Metropolis con-
tains the following comment on the
campaign:
sroward for Himself.
Governor Broward, in the coming
primary, will have no alliance with
anybody. From a well-informed
source The Metropolis learns that
the governors friends will work for
him alone from now until the next
primary.
His headquarters are 1926 Uede
mann ufldinS. and Manager Crawford
expects to get busy this week wIon
new campaign literature.
FIetcher's Friends Busy.
ID. U. Fletcher's headquarters, IN
the Fletcher building, on West Adams
street, are busy again to-day, and it
is understood the same vigorous cam
paign work will be pursued that char
acteriZed the first primary. Mr..
Fletcher is in the city making pre-
parations FOR another tour of the
state.
GIchrist's Workers JubiIant
Jubilant over the splendid run made
by their candidate, the GiIchrist
headquarters in the Doty buildi o.
presents a busy sight, and the at
taches are already at work for their
the city Saturday afternoon. and he
received almost an ovation from his
frfeDds whom he met. He said to
Metropolis reporter that he was very
grateful for the vote he received.
Stockton Opens headquarters.
The J. N. g. Stockton campaign
committee this morning secured four
large rooms in the Duval building,
which will be used as headquarters
IN the second campaign.
Prior to the first primary, Mr.
Stockton had no organization, behev-
ing that he would win without one.
but the Gilchrist plurality has put
those favorable to Mr. Stockton's
candidacy at work
J. J. UpchlIrch Will be IN charge or
the central committee. and H. H
Richardson and A. H. King viii have
charge Of certain wOrf. looking TO an
organization in various counties Mr.
Stockton will devote his time to his
CORRESPONDENCE with personal friends
Throughout the state. as he says il
will take all of his time answering
personal letters.
The Beard and Lamar Vote.
Governor Broward has gone to Tai
lahassee to attend to various matters
before again plunging into campaign
work. Before he left he said to a
Metropolis reporter that he would
make an active campaign, and that
he was confident of a victory in the
second primary. AT his Headquarters
things were rather quiet. but by the
ihrst part of next week they viii be
busy again.
Mr. Fletcher's headquarters are al
ways busy, and while his campaign
manager was disappointed in the vote
OF last Tuesday. he was nv no means
discouraged. and has gone to work
with renewed energy in order to land
Mr.. Fletcher the victor next month.
Ihe senatorial race viii no doubt.
prove very interesting and exciting.
Both candidates are impressive speak
ers, and the great fight now VIII he
to captive the Lamar and RearI
vote. Already it is said most of La
mars vote in Santa Rosa has gone to
F1etcher and in Pensacola most of
the Beard and Lamar vote has gone
TO BroTard. In DuvaI county many
who were hard workers for Lamar
are now working for Broward, but il
Is safe to say that in this CITY fully
as many OF them will vote for
Fletcher
Lamar's Biggest Vote.
Lamar received here =, Jackson
VILE the largest vote that was given
HlHl IN the state, except in Hills
borough county This largely due to
the character OF the speech he made
here. and which doubtless deeply i'm
pressed the silent voter. Both OF the
senatorial candidates are interesting
and either would honor Florida in the
United States senate. Fletcher comes
from good Southern stock and is
brafny and eloquent. He personally
attracts many, and he has been use
ful and progressive citizen, having
made, it is said, a peat fortune in the
practice Of law. He has been a legis-
lasOr, mayor Of Jacksonville and mem
Der of the school board. He has also
been chairman of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee. Mr..
Fletcher has hosts of warm friends. /
and his greatest ambition is to go to
the United States senate.
A Unique Character.
The most unique character in Flor |
IDA politics to-day and an important !
factor in the state is Napoleon B. |
Broward, who made his own clothes |!
as an orphan, finally became cook on |
a steamboat, afterwards sheriff and a !
member Of the legislature. was |
prominent figure in the Cuban trouble. /
arms TO the Cubans in order /
10 enable them 70 fight Tor their |
independence, and finally landing in !
the gubernatorial chair, after the |
most exciting campaign in FYoridas |
history. Governor Broward is a ma /
tlonal figure now, and is president of /
the National Waterways Association |
and other great associations On the |
stump he is impressive, and while |
not the orator that Fletcher il he /
knows how to talk we'll.
Fletcher Is polished and eIOOuent. 1
He is one Of the most attractive men
in tbs state in many ways
BrCward IS a plain cracker, who is !