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====1907 reelection campaign====
In his campaign for reelection in [[1907]], Bliss was opposed in the Democratic primary by [[Walker Ingraham]]. At this that time, the Democratic Party was by far the predominant political party in Pensacola, and accordingly, elections were quite often decided in the general election.
Mr. Ingraham, Bliss' opponent, was supported by many wealthy and powerful citizens of Pensacola, including [[William Alexander Blount, Sr.]], [[Evelyn Croom Maxwell]], [[Pensacola City Council|City Council]] member and future mayor [[Frank Reilly]], and [[John B. Jones]], the [[Pensacola City Attorney|City Attorney]]. Bliss claimed that "although a poor man, [he] had done more work and spent more money to advertise Pensacola than all the entire gang of rich men who are now trying to defeat him."<ref>Political ads, ''Pensacola Journal'', May 1, 1907.</ref> Bliss claimed that rather than running against Ingraham, he was running against the [[First National Bank of Pensacola|First National Bank]], and that if elected Ingraham would be merely a puppet.