The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-20
More Candidates Announced


nouncements of candidates pub
lished elsewhere in this paper
i. Amongst them will be found thu
following to which attention was
not called in last weeks Herald
Hon. Il. P. Thagard of Marion
county, announces for state comp
r troller, which is possibly the most
. important office in the state. Mr.
Thagard, however, is well quail
fed for the position and his high
! character is guarantee that, il
elected, he will discharge its du.
ties with fidelity and unremitting
energy. AS state bank examiner
he has been connected with the
comptroller'S office since March,
1912, and in that time has be-
come familiar with many of its
duties. The voters will make no
mistake, if they elect him.
j. L. Dishong is a candidate for
denomination as sheriff of Desc
to county. Virtually all the vot-
ers know him and are familiar
with his record; consequently, it
is only necessary to call attention
to his card. But we will say that
he has made a good sheriff, has
been active and fearless in the
discharge Of his duties and, if e.
lected, can be depended on to
serve the people faithfully and
conscientiously. We have heard
absolutely no complaints against
him, from which we conclude that
he has given general satisfaction.
Geo. w. Whitehurst, an able
and popular lawyer of Wauchula,
is candidate for county judge.
He is blessed not only with the
necessary mental and moral quail
ifications, but also with youth,
energy, and the ambition to win
honor for himself and the county
by righteous and efficient adj
ministratiOn of the office that he
seeks. Being worthy and capable
he should have the consideration
of the voters of the county.
Prof. p. G. Shaver, principal of
the Wauchula high school, an
nounces for superintendent of
public instruction. For twelve
years he has served as principal
of the Wauchula school, which, he
has built up from a small concern
of six teachers to a big institu-
ton employing over twenty
teachers. "No other teacher in
DeSoto county" says his home
paper, the Wauchula Advocate,
"has ever made the record Prof. |
Shaver has made. y He
has had twenty-five years expert
ence as teacher, y and is
qualified in every respect to fill |
the position he seeks.
Hon. Hugh G. Jones has been
prosecuting attorney for the |
county court since June of last
year, having been appointed by |
the governor. In that position he
has made good" and he is run
ling on his record for re-nomina-
ION. He is a very capable law
ger, earnest, conscientious and
patriotic, and he can be relied on
o do all that is possible in bring
ng law-breakers to justice and
maintaining the peace and digni-
y of the county.
Hon. A. G. Freeman, who is a
for sheriff, is one of the
'est known and most popular
men in the county. He has had
light years experience as sheriff
If the county, during which time
lie proved both his ability and his
idelity to the duties of the office
md the interests of the people.
n other public positions also,
uch as county commissioner and
mayor of Arcadia, he has shown
hat he has both the ability and
he courage to discharge his dut-
es with efficiency and strict i'm
These facts are well
nown to the people and, there
ore, need no extended mention.
Prof. James 0. Buckley an
ounces for denomination as sup
rintendent of public instruction
or the county. He has served in I
hat office for three years, and his +
ecord is before the people. He {
as been faithful and diligent in
he discharge of his duties and !
as done all that it was possible :
or him to do to promote the edu-
ational interests of the county.
)uring his term of Office, the
choOl term has been heightened q
rom five to seven months, TWEEN II
weight school houses have been s
uilt or are under construction, C
nd the value of school property C
as increased from 100000 to il
325, 900. With such a record -
nd with the experience that he m
as had, it is lust TO conclude