The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
|10lD THEIR
II little STORIES
|f.spIDATEs GREETED BY LARGE
AUDIENCE OF INTERESTED
VOTERS LAST NIGHT.

,ltices spoke here. in accord
w. with previous announcement
90 ,gbt A large audience greet
,b.m and though the speaking
. ,,,,p.d for about three hours
, VAS still a good crowd when
!. h,oks up. showing that the voters
Interested in hearing what thei'
,,o.,e,t.,e public servants had te
s.v for themselves.
v. y O. Cresap had been invited
o,dn,t the meeting. but as he
,r.. unable to be present at the starr
:. arl,sated this duty to Mr.. +. r.
,hanp who presided and announced
The speakers
!. here were twenty-five candl-
,,,.s who responded when called
r,op O, course. anything purport'
-, :, h, even the briefest synopsis
!, a.t.., vas said is out of the Ques-
.m Ne must, therefore. force
amin. ills report to the bare men,
,or n, Zach candidate, without at
,on,,iuy 10 quote. except In the
,-i.s,,t possible manner.
Til, candidates for county judge
w.. ,,st called upon. Judge Preston
,,,iav,d the work of his court dur
,rs ms incumbency. and took up anu
,bo,oag.y explained the matter OF
,b4 rallr.tion of certain fees which
,a. lcn,, made the occasion OF
ras,g o, irregularities in this Oh
e. and that of the sheriff. He de-
CARED hat the charges were trumpeu
n, by ,bose who objected to the laws
lw,rg been administered SO effec-
lively. for political effect only. he
mad oat an excellent case, and COM
ple,aly Ycfuted the charges. which.
n9er ~ he stated, had already been
d.sY 81 Of both by the county COM
ri.s!ofers and the grand jury.
Mr. NJ. Trammell said this was
hi. in,sanfd's home and his uuallflca
tob, aad haracter We're well known
| L Tie people. That he had no con-
L 'i1A with the charges made
a-a.u., badge Preston and Sheriff.
!. B. lad trusted the voters would
r them.
iidItcs for county attor-
called next. Mr.. Eppcs
sa.d he was at home ana
Nlead every eo,RteSy ID
Is. lie would not make
would give them h.5
.id, however. make a very
j, leHertheless.
Johnson expressed dis
' Al not seeing more Ia
ct al as he was the only
ar caudidate," and therefor
II claims on the fair sex. He
~ the wor'. of the county
'o.' .ng his term as attorney.
~ mo!e>t,y said he did not claim
f'',' 'or all of it-that much OF
u so.d record was due to the other
O. 2- i the court, notably Sheriff
J logan
~ L 4 IIuffaker made a telling
sa1 "ifo tive speech, dwelling prin-
cpalls On his equipment and prep
s'a'ioa . fill the office creditably.
as SOM of his opponents had In
c1iEed il hints as to his "inexperi-
eAe~ !le eft no room to doubt tha;
10 'ol!i ably fill the office.
Aess7s Drane and Cox, candidates
'o' State Senator, next took the
S'anq Mr Drane was the first
sPease' and he made q very beautiful
'Ae e.o4Qent talk, dealing with his
'ts.I., in the community for the
.-s a.rty years, his connection with
."'@.opment and growth, etc.
"a a@ IS now the oldest inhabitant
: i'.A Of residence, and called
-iSa Ms friends and neighbors to
his lifelong ambition by
aF him to the State Senate.
- he was thoroughly familiar
cry department Of the States
'hent and business, and felt
e was specially equipped to
The capacity of Senator. He
NED with a touching and ap-
!. 40 poetical quotation.
'e2n F. Cox spoke along prac-
rs declaring that he would
:. eeeted, for good roads. bet
49, : equalization of taxation,
49,. u the fee system, and the
ot constitutional conyen-
-. ae declared he also had been
mental in building IN Lake