The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-27
ION LowNDEs FARRls.
Candidate for. the Legislature from
DuvaI County-Has a Platform
and Is Standing squareiy on
: lt-Good Roads Paramount.

TIC iONeI HouSe Oi the leSlSldturS Ir0fn
Duval county, and is making a bril-
liant and remarkable campaign, az
the indications are that he will b.
the choice of the democracy of tina
county in the primary.
Mr.. Farris spent his boyhood in this
city and was a student at the Ocal-
grammar school and won high enco
miums as a debater and orator. He
stood at the head of his classes anG
was forced to leave school before
graduating and forced to take up the
more serious problems of life at
very youthful age. While working in
the day time he studied AT night and
early developed an ambition to sue
ceed. and this ambition still abides
with him. AS soon as he accumulated
sufficient money he began the reading
of law and read under such splendid
masters as Hon. w K Zewadsfi. n
l.. Anderson and N. NJ. Alfred of this
city, and all these gentlemen testify
to his ambition. industry and ability
While reading iaw he mastered short
hand and operated, a typewriter L
help meet his daily expenses.
When a boy Mr. Farrfs also worked
in cigar box factory and was
assistant to a 'boilermaker. He wa
never idle for day and always
evinced push and pluck.
No boy was ever the architect Of
his own fortune" under more adverse
circumstances, and using them as
stepping stones to higher things
shows the manner of man he is.
Mr.. Farris removed from Ocala TO
Jacksonville in 1900 and entered the
law office OF Messrs Clark & Gibbons
as a clerk. He was admitted To the
bar i'm that city in 1901 and imme-
diately entered upon the practice of
law. and his success was phenomenal
from the time of his admission. and
the fact that his practice has con-
stantly grown since then shows that
the ambition of his youth has not for
saken him.
He was appointed justice Of the
peace of the tenth Jacksonville district
in 1904 by Governor Jennings to I'LL
the unexpiredl term Of Judge j. F.
Cannon. and in the election of 1904
defeated his opponents for the office
by very large majority.
Mr. Farris' private record is with
out spot or blemish and he enjoys
the respect of the members of the
profession and everybody who knows
him
In 1903 he formed a copartnership
with William H. Harwick. lawyer
of recognized ability. and the firm is
commanding a fine practice.
In 1901 Mr.. Farris married. Miss
Allie Mae Liddell, of Santos near This
city the sweetheart of his childhood.
and has two bright little boys, both
bogn in Jacksonville, and his house
hold is a very happy one. He was
burned OUT in the great fire in jack
sonvilIe in May 1901, but it did not
discourage nor balk him in the least
and he quickly triumphed over it. He
is a member of the X. of p. lodge
Jacksonville Board of Trade. Jackson
vile Bar Assertion and McTyere Me-
mortal Methodist church.
Going from Ocala, where We have
never, had factional politics, Mr.. Far
ris grew up TO be conservative in his
politics and is so yet. unless his left
hand has lost the training of its youth,
and our Information is all the other
way.
Mr.. Earris has announced his plat
form of principles which speak the
man in strong and forceful language.
State aid for good roads is his para
mount issue. He favors also the work
ing of convicts on the county good
roads: city prisoners for city streets;
IA lOeNnilt iitiA Aet"s Wv
encoura cement OF immigration. and
the fostering of the strong arm Of the
militia and needed aid TO aged Con-
federate veterans.
The above is only AN outline of Mr..
Farris' platform which he elucidates
and enlarges in his public utterances'
and il is said that no man in Jack
sonville is now or has ever before
made 50 strong or vigorous cam
paign.
His election is, confidently predicted
,lby his friends
His old friends in ocaia are taking
la Keen interest in his canvass and
his election viii be gratifying. news
ITO them.
Hon. &. e Conner, chairman of the
Halfway Commission, OF Alabama
lclaims that the commission has been "a
II. hat