Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-23
BUSY TALK OF POLITICS
IS HEARD OVER FLORIDA
Candidates for Various Offices
Are Opening Headquar-
tiers With Rush


JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Jan 2O.-Since
The meeting OF the Florida Democratic
executive committee here Tuesday. at
which the call for the first primary was
fixed for April %. political activity
throughout the state has become very
marked
Candidates for various state Offices are
throwing their headquarters open with
. rush. and additional clerical help has
been employed TO conduct the work OF
those already opened. indications are
that practically ali candidates for gov
ernor viii maintain their political head
quarters in Jacksonville.
Il Is stated that Trammel has en-
gaEed oflices here. and will install a
large force within a few days. The
headquarters Of Watson and Milton have
been open for several weeks. Col
Cromwell gibbons has had his head
quarters open for the past six months.
and Is adding to his staff as the cam
paign warns up.
Local politicians are much interested
70 know whether Mr.. Trammell will
come here to manage his own campaign,
and 20 out from Jacksonville 10 his
variodus appointments, or whether he
v1Ii perform his campaign duties from
the Office Of the attorney general az
Tallahassee watson. Gibbons and dil-
ten are free from Official duties Wisai
the state. and are able 10 give their
entire time to their political aeuvl,ies-
At such times as they are not Illins
speaking engagements. they VIII De
about their headquarters.
FEW BIG ISSUES.
The gubernatOrial campaign seems 10
Be singuiarly free from big issues With
All except Gibbons there seems 10 be
no issues other than they desire 10 pre-
side as chief executive Of the great state
u Florida. Colonel Gibbons long ago
declared himself on the drainage OF the
Everglades. insisting that this great sec
ton OF the state is being destroyed by
the methods employed
He declares that these vast acres
should not fan into the hands OF spec
ulators. and that these lands should not
be sold unless the purchaser is den
nftely assured when they will be reauy
for cultivation. Another plank In his
platform which is finding much favor
i the abolition Of the convict lease
system and the placing OF cOnvicts on
public road work
Colonel Gibbons has injected some
humor into the situation BY labelling
Everglades sales as Lands by the gal
lon" 1t has been whispered about that
one OF the other candidates for governor
Is preparing to launch tl.s slogan Forty
acres and a boat" AT any rate. the
Everglades drainage project viii loom
large in the chief issues OF the cam
paign. Both the serious sides Of the
proposition, and lands by the gallon"
slogan have been going the ROUNDS or
ths state press very freely. Many OF
the big papers OF the north and west
have been paying attention TO the propO-
sitiOn- Several OF the largest Of these
have arranged TO send a special cores
pondent through the 'glades before the
end OF this month for the purpose OF
$3.50 @s~es -ExEcT inE@s~pes&en - -
past methods and results. actual con-
ditious and future prospects
Many thousands Of people through the
north and west are purchasers of lands
declared 10 be worthless for many years
20 come
WILSON LOOMS STRONG.
The action Of the state committee on
the presidential primary has renewed
the interest OF Floridians in the nation
~ outlook and Of the possible effect OF
the declaration of a reform as yet IN
tried II is agreed that Wilson Will be
= strong man before the people Of the
state, notwithstanding the fact that he
has been deserted by Colonel Harvey. of
Harper,s Weekly, and Aarse Henry
Watterson. the distinguished and YER
satre editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal Champ Clark win get very
solid support throughout the state, and
All are bound to admit that Harmon viii
develop a very strong following in the
primary