The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-28
Florida Candidates
Two Yeas Hence
Political Gossip Heard About The
State Capitol Before Adjournment
Of The Legs .ature.


The Tallahassee correspondent Of the
agaunah News sends that paper the
1lloWing highly interesting political
ofoenostications;
Though Il Is many, many months yet
fore Florida will indulge In another
rrimarv election it is already fast be-
ming evident who's going to be who,
5 Tar as the candidates are concerned.
TIE legislature Is nearly two-thirds
over now, and already the crop Of can
le. for the next primary Is begin
n'na 10 ripen. At any rate its got to
her6 the political highbrOWs can point
cuf to the innocent, and perhaps bored,
ny8tander the ambitious ones.
81 course, the senatorial race heads
t't hst. United States Senator James
Ialiaferro goes off the pay roll when
ae next election comes arOund-sO far
hls present term Is concerned. There
single member Of the legislature
og 90 be in the race and yet a close
15WIedge Of how the members regard
possible candidates gives very
good clue TO how things will stand. And
r that reason il you know the legisla-
fe you can know who are going to
81 IN the big contest.
That Senator Taliaferro will stand for
lection Is certain, though he hasn't
20 publicly. And that former Gov
roleoD B. Broward, will be in the
b Just exactly as certain Gov
hfist will still be governor and
be IN Il, and he won't at any tu-
time, for he has no such ambition.
giving bis entire time now TO en-
ring 70 make the State q rafting
governor
fkLlAFERRO AND BRoWARD.
leaves Il all up TO Senator Tai
and Gov. Broward Il has been
Circulated that "Uncle Steve"
man. from down In the First Con-
district, will stop holding
desk round In 'Unele Joe"
ch'e end Of the capitol and will try
seat over where Sunny Jim"
.bresides. But there isn't q
r 90 that He won't figure in the
iai race. Just az they have In
t1at are the people OF the First go
u Insist upon his gong back once
81 Congress, for he holds a high
81 tho Rivers and Harbors com
That means q whole lot 10
Florida. And then, anyhow. he's
: friend Of Senator Taliaferro
into The race against him.
or TaiiafefrO isn't man that
ht down close 10 the people like
Governor BrOward. But he's
m Following and he's still strong.
msef out In West Florida,
lF ID his naval stores inspection
vii count against HIM. But
getting around Il that he will
M koat.
nla say Broward Is q dead
one never looks like it when he
hann ck IN Tallahassee. There's
always crowd around him. No one
ever 30 ~ argument against him
% his 10 has been proven danger
Gus. Ih amer In which he explained
the 1sr0 fees, and the acts OF the
Iruste lhb Internal Improvement
Fund two exc Ego. before the house,
and ansN plainly and honestly every
questiOn rr ID him, proved that he 10
lust the sna. stfaiehtfOrWard FlOridian
that wou hl 9oY against greatest odds
TO the ocV1rc6 chair and then de-.
spite adverse criticism from every quar-
ter, started o. great Everglades drsin-
age work, 80 lt6s Il win come 70 q sue
cessful c0nclu8hD.
He hasn't sai1 that he Willrun for the
senate. II don't have 20 80 ask per-
mission OF anybody," he said the other
day, ''and FOR thar reason Il won't take
me three minutes b decide about u
when get ready. ! can run or not, y"
In other words, be independent Of any
boss or interest IL the same honest
and fearless Florida cracker who went
down IN defeat aRaInet overwhelming
odds in the last electiou after g race
which was conceded 81 has enemies 20
be the most phenoih ~ Ia the political
history Of FIorids. 81 the eonteat for
the senate next year going 10 be be-
tween james r. TaliatefTc and NapO-
leon Bonaparte BrOward.
AFTER FRANK CLARK.
There's going 70 be 3 liitierow over ~
Nlo Second COngresaioaal district about
that seat in WashiDgtOn that Frank
Clark o. holding down Just now. He got
mixed % with the lower house Of the
Florida legislature By courtesy Of
''Ieems" Alexander, becnnse. be a.
tacked Byan on the floor ol congress,
and SAID some other things aome % the
legislators didn't especially approve Of
There's a whole bunch 81 membsra Of
the house who have got tb4.f eyes on
rthat aeat Of Frank Clark's he Feaeon
Eev don't accomplish more NoIt IA BE-
cause there - 80 much p0lltca' gIand
afnnd playing on the paff 81 O. ~ tI'e
member. THEY'RE nlI Inilhlr ~ B M1n.