The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-04-09
81 EVENING STAR


The candidates are not shedding any
tears. because there was no crowd at
Orange Springs Monday. They had a
pleasant ride and jolly time. met
some friends and started the ball to
rolling. and they had TO go anyhow;
SO they are all contented, and some of
them are happy
II was a lively crowd aboard the
socala Northern train when it pulled
out Of the city Monday morning. L s.
Light and Edwin Spencer as prospec-
tive legislators headed the procession
They were cheerful but nervous. for
Crosby was not present. and they had
a suspicion that he had cut across the
country and would reach Orange
Springs In time to throw up breast
works. Sheriff Galloway. who has
only platonic interest in the cam
paign. nevertheless was In the crowd,
Keeping his eye on the other candi-
: dates Senator E. L. Carney and Mrs.
Carney were also In our midst Mr..
Carney doesn't have to run for any
thing this year which Is good thing
for his opponent IL Mrs. Carney enter
ed the contest as vote-winner for
the senator. Messrs. s. T. Sistrunk, p.
H. Nugent, Alfred Aver, j. r. Moor
T. A. Cobb. Clifford Livingston, w. VI.
Gober, w. E. Smith and ]. A. Tucker
completed the count Messrs. Arthur
Cobb and Henry livingston went along
because they had a relative interest in
the campaign. (This Is a pun, and if
you can't figure 1t out, we'll send you
q diagram). Deputy Sheriff G. r.
Smith went along, to see how the
country looked. Messrs. p. v. Leaven-
good and J. II. BENJAMIN represented
the press.
At Fort Mccoy, the party was join
ed by Messrs. Walter huffman of
Sparr. C. NJ. earn of Reddick and A.
w. Tongue of Fairfield, each of whom
wishes to represent district on the
board of county commissioners.
The party had a pleasant ride to
Orange Springs. Good-natured jokes
kept the crowd in a laugh all the way.
The leaders in fun were Alfred Aver
and James r. Moorhead, who certainly
know how to play the game and smile
at the same time.
Say what you will, the primary is
the peoples long suit, and they will be
fools indeed II they ever allow a return
to the convention. In his young days,
as a. newspaper reporter, the writer at
tended many political conventions, and
saw the inside of numerous deals, and
knows beyond dispute what very lit
tie chance the people had of having
their wishes regarded. Everything was
decided by rings, sometimes all by one
ring, and the only choice the voters
had was between one bunch of polite
ians and another. and as the different
punches often had an understanding
with each other, even that choice was
more fancied than real Nowadays, the
candidates must go before the people.
and the people look at them and listen
to them, and pick those who please
them best. The people make mistakes
sometimes, but they come nearer being
correct and incorruptib1e than any
thing else on the face OF the earth !;
and IL they do make a mistake, it's
their mistake, and they can pay for It
more easily than they can pay for the
mistakes, plus the rascalities, of the
politicians. So when you hear man
fnveighing against the primary, swat
him and his friends every time they go
into politics. for they are trying to
take away a very large portion of
your liberties.
When the candidates alighted at Or
ange Springs, the large and enthus-
iastic gathering expected there was
conspicuous by it's absence. The Star
man suggested that the candidates
make an organized sally into the
country and bring in the people. but
instead each candidate trotted out on
a mission of his own.
Light and Spencer went scouting for
Crosby, and were much relieved to find
he hadn't shown up. Nearly every
body went to the spring, and the Star
man took look at the improvements
- ,1,xrfo CIx Z rixrix1 vii
First to be noticed is the big, hand
some store and residence of Postmas-
ter Pegram near the station. Mr..
Pegram has fine, two-story building,
roomy and convenient store room and
big stock OF goods. Prosperity evil,
IDENTIFY rewards enterprise with him.
DIR. G. B. Parramore, formerly of
Eureka. has a new, neat and we'll ap-
pointed drugstore next to the postof-
nee. He also has fine soda fountain,
where the thirsty can obtain delicious
refreshment.
Mr.. G. J. APPEL is putting up a new
building across the railroad from the
postoffice. When it is completed, he
will establish bakery and confection-
cry.
Quite number Of other new build
ings have been completed since the
railroad reached the springs nine
months ago. and others are being con-
structed-
Everybody visited the spring, which
in the heart of the green forest was
like diamond in a setting of en-
eralds. Its a splendid spring, and
ocala people can't visit it too often.
1t wasn't long after their arrival be-
fore the candidates and visitors were
1athered around the big store of the
old. established merchant. Mr.. w. H.
Massey Mr.. w. T. Crosby showed up
about that time, and was relieved to
ind 4hat Light and Spencer hadn't cut
trees down across the road from Citra.
This made the legislative bunch COM
p1ete-Lfght, Crosby and Spencer
three mighty good men, and the deuce
of 1t is that we can't vote for but two
of them.
i Prof. p. Wilson Green, who wants to
turn Professor Crimson out of a job.
also appeared. Mr. Green has been
sick for some time, and is slowly re-
covering, which makes campaigning
anything but a picnic for him. Prof.
Brinson was glad to see Prof. Green.
Prof Crimson feels like he is in the
house of his friends at Orange Springs.
and If Prof. Green hadn't showed up.
would have feared he tearing
down his fences in another part of the
county.
rsu1xy a fau Oran~o SPRINGS yoters