The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-03-27
Capt. J. Stuart Lewis, Candidate for
Adjutant General, Visits the
Unfyerefty City

Capt. j. Stuart Lewis, Candidate for
Adjutant General, Visits the
University City
Among the prominent visitors to
Gainesville on Thursday was Capt J.
Stuart Lewis of Leon county, candi-
date for adjutant general and per-
sonal friend of DR.. A. A. Murphree.
president of the University of Florida,
and Senator H. HI. McCreary. The cap
tain was DIR. Murphree's guest for
dinner. but found time while here to
meet many of our people, some of
whom had met him before and all of
whom formed a favorable impression
of him. His wife. whose maiden name
was Miss Sallie Smoke and whom he
married in Gainesville in 1889, is a
daughter of the late DR.. S. D. Smoke,
and was reared at old Newnansville,
being a graduate of the East Florida
/ Seminary.
Captain Lewis was born in Marion
icounty, Florida, Nov. %. 1865. He is a
SON of DR.. James S. Lewis, Virginian.
His mother was a daughter OF Col.
Samuel Heath Owens, a South CAROLYN
Ian, and niece of DR.. James B. Owens.
who was a member of the secession
lconventfon OF Florida. Captain Lewis
in 1861 and served during the war of
secession at surgeon, and was muster
ed out at the close of the war with the
rank Of captain.
/ Captain Lewis attended the public
schools of Marion county. and in 1873
| he entered the Kings Mountain Mill
jtary Institute In 1881 he returned to
| the farm in Marion county, working
on the farm near Micanopy until 1887
when he was appointed by Grover
Cleveland to the railway mail service
which position he held until 1907
when he resigned to accept position
In the office OF commissioner Of agri-
culture Of the state of Florida, which
Iposition he recently resigned to be-
leone candidate for adjutant general
Captain Lewis entered the military
service Of the state as a private OF
company c. Gem City Guards" Palat-
ka, Fla, in 1889, Capt Robert w Da-
tvis. commanding. He was sergean,
and first lieutenant of that company
until 1896. when he resigned and NOV
ed to waycross Ga. In 1889 he return
ed to the state. moving to Tallahassee
In 1907 the Bloxham Rifles was or
ganized in Tallahassee and he was
telected captain. which position he held
until 1911. He believes in a closer re-
Ilationship between the men and Off
Icers OF the National Guard, and armor.
les at each post equipped so as to be 6
place of recreation for the men,
Capt. Lewis has the unanimous en-
ldorsement of the democratic executive
COMMITTEE of Leon county, as shown
by the following resolution adopted a
the last meeting of the committee:
u BE it resolved by the democratic
J Executive committee of Leon county
Florida, in session, that we endors,
the candidacy of Capt. j. Stuart Levi:
fformer commander of B1oxham Rifles
for adjutant general of the state o
Florida. We know that if he is elect
ed he will manage the affairs of tn,
loffice with honor to himself, the mill
Itary, the state and the people whom HI
serves. We have every confidence il
his honesty and ability, and will
pleasure recommend him to the demo
cratic voters of the state"
II Capt. Lewis is especially well quail
. fed for the position he is "a candidate
for and will receive<a large vote II
this sectfon.-Gainesville Sun.