The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05
SrAtn sEAvY REPLIES TO J
$40 pssERRVs CAMPAIGN
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.x.ent as a writer of song, has
,.ntly developed a genius for fic-
:, least this is indicated by his
.,v,ew." which appeared in the
,.r and which interview has
aupeared in a number of other
- papers.
.,udled effort is being made by
the candidates who are offering
adlusant general. as against the
ent incumbent, to assume some
AZ military status which would
10 Justify their aspirations to
me highest position in the mil
establishment of the state. This
vldenced by their use of military
which they no longer hold, and
,helr Efforts to create the impress
& that there is some division of
.timeat among those in the mill
service as to who should be
- adiutant general. AS a mat
~ fact. there is not. The Ma
al Guard Of Florida, as a whole,
stronsly endorsing the candidacy
General Foster. and would feel,
&.ulA he be defeated (which is ex-
&mely unlikely that 1t was little
- Of a calamity to the military
kylce.
fshat the DeBerry child has said
4 hls EFFORT TO create creditable
4alsary record" for the candidate
& ala choice could be excused upon
ground of literary license, and
Mald only serve TO amuse, were It
- for the fact that it may mislead
- persons, and but for the suspi-
mi Il was so intended.
am At this time an officer in the
- aud have been for many years,
served under Mr.. Driscoll, as
Is sergeant, during the last short
81 OF his service in the Florida
BE- Troops. and know him. No
viii question the statement that
M Drlscoll "is a man who does
-" but that Ibis record makes
il the logical man for the office" is
Malnly open TO dispute. He has a
Mllc record. but it has not yet been
Mlished. The injunction placed
ID all of General Fosters friends
those who are managing his cam
IN 10 confine themselves to show
II the merits of their own candi-
prevents a further discussion of
ii feature at this time, but | feel
#Ileged as an individual to call at
Ion TO one or two inaccuracies in
u DeBerry article.
The absurd statement that Dris-
M had served upon the staff of Gen.
81 Wasley Merritt of the Regular
I<rhy, at West Point, or anywhere
81 ought not to deceive anyone.
<heral Merritt is dead. 1t would
A<e been just as safe and possibly
20 effective to have named Gener-
Lee or General Grant: but will
81 500 for the evidence of any such
rice.
he reference to Driscolps part in
Baxter affair" will carry a smile
every soldier who was there. He
81 20 to Baxter, but not in COM
I'D Major Gumbinger commanded
~ Jacksonville troops.
81 was there, under Driscoll, and
II the latter did on that occasion
- been an amusing campfire tale in
81 troops ever since.
Pie facts are that before our bat
reached Baxter Captain Lyle and
u Live Oak company had reached
M scene, arrested the rioters, made
%, put on a guard, and cooked
supper lot his OWN iuCn anu ShS
Mksonyille troops, that he knew
&c on the way. Three hours later,
IN We arrived in the vicinity, Dris-
detrained his men, lined them up
made them a speech. There are
~ letters in the alphabet which in
4iern parlance would convey an un-
Hstanding of the substance of that
Efech. IL was some speech, and aft
II. Lyle arrived and called us to
Hper. DeBerry is right, the matter
ed without loss of life and not
<hot was fred"
10 more effective comment can be
sAde upon the candidacy of these
uemen who are opposing General
Ter than to point to the fact that
ther OF them have been endorsed
the organizations which they for
Fly commanded, and that the
pps are advocating the reelection
our present efficient adjutant gen.
y Driscoll's men may have been
Jung to follow him when he was
aain-haying been one of them, |