The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-24

county ffeIHdHuO
Mr.. Sheats had the following to
say:
ale cannot charge me with the
publication of such statistics, for the |
reason that the Fort Meade Leader,
in an editorial of March &c, stated
en- phatically: 1T was the Leader |
and not one of Prof. Russell's oppo-
nents asserted that fernando county |
rad twenty-five log school houses,
and for yerfication and authority,
page Al, column 3, line 10 of table
rs of Mr.. IIOlloway's report for the !
years 1909-10, was cited"
"Do these statistics appear In Mr..
Holloway's last report?" asked The |
Times man of Mr.. Sheats.
They do"
"Iiow do you account for young
Russell endorsing Mr.. Holloway"
ut is beyond my comprehension.
especially when considering the
hardship and expense endured by his
father in his effort to defeat Mr.. Hol-
loway. However. the young man
may be Influenced by Holloways
half-page ads. appealing to the vot-
ers to rcbukc me for disappearing
the late Mr.. Russell. But the fact Is
established that Holloway is the one
guilty of publishing these false sta
tstics in his last report. If there ex-
list no log school houses in fernando
county, and he gave satisfies in his
report, which is not only distributed
IN Florida but throughout the United
States, it simply shows that he has
not acquainted himself with the true
status of affairs in the various coun-
ties of the State.
And when considering the fact
that young Russelrs father called
upon the State superintendent for
an explanation, in the April 4, 1912.
issue of the Southern Argus, the pa
per of which he was editor, in which
he also eXOneratcd the Fort Meade
Leader by saying: The Leader, how
ever. Is not responsible for this mon
umental error bccaus it dooes occur
On page Az of the report. We can
not explain how it came there. The
present State superintendent should
explain Such action on the part Of
young RusSeNs father, of which
grant that he may not have been ap
prised. places the young man in al
awkward attitude"
Has Mr.. Holloway ever made al
explanation"
why, no, what explanation woult
he have to offer when the one whom
such statistics aggrieved made al
acknowledgement of their existence
While Mr.. Holloway has made no eX
PLANTATION, he would by means of hi
display advertisement prejudice tn
supporters Of the lamented Hon. A
NJ. G. Russell. by charging me wit
what ne holloway is guilty. a
published in the records of his de
partment."
What were your relations wit
the late Mr. RUSSELL"
THE most cordial. always ad
mired him for his intellect. sincerit
Of purpose, and sterling integrit,
Thousands Of citizens throughout tn
State have during my present canva
heard me in public speeches. and |
my personal canvass. refer TO him q
la heightened Christian gentleman
We differed on but one proposition
Free textbooks for the entire Stat
l did not and do not now believe th
proposition practical for statewid
adoption. have fought for the pa
sage of the State uniform textboc
law since 1907. and upon ITS pa
sage by the legislature of 1911.
Is now a statute. and has receive
Uilo encouragement at the hands
the present State superintendent. NJ
L Holloway. made the faithful ex
| cution of this law one of the prime
pal planks Of my platform. and
elected, shall see that it is thorou q
l ly executed in the interest of Florit
III Il would like to have the reade
i CT your paper see what the late Ho
Ham. c. Russell thought Of my wol
as State superintendent. as his *
| has referred to me as braggart. a,
l has publicly endorsed the man b
/ father fought to defeat;
III Our State superintendent
making this. our last biennial repc
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