Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-10-14
SOME POLITICAL CORRERPONDENCE.
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trying to give your candidacy "boost"
said to friend Of mine that you had
already q certain number OF VOTES
pledged to You. Tie number men,
toned was far short of a majority Of the
membership of the House. My friend
told me of your friends boost" and
knowing your friend real well, was
satisfied that he had taken all the lati-
tude that bis conscience would allow.
This Incl lent, submit, JUSTIFIED my
statement on information that you were
''many votes short Of the necessary
number to elect"
Finally, l cannot accept your kind
invitation to write the nominees that
the speakership contest is q closed Incl
dent. with Mr. Jennings already virtu-
ally elected, because correspondence on
file in my Office indicates that the con-
trary is true. From the disparity be-
tween this correspondence and your
claim that more than majority OF the
nominees have committed themselves to
your support, judge that You have TAX
en- the kindly reception Of your candi-
dacy by nominees as pledge OF support
and are, therefore, deceiving yourself in
many instances. This Wow Of the mat
ter is strengthened by reference to the
correspondence have on file. / find,
for instance, that one member writes me
as follows:
II have met the gentleman from South
Florida who Is in the race and have had
communications from Mr.. Jennings, and
was under the impression that / would
give Mr.. Jennings my support, but have
recently changed my mind and am now
inclined to support You"
Another nominee whom I happen to
know you consider rs committed to your
candidacy writes:
Am still undecided in regard to the
Would like to support q !
West Florida man, but fully believe you |
would be moro fair and impartial than |
the other man." etc, etc.
And yet another nominee who know
has been reported to you by one Of your
lieutenants as "signed, sealed and de-
livered" writes to me under quite recent
date rs follows:
cat the present time no good reason
suggests itself why should not support
you. You may rest assured of this, that
| am not as yet pledged TO any one and
will take the matter mp with you, prob
ably in person, within the next few
There are yet other letters that 1 might
quote from in support of the theory that
you and your ieutenants have taken too
much for granted, but these are suffi-
cient, think, to convince any reason
able person that could not in good con-
science write the gentlemen who are to
compose the next house Of representa-
lives that q majority of them are already
committed to your candidacy for the
and, as much as should
ike to accommodate you, Unjust decline
70 make q statement that does not ap-
oear to me to be borne out by the facts
If the case.
hope the length of Enls letter mas not
Tearied you over-muoh. offer in ex-
enuation Of its length that it seemed
necessary to go somewhat into detail to
make it plain to you that have not
made statements regarding the status of
Tour candidacy that were not borne out
y such information as would appear to
he reasonable mind ss good grounds, as
yell also as TO conteract your very evil
ent purpose to place me in false light
'efore the gentlemen with whom we are !
o serve as members of the house of rep 6
next spring. I hope have
accomplished both of these purposes, for ,
is my opinion that, so far from enter ,
az upon their duties with wrong i'm :
resSions Of one another, members of
he legislature should, as far as possible, ,
NAphfotC 5PA1Ae VI bL1Aby nAu CO-OpcId- n
ion to the end that the states best in
srests may be served in their delibera-
ions, and that their time may not be
tasted in pickering and factional divis- y.
,ns. In line with this sentiment beg
D say further that If some one other
nan myself is chosen speaker he
hall have my hearty cooperation in his
very effort looking to the welfare Of
ur state. II the honor shall be be-
lowed upon me 1 shall hope for the
anne consideration.
Since you have seen fit to give pub
city to your communication of the 9rd .
1st. through the mails, feel
privileged to further flavor" the public (,
With your letter and inflict them with J
ny reply.
l remain, with assurances of high es-
eem.
Yours very truly,