Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-25
P POLITICS SLOW
IN WARMING Up
FOR PRIMARIES
Few Announcements for
County or State
Offices
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Women Will Be Large
Factor in Voting This
Year

Interest in the coming primaries
of the democratic party in June is
slow in awakening this year, prac-
tically no candidates having formal
ly announced for state officers, and
very few, judging from the state
press, have made up their minds as
to whether or not they will offer for
county offices. This is true in Put
nam as in other counties.
The most important office to be
filled is that of United States SEN
ator. Senator Trammell has already
formally announced his candidacy
for reelection. 1t was thought that
his announcement would draw other
announcements, but so far it has had
little effect save to create consider
able talk as to the probable candid
acy of William Jennings Bryan. Mr..
Bryan has set this at rest by an
nouncing that he will not become a
candidate, but if there is a. popular
movement to use his name in the
June primaries it can be safely as
serted that he will not object. There
are large number Of people in the
state anxious to see Hon. Perry
Wall, of Tampa, enter the race
again, but so far he has given no in
timation of his intentions.
Second in Importance to the NOM
ination Of a senator will be the
nomination of congressman for each
district. Congressman Sears has
not announced his candidacy in this
district. but it is safe bet that he
will offer again. Other names that
have been mentioned as possible con-
tenders are Ion Farris, of Jackson
vile; john w. Watson Of Miami;
James E. Calkins, of Fernandina,
and William Malone, of Key West.
Two justices of the supreme court
will be elected. 1t is not believed
that either of the present incumbents
will have opposition.
No announcements have been made
for places on the railroad commits
sion, there being two vacancies this
year.
The County Delegation.
Each county in the state will elect
two representatives to the legislature
and the even numbered senatorial
districts will elect senator's. This is
the twenty-sixth, hence there will be
a senator elected from this district.
Senator Russell has already formal
ly announced his candidacy, and,
while there has been some talk of
opposition from various sources, no
definite movement has been made
vet to contest the genial senator's
nomination.
Representative Henry Mckenzie
has not yet formally announced his
candidacy, but he has stated pri-
Ivately that he expects to ask the
lvoters to return him to the lower
house. Representative Charles Phil
ips has announced that he will not
again offer for office, it is under
stood, and it will be necessary to
choose his successor. No candidates
have yet appeared in the open for
this office.
In the judicial district it will be
necessary to nominate circuit judge
and states attorney in the June
primary. 1t is generally deplored
that it is necessary to drag the ju-
dietary into politics but it is gener-
ally conceded thta Judge Longs
splendid record as states attorney
and as Judge will make it unneces-
sary for him to make political
campaign to be nominated, even if
there is any opposition, which it is
believed he will not have. States
Attorney Crews will have opposition
from Alachua county, J. c. Adkins
having already tentatively announc-
ed that he expects to contest for the
office, and Attorney W. p. Dineen,
of Palatka, is understood to have
tbeen favorably inclined to candidacy
4 for the office.
| In the county five commissioners
will be elected. So far theer have
been no announcements. and It is not
known whether either Messrs. Burt,