The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-01-21
AT THE TENT LAST NIGHT

Per request OF Rev. J. c. Culpepper
several hundred tent gatherers assem-
bied. at the Ocala House last evening
at o'clock. sang a number Of songs
and marched down to the tent, where
the song service was continued for
three quarters Of an hour. when Mrs.
E. II. Mote delighted all with solo.
Dr. W. w. Wadsworth. Of Augusta.
O.. was introduced AID made a rat
ding temperance speech. mostly devOt-
ED to answering Bob McNamee's
speech at the Ocala House, which
brought forth hearty applause. espec-
tally when he read the editorial from
the Portland. (Me) News, vigorously
denying as false the statements made
~ Sheriff Pennell. a saloon advocate,
and which McNamee exploited Satur-
Z day as the condition Of affairs in the
stAte Of Maine under prohibition.
Mr.. Wordsworth stated that he had a
letter from the attorney general Of the
state, in which he said there had only
! been six homicides in the state Of
Mime I'm one year, a record unparalleled
! IN any other state and that over half
the criminal prosecutions in the state
twere for violations Of the liquor law.
: 1howing the law was enforced and that
only five ministers of all the preachers
: An the state of all denominations fav-
,sored the repeal Of the present state
klaw.
Then Revs. Hopkins and Deas, col
'yored and T. J. Anderson, cOlored, were
Hcalied on and made telling remarks
t0f what whisky had done toward the
celored mans degradation.
= Rev. ]. B. Harris. the evangelist and
singer, made a red hot speech, telling
Z how the saloon men in a Kentucky
town. where he helped to carry the
town dry. attempted to assassinate
y HIN. He sure Is a trump speaker.
The tent was full of people when an
alarm OF fire was sounded and stam-
pede started, but Rev. Culpepper said
Ett was only a device of the enemy. Rev.
&c. G. Carroll came In and said the
EaIarm came from the Florida House,
but when the department reached the
Fscene there was no fire.
IS Bat we are ahead of our story. At
tho early hours OF the great meeting,
1.-THE announcement was made by John
NC. Edwards, chairman Of the board Of
Escounty commissioners, that the board
EhaA stood three to two for temperance.
hut Il Afforded him pleasure to say
cl1kt the ranks had been strengthened
~ the addition of Capt. S. r. Pyles,
Nana the tent went wild with enthus-
flasm Such q singing and shuoting
WaH never heard before and nothing
kwould quiet them until Capt. Pyles
tnounted the platform and said his po-
sttion was understood. and that he was
6oe q fair and impartial hearing be-
Zero the board. but privately had al
StUys been a dry man, and then there
N~a more shouting.
Rev. J. B. Culpepper gave good
*t1sk Rev. ]. p, Hillburn. president of
Duthernland College. was called for
II said he had always been in the
nGAk tor temperance; was in Ocala
UVen years ago when the wet and dry
1usstion was being asitated. and the
Eoontest was lost in the courts. Rev.
EWltchell. OF Orlando, who did such
oorious work for prohibition in Put
nam and Orange counties. was called
Zen and made Azfew stirring remarks,
- did w. d. earn and Rev. Carroll.
It, was nearly II o'clock when the
knooting broke up and reluctantly the
EnAAience departed. There were people
Dresent from Reddick. Mr.. Wilson and
g1Ce;: Tom Jones and wife. Of Belle
sfow. Mr.. Bryan and party Of Martel,
- many others. e. .