The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-04-11
Mr.. EDW. w. DAVIS FOR FEEDER
AL DISTRICT ATTORNEY

W. Davis appointed to the office of
federal district attorney for the south
ern district of Florida
This desire is not confined to the
bar of this city, which found express
sioL at meeting of that body, and
which gave him fiattering endorse
ment for the place, but extends from
the northern limits Of the state to
far-away Key West, as will be shown
by the newspaper clippings appended
to this article.
Mr.. Davis has practiced law in
Ocala for a number of years, and has
always been reckoned as among the
leaders of the Ocala bar. In 1906 he
was elected state attorney for the
fifth judicial circuit of Florida, and
since that time his reputation as
criminal lawyer has become state
wide. AS an orator before a jury he
stands among the very best in the
state. Clear, logical, forceful and elo-
quent, his speeches are always master
pieces Of legal oratory. His grasp
of criminal law and of criminal evil
dence is deep and thorough, and as a
] prosecutor he is fearless. Attesting
| Mr.. Davis ability and unbounded
popularity is the fact that in the pri-
mary of 1910 he was unopposed for re-
election. In addition to that his rec
ord as a democrat is unmarried, he
having fought hard and consistently
in the democratic ranks since he cast
his first vote.
Mr.. Davis has been rated the
strongest man politically in central
Florida, and his political strength is
no doubt due to the fact, aside from
his ability, that he is never afraid to
espouse a cause that he believes is
just, nor to support a deserving candi-
date, or to assist his friends in any
way possible, and there will be much
disappointment among the people of
tEis circuit, as we'll as among Mr.. Da-
Wis numerous friends throughout the
state, and it has no aspirant for any
other federal appointment.
Aside from the above, this section
should receive such consideration at
the hands of the United States SEN
ators in making their recommends
tons for the position. There is not
a single man from this richest and
most populous section of the state
holding federal office and it has no
aspirant for any other federal ap-
pointment.
Ocala is in the center of the, dis
trict and if the wishes of a majority
of the democrats of the district are
paramount his claims cannot very
well be disregarded.
That the desire for his appointment
is intense and sincere the following
newspaper expressions will testify,
and the ones that we have selected
are but samples of others:
! Ed Davis of Ocala will be an appli-
cant for United States solicitor No
better man could be found in the
state for the position. He has been
state attorney for the last ten years,
| and we do not believe that the state
of Florida has ever had an ADLER or
more conscientious state attorney.
Davis is a man of charming personal
! ity. Should he get the appointment,
| President Wilson will make no mis-
take. Success to him.-FOrt Lauder
dale Sentinel.
| We heartily endorse what the Sen
! tinel says of Judge Davis. Crystal
River and her people have a personal
claim on him, as this has been his
summer home for several years. His
personal ability as a man and good
record as a state officer has made the
citizens of this place heartily in favor
of him as United States solicitor
| Crystal River News.
| The Democrat is pleased to add its
endorsement to the candidacy of At
Itorney Ed Davis of Ocala for appoint
ment to the position of United States
district attorney for the southern dis
trict of Florida. 1t has been our pleas
ure to know Mr. Davis for the past fif-
teen years, and in our humble opinion
there is no man in the state better
fitted or qualified to fill the position
of United States district attorney. His
ability as a prosecuting officer has
been proven by the record he has
made as state attorney for his home
circuit-honest, able and fearless in
the discharge of every duty He is
our choice for the position to which
he aspires, and we hope to chronicle
the good news of his appointment
shortly after the democrats take
charge of the affairs of this govern
ment-Live Oak Democrat.
Now that the confirmation of a fed
eral judge and attorney for this dis
trict seems unlikely during the pres
ent session of congress, several well
known democrats in. the district are
aspirarts for appointment under Pres
ident Wilson.
OF the candidates for federal office
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