The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-22
A STRAIGHT AND
SENSIBLE STORY
Park TrammeiI Clearly
Rsfutes Frank WaipOles
Wild Romance


any trade. combination, deal or polit-
zeal frame-up Of any nature whatever
was made by Mr.. Milton or any Of his
friends with me or any of my friends
are without any foundation and are
unqualfiedly false and untrue from
beginning TO end Such ridiculous, un-
reasonable and absurd charges can
come only from a wild Imagination
and could only be asserted from lack
Of proper sense Of fairness and JUS
tice due man to man.
Previous TO that time and on the day
the votes were canvassed in Jackson
Vile. Mr.. Milton, so l was informed.
asked by letter, wire and in person the
views Of large number of his sup
porters upon the question of his re-
naming in the race. 1t seems. how
ever. that Mr.. Walpole, who had been
one Of his supporters, felt, Is he ex-
pressed it to me and others, that he
had ben ignored" He said had Mil
ton asked him he would have advised
him to not run, but he did not like to
be ignored" This of course, was OF
no concern to me. On the Thursday
night referred to by Mr.. Walpole, l did
not advise him to wait twenty-four
hours a he claims, before he said any
thing through the Times-UniOn about
the deal he suspected. but when he
was mad and charging because he felt
he had been ignored by not being con-
suited by Mr. Milton as to what he
should do told him most emphatically
when he intimated that there had been
trading done. that he was absolutely
wrong in his imaginations and such
positively was not the case. When he
talked Of going TO the Times-Cnion,
advised him just as I would any other
mad and angry man. that | thought he
had better not do so. as Mr.. Milton
had doubtless not intended to ignore
him. My only utterance about deal
was to brand as untrue his numerous
ina ginatiOnS Of such.
On Friday. after Mr.. Milton announc-
ed through the Metropolis his with
drawal. Mr.. Walpole and Mr.. Gibbons
were together off and on for several
hours. apparently in conference. Mr..
Walpole, as he told several, was Of
Tended at Mr.. Milton. because he felt
he had been ignored. Gibbons was up
in the air, and had been saying for
several days II Milton withdrew from
the race he was going to get his name
on the ticket in the second primary.
So from a man who said he had been
ignored" and was angry and from an
other man who had AK to grind, who
had a design and purpose in mind
that Of trying TO get into the second
primary-came the unsupported, the
absurd, the ridiculous and unreasona
BILE story OF an alleged deal. It's ridi-
culous absurdity gave 1t the ear-marks
OF being the expression only Of the
widest imagination. Mr.. Gibbons
knew the people would not approve Of
him. the fourth man in the race. trying
to get his name on the ticket when
such conduct was contrary to the prac
tice Of other candidates. was in viola
tion Of the spirit of the primary law
and against the primary regulations
which have existed since the beginning e
OF the primary system, so he practi-
cally Joined with Mr. Walpole. in get
ting out the absurd story Of the imagi-
nary deal. in hopes thereby to gain a
little justification and approval Of his
unheard Of proposition of the fourth
| man in the first primary trying to get
into the second primary.
Fifty-two thousand out OF sixty tive
thousand voters refused him the right
to get into the second primary. The
| will OF the people ended his rights in
the first primary. The chairman Of
the state committee and the supreme
court have affirmed the verdict OF the
people by holding he has no right to
| go into the second primary.
At the time it was no secret and no
one has attempted to conceal the fact
| that Mr.. Milton. with some OF his
| friends and some Of my friends and l
on Thursday night, and only then. met
discussed n
| tlemanly manner. the question Of the
second primary contest. At this meet
| ing not one word was uttered which
any man present would object to hav-
| ing published to the world While !
| had no doubt as to the results Of a
second primary. my friends and I felt
| that second primary should not be
forced and the entire conference was
| a matter of discussion upon this sub
Iject Does any man who credits any
one with having any honor except him
self. question the right or the proprie-
!ty OF such conference? Certainly no one
can say that there was anything wrong
in the mere fact Of having such a
| meeting Everyone present at the
meeting knows there was not and will
testify that there was not a trade deal
combination or any kind OF a political
makeup made or even suggested Sc
no wrong was committed IN any re-
lspect Mr.. Milton's withdrawal did no,
come as result OF this meeting: bu;
II came as a result OF his own decision
formed after he had conferred with q
large number of his friends and de.
Ilberately considered the entire situa-
tion. His action was what was de.
sired and expected by ninety per cen
or more OF the people OF Florida. and
believe it is approved by at least tha
percentage of the democratic voters o.
1.-The state. But very few. regardless o.
whom they had supported. thought
should be forced into q second pri
mary when l lacked so little OF hayins
received the nomination over four op
ponentS in the first primary. Neither
Mr. Walpole nor Mr.. Gibbons hay,
given their own knowledge, or tn.
knowledge OF any other man in sup
port of any OF their charges or asser
tiOnS. They cannot do so and confn.
themselves TO the truth. Their gam,
has been one OF trying 10 injure an,
reflect upon others by giving utter
ances 10 charge and fntimations which
they absolutely fail to support with
the truth and facts.
| I have felt that II was proper 70
me to defend my honor and manhood
| bA n