The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-29

excessive taxation, increase of pen
sions TO old veterans, abolishing state
and county taxes, etc. He drew very
pathetic picture OF an old man liv-
ing in the country, with no bath room
but a creek and no water to drink but
what came from a well, with none OF
the comforts Of his city neIghbor who
revels in a porcelain tub. electric
lights, paved streets, etc, and yet the
countryman had to pay more taxes in
proportion to the returns than any
one living in the city. He said that
the democratic candidate a week be-
fore election would shake hands and
call him "old sport" but a week later
would dodge for fear he might be call
ed on for $3.50 to help pay his taxes
which had been more than doubled.
He made a desperate appeal TO the
feelings of the old vets; said that un-
der the democratic administration in
this state they only received a misera-
BILE pittance of q cents per day, not
enough to get one square meal and
promised if elected TO do his level best
to get them at least 81 per day.
In the matter of lowering the taxes
he said that ten years ago the people
of Minnesota, principally Swedes and
Germans, got tired of paying out all
they could make to the tax collector.
so they set out to find a remedy, and
50 successful were they that for the
past ten years they have paid neither
state or county taxes. He declared the
same thing was possible in Florida.
and IL elected it would be his duty and
pleasure to see this beautiful theory
carried out.
In the matter of the amalgamation
| of the races, he said the republican
party had given it a fair trial but
found it as impossibility. and that no
democrat should fail to cast his lot
with the progressives from a fear that
there was a "nigger in the woodpile,'
for there would be none there, not
even a dead one.
The proceedings were observed by
| the following well known Ocala citi-
zens:
Jake Brown, VIII Knight. J. VI
Thomas, r. V. Curtiss, Stephen Jewett
Elmer DeCamp, L. VI. Murray, Lou
Green, F. B. Beckham, w. F. Marlowe
Charlie Marshall. H. c. Jones. Glib Me-
Rae, Ed Clements, William Wolff, Johr
Dewey, w. A. Scott, Buford Leitner ant
some others. Mr.. r. A. Burford wa:
and Mr.. W. K. Zewadski tried to slil
in without any ticket at the last, blu
the doorkeeper made him stay way
back and sit down. Mrs. William
Wolff and little daughter occupied on,
of the boxes and Mr.. and Mrs. Bat,
Perdue had seats in the parquet.
Messrs. r. L. Anderson, G. w. Martin
II. VI. Hampton and others attended il
the afternoon, and "Hamp" sat so IA
up front that he was mistaken for
delegate.
The visitors sat close to and ever
among the delegates, and could hav
taken part and voted and outvotet
them if they had behaved like the Wis
itors to some conventions the write
has attended in the good old conven
ton days of a quarter of a centur.
lago.
The gallery was open to the colore,
people, but they were all at Ike Sim
mons picture show, DR.. Groves calf
moose convention or some Othe
amusement, and the gallery was a
empty as the noodle of the Honorabl
George Fred Williams of Massachu
lsetts. Four newspaper men were pres
ent, but they are not worth mention
!. ing.
| Among the delegates present wer
G. III. Davis, NJ. G. Gibbons. V. S. Ny
senwander. G. c. Kelly of Hillsboro
10. c. Wyke, Dr. Trovillian, w.
Waddell of Orange: T. l. Phillips.
l. Anderson. Fred s. Grey, J.
Combs. Harry Minimum, H. L. Church
s. A. Wilson, Mr.. Fitzsimmons, T. F
Walsh of Duval W. c. Hodges. Leon
II. c. Groves, d. S. Williams, Geo. X
Robinson. NJ. J. Roess and DR.. Belchel
Marion; S. p. Anthony, Levy; c. F
Spicer, West Palm Beach; C. III. JUDD
Manatee; d. p. Carlton, D. L. Skipper
DeSoto: Fl. E. Benson, A. r. Jone:
Alachua; J. w. Williams. II. c. Bulge
Dade: c. l. Knowles. L. Otto. Monroe.
The nominations were as follows:
congressman
First District: ]. de V. HazzarC
Eustis.
Second: c. f. spicer, Palm Beach.
Third: John Thomas Porter, Marian
ma.
At Large: E. r Gunby, Tampa
. State Offices
Governor: VIM. c. Hodges, ITALIA
hassee.
Secretary of State: Lewis Otto, Ke
West.
Commissioner of Agriculture: Bowe
Sheppard, Eustis.
Treasurer: D. L. Skipper. Zolfo.
Superintendent of Public instruction
F. d. Mitter. Jacksonville.
Attorney General: NJ. c. Gibbon
Tampa.
: Comptroller. to be named by tn
state committee.
Justice of the Supreme Court: f. ]
Axtell of Jacksonville.
!, Delegates to the National Convention
: H. L. Anderson, c. l. Knowles. Her
Z ry E. Benson, d. L. Skipper, Ernes
? Wagner G. H. Judd, W. c. Hodges,
! I. Monoz. Fl. L. Church. c. E. Merrel
J. w. Williams. o. C. Wike.
Alternates: NJ. J. Roess. Lewis OFT,
J. F. Pierce, Bowen Sheppard, F. ]
Miller, D. T. Carlton.
Electors
. First District: w. C. Richardson c
: Hillsboro.
Second: J. \. Trovillion of Orange
Third: Geo. c. Wentworth of Escam
bia.
, At Large: W. W. Dewhurst of s
Johns. T. T. Munroe of Marion.
The Platform
! This was a long and rather a well
sounding document, almost Democrat
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