The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
TOLD THEIR
~ LITTLE STORIES
CONTINUED from Page H.

the county. lie favored State ana
county boards OF equalization 10
bring about equitable taxation: more
and better roads. TO be secured b.
convict labor. while part of the
state conyicts were helping 10 sup
por. those building roads and TO ere
ate road fund by producing some
thing on the States farm in Brad
ford county. Would work for in
creased educational facilities; the
placing of all county officials on 4
fair salary basis; continued Ever
glade reclamation. with portions OF
the lands to be placed on the mar
he, and sold 10 settlers for the benc-
fit of the school fund; a liability law
to protect employees Of corporations;
also favored the initiative. refcrcn-
dunn and recall.
Mr.. X. W. Hancock devoted his
advance the cause of the schools. IL"
is now chairman of the county school
beard and had given school matters
much consideration. Under the law
money derived from certain sources
tor the school fund cannot he spent
that is. the principal but Is
loaned. and the interest used for thu
schools. 1t is now invested in So
curitirs OF other States bringing Il
very low rate of interest, while a,
I he same time We are paying for
money borrowed for school purposes
y very high interest He would ia
,Or Il plan whereby the State school
fund could be borrowed by the home
:, hools. thereby keeping the money
in the family. as il were. getting the
benefit OF the investment for our
:, hools Mr. Hancock proved that
h., would make Il valuable man To
the school I'M rests as Il member of
| the legislature
The aspirants for the county clerk
| ship were the next To be called, and
their job being one requiring work
more than talk, they were limited TT
FIVE minutes each. Mcssrs John N
Keen. l.. S. Morrow. Il. l.. Hughes, j
a. Johnson and i,luchcr Wilson each
r;idr their announcements, in hric!
talks. which were we'll received
Treasurer llamm and would-bc.
Treasurer Whiddcn then had IA lit.
tie bout. Mr. Whidden stating that il
elected he would give To the schOO
fund certain commissions which
amount to about $1,000, and Mr.
liamm declaring that he had alread,
saved the county some $4,000 IN
commissions which he could legal,
have collected Each made rejOind
crs. and left the impression tina,
either would make a good money.
saving treasurer.
Mcssrs. IT, J. Lewis and Marvin
Crum made short addresses in be-
half Of their candidacy as tax 60.
lectOr. Mr. I.anicr was prevented
ly press of official business from be
ing present.
The livclicst bout OF the evening
was between Prof r. B. Kirk and
Prof. C. A. Parker, candidates fol
county superintendent Mr.. kirL
spoke first and compared his quail
ficatiOns with Mr.. I'arkcr's. as cvi.
dcnced by the certificates each HAD
secured, the schools attended and
schools taught. Mr.. Parker didn',
like Mr.. Kinks style of address, cvi
IDENTIFY, for he made Il pretty warm
reply. Both gentlemen spoke twice
to be settled next Tuesday
Messrs L. w. Bates and j. !
l'OyntOn, candidates for asscsso:
spoke briefly but TO the point tho
point being, in effect, that they
wanted the Office and solicited Tho
votes
The chairman announced thar tho
| candidates for sheriff would not
speak, owing to the lateness of the
h"~ but that both were still run
ming. The meeting then closed with
prayer each of the candidates pray
ing that he had made such an i'm
preston as would bring him good
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