The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-27
CANDIDATES AT DUNNELLON

county candidate was present, includ-
ing Mr.. George of the Fantville sec
ton, who desires to be county COM
missioner for the second or Dunnellon
district, which extends from the With
lacoochee river and the Levy county
line, including Biitchton and Fleming
ton.
Among those who went down
the afternoon train from Ocala were
E. L. Carney, for state senator; Alfred
Aver and Jim Moorhead, for county as
SCISSOR; T. L. Pasteur, for county
treasurer; w. l. Colbert, for tax col
lector. and Prof. J. II. Crimson, who
were Joined at the "Y" by Messrs. g.
II. Gaitskill of Mcintosh and L. S.
Light OF Reddick and f. c. Mcleod of
Zuber, all candidates for the legisla
ture.
At Leroy Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Y.
Miller joined the crowd. The other
candidates had either gone down in
the morning or the day before. to see
the dear people.
A delegation was on hand to meet
the visitors and they were given a
cordial welcome. The Dunneilon House
seemed headquarters for all
AS soon as their personal belong
ings had been deposited in a place Of
safety, the candidates sailed forth
and the way they charged up and
down the business streets of the town
was a caution. Most Of them had a
pilot-some old true and tried friend
to make the introduction and when
the voter was not a home. cards were
left. This work continued up to the
hour Of the meeting, at 1880. when the
city hall was quickly crowded TO over
flowing, extending out onto and over
the sidewalk to hear and see who
should be who on May 10th.
Judge GOber. the goOd-looking and
accomplished justice Of the peace Of
the Phosphate City and it's clerk. was
chosen chairman and made splendid
presiding officer. A very pleasant
surprise awaited the speakers in the
floral decorations that adorned the
speakers desk and the piano and the
number Of ladies present, who seemed
to take a deep interest in the pro-
ceedings.
Because some of the candidates had
to be at the desk OF duty and take the
Sunny Jim train back to Ocala, Nor
man A. Fort and w. L. Colbert, cam
didates for tax collector, were first in
troduced and spoke their little piece,
the substance Of which has been Civ
en- on several occasions in the Star.
They were followed by DR.. J. G. Bas-
kin OF Dunnellon, who was introduce
ed as the next senator from the goth
district. which announcement was
hailed with applause by the staunch
supporters of DR.. Baskin He added
no new plank to his already publish
ed platform. but sent Carney a poser
IN dam limo of hi,,, ,x,ho
best voters with which in the past he
had been honored with office in Mar
ion. But Mr.. Carney met the chal-
lenge fair and square and in reply
said the support of the ladies, the
sweetest and best Of the human fam
fly. which landed a round of applause
and in which the ladies present heart
lily Joined. DR.. Baskin didn't believe
in statewide prohibition and the jug
law. which greatly pleased the pre-
vailing sentiment in the business por-
tion Of the Phosphate City, while Mr..
Carney was equally as emphatic in
placing himself on the opposite side
Of the question and the approval to
this sentiment was loudly expressed
by the ladies and their escorts.
Then came J. 2. Phillips with his
clear cut and unequivocal declaration
OF where he stood on the wet or dry
question. which met with the hearty
approval Of the element already re-
ferred to. He was followed by Mr. E.
{. Mcleod, who came in for his full
share of applause, and then all of
these made a double quick run for the
Sunny Jim train, all declaring they
had never met with a more cordial re-
ception than that rendered them by
the people of Dunnellon. The other
speakers followed and the audience
expressed great pleasure at their ora
tory.
G. w. Conover Of Jacksonville rep
resented ex-Gov. Broward, and was
given ten minutes to present his
claims for u. S. senator Mr.. Conover
made the most of his time. He said
the people wanted a democrat to rep
resent them and not a man who herd
ed with the republicans and voted 10
times with Senator Aldrich on his
revenue bill; that Broward has shown
he could do what he claimed, drain
the Everglades, and in five years
would add a million dollars to the
taxable property of the state. 4 prom
ise fulfilled, that the Times-Union and
TaIiaferro said could not be done. but
now the latter comes in and says it is
out.
Dunnellon people are too busy to
hold day meetings, but when the sun
goes down and questions Of interest to
the community are publicly discussed,
you can always count on a crowd.
The Dunnellon Pharmacy. where DR..
Baskin and DR.. Griffith preside, was
really the social political clearing
house Of the afternoon and evening
and candidates and droves OF people
came and went
Dunnellon has not changed much
during the past two years. since last
closed the fact that material condi-
lions are growing stronger AMI better.
The streets are smoother and consid-
cradle cement sidewalks haVa been
added with more to follow. The city
has it's own water and electric light
ing plant and they are we'll supported.
The stores were we'll stocked with
goods and on the whole the business
OF the merchants is fair, with an ex-
preston of Improvement. TIE town
has a we'll arranged postoftce and
by his polite son and handsome daugh-
ter. Its patrons think they have SER
vice equal to Ocala.
The public school is f1ourishing I'M
der Prof. Ellis, which will close in
three weeks. Its three churches.
Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist,
look well and the shade trees in the
resideuca norton of the town lend an