The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-14
THE COMING OUT CONVENTION

The coming out convention was call
ell to order at 1G:I5 this morning at
ter the band had stirred the air with
music from the platform erected on
TIE government lot
Major Izlar was introduced and de-
livered z very happy and hUEscr1u
speech. extending the welcome OF the
city. saying the doors were OPEN, keys
lost and the police instructed 10 ar
rest no man who behaved himself The
incubator was ready and the kind Of
chicks it would hatch the audience
could judge for themselves.
Gov. ~. =. Broward responded in
behalf Of the state and made an ad
dress worthy Of the occasion and his
growing reputation as really sensible.
thoughtful and forceful speaker. He
certainly did give the crowd food for
thought, if they will only take it home
and digest il. He showed why taxes
are growing larger. because we are
growing in opportunities and useful
ness to ourselves and our fellow men.
But time will not permit US TO go into
extended remarks.
Col. II. c. Martin, Of Brooksville. in
eloquent words, then presented the
claim Of Judge Shackleford, Of Tam
pa, and Judge W. A Hooker. of Ocala.
for reelection TO the supreme bench.
Ii was q nOn-political office and their
duties at court now in session would
not allow them 10 be present
Commissioner B. E McLin then
spoke for himself and made a good
speech. saying he had done more TO
improve and give the people of the
state better agricultural conditions
than any one of his predecessors. His
reports was his platform, with the
words, diligence and promptness" in
the discharge Of the duties Of his Of
flee in the foreground. He also show
ed how the duties of the office grown
from A mere clerkship to one Of the
important and Overshadowing depart
ments Of the state. including the care
Of the cOnvicts, reform school and the
new pure food law. He left fine i'm
preston on HIS hearers.
The next speaker surprised his au-
dience very much. Representative
knight Of Citrus county said he had
been thinking some OF being Mr.. Nc
Lin's opponent. but hadn't quite de-
cided to shy his castor into the arena.
but probably would after January /,
1908. Said he was a prohibitionist by
practice; that in the fifty-one years of
his life he had never guzZled a glass
of whisky. A steady in the audience
here exclaimed, You have missed a
heap Of fun" The shout that went up
was refreshing. Mr.. Knight took oc-
casion to thank the press for the nice
things said about him.
n two Eilerora Of Wildwood
then mounted the platform and re-
marked that he might want Mr.. Nc
Lin's job. but would see later. He
spoke Of his boyhood days in Ocala,
attending TIE East Florida Seminary:
his democracy and always hoped to
vote the democratic ticket.
State Superintendent Holloway then
took the stump and said he desired
an endorsement for another term. He
is a good speaker and held the closest
attention Of the audience.
Mr.. w. NJ. Sheats. ex-superinten-
dent Of public schools and candidate
in the last primary for that position,
then spoke and said that he would en-
ter the race provided no one else ran
against Mr.. Holloway.
The meeting then adjourned for din
ner to re-convene at o'clock. The
crowd was only fair, not what was
expected by our enthusiastic Brother
Harris of the Banner. We forgot TO
say that Brother Harris. in his in
troductory remarks. calling the meet
ing to order. said a noted English
traveller in visiting this country had
observed that where there were two
or three Americans together there
would be speech making. but would
let the candidates do that and only
emphasized the fact that democracy to
be successful must be united. This
factional feeling had cost Kentucky to
the solid South.
The weather was ideal. the audience
appreciative and the speakers were
given splendid attention and plenty OF
applause.
Afternoon Meeting
Senator jackson. of Citrus county,
but now hardware merchant at Lake
land. was the first speaker. He said
he had six years of close inspection
Of its working. with forty years in
commercial life, no platform, but a
pure business proposition.
Then came r. c. Dunn. for the past
six years secretary of the state rail-
road commission and was thorough
ly familiar with all the dOings of that
body and that the commission had
greatly reduced general rates fully ten
per cent on general merchandise. with
twenty-five per cent on fertilizers and
fruits and truck. He read a well pre-
pared address.
Julius solomon OF Monticello, was
the next speaker He said he had a
speech prepared but lost il. He first
visited Ocala in 1855 Came here a