The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-16
CLARK, DROOME
AND ABRAMS
The Candidates Spoke Here Last
Tuesday Night.
MANY VOTERS HEARD THEM.
Spoke From Band Stand and
p Made Some Good
Impressions.

Impressions.
BY what the candidates claimed to be a
mere happen so, Hons Frank Clark, can.
didate for Congress from the Second
Congressional District Of Florida; James
r. Broome, candidate for Secretary Of
State, and Alfred St, Clair Abrams, can
didate for Attorney General, found them.
selves together here in Gainesville Tues
day, and they and some of their friend,
thought it a splendid opportunity to fire
one political gun of the campaign in the
county. This conclusion arrived at the
speaking was advertised to be at the band
stand at o'clock p. nj, When the hour
arrived the candidates and about hun.
dred hearers were on hand, but as soon as
the speakers entered the stand the crowd
begnn to augment, and soon there were
several hundred persons within the range
of the speakers voices
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. ]. NJ. Rivers, member of the Legis
lature from this county, and in that elo
quent aud pleasing manner for which he
Is noted, he introduced the candidates
paying each nice compliment as he did
so.
Hon. Frank Clark was first introduced
Mr.. Clark, as all who ever heard him
know, is an eloquent and pleasing speak
err. After a few Introductory remarks
complimentary to Gainesville anc
Alachua county in general, and the ladie'
In particular, he got down to business
lie said he could not arrogate to himself
the right or power to construct platform
for the Democratic party, nor would i(
do so, as that is the province Of the PEG
pie in convention assembled and h(
would stand on whatever platform TIN
people construct.
He declared his loyalty to the Kansas
City and Jacksonville plotforms, and sale
lie would not in this campaign descend t
the low level Of personal abuse. He eN
poets to discuss the public records Of hi
opponents, and to have his own discussc'
by them. He said it would not hurt hin
much IL he should be defeated, but III
dear good little wife had her heart set OF
going to Washington, and he hoped tn
people would not disappoint her.
HON. JAS. K. DRooME SPEAKS.
The statesman from Gadsden, Hon
James f. Broome, of Quincy was mex
introduced. He said it was qdite embar
RAISING to him to speak in commentator
terms OF himself, but knowing that til
people desired, and had a right to
knowledge of every candidates record
he would refer to himself briefly, He re
minded his hearers that he was juS eN
actly as old as Florida was as State, be
ing born in Florida on the same da' tina
she was admitted into the Union as
State-March 3, IS45. At the age OF siN
teen he resigned his scholarship at Co
lege and entered the Confederate servic
where he served under that matches
leader General Robert +, Lee (whe
Lees name was mentioned the audienc
applauded enthusiastically and contin'
ing Mr.. Broome grew earnest and elC
quent as he said: During the memoirs
struggle of 10 when vice and corrupuo
ruled in high places, when thieves an
robbers levied taxes on honest industries
when the carpet.bag government was er
deavoring to rob our beloved Florida
every yestige of State rights and Loo
self-government, was one of those Den
ocrats who canvassed the State and al
sisted in dethroning that nefarlous GOV
ernment."
He referred to the fact that almost a
Of those with whom he then labored ha
since been rewarded with high and hol
orable positions by the people, and
thought it nothing. more than right TIL
he now be given the Office OF Secretary
State.
Mr.. Broome referred to his record
State senator for twelve consecuh'
years and said for any OF his acts viii
serving in the senate he had no regrets
express, and no apologies to offer. II
address was an eloquent one and made
good impression.
HON. ALFRRD ABRAMS SPEAKS.
The next and last speaker was Ho
Alfred st. Clair Abrams, candidate Il
Attorney General. Mr.. Abrams paid b
opponents high compliments. OF Ho
w. II. Ellis he said in substance: IN
Ellis has an important State office /
is making the State an excellent travt
ing auditor. He is recognized as one
the best expert accountants in the Stat
and Il will be to the interest OF the vote
and tax payers to keep him in the P
sition, and to vote for Abrams for ATTIC
ney General will be equivalent to votli
for Ellis for State auditor"
Mr.. Abrams called attention to the Ia
that Mr.. Ellis had the advantage OF hi
in the campaign, because the State "
paying Ellis campaign expenses. /
did not wish to be understood as intima
ing that Mr.. Ellis was spending u
States money wrongfully, but his pre-