The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-04-22
LOCAL POLITICIANS
MEET at ANTHONY.
Splendid Crowd Greets Speakers
Benefit Supper q Success
Nearly all the Candidates
Present.

On Friday afternoon the csndi-
dates for county office wended their
way to Anthony, but as the populace
is composed of farmers aud truckers,
no one paid much attention to their
presence until after the days work
was done.
AT O'Clock Mr.. ". T. Forbes,
executive committeeman for that
precinct, called the citizens who had
gathered at the auditorium, about
three hundred in number, To order
and announced that the candidates
would in short speeches make known
their views on various public matters
so that the voter might Intelligently
cast his ballot for the one of his
choice on May 10.
The first speaker called was c. L..
Bittinger, candidate for treasurer.
He made a short talk the greater part
of which was devoted to the necessity
of every family having a county
paper in the home, its advantages as
an educator OF the young as well as
the old, and its elevating effect on the
country at large. The speaker said
he had nothing to say against his
opponent for tue treasurship, but
advised the voters to go slow in vOt-
ing to put man into the third term
as the precedent might prove disas.
trOus at some future time and the
regrets could not then easily alter
results.
ThOs. Z. Pasteur, the present coun-
ty treasurer, then made q few re-
marks in which he stated that his
only claim TO the Office lay in his
record as an officer in the past, and if
the voters thought that he had con-
Quoted matters in an efficient man
ner since his encumbency he asked
their support at the coming election.
w. ID. earn being absent, G. l..
Bittinger responded for him in few
well chosen remarks, telling of his
claims for the office of superintendent
of public instruction.
W.D. Bobbitt, candidate for COM
missioner from the fifth district, out
lined his policy in a short speech. He
said he would if elected, serve the
whole district and not only his Sec
ton; would oppose the construction
of hard roads under the present
methods; opposed the too free issuing
of bonds for carrying firearms; thinks
the board should paw more attention
G. w. Turner, aspirant for commas
siOner's hOnOrs from the same dis.
trict, being at his own home and
through courtesy to the visitors,
waved his right to be heard. l.. T.
Hickson, of Orange Lake, who is
also candidate for commissioner
from this district, beirg i'll asked to
be excused from making a speech.
DR.. ZetrOuer, candidate for super.
intendent of public instruction, laid
out his proposed course in case of his
election; would devote his entire
attention to the Office; improve the
school system whenever possible. He
said he could safely promise to voters
that If elected he positively would
not ask for a third term whatever the
change of conditions were.
Alfred Aver was the next speaker,
and expressed his disappointment at
the absence from the meeting of his
opponent, Mr.. Mathews, as he wanted
TO get the straight of certain rumOrs
that had been going the rounds for
the past few weeks to the effect that
the assessors books were in deplOr-
able condition. He said he did not
consider charges of this nature as
"mudslinging" or 'pepperbOx" cam
psigning, as every voter and tax
payer had perfect right to criticise
the record of an official, but he want
ed TO get at the bottom of the charges
so as to able TO defend himself. Mr..
Mathews, his opponent, had been on
the grounds in the afternoon, but