The Ocala evening star., 1908-05-09


Blitchton: DR.. j. l.. Davis and wife
Irvine; Judge Smith and wife. Fair
/ fieidS Mr.. Peck and sister. Reddick;
ali the Smiths of Wacohoota, includ-
| ing Mr.. Curry, We're in evidence; Mrs
kink, wife of Prof. King, the able
teacher and Mr.. Anderson and family.
Cakvale. Parties were there from
Williston. Micanopy showed up splen-
didly in the persons of DR.. Montgom
cry, Cooper Chitty. the merchant, Wat
erman Johnson, Mrs. Sue Feaster with
her gracious presence and a host of
others, while Boardman, Evinston and
Mcintosh and Orange Lake cOntribut-
ed scores Of voters. Mr.. Wilmington
and wife came all the way from Her
rando county. All the county candi-
dates from the second district were
present, namely: Dow Beck, Benjamin
Freyermouth. Bob Ferguson and j. NJ.
Mathews from his native heath, who
so affably and ably presided, assisted
by Mr.. j. F. Coulter
The morning session was devoted to
hearing Mr.. Geo. G. Mathews and MIR.
VIM. II. Malone, Jr., as the represen-
tatives of candidates Jno. n. G. Stock
ton and Jefferson B. Browne.
Mr.. Mathews opened and told in
glowing terms the virtues of Jno. N.
c. and the manner in which the Jack
sonville faction attempted to besmirch
his fair name with graft in his paving
contract.
Mr.. Mathews, in speaking Of Mr..
Gus A. Morton's charge against Mr..
Stockton in dealing unfairly with him
in the sale of the Levy County Phos-
Ihate Company, said he knew Gus
from youth up, that he was a born
Annanias, the truth was not in him
and all who knew Gus wouldn't be-
lieve him on a stack of testaments.
Mr. Malone, Of Key West, followed
and made a splendid presentation Of
Jefferson B. Brownies character and
fitness for the position. He showed
that Browne was the original temper
ance candidate, was really the author
Of our primary law fought for the
&C ntinuance of the railroad commits
sion when the legislature attempted to
abolish it and proposed that no cases
should be removed from our state
courts to the United States courts ex-
ceeding $4,000. Without fiattery to Mr..
Malone, he showed the best and most
consistent record for Jefferson b.
Browne of any candidate running;
that Jefferson B. Browne is the peer of
any of his competitors in the race, in
1ellectually and by educational train
ing, there can be no question. Mr..
Malone Is ready and effective talker
and won applause.
Mr.. Mathews replied and parried
several good points made by Malone.
Mr.. Mathews. as he always does, made
good speech and had the crowd with
him as it was evident Stockton was
the man from that section. q
In the afternoon all the candidates
spoke except Mr.. Brinson and Mr..
Beck, but who were represented by
Proxy. DR.. Griffith of Dunnellon, was
there and made a good speech. He
was for reform and retrenchment and
also for bettering our public utilities.
He took Mr.. Light to task for insist
ing he could run the state board Of
health for $4,000 when he said they
spent $4,000. DR.. Gfifith said they
Gid nothing Of the kind, but returned
large unexpended balance into the
treasury. DR.. Griffith speaks by the
ook, for in years past he was on that
board. He also said it would be false
economy to restrict the board Of
health, as DR.. Porter, it's head, was
not only honest, but conscientious in
the management of the same. He said
ii it were not for the state board Of
health Florida would be subject to yell
low fever epidemics and that it made
smallpox almost thing of the past.
L. S. Light said he was laboring
right and day for his legislative di-
ploma and when he got to the seat
OF government he would cure all the
ills of the body polite. Concealed
wealth would come out of it's hidden
box for assessment as do gold watches
and rabbits out of the pockets of the
audience of a magician. But as an au-
d;tor remarked, when DIR" Light
commented on the calling of an Nj. d.
and his preparation for his profession,
the doctors always prescribe for the
patient and tell what medicines are
needed for the disease at hand, but
DR." Light failed to say what medi-
oines he would unite in his, only broad
~ asserting he, if sent there, would
cure the patient. Neither Dr. Griffith
or DR." Light had a prescription for