The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-31
|OKALOOSA COUNTY POLITICS Wa
WARM AT MASS MEETING; SENAT Il
RACE IS UPPERM0ST IN NTERE, !
Candidates Indulge In PEI
alities and Muddy Politic,t
Stream at Big Meet.
FLETCHER SEEMS WINNER
General Lineup of Situation Tor
County Made By Journa;
Staff Correspondent.

Crestview. May 3O-The poI.tsaf
situation is becoming warm as ihe .fsfs
Tor the election draws near and Z
which have been clean heretofore
becoming muddied by persona
used by opposing candidates. Go
view was host to the various staff
county candidates here yesterday
the pow WOW at times was eXtrc
lively and personalities were
freely by some Of the speakers.
The warmest talks were the
made by the opposing candidate
state senator, Bill Mapoles and j X
Baggett, and the speakers made filter
attacks and counter attacks befo
big crowd Of visitors. They appC ea
to be in good trim and when time ns
called by Uncle Jeff Richb0rC 81,
who played the role of referee. neiEher
candidate was conquered. Both proM-
ised 10 renew their battle at liliis
shortly.
The senator race is the hottest one
in the county and Baggett eXprcs-es
an intention of preventing Maltdss
fromg citing his name on The ticket
because MapOles has violated the aw
and rendered himself ineligible by con-
tributing to the campaign fund OF Van
Swearingen for governor. Mapcles de-
MED contributing to the campaign fgnd
but did admit that he bad given so
to help support Van Swelfingen's
family.
B. 6 Hancock, candi1lte for congress.
was on the ground ami it looked tQ8aE
like he is a great favGrite IN Okaloes2
county.
~, Ceachy. of Milton. m2'.a f,rKeat
aracai for help, taking much crc'li faf
his aDn..y and efforts as nc present
states attorney and told Of fl years
experience in the practice of law D.
himself as against two years 10y MS
opponent. He appeared TO be pfova
of himself and his ability.
Harry Thompson, his opponent tees
not seem 20 be widely know in 0ka-
loosa and has not made j very al. .tfe
campaign in this field.
Fn,Ir Of OEaloosa's citi2Crs ar
to fcrl ,crI 'arly qull fi'sl |
st.eriff and tire yhave the political
die so muddy it is difficult Ia see ~
enough TO risk a guess whose
will be first under the string a tae
end of the race.
The office OF county superlntef4ient
of education is attracting much atten-
ton and the people appear 10
greatly interested in who Will prf
over this department for the next
years. IL is said that each oi
three aspirants are excellent men
good teachers
The race for county judge is
tracting much attention with laN
a farmer boy and an aged preached en
tering the home stretch" in what IDOLS
like a close race. They are each hQa-
ing in for the final dash and no ne
appears to bet on the result.
Tax collector, assessor and other
ficns are not going begging.
there are who are patriotic enougl
sacrifice themselves on the public alter
and serve the dear people in each
CITY. though no particular one ! 0a4
like a sure winner today. Eacl
thon claim to have a rabbits foot 94
the present incumbents do not rfn
TO feel satisfied with what they hsfe
done and want 10 try IL over aFain
CAPTAIN Webb claims TO have vfole
rabbit
Only one candidate seems To ha
sure lead over his opponent in 1913
county and that is Senator Flet F",
whom people respect and love because
of his long and able work for ne
farmers. Everyone here seems to LHnN
mat he is the one man in America as'ii1
has made IL possible for the falIaet
70 get money at the same rate 81 ih-
terest that the manufacturer, the n'f
chant or promoter OF inc norh sH
east can secure ii. Sentiment hefe
that the fafhering Of that one Jaw
farmers loan, alone is enough 10
every farmer in America honor
name OF the statesman and leader