The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-27
WHAT CHANGES TWO
SHORT MONTHS WILL BRING

Nearly every weekly paper in the
state carried with last weeks issue an
Underwood supplement" of four
pages, devoted to boosting the gentle
man from Alabama as a candidate for
president 1t Is stated that one paper
in every county in the United States
was furnished with these supplements,
expressage paid, and a conservative
estimate is that 1t cost the Underwood
campaign, whoever Is footing the
bills. about $4,000. 1t is evident that
the Alabama man has found some
liberal hackers, but, while we admire
him very much as a statesman, We do
not believe that. IL nominated. he could
carry single state outside the solid
south.-Tampa Tribune, March 10.
An active campaign was waged in
the state for months prior to the first
primary in behalf of Woodrow Wilson.
The state was flooded with anti Under
wood literature and there were work
ers In every county and organizations
in many. The Wilson man
agement refuse to accept the decision
OF the party in this state. Their can
didates for delegate remain the
ticket and an active campaign is be-
ing waged for their election.
This Is superlative gall itself. but,
within the past week, the Wilson men
have grown bold and they are openly
advertising themselves throughout the
state as Underwood men," hoping to
deceive many democrats who are for
Underwood into voting for them Ad-
vertisements of this deceptive charac-
ter have been printed and cards sent
out broadcast. This simply means that
these men are trying to get into the
national convention under false pre-
lenses. AS one paper puts it. they are
trying to sneak in."-Extracts from
Tampa Tribune of May &c.
We presume that all the foregoing
extracts were penned by the lily white
hand Of E. D. Lambright, chief edi-
torial writer on the Tribune, who is
also a candidate for the office of dele
gate at large to the national conven-
tioa.
AS we have said before, we like Mr..
Lambright, and expect to vote for
him. But 1T is only justice to our
friends among Wilson's supporters. to
inform them that Mr.. Lambright is
the champion blue ribbon fraud, of
this campaign.
AS Mr.. Lambright charges in his
frst article. the state papers were fill
ed with Underwood supplements. In
his second article Mr.. Lambright says
the state WAS flooded with anti Under
wood literature. Mr.. Lambright may
not admit. but he knows and will not
dsny that thousands OF dollars were
spent with the Florida press to adver-
tise Underwood, while Wilson had no
representation except from those pa
pers who stood up for him. or at least
admitted his arguments to their coll
umns without money and without
price.
Mr.. Lambright says advertisements
delegates have been published in the
last few days. The Wilson papers
have advised the voters to support the
Wilson men, and 1T is their right TO do
so. But Mr.. Lambright knows that
every paper of any standing in the
state has carried in the past two weeks
display advertisements asking the vot-
ers to cast their ballots for Under
wood men. and the said advertise
ments, paid for in the Stars case at
least. at regular space rates, must
have cost the Underwood managers
over two thousand dollars.
Mr.. Lambright, a newspaper man.
and well acquainted with what is GO
Ing on in the state, knows that this
question of Underwood or Wilson dele
gates was raised, was forced on the
people, by the Underwood manage
ment. which for the last three weeks
has been trying to make the voters