The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11

last legislature and his Work on me |
committee on public institutions. CIV
ing his views on the buchanan bin,
which be claimed was one Of the best
that had ever been put on the statute
books, in that 1t abolished the many
smaller schools and made one rnivcr-
sity that was a university in fact as
well as in name, and in this way saved
tile state many thousands Of dollars
annually which had heretofore been
donated to schools that in some in
stances were little mere than priTna-
40 supporter of the buchanan hill had
the least desire to do anything except
for the very best interests of the whole
state; and while there was some dis
satisfaction at the measure in some
localities all would in time see that
it was one of the best pieces Of leg
islation for the public good that has
ever been enacted. AS to his automo-
bile bill he said he was satisfied that
IL was also a good measure, as within
very short time after IL was passed
the Georgia and Alabama legislatures
passed almost identical ones. His now
famous alligator bill. he says was
passed by request of his constituents.
and he believes that IL they had asked
him to have a bill passed requiring
horns on brass monkeys he would
have done what he could to have 1t
passed. AS the closing of his remarks
he wanted TO present copy of the
| Blu 'kman bill to Mr.. Light for his
Notification, but that gentleman had
taken his departure as soon as he
completed his speech. therefore has
lprobably not yet seen the copy thus
proffered by Mr.. Wartmann. lie IA
vors the more liberal pension of SOL
diers and the reapportionment Of the
senatorial districts. He gave quite an
array of facts and figures 10 show
having all the schools combined into
one university and the attention with
which his talk was listened TO showed
that he had struck popular chord.
| Capt. d. H. Baker, the senatorial
aspirant from Sumter county, for this
come to Dunnellon expecting to break
into DIR. Baskin's vote. but TO pay his
respects 10 Dunnellon He recited the
facts that when Marion was unable
to send q white senator tn the legis-
nature Sumter came to her rescue, and
A.. -. 81, o he .;ernf
name the senator each alternate SEES
sion. This she would do again If nee
essary. but he thought in all fairness
that Sumter should name the senator
at this time. as she would want TO
make suitable terms with her new
running mate which the reapportion-
ment would give her His remarks
We're very courteous and We're well re-
iceved
+. Mr.. Carlos l.. Sistrunk candidate
for district attorney. thanked Dunellon
for the handsome vote given him last
election and trusted they might see fit
To again award him with n good vote.
! He stated that he wanted "a be state
attorney for this circuit. and though
he had no words Of Encouragement 40
offer Mr. Davis. his opponent he
wanted 10 win the fight. He comment
led on the article published in the
Ocala papers by Mr.. William DeHun.
stating that that gentleman mad rot
ten badly off a. 10 his (Sistrunk's) not
being eligible To accept this office II
appointed in view of having voted for
the Increase in the salary OF that Of
flee during the last session of the leg
islature. He read the statute referred
To and explained why he was not
barred by ii from serving in the ca
pacity he sought To be recommended
for. Mr.. Sistrunk paid his respects to
Mr.. Light in. return for his dig at the
Ocala lawyers by reading a little poem
which brought down the house
Mr.. Edwin W. Davis. also a candi
date for the office of district attorney.
said that as he was tired and he be-
lieved his hearers We're also. he would
have little To say. except that if elect
ed he would as he had in the past, ill
the office to the best Of his ability,
doing his duty as he saw il without
fear or favor. He said that he had
been charged by an anonymous cor
respondent To the Ocala papers with
Two crimes; one was that he had been
conducting the business OF the office
and only took half the pay: the other
MAS that he had chosen the wrong
birthplace. His few remarks were well
taken and showed that he had some
EARN supporters in the audience.
Mr.. Frank Turner who aspires To
the tax assessors Office. made a short
talk III which he assured his hearers
that he was competent To I'LL the Office
and as to his integrity and honesty
he had only TO refer 10 those who had
always known him. He said that his
opponent seemed to take "A delight in
picking at his campaign circular and
holding il up 10 retlicule. but he be-
lteved If looked at by unprecedented
minds IL would be seen 10 contain