The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-23
Some Gossip OF
Florida Politics
and Politicians

The ST. Augustine correspondent
OF the Savannah News&rites the fol-
lowing interesting sketch OF the
Florida primary campaign for his
paper:
st. Augustine. Feb. lS.-Florida
candidates have settled down to the
gruelling grind of the campaign and
from now until the first primary on
April 80 the fight will be warmly
wayed. The old-time fire and feel
irg which characterized the state.
wide contests when Napoleon b.
Broward was alive are somewhat
lacking, but the campaign is any
thing but tame
The fight has opened in tbe second
congressional district more than IN
any other part of the State Frank
Clark is in Washington stirring up
the Everglades investigation. Col. 5.
]. lIilburn Of Palatka Is campaign
ing actively against him. Il. Hudson
Burr, chairman OF the state railroad
commission, is also in the contest and
has already begun speaking tour.
opening a few nights ago ut Miami
Col. w. NJ. Tocmer, of Jacksonville.
well known in Georgia, also is a Seek
er alter The honor
Florida people believe in 'Glades
drainage and some think that Clark
is necdlcssly hurting himself BY
stirring up the present row III
Washington. But he is Of the opin-
ion that when his fight is understood,
/: being against Il republican depart
ment at Washn ION and not an e.
fort to stop the Statess drainage
work, it won't hurt him at all and
may help him.
sally correspondence has passed
b1tW cen the candidates. Eeioic re-
turning 10 Washington Ionartasiuah
Clark said ned like To meet those
running against him. The gauntlet
was picked Up by both liilburn and
Burr.
10 each vi them the doughty Con-
grtssman has stated that he would
give IN, III ali that $ coming to them.
And Clark is come kind OF a fighter
on the stump, too. Burr replied the
Macbethian sentiment. Lay on Nc.
Duf, and"-sO forth.
hudson Burr is a splendid cam
paigner. But llilburn Is really the
strongest opponent Clark has at the
present time. He Is very able and
will poll a tremendous vote. Clark
is strongly intrenched and no one in
the secoLd district can Gust him un-
less 1t may be Hilburn. And Hilburn
will have something to brag about X
he does.
The gubernatorial contest is NOV
ing along in quite ladylike fashion.
Attorney General Park Trammell is
working hard. w. II. Milton Of
Mariana has been busy for some
time and has chosen John T. G.
Crawford as his campaigner. John
W. Watson of Miami. has chosen J.
Ira Gore, a we'll known newspaper
writer, as his manager. Cromwell
Gibbons is using lots of newspaper
space. There hasn't been particular
ly much heard from +. NJ, Semple
OF Key West.
L'Engle Stirs Things Up.
Cain seems about 10 break loose
in the hitherto calm congressman-a;
large race. Claude L'Engle is be-
ginning to warm up the occasion and
is sprinkling little pepper on rec
ords which he is presenting Capt.
J. Ed OBrien of Pensacola is his
leading opponent. Some believe
L'Engle will win in the first primary.
l: he doesn't no one will. If there
is second primary it will be be-
tween L'Engle and O'Brien. George
c. Martin of Brooksville and Braxton
Beacham of Orlando are in this con-
test. but is is hardly probable that
they will get into the forefront.
In the third district Congressman
Danitte Mays SENS to be having q
hard time. Emmett Wilson Of Pensa-
cola is running against him and seems
to have reason to believe that it will
be close shave II the congressman
Is returned. Down in the first, Con-
CrasSman Snorkmon ia hoinv attach.