The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-01
A PLAY AT HIDE AND sEgK
Putting eroware IN . Hole, PULLING
Him Out and Putting Him in
Again

Gainesville. Fla, ApIl: -, 1908.
Hon. n. H. McCreary. City:
Dear Senator McCreaary-Your edi-
torial in the sun OF the 2Ist inst m
"Broward and the University is due
] am sure, % a MISUNDERSTANDING On
your part rather than 10 any desire
% injure Governor Broward; but. nm
less corrected. this editorial expres-
sion viii do an innocent man a VAST
amount Of injury, aside from the fact
that il is an injustice 70 him.
In this editorial you publish a cir
cular letter signed by Governor Brow
ard in which he emphaticaHy denied
having said in his recent speech thar
"he knew when he appointed the
board 81 control that Gainesville
would get the University"
Commenting upon this denial You
say:
The Sun is surprised at Governor
Broward's denial Of having made the
statement al least in substance. at
tributed 20 him. He certainly en-
deavored 70 create the impression
that he knew how the members Of the
board 81 control would vote when he
appointed them, going 50 far as =
ask: Don't you suppose that I knew
Buck King would vote for Gainesville.
just as well as / knew that Nat Ad-
ans would vote for Lake City?"
There was not one in the audience
ne addressed in Gainesville who could
possibly have misunderstood the gov
ernor. and all were surprised % hear
him endeavor % make IL appear that
he was Gainesville's friend in the
fight for the University"
Now. Senator. know You wouIl
not Intentionally do any man an in
justice. therefore I am sure that you
misunderstood what Governor Brow
ard said The reason I am 50 sure Of
this Is that that part Of the governor
speech relating 10 the University was
substantially a repetition Of a CONVEX
sauon had with me a short time prior
a the speaking. when 1 told the gov
ernor that many Of our people woul7
vote against him for the United States
senate because the impression here
was that he had entered into a trade
versity az Lake City in return for q
political consideration; that our peo-
pie had no objection 70 an honest pre-
ferment II Lake City % Gainesville.
except u regard il as an exhibition
~ very poor taste. and had no politi-
, cal enemies % punish because Of such
honest preferment. but that our folk.
regarded the states educational insti-
buttons as being too sacred u be drag
ged IN the mire Of a political bargain
and. as some OF our people believe,
q that he had made such a bargain. an,
tried 10 deliver the goods. they w0ult
not vote for him. This. II course. wa.
not my language. but il is what l sal,
in substance.
The governor replied that he kne9
OF the existence Of some feeling, bot
here and al Lake City. growing GU
a ~ the University location. and thel
7 he went on 70 say just about what h
said In his speech at the court hous
a Few hours later which was: Tha
he had voted for Lake City and di,
50 in good faith: that il he had wante
O. carry water on both shoulders" h
need not have told how he voted
That ne In appointing a Board OF Con
troll had certainly been honest an
had tried O. be fair u both Gaines
willie and Lake City while guarding tn
the interests OF the state: that he ha
not been governed by the matter Of tn
University location in appointing tn
Board ~ Control and here he said.
"Of course I knew that Buck Kin
would vote for Gainesville. just as
Anew Nat Adams would vote 70
Lake city
The best evidence that / was hon
est and innocent ~ this henious charg
fs that Gainesville now has the Uni
Ve-sity. while Q favored Lake City an
had che power % appoint board tina
would locate the University wherevy
\ wanted It" The above may not %
tse governors exact language. but
I- What Dr., said @ me IN conversatio
d