The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-06-02
A TREACHEROUS TRICK
TO TRIP TRAMMELL
In His Race for Senator--A
Dirty Piece of Politics.


sunday last, contained the following
account of "Dixie's" latest attempt to
besmlrch Gov. Park Trammell:
This weeks issue of Dixie" Bob
McNamee's Jacksonville publication,
arrived in the mails yesterday after.
noon, containing a first page scare
head article under the head of "Catts
Repudiates Trammell," following
which there was reproduction of
what appears to be fac-simile COPY
OF statement written and signed by
Sidney J. Cats, reading as follows:
ITO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Governor Trammell was very cool to
me when | was in Tallahassee before
the legislature & l could not get to
see him at all though l tried three
times. He is very friendly now since
he got on our Band Wagon.
SIDNEY j. CATS.
On train near Lake City.
May Sth, 1916"
Seeing that this was intended to be
a political attack and believing it to
be violation of the Corrupt Practice
Act, a representative of the Demo-
crat called at the governors office to
enquire if the publication had come to
the governors knowledge, and to get
statement concerning it.
Mr.. Gray, Governor Trammells sec
retary, stated that the Governor was
Ill Pensacola where the concluding
meeting Of the itinerary would be held
last night. Mr.. Gray stated that the
governors office had information a
week or ten days ago that an attack
was being planned for publication just
before the Primary in which Mr..
Cats name would figure, but in what
way of course they had no advance
knowledge.
He said that a circular or hand bill
containing this same statement had
been sent to them by friend of Gov
ernor Trammell from Levy county
with the information that the same
was being circulated in that county to
some extent, and enclosing one of the
hand bills. The hand bill contained
no imprint by which the same could
be traced and the governors office
was busy tracing this clandestinely
circulated attack when the copy of the
Dixie arrived yesterday evening con-
taining the publication.
Mr.. Gray further stated that about
ten days ago one of Jacksonvillc's
ring politicians had boasted to a
friend of Governor Trammell's that
the attack would be made. When ask
ed as to the probable political effect
Of such an attack upon the senatorial
race Mr.. Gray said:
81 do not believe that the dastardly
attempt to injure Governor Trammell
will hurt him in the least, but on the
contrary will win him votes. All thru
this campaign Governor Trammell has
been picked out by his opponents and
their lieutenants as the object for
their mud-slingings. 1t is generally
stated by people in close touch with
politics that this campaign has been
unusually vindictive and filled with
inexcusable mud-slinging and abuse,
but even Governor Trammell's politi-
cal opponents concede that he has con-
Quoted a clean campaign.
at is we'll known fact throughout
the state that Trammell is decidedly
the leading candidate for the senate
and this attempted attack on him,
which is bold violation of the Cor
rupt Practice Law, was no doubt care
fully planned by the political hench-
men of Governor Trammell's oppo-
nents in the hope that they could
break his lead in some way, but like
all their other silly, contemplate and
efforts it will fall flat and
get Trammell votes instead of losing
him any.
81 do not know whether the sigma
tue and statement is genuine or not
1t makes but little difference whether
it is genuine or a forgery for in either
case the statements contained therein
are untrue in so far as Governor
Trammell having treated any one coo!
and refused to see them. Governor
Trammell's genial disposition and
cordiality is known from one end of
Florida to the other and he greets
friend and foe with a smile.
"Park Trammell has had remark
able political career of unbroken sue
cesses; he is known to be honest, con-
scientious and fearless public official
and will be our next United States
senator from Florida"
Mr.. Gray did not seem to be the
least bit worried over any possible i'll
effect of the attack.
The following Exchange of Tele
grams is Self Explanatory: