The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-15
WA[POLE SAYS
CROOKED DEAL.
OTHERS DENY
THE CHAIRMAN FROM MANATEE
COUNTY MAKES CHARGE OF
CONSPIRACY BETWEEN TRAM
NELL AND MILTON FORCES
CHARGES ARE DENIED.

Il wish to announce myself az a
champion Of Cromwell Gibbons's can
didacy for governor, and to insist that
because of revelations that came to
me last night, that his name should
be placed on the ticket in the second
primary and he should receive the
support of every loyal and fair-minded
Democrat in the state of Florida /
make this announcement and sincere
ly hope 1t will be published, as 1 know
Col. Gibbons would make an admirable
chief executive and because / am un-
alterably opposed to having the high
est offices within the gift Of the peo-
pie of Florida bartered and traded In
by aspiring politicians"
Well Known Politician
This decidedly emphatic statement
was made last night by Frank A. Wal
pole of Manatee, chairman OF the Man
atee county Democratic executive COM
mittee and one Of the best known
the Jacksonville Times Union. He has
also represented Manatee county at
meetings OF the state committee Tor
the past ten or twelve years and has
figured for years In the political life OF
Florida.
Il make my announcement, con-
tinued Mr.. Walpole, for this reason:
Milton and others, a caucus was 20
have been held at his headquarters In
the Atlantic National bank building at
s O'Clock Wednesday. l expected 70
leave for Manatee, my home, but on
account of this proposed conference
decided to stay over. AT the nour
mentioned. however, went to the
headquarters with others and waited
until $3.50 O'Clock, but neither Mr.. Mil
y lew mo YaQ
Crawford, appeared on the scene up to
that hour. Starting to my hotel to re-
tire for the night, l met former State
Senaor T. A. Darby and Cap. Mont
calm Broward, who upon being asked
as to the whereabouts of Mr.. Milton
stated that he had requested that they
announce that he would see us In the
morning at O'Clock.
Went to See Milton.
"As had remained over in Jackson
vile for the sole purpose of attending
the caucus, having been invited to do
so by Mr.. Milton and his friends, l
was naturally angered at the seeming
lack of interest displayed and in the
fact that Mr.. Milton had not shown me
and others the courtesy OF keeping the
engagement I expressed my opinion
on the subject and Senator Darby re-
quested as q personal favor to him,
that I go to the Hotel jackson and
see Mr.. Milton. l went and was &C
companied by Capt. Broward. Mr..
Milton, upon being called, came down
from his room and l upbraided him
for not keeping HIS engagement and
thereby putting me to decided incon-
venience. He stated that he was pre-
vented from attending the meeting by
matters over which he had no con-
troll, and that he had learned late in
the evening that there was a trade or
dicker on with reference to his con-
tinued candidacy for governor. He
stated further that at that time q
conference was going on upstairs in
the room occupied by Hayes Lewis,
one of his leading supporters, and that
those in the conference we're Hon.
Park Trammell, high man for govern
or; J. T. q. Crawford, his campaign
manager; r. Hudson Burr, defeated
candidate for congressman from the
Second district. and A. J. Angle, of
Tampa, a strong Trammell supporter.
was for him to come down and allow
Trammel to be nominated without OPP
position; that they saw no good IN
continuing the fight, as both were OF
the same faction politically in Florida.
Expressed His Opinion.
II asked Mr.. Milton the direct ques-
tion IL he was party to this con-
ference. He replied that he was not |:
that he had not been In attendance on
the conference at any one time longer
than ten minutes. l than told Mr..
Milton that II he quietly acouiesced in
the effort that was being made at that
time that / considered him a much
smaller man than 1 ever believed him