The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-13
EARMAN DESCRIBES HARDEE

EARMAN DESShloES nAhDEE
The following clever write-up of
Cary Hardee by Joe Earman appears
in the Palm Beach Post:
Hon. Carey A. Hardee of Live Oak,
one of the four candidates for gov
ernor of Florida in the democratic
primary that will be pulled off next
June, was a distinguished visitor in
West Palm Beach yesterday.
Mr.. Hardee has been all over the
state once, and, like a presiding elder
in the Methodist church, is now on his
second round
In response to my inquiry why he
was not at Lakeland "hobnobbing"
with one hundred and fifty Methodist
preachers and as many more laymen
attending the annual Methodist con-
ference in that city, he stated that he
is on his way there, and that he is
scheduled to reach Lakeland after the
conference is organized and they had
already had an opportunity to shake
hands with Van Swearingen, and that
he would spill Vans beans by having
the last go round with them.
1t seems that Van has already
reached there and through influence
of his own efforts was appointed on
the reception committee to meet all
| trains.
Carey says that Van will have the
opportunity to greet him when he
steps from the train Friday morning
ard that he wants Van to say: Chow
dy, Governor Hardee, glad to see you. y
Doctor Hulley was down here about
two weeks ago, and you can take it
from me if the conference should in
vite him to deliver lecture on poetry
written by any poet that ever lived
or died, Van and Carey would be plac-
ed in the discard. but only while the
lecture is being delivered.
Carey Hardee says that he is gain,
| ing momentum. and that his candi.
dacy is becoming more pronounced
every day.
Carey is lawyer, banker and farm.
er, and when he single shots those en-,
gagged in these three professions OF
vacations, he is at home. In Other
words, he can say: ave so and so,
when he talks to brother attorney
brother banker, with eight per cent
i'll the back of his head, or a farmer
annoyed with the cotton boll-weevil OF
mosaic disease in sugar cane. He ha!
a remedy to help and benefit all three
Other candidates for governor arr
respectfully informed that the farm
lers, lawyers and bankers predominant
Carey says he has these three classe:
scwed up. and that he is now concen
trating his efforts on newspaper pub
Fishers, merchants, county officials anC
otners.
Some political system to Carey.
All / can say is if Carey is not gov
ernor the candidate who will beat hin
will surely know and realize tina
Carey has been in the race.
Seriously speaking. he is. strong
man. He has a good political. bust
: ness and moral record. He has goo'
/ personality and knows how to max
men like him; at the same time he j
cold blooded enough. gained through
; experience as a banker by saying n
to those to whom he does not want t.
lend money, to make good governor
1t takes a certain amount of STAN
, ira, sometimes called meanness o
lcEsseedness, to make a success In bus
: iress or politics. No business ca
= prosper, especially a partnership o
= corporation, without one mean man i
it as a member or officer of the firm
This necessary qualification mus
, have consideration by the voters o
2 Florida. 1t is, therefore, in order TO
r other candidates to state their quail
fications in this respect. have state
Carey's.
What | am trying to convey is tina
| while every candidate may be peache
: and ceram during a campaign, it
b. advisable to curdle the cream as we g
= along.
We now discontinue moralizing. an
in conclusion desire to state tina
Carey Hardee has the necessary quail
ifications to be governor of Florida
and if he doesn't spill the beans o.
vital issues before the primary mex
June, he will be in the neck and nee
class.
His picture appears at the head o
this article. and it will be observe
that he has jaw that indicates de
termination and a square deal.
2. S-We are attempting to trea
all candidates for governor the bes
we know how every time they visi
West Palm Beach. Doctor Hulley wa
here two weeks ago. Carey was her
yesterday and | guess Van Swearin
gen and John Watson will blow i