The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-14


election day His little pleasantly
was Well received by his hearers, and
tho his opponents former home is at
Spar. Mr.. Stripping says he anti
cipates quite handsome vote there
Mr. W. L. Colbert, candidate for
Reelection to his present position,
that of county tax collector, said
that, having lived so long in the
Spar community, he felt as tho he
were talking 20 brothers and sisters,
AMI didn't feel disposed TO talk pol
tiles; no use in attempting the use of
oratory or even telling the people
that he would attend TO the duties
OF the office as his past record was
sufficient proof OF what he could and
would do. He referred TO a circular
recently issued as to being at his
been connected with the Office for
number OF years he believed that he
knew better than great many
others just what should be done and
est efficiency in the least possible
time, which at this time of the year
was especially desirable in the tax
collectors Office.
Mr.. James r. Moorhead, candidate
for tax assessor, when called upon
said that he regretted exceedingly
that his opponent in the race, Mr..
Alfred Aver, was indisposed and un-
able to be present, as he had no de-
sire to take any advantage of him.
He just stated that he wanted the
Office, as he has been persistently
telling the voters of Marion county
for the past two campaigns, and he
hoped they could see things as he
did at this time and give him their
support. The good natured and
friendly tits entered into between
Messrs. Moorhead and Aver in past
campaigns have on many occasions
prevented some of the meetings from
being exceedingly prosaic and list
less, and their friends will welcome
the return of Mr.. Aver to the battle
to keep everybody in good humor
by pleasantries between these two
seekers after political preferment.
Mr.. Graham at this time read a
letter from Mr.. Aver regretting his
inability on account of sickness to
be present.
ATr of h.
to again serve his district, the sec
ond, on the board of county COM
missioners, said he had no special
interests to serve, and would if elect
ed continue to do the best he could
for the benefit of the people of the
whole county. He asked that those
who had first choice in other than
himself, mark his name on the bal
lot for second choice in the primary.
Mr.. Joe w. Davis, the present
commissioner from the southern dis
trict, on mounting the speakers
platform, said that he felt about like
he did when he was young man
courting-he thought of lots of
things to say, but that when it came
time to say them he took stage
fright and forgot them. He said,
however, that having been appointed
by the governor to fill an unexpired
term he now desired election ID
full term at the hands of the voters
of the county, promising to look aft
er the peoples interests in the dis
patch of the business that came be-
fore the board in the future as in
the past, to the best of his ability
and judgment.
Mr.. Ed Carmichael, commissioner
of the first district, who seeks re-
election, announced that he would
attend to the duties of the office as
he had always tried to do in the
past. with the end in view of giving
the county the very best there was
in him toward the conduct of the
board. He stated that last year the
board had at its disposal about $780,
900, and would this year have some
what less, and that his energies
would be devoted to placing it where
it would do the most good as he saw
it. Mr.. Carmichael caused consid-
cradle merriment when, upon taking
his position on the speakers stage,
he leaned one hand on the table,
crossed his legs, put one hand in his
pocket, and said as he was not ac-
customed to making speeches he did
not know the exact procedure. but
he noticed that nearly all those who
preceded him assumed this position,