The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-18
PENSACOLIAN TO
MAKERACEFROM
THIRD DISTRICT
Vigorous Campaign Wi1r0beI
Commenced by Finn at
an Early Date.
TO ACQUAINT PgJBLng
with HIS PLATFORM
Believes That Every Candi-
date Should Tel for What
Issues He Stands.

Hon. j. n. SnAthwick of Rensarola.
is cEAhdate for congress from the
Third district. While 1t had been
known for some months that Mr..
Snithwick was a candidate TOR the
high Office It was not uncil yesterday
that he authorized the formal an
nouncement of his candidacy At the
proper time he win issue statement
setting forth clearly exactly where
he stands on every question now be-
fore the people, as wen as some which
he desires to place before them. In
other words Mr.. Snrithwick intends
injecting some issues into the cam
paign, believing that the public should
know where man stands before be-
ing asked TO support him for such
an important office.
The Pensacolian intends further
more, to make vigorous campaign.
When the proper time arrives he will
get out IN the district and. intends,
making one of the most thorough
campaigns that has ever been made
by a candidate for congress. Mr..
Snithwick has large number of
friends, not alone in Pensacola, but in
every county of the district and they
are supporting him for the important
Office.
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Mr.. Snithwick's formal announce
ment of his candidacy, as given TO q
Journal representative yesterday
afternoon, is as follows:
Several months ago, l determined
to become a candidate for nonnfna-
ton in the state primary election of
1916 as representative In congress
from this, the Third congressional
district of Florida.
However, at the time of reaching
that decision, I feit that the people
of the district were entitled 90 re-
spite from the disturbing influences
of a long drawn out political CAM
paign. Therefore, / decided upon the
course of deferring a formal an
nouncement of my candidacy until a
later date. It is yet forty weeks
until the primary, but now feel that
the time is opportune for my an
nouncement, so that my friends
throughout the district may know Of
by firm decision to make this race.
mo more worthy ambition, in my
opinion, could be entertained by Cit
izen than desire to serve the nation
at large, and ones neighbors and
friends, as a representative in tina
congress Of the United States. Hence
no citizen is due an apology to the
people for either the ambition to so
serve them, or for asking their sup
port in the furtherance and gratifca=
ton Of such an ambition.
at is my firm conviction that no
man has the right to ask for public
office, especially Legislative Office,
without taking the public into his con-
fidence, and telling them in unmis-
taxable language just what he stands
for, and what his position is on all
the questions that vitality affect them.
Therefore, at a later, but an early
date. shall publish a frank and can
| did statement of the governmental
principles and the legislative policies
| for which | shall labor increasingly,
if l am entrusted by the people to
the exalted Office which arm seeking.
at is not only my purpose to make
such public statement in the press
of the district, but within the forty
weeks between this and the date OF
the primary, I hope to see each ana
every voter in this district, and ex-
plain to him in person my position
i on public questions"