The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-05-14
PRAISE FOR MR.. CLARK
FROM HIS HOME PAPER
, the Gainesville Sun

congressman FRANK CIark, aILer
spending few pleasant days among
his Florida friends, was called back
to Washington by telegram.
"There has been much talk and
speculation as to whether he would be
candidate for governor, or for the
Senate or for Congress.
"He did US the honor, as the paper
published in his home city and county,
t. make his definite and final an
nouncement for him. He had told
some of his friends about it, and left
it to us to speak authoritatively for
him, to all his constituents and news
paper friends.
"He will not be candidate for gov
eTnor, nor for senator.
"He will ask again, at the coming
primary, for the vote of his demo-
cratic friends for denomination to
the position of representative in Con-
gress.
"This we have written for him. It
is all he asked US to say. What we
shall write further will be- to speak
for ourselves. At the end of his pres
ent term he will have served this con-
gressional district continuously for
eight terms, aggregating sixteen
years.
sixteen honorable years.
"Years of faithful service.
"Years during which no faint has
fallen upon his name.
"Years during which no duty has
been left undone.
''He has been chairman of the House
committee on public buildings and
grounds for the past six years.
as a member of the committee on
war claims. committee on the library,
and committee on woman suffrage.
"He was author of the bill which
passed and became law compelling
collectors of internal revenue to fur
nish prosecuting officers on request
with names of persons paying special
tax as liquor dealers in prohibition
territory.
"Has been instrumental in securing
federal buildings for Gainesville, Live
Oak, Palatka, DeLand, Orlando, San
ford and several other Florida cities.
'Has been instrumental in securing
large appropriations for the rivers
and harbors of Florida.
introduced and succeeded in pass
ing through the House bill to pro-
hibit the inter-marriage of the white
and black races in the District of
Columbia The bill failed in the Sen
ate.
SIN the last revenue bill he, in con
Eection with other southern represen-
tatives, got an item incorporated
which placed tariff duty of ten per
cent ad valorem on Egyptian cotton.
The bill passed the House with this
item but it was stricken out of the
bill in the Senate.
''In the last Congress he secured
from the committee on war claims of
the House a favorable report on his
| hill to refund to the people of the
South more than $68,O00,000 taken
from them in the sixties under the
operation of the illegal cotton taxes.
/ "Has made many speeches in Con-
gress and has always defended Flor
ida or the South when attacked.
''In the 64th Congress, was a mem
Der of the public building commits
sion, of which Secretary McAdoo was
the chairman. This commission made
an exhaustive investigation and re-
port to Congress on the more eco
nomical construction of federal build
ings.
He is now member of commits
sion composed of senators, represen-
tatives and certain federal officials
who have charge of the allotment of
all space in the government buildings
in the District of Columbia.
GAS chairman of the committee on
public buildings and grounds of the
House, he has practically had charge
of the building operations of the gov
eminent during the war.
Gas chairman of the House commit
tee on public buildings and grounds
he reported to and put through the
House bill carrying $100,000,000 to
build houses to take care of the war
workers and their families.
/ "And in addition to all this, we cal.
say, of a truth, there is no more pop
ular or more faithful man in the Con-
gress. No man more loyal to his
country or his people.
"He is now the Florida member of
the national congressional democratic
committee and the dean of the Flor
ida delegation in Congress"
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