The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-10-16
A POLITICAL SENSATION.
General Bullock May Run for Con-
gress-WouId Make Strong
Candidate

Ocala, October S.-The people Of
the rlrst congressional district need
not De surprised ia the near future to
see the announcement OF CIen. R0bt.
Bullock as a candidate for the con-
gressional nomination.
General Bullock has been for some
time discussed a. a possible candi-
date FOR the governorship. but he has
never announced himself for the
place. This dis~iOu directed toward
him the attention Of large number
Of his friends in various parts Of the
district and il was quietly suggested
that be would make good coLgres-
sionai tim Der.
Nothing was said publicly along
/ this line, owing TO the fact that there
was considerable talk OF Hon. Peter
O. knight, OF Tampa, entering the
race. Since the announcement, over
his own signature that the latter
gentleman would not be IN the race,
the question Of entering General
Bullock At once came 20 the surface
stronger tnaD ever.
General Bullock has served two
terms a. a member of congress frOm
Florida aud while there made a most
euviable record - u faithful r-presen.
tative OF the people. champiouing
their cause at all times and opposing
the corporations and their agents in
every move by which they hoped To
plumber the people.
It was General BulI0ck's work for
the peoples Interests which caused
his political defeat, this being accom-
plished by Chas. VI. Cooper, with the
assistance Of Mr.. TaliaferrO and other
corporation agents in the state. He
left behind him a record, however,
which will long live ia the memory
Of the people.
II was while member Of congress
that General Bullock laid the founda-
ton for the collection OF FlOrida's
war claim money, and through which
it Was afterwards collected AMI paid
into the treasury OF the state.
General Bullock also made a record
for placing large number of Flori-
dams on the pension roll for their
services in the Indian wars. and what
be has accom- plished in this line has
gone far toward enabling his success
sors ia Office to secure pensions for
others.
General Bullock's friends claim
that be is the strongest anti-cOrpOra-
ton man in the district and one who
can easily defeat Congressman Spark
man and for this reason they declare
that they believe that General Bull
lock will be induced TO enter the race.
His strong aud consistent attitude Of
friendship toward the people at all
times, and his aggressive fights
against corporation rule has placed
him on high pedestal in the est ma
ton Of the people.
General Bullock is u gallant ex-
Confederate and among the veterans
be is loved and esteemed for his many
noble qualities.
It i claimed by those who have
been looking into the matter, that in
the congressional race General Bull
lock will carry Marion, Sumter and
Levy counties almost unanimously,
and that he has Il strong lighting
chance in Lake, fernando, Citrus,
PascO, DeSOtO and Manatee counties.
It is also stated by his friends that he
would poll large and fiattering vote
even in Hillsborough county. They
/ claim that all through South Florida
are large numbers Of former resi-
dents Of Marion county, who know
and love General Bullock, all of whom
would at once throw toward him
every particle of support possible.
1t is believed that owning to the
recent long illness of Hon. Robert
/ McNamee that he will not enter the
-, race and that IN this event his sup
! port will go solidly to General Bull
! Il