The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-06-07

any thought; there has been no acca
sion 10 do that as yet. But why &c
you ask ne; are you wanting the
place.? To which Mr. Scofeld re.
Piled Yes, I would like very much
10 have i. # you have made I'D your
mind not TO appoint him To which
the governor said that ne replied:
Thai matter hasn't come up, and !
haven given i any thought; there
viii Is plenty Of time hereafter.
the governor then said TO ne; And
thar i al that was said, ana that Is
where these runors started
sajd Well, governor. didn't
charge Mr. Scofeld with starting
these -umors: and the governor said:
Wei co"
There = 10 question buE hat Mr.
strDeeGs indictment was most force
fu- ara made 4 profound impression
CT ,re audience
Atte- III 5trjuger's speech came
the dinner, and s4ch a dinner
More and more We are coming 10 he
Eeva mat The women Of this county
a1e al culinary artists and should
te decorated with blue ribbons"
Every inch Of me long table was
occupied with some tempting dish
Chicken cooked in every style. home
cured ham country sausage salads
OF various kinds; bread and confec-
lions Of various sorts. lemon pies,
cocOan1t pies, blackberry pies. pota.
to pies, molasses pies, custard pies:
and the most delicious baked cakes:
pound CAKE sponge cake. Jelly cake
chocolate cake, etc
and me good wives were deter
mined thar no one should 60 away IN
fed Every plate was lavishly sup
piled N every instance me Biblical
measure obtaining Every plate was
heaped ~ and running over
The candidates fer state senator
helc ne boards Immediately atrer
dinner
Ike ne state attorneys lie sen
atc1s are warming 10 their work as
The campaign progresses and both
gentlemen are getting some what
'savigrols~ Il paying their respects
10 each other.
Mr Howell charges mat Nj eros
by mas teen unfaitbful 70 The inter
ests Of ne people whom n was
elected 10 directly represent That
he yoted several hundred thousand
dollars 10 eradicate the citrus canker
from the orange groves. He said
that if the Toll weevils attacked Z
farmers crop there was 40 state ap-
preparation 20 aid them but me or
ange growers. many Of whom are
non-residen,s, received q half million
in appropriations He maintained
that it was class legislation pure and
simple.
Nr lowell also solc mat n voting
ior the hog cholera serum ana the
TICK eradication appropriations an
came under the same head i was
class legislation ~@ich was net in
accordance with me doctrines Of me
democratic party
he also charged that Mr. Crosby
wa partner OF he Standard Oil
company and mis- votes vas Il me
direction Of he corporate interests
Mr.. Howell also read letters
claiming % show that Mr Crosby had
entered into a conspiracy 10 oust
the sheriff Of Sumter county our Of
his JOB 10 strengthen his chances
of election for senator
21r Crosby at some length answer.
ed seriatam al % said charges He
said thar all bur fve members OF the.
senate and thirteen members Of the
house mad voted FOR the appropria-
lions for the citrus canker, hos chol-
Il a SCI ttAU Gnu i'm - c41-c k4O-S. : llG
the orange industry was one OF the
largest II the state and 70 have per
mitted il 20 have been destroyed
would have been a most deplorable
calamity and would nave taken from
the tax books several million dollars
worth Of taxable values
That il was true that Mr Wart-
mann and himself had purchased &
controlling interest in z somewhat
ruined orange grove property near
Citra which they were trying 70 re-
cupeEate and place on the tax books,
who the other forty per cent OF share
holders we're ne did not know. wheth-
er John Smith Or John D Rocker
Teller
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