The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-18
TRAMMELL'S STATEMENT
CONCERNING ABSURD
CHARGES
TRONOUNCES AS UNQUALIFIEDLY
-" .."e Va sinynamS and
To the Citizens of Florida.

Most positively say that every
word, statement and intimation made
ty Frank Walpole and Cromwell
Gibbons or by either OF them, sug-
.csting, intimating or charging that
at any time any trade. combination.
deal or political frame-up OF any ma
ture whatever was made by Mr. Mil
ton or any of his friends with ME or
any OF my friends are without any
foundation and are unqualifiediy
false and untrue from beginning to
end. Such ridiculous. unreasonable
and absurd charges can come only
from wild imagination and could
Cnly be asserted from lack of I
proper sense of fairness and justice
due man to man.
| Previous to that time and on the
| day the votes were canvaSScd IL
Jacksonville, Mr.. Milton. so | was in
formed. asked by letter. wire and in
person the vicws OF "A large number
OF his supporters upon the question
of his remaining in the race u
seems, however. that Mr.. WalpO!e.
who had been one of his supporters.
felt. as he expressed II to ME and 9TH
Crs. that he had been ignored Tie
| oh y.,I hn
have advised him to not run. bu' hr
did not like to be ignored This
On she Thursday night referred 10
by Mr.. WalpOlc. did not advise him
to wait twcnty-four hours as he
claims, before he said anything
through the Timcs-CniOn about tn"
deal he suspected. but when he was
mad and charging because he felt
that he had been ignored by not be-
ing consulted by Mr.. Milton as TO
what he should do. told him most
,mphatically when he intimat"d that
| Vnpft lldU IhPH tTduillS upi', 'h"' Nv
V rs absolutely wrong in his lmaSlna-
tion and such positively Was not fhe
ease Whri, he talked OF going 10
the Timcs-l nion. | advised him Just
as | would any Other mad and angry
man. that | thought he had better
/ noi do 50, as Mr. Milton had doubt
/ l,,ss nI intended 10 ignore him. My
rnly u,tcranre about "A deal was 10
lrand as untrue lis numerous imas;-
mai iions oi such.
On Friday, after Mr. Milton an
noun ed ,hrouah the Metropolis his
withdrawal, Mr. Walpolc and Mr..
Gibbons were together oil and on fol
s,vral hours. apparently in confer.
several hours. apparently In confer
cral Was offended a, Mr.. Milton, be-
cause he felt that h" had been lg-
uor.h. Gibbons Was up in the air.
ard had been saying Tor several dayS
| ii Milton Withdrew from the race he
was going 10 get his name on tn"
ticket in the second primary SO
IRON man who said he had been
ipnorcd' and was angry and from
another man who had an IA to grind.
who had a design and purpose in
mind-that of trying to get into the
second primary y-camc the unsup-
J. rorted the absurd, the ridiculous
t md unreasonable story of an alleged
j deal It's ridiculous absurdity gavo
t il the earmarks of being the express
4 SION only Of the widest Imagination.
. Mr. Gibbons knew the people would
4 not approve OF him, the fourth man
: in the race, trying to get his name
on the ticket when such conduct was
d contrary to the practice OF other can
II d;dates. was i'm violation of the spirit
n oi the primary law and against the
K primary regulations which have ex-
Is is,ed since the beginning of the pri-
Is rlary system. SO he practicaiis JUNE
l. with Mr.. Walpole. in getting out the
Of absurd story of the imaginary deal
he i'm hopes thereby TO gain a little JUS
tification and approval OF his un-
teard-of proposition of the fourth
,aan in the first primary trying u
get into the second primary.
~ Fifty,two thousand out OF sixty
I'M two thousand voters refused him the
r;gh, 10 get into the second primary
The will of the people ended his
h.. rights in the first primary lhe
,u chairman of th,. State committee and
NJ th. Supreme Court have affirmed tne
n verdict of the people by holding Ne
-; has no right to 90 into the second
Ie- primary
A. the time il was not Serret ana