The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-05-09
THE RALLY At LYNNE

n very pleasant one to the several
hundred people who were present. All
the candidates were present except s.
II. Gaitskill. who sent his regrets Col.
X. F.. Rogers presided and introduced
the speakers in a manner that was
most pleasing to all and what is more
he held no stop watch on them and
several went the limit and whether
they made any votes by their long
talks will be known tomorrow after
the polls close.
Mr. E l. Carney, candidate for state
senator. opened the speaking and stat
ed his position. He was followed by
DR.. Baskin. his opponent. who insist
ed that Mr.. Carney had somewhat
modified his previously expressed po-
sition. but it was of no serious i'm
portance in this instance.
Mr.. Bullock opened his lengthy dis
course by relating a very amusing in
cident in the school life of Pat Ran
dali of Conner. Everybody in that
neck of the woods knows Pat, post
master. merchant, orange grower and
boniface and a great favorite with the
people. The speaker and Pat in their
boyhood were pupils Of the famous
Bingham boys military school in
North Carolina. Pat went there to
obey all orders and do his duty as
pointed out. One day he received an
order from Allen Gibson (who will die
some day connecting scheme to do
some one) to go and get bucket of
gas for room eight. Pat started out
and called on the professor named for
the illuminant. He turned Pat over
for the commodity to another profess
sor and SO Pat went the rounds until
by chance Mrs. Bingham. wife Of the
principal, good, motherly soul, met
up with Pat and asked him his mis-
sion and Pat stated ii, when she said,
Good boy the other boys are guying
you and having a whole lot of sport at
your expense" OF course, every one
enjoyed the joke except Pat Randall.
who was present and said if he could
tell a few on Ray he could make him
blush. Mr.. Bullock paid his respects to
Phillips, Mcleod and Light. He told
the story of the young lady. Phillips
friend, who complained bitterly of the
manner the newspapers were abusing
Phillips, referring to Phillips lines of
locals in his behalf, advertisements
which told raised the haw, haw. He
then got down to his favorite phrase
his argument that prohibition didn't
prohibit and said the anti saloon wom-
en- didn't know what they were talk
ing about, but several of said women
who heard Mr.. Bullock returned the
compliment by saying the speaker did
not know what he was talking about
and would have enjoyed the oppOr-
tunity to have told him so publicly.
Mr.. Light made a good speech. He
Enthusiastically showed he had made
good in preventing the Southern Ex-
press Company from having their
taxes lowered. because he was the only
member thoroughly posted with fig
gers" in the affair. he caught then ir
the Light" trap and they had to ack
nowledge in making their sworr
statement they overlooked a small
matter Of 100000 the Express Com
pany had received from the railroads
which they failed to properly set forth
end instead of reducing their assess
ment. 1t was raised S 900 through Mr.
Lights efforts, though MacWilliams OF
st. Augustine and Mr.. Smith beyond
Tallahassee moved the Southern Elk
press COmpany's taxes be lowered, as
their sworn statement showed their
BUSINESS was Improbable. And If any
man in Florida is due credit for the
recent ruling of the railroad commits
sion reducing the rates in the state II
Is Light. Now will any other aspir-
ant show as much as Light? Talk Is
cheap and figgers don't lie. not wher
presented by Light.
Dinner was announced a little after
o'clock. 1t was indeed a bountifu
spread and the appetites of the as.
saulters were keyed to a high degree
of desire. but their fierceness soon re
Taxed and retired satiated and satisfied
After dinner the speaking was re
sumed and the chairman said Mr.
COnover Of Jacksonville was presen
and desired to speak for ex-Gov. n. r
Broward, and IL he did Attorney c. L
Sistrunk would speak for Senator
Taliaferro, but, said the chairman, 4
Is with the audience, as the meeting
was called for the benefit of the coun
ty candidates. 1t was the sense Of tn,
meeting that Col. Rogers and all tn,
county candidates be heard from anC
then the gentlemen referred to could
talk. This was done and besides Col
Rogers, who made his position clear t.
all the voters, with MeSSrS. COLDER
and Fort for tax collector and the enc
men OF the campaign. Messrs. Moor
head and Aver. who put everybody il
good humor by their stories and
word from the editor of the Star as t,
why he wished Jackson elected rail
road commissioner instead of Burr
because he, Burr, said every editor il
the state could be bought for a rail
road pass and was largely instru
mental in denying to the newspaper
men the privilege OF selling their ad
vertising space to railroad for trans
portation. a discrimination that is un
just and arbitrary and no where els,
applied.
Col. Rogers commended the editor
for presenting these facts. A mar
who will grossly asperse the char
acter of the editors of Florida is no
worthy of the high honor of railroad
commissioner.
The meeting then adjourned. all de
hospitality handed out by Col. Rogers
and his neighbors.
Here are few we saw there: Mes.
srs. J. G.. Howell and L. f. Lang witt
their autos brought Misses Ossie Crit
fin. Cnia Shealy. Grace Milligan, Dol
Howell and Messrs. Ward Griffin anG
Floyd keeney of Anthony: Mayor Johr
d. Robertson and wife. Miss Williams
Mr.. and Mrs. Packham, Mrs. Bittinger
Charley Smith. p. ]. Theus. ]. NJ Mef
fert. Tex Martin and Claude Haycraft
Ocala: J NJ. Mathews, Pennington: Mr.
Grantham. Fort Mccoy; Mr.. and Mrs