The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-03-18
The GEAR" ROASTED.
Cracker" Tells How He Attempted
10 Override Martens Democracy.


To the Editor Of the Ocala Banner.
lt did my old heart good to see from
your paper and afterwards learn par.
dculAIs, of the action Of our county
democratic executive committee at
its recent mstiing in regard to that
part OF its work that pertained to the
action Of Governor jennings.
Censuring and asking him not to
NEEDLE with Marion county affairs
when We have All organized body of
democrats TO attend TO our wants in
the political line. Most Of the Marion
county democratic executive commit
tee are TO the manor born aud as a
whole, one OF the most intelligent
and representative bodies that has
ever come together in Marion county.
Conservative men, who know their
rights from recognized precedents
aud customs of yesrs Of democratic
rule i'm this slate. Besides they know
their sovereign rights rs democrats
and knowing these things, they have
the manhood TO hold fast to them and
defy aud reprimsnd the governor or
any other Gar, who threatens To
abridge or destroy. these rights. 1t
seems that the facts leading up TO the
action of the democratic executive
committee are about as follows:
Mr.. Lucius, county commissioner
from district No. ;, resigned his office
on the first Monday in February last.
Governor Jenning upon receiving
this information Immediately OFF,
cially notified Capt. ;. r. Pyles,
chairman Of Marion county demo
cratic executive committe, that Mr..
Lucius' resignation had been received
and accepted.
Upon the strength Of this infOrma-
tion coming direct TO him by letter
from the governor, Capt. Pyles imme-
dIately called the Marion county
democracy together for re-Orgsnlza-
ton OF the exective committee and
TO meet on the 9th of February at
Ocala for the purpose of nominating
q suitable person TO succeed TO the
uuexpired term of Mr.. Lucius and
for other party work.
The governor was duly notified of
such proposed action of our county
democracy, and to all outward APP
pearances, this action of the party |
was sanctioned by him. And from
the letter to Capt. Pyles, the execu-
tive committee supposed it was act
ing with the approval and under
instructions of the governor. But |
10, in the meantime, the Great l am,
Tue Monarch Governor, The Ii, The |
"SObriqueted" patent worm extermi.
natOr, the dIsOrgsnizer, the accident,
came To Ocala, called q meeting in |
One days time in his own interest TO
tell the great things that be had done
for the state whilst in the guberua-
tOrial chair and why the people |
should further honor themselves 10y /
sending him to the United States
senate, and in short blew his own
horn generslly-w his senatorial
opponents were miles away.
Ii seems just before coming to
Ocala that certain influential pie
hunters and getters of His Honor had
sent him letters saying that his politi-
cal interest would be best subserved
10y ignoring the executive committee
and making an appointment to fill
Mr.. Lucius' place on the board OF
county commissioners before the
executive committee should meet.
After getting to Ocala, the governor
was taken in charge by these know
ing ones, and he decided to make the
appointment forthwith and say moth
ing Of his action TO the Marion cOun-
" democratic executive committee,
the constituted head of our party
organization of the county.
The executive committee came to-
gether at the appointed time, Febru-
airy r., and made its choice for Mr..