The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-04
MACK TALKS
POLITICS AND
POLITICIANS
SAYS FLETCHER rs ALMOST SURE
TO GET BEAT BY SOME ONE
MORE CANDIDATES FOR SEN
ATE MAY ANNOUNCE.

L ~ WRI FNNoONSEs
W. B. Mack, formerly of The Jour
| nal staff, recently of Jacksonville. and
now again in Pensacola with the in
tentson of staying here permanently,
| talks very entertainfngiy of state poll
| tics-a subject with which he Is init
| n1ately acquainted Talking to The
| Journal yesterday, Mr.. Mack said:
How Jacksonville Lives.
ANY state politics in Jacksonville?
Well. should say so; was there ever
time when there wasn't. Someone
has said Jacksonville exists ON three
| things-politics, liquor selling and
| skinnin' Yankees. 1t might be said,
| however that she has been fairly sue
cessfu1 in all three
Probably never before has the state
| campaign taken on SO much interest
| eight months before the primary, espe-
cially when there are no state offices
| except commissioner Of agriculture
| to be voted for. Already there are
three in the race for the United States
! senate and rumors OF as many more,
which does not include Harry Floyd,
Who told me year ago that he would
| be candidate If his friends would
| put UP the wherewithal.
1
| '"The entries are by NO means closed
and IT is very probable that a South
| or West Florida man could yet get into
the fight and gather the votes, for In
spite of the fact that both Stockton
and Gilchrist are popular men l have
talked with few who have signified
their intentions of voting for them,
while at the same time admitting that
somebody is sure to defeat Fletcher.
The prevailing opinion seems to be to
wait until all have announced to pick
the strongest one to unite on.
Judge Parkhill is mentioned by
many as a sure winner, but others
who say he is admirably fitted for the
race claim that he is a chronic sufferer
from the malady of cold feet and that
in the midst of a critical home stretch
drive he would be stricken and the
contest lost.
Gov. Trammen has for some un-
known reason refrained from sh9ing
his castor into the ring. Three months
ago he appeared to be a certain en-
trant and a probable winner, and,
should he enter yet, pledges made to
him then would still maintain and he
would not be seriously handicapped
from the that t1--~e an I1<Aa beat
| him to the barrier. Consulting the re-
turns from the first primary last
spring 1T will be seen that the governor
he says he doesn't like to be called
handsome--can trim a likely bunch.
Fred Hudson, the Miami wheel
horse who planted the first seeds of
progressive politics on the East Coast,
is being urged to run. Ie has many
friends in Jacksonville, and figuring
him strictly on his past performances
ba Is pne IF he Sfr men IN
could be entered against the senior
senator. At present he is doing yeo-
man service as attorney for the rail-
road commission, and that he would
be compelled to give up that position
is the only objection I have heard to
his running. Personally l have an
other objection, but If man insists on
wearing the kind of beard Hudson
does, l don't suppose he should be
voted against on that account.
Getting closer to home, have heard
several West Florida. men spoken of,
Emmett Wilson, w. H Milton and
Frank Mayes. Congress man Wilson is
well thought Of in Jacksonville, and
strange to say, the Jacksonville peo-
pie want either a West Florida or
South Florida man In the race. 1t has
been pointed out that Congressman
getting enough second choice votes to
win with. Gov. Gilchrist, however, is,
according to A. P. Jordan, whom
saw on the train, expecting to gather
the votes in West Florida He did
when a candidate for governor, but I
wouldn't, If 1 was in his place, put
much faith in the monkey trio post
card.
In L'Engie's District.
1.-THE race in the Fourth district is
creating uneasineSs in several quar-
tiers, with DR.. Fogarty of Key West,
causing the furry. The doctor was
L'Engle's strongest supporter in the
last race and carried Monroe county
overwhelmingly for him. There has
been no breach of friendship between
the two, and 1 am OF the opinion that
the Key Wester is only teasing Claude
Frank Chase is also in the race. This
gentleman has besn signally success
full I'm the piano business, which Is no
Sign that he knows anything about a
political band wagon. Claude would
beat Chase. but with Fogarty running
The latter would most likely get into
second place for first choice and with
enough second choice votes to elect
him
I'm the Second district Frank Clark
has not become uneasy. d. H. Mays
Is said to be considering opposing
Frank. but he viii unquestionably meet
defeat II he bucks the eloquent man
from Afachua- Judge Bullock of
ocala is also spoken of, though 1t is
hard to figure his strength.
Sparkman's Chances,
Judge Philips could not resist the
temptation Of accepting the federal
plum and he win not oppose Con-
gresham SparkY1an in the First Tzad