The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-05-13
RESULT OF TUESDAYS PRIMARY.

! We print els-~ here the returns Of
/ election held tuesday as far - We
have been able TO gather them.
/ In this county it will be seen that
/ Mr.. Carlos Sistrunk is elected to the
legislature by a most flattering vote.
/ This young gentleman conducted a
very vigorous campaign aud on very
elevated lines. He surprised and
gratified MS friends by the spLendor
and eloquence OF his speeches and
they won him his sweeping victory.
The returns also indicate that Hon.
Edd L. Wartmann Will be Mr.. Sis
trunks colleague in the Legislature.
Mr.. Wartmann's magnificent en-.
! dorsement by his fellow tOwnsmen
anu the splendid record he has made
/ during the three decades that be has
lived in this county was tttingIy
emphasized Tuesday.
The race for sheriff will have TO be
run over again 1y Messrs. Henry
| Gordon, of DunnellOn, and Mr.. John
P. Galloway, of this city. And as
both gentlemen are very popular the
next cam aign promises to be q very
lively one and the friends Of both
gentlemen are pleased with the very
clean methods they both pursued III
the primary just ended.
In the state election our latest adj.
vices announce the gratifying intelli-
gence that Hon. James 2. TaliaferrO
J has been elected for a second term Dy
a majority of the democratic voters
Of the state and a second primary
will not be necessary. From start to
| finish his campaign was in every
way commendable and his election is
a rebuke to the reckless methods that
were adopted to defeat him.
Mr.. r. w. Davis is so far in the
lead for governor that while a second
primary is necessary, the splendid
vote that he received almost assures
him his election on the seventh Of
June next.
In the congressional race Hon.
Stephen NJ. Sparkman is returned to
his seat 10 congress by a very magni-
ficant majority, which is splendid
| endorsement of the record he has
made in that body.
What was Done in the Last Congress,
There were introduced in the house
Of representatives the last session
Of congress 1898 bills; in the senate
5,545.
Of this number 400 were passed.
The speeches made would nil II
volume as large a. Webster's Una.
bridgded Dictionary. Yet, all that
was done of a public nature my be
compressed into less than a column Of
| this paper and are herewith submitt-
ed:
Passed bill putting into effect the
Cuban reciprocity treaty.
Ratified the Panama canal treaty.
Passed bill providing for the gov
eminent of the Panama "anal none.
Ratified the Chinese commercial
treaty, providing for two open ports
in Msnchuria.
Ratified a treaty with Cuba TO carry
out the terms Of the Plate amend
/ ment.
Passed a resolution authorizing the
president to negotiate a treaty with
Great Britain, with the assent Of
Japan and Russia, if possible TO pro-
tect the fur seals OF the north Pacific.
Adopted joint resolution prOvid-
ing for the transportation on a gov
eminent vessel Of 600 public school
teachers to Porto Rico to the United
States to take course in summer
| schools.
Rc.enacted Chinese exclusion by a
rider on the sundry civil bill.
Provided for joint commission Of
the two horses to investigate the ship
subsidy question.
Appropriated 81, 700, 900 to purchase
/ a site at the Pennsylvania railroad ter
minal in New York for a branch post.
Office.