The Ocala evening star., 1910-04-16

their turn. Dr. Baskin came first. He
laid emphasis on the fact that ne was
unalterably opposed to county divis-
ion and told now he had served the
people in filling out G. NJ Browns un-
expired term, and the desirable bills
he had introduced at that time. Mr..
f. l.. Carney, present tax collector,
but also an aspirant for state sena-
torial honors. followed DR.. Baskin
and quickly infected the crowd with
his good humor, by reciting the record
Of a negro legislator from Marion in
the long ago about county division,
when quite a slice was taken off OF
western Marion and given to Levy. In
a word, the negro legislator found it
convenient to be absent when the
vote was taken. Now DR.. Baskin was
opposed to county division and in
case of his election he might be alb
sent when the vote on division came
up. He also humorously referred to
the part DIR. Baskin took in abolish
ing the tax on doctors. 1t used to be
SIS a year but the doctors pied for
its abolishment on the ground of the
immense amount of charity work they
did and off it came. When the doctor
was asked where he was when the
vote taken, he said in his seat,
but declined to vote. Mr.. Carney then
incidentally remarked he had no can
didate for county collector, as that
office belonged to the people. Both
candidates were excellent men, but in
case Mr.. Fort was elected he might
experience a change of heart about
keeping the office open while prepar-
| ing the delinquent list. He said he
| thought the board of public instruc-
| by law that would distribute the
school money to the different races in
proportion to the taxes they paid. He
favored a law that would permit each
taxpayer to say how his school money
should be applied. He said in the
years the negro school existed on
| Lake Weir he took note to see what
| became of the pupils who attended.
He found that IS per cent of them be
| came members of the chain gang. He
| favored a law disfranchising every
| man who became a member Of that
| gang. In ten years he predicted Mar
! ion county wouldn't have negro
| voter He said if he went to Talla-
| hassee he would labor to have doc
| tors license restored He felt proud
| of the character of the men who had
always voted for him. There We're
| some men he could not respect be-
| cause of their character want of
! it and such voters he did not count
| He wanted the votes of the men who
| stand for the best institutions and
| sentiment Of the land. We have said
the candidates proved good speakers
the best as a bunch we have ever
| heard in Marion, and repeat it. They
had the attention of the audience and
| their hearty applause.
| Mr.. J. S. Grantham, the postmaster
and one of Fort McCoy's enterprisine
| merchants and a member of the school
| board, was called on for a few re-
| marks and made them very pleasant
! ly and honored the writer with an in
! vitation to speak, and the editor did
say few things about the local pa
| per and why every head of a family
| should have it in his home. It slim
| ulated an interest with the children
| and was a great factor in forming a
| taste for reading; a habit is formed
| for good reading, the value to the in
| dividual and the state no one could
| estimate.
! Mr.. Edwin Spencer, the bright Stet-
| son student, represented the Banner
| and made a splendid talk in behalf OF
| that excellent paper. He laid great
stress on its news features and espe-
! cially its editorial utterances. That
! the professors of the university neg
| lected their breakfast to note what
! Editor Harris had to say editorially
| on the fate of the nation, passing all
| other publications for the potent gray
| matter he distills every week for his
| readers. This ended the feast of rea-
| son of which all partook with a relish
| The rest of the time was devoted by
| the candidates to little heart to hear,
| talks and setting up pop and ginger
| ale TO the thirsty agriculturists.
| The Rentz railroad took out from
| Ocala some forty people, among them
Alfred Aver. J. NJ Moorhead f. L
| Carney and wife, j. +. Phillips, Z. c
| Mcleod, T. f. Pasteur, W. L. Colbert
! and family, J. S. Grantham. NJ. FisheI
! and son, Charlie, Chester Fort, Col
Livingston, Edwin Spencer, Mrs. W
| A. Mayer, Mrs. c. c. Myers, Isaac Stew
ems, while at Burbank We took on Mr.
| James Rogers and boy from Winni-
peg, Canada, Mr.. Frederick and wife
the photographers. We found others
had gone over in autos, Capt. Tucker
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Robertson. c. L
Sistrunk. Miss Edith Williams, Louis
| Lang, Ed Bennett. Jim Knight H. c
| Paul and W. ]. Rogers of Chamite
| kans., who are taking in the lay OF
| the land in Florida, DR.. Baskin witt
d. A. and Lee Miller, Sheriff Galloway
Will Stripping. W. S. Priest and wife
and c. 3. Harold from West Virginia
| represented the Daisy section. The
| Luffmans and J. w. Colbert came owe,
| from Sparr; Mr.. and Mrs. Pegram. OF
Orange Springs; Mr.. and Mrs Milli-
gan, from Anthony; J. c. Howell Oak
Mr., and Mrs. Harp, Eureka: G. L. Carl
ton. in charge of the fine Kennedy
grove, Pine. OF course there were
others but these We noted as we pass
ed. Hev. Harmon Martin, one of the
pioneer settlers of Fort Mccoy, LEM
his presence to the gathering.
The day and occasion was a mos'
delightful one. The Ocala contingent
reached home at $50. delighted with
the day. We shall have something Il
say in our next of the town and mil
interests of Fort Mccoy