The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09
Expects to Be In The Race
Race Before the Pri-
maries of 1912.
RUMoRED THAT J. NED WILSON
OF JACKSON COUNTY WILL oP-
POSE DANNTTTE H. MAYS FOR
coNeREss-sTATE HOUSE Live
LY ALTHOUGH LEGISLATORS
ARE A5sENT-eossIP OF THE
CAPITAL
By J. n. Reese.

Tallahassee, April Attorney Gems
eral Park Trammell today gave out
statement In which he says that he ex-
poets to be In the race for governor be-
fore the primaries Of 1912. This an
nouncement follows closely upon that
made by Cromwell Gibbons q few dayr
ago of his candidacy.
It is rumored that Senator ]. Ned.
Wilson of Jackson county, will be a
candidate for congress against Con-
gresham Dannitte II. Mays.
Though the legislators have been ab-
sent today and VIII not return until
Monday, the state house has been lives
ly with visitors and busy with COM
mittee clerks and attaches shaping
matters for the session which recon-
venes Monday afternoon
THE GOVERNORS RECEPTION.
Governor Gilchrist has been having
some trouble in locating a date for his
reception to the members of the legis-
lature. He first settled upon April 2S
as the time which would be fitting and
proper to entertain the soIons at the
mansion, but upon investigation he
found that upon that date the Florida
Press Association would meet in Tall
lahassee, and he postponed the event
to the 27th. He was then advised that
the state spelling contest would take
place on that date, and so there was
another postponement. It is announced
from the governors Office that the re-
ception viii take place on the evening
of May without fail If this date
conflicts with any other event the gov
ernor doesn't care to be advised OF 1t.
IGoU'S LONG RIDE.
Representative Igou of Lake county.
is giving his colleagues some very de-
lightful rides in his Cadillac machine
over the red hills of Leon. Mr. Igoa
Travelled all the way from Eustis in this
car and made the distance without
rnishap of any moment Part of the
road was very rough but all the diff
culties were surmounted through the
combined excellence of the auto and
the skill Of the driver.
Mr.. Igou has been on the board OF
county commissioners Of Lake and IL
al present on the good roads commit
tee Of the house. He has practical
ideas about road building and mate
rial5 that should be of much value IN
his committee work.
DETWYLER ON THE JOB.
Honorary Fish Commissioners John
Detwyler is here for the session. al
usual Commissioner Detwyler has been
working for fisheries commission for
a number of years, but has never sue
ceededl In getting anything more than
e relief bill through. When asked
what nhe expected the results of his
present work to be he responded In
characteristic style: I'm here to see
which way the cat jumps; I can't tell
which way it's going to jump. but I'm
going to stay until it Jumps, by golf"
GENE HAWKINS THE FAITHFUL.
Onel Of the oldest attaches of the
legislature from point Of service is
Eugene Hawkins, the janitor. He has
been attending the sessions for the
Ee is faithful and energetic and thera
is no complaint of HIS work, because
Hawkins is always alert and active.
THE EXPECTED HAPPENED.
"Just as I expected" said Paul Lang,
custodian of the state house, as he
walked into the house this morning
and shifted around to locate a break
il the gas pipe. Somebody blew our
the gas" The building was filed with
the fumes, from cellar to dome. Lang
is famous wit. and is always ready
with a joke. Whom do you suspect? ?S
he was asked. Suspicion points 10
Wells, of Leon" responded Paul, au4
went shifting out.
ANGLE LANDED WELL.
The comment is general concerning
the liberal manner in which Speaker
Jennings dealt with those who had op-
posed him when 1t came to making
committee appointments. He gave his
| chief opponent. Eugene Matthews, the
Craftsmanship Of the committee on
temperance. which Mr.. Matthews Is
probably well pleased with. Angle,
his other competitor, was given the
| craftsmanship of the committee on In
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