The Ocala evening star., 1920-06-07

CdlhIHS Is IiIe DeSL cdulppco IidI " |
hold the office Mr.. Buford is a |
mighty clever fellow and a good law
yer. Billingsley is a man Of undoubt- !
ed ability and claims to be "favorite |
son" of Marion. We can't prophc5y
who will be the winner.
For controller there are Ernest
Amos and Allie Angle. Mr.. Amos has
and his hard work and good manage
ment have saved the state many dol
lars. We expect to vote for him,
nevertheless we can't help admiring
the gallantry and perseverance with
which Captain Angle has fought a
life battle against adverse circum-
stances and believe he will do his full
duty if elected.
Walter McLin and Mr.. j. c. Lun!ng
arc the candidates for state treasurer.
Walter is a clever and popular young
man, a member of family that has
done good public service for Florida,
but we see no use in electing him in
place of Mr.. Luning, a strong, Wig
liant and accurate man, who has prCy<
en- entirely faithful to his trust .rnd
certainly deserves another full term.
Messrs. Dixie M. Hollins and ". N.
Sheats are rivals for the Office of
state superintendent of public in
struction. We said the other day. we
saw little difference between them.
Since then, Mr.. Sheats has violated
both the primary law and the law of
common fairness by printing an at
tack on his opponent, an attack which
is not only untrue but has given no
time for reply. For this alone Mr..
Sheats should be defeated.
Mr.. Crawford for secretary of state
has no opposition, and his name is not
on the ballot.
Justice Supreme Court
There are two candidates for JUS
| tice of the supreme court, one John
S. Beard, and the other, Thomas F.
| West. Mr.. Beard is undoubtedly a
lawyer of ability and brilliant man,
but we do not think he is as we'll suit
ed for a place on the supreme bench
as Mr.. West. who has made good and
deserves another term at least.
Railroad Commissioner
| The candidates for railroad COM
missioner are w. J. Roebuck, J. II
Tcnch and A. S. Wells. All, so far
as we know, good men. Marion coun-
ty, however, should vote for Wells
He is the most able man of the trio
the best acquainted with the state and
with public affairs. Added to these
things, Marion owes him debt OF
gratitude, because when in 1915 E
strong faction in the legislature, back
ed by a powerful lobby outside, was
trying to break our county up, Well:
fought for US in the senate and wa:
one of those instrumental in having
the matter left to the people, who de
feated it utterly.
Representatives
/ About the most interesting part O
/ the campaign in the county is tina
| which circulates about the candidate
. for the lower house of the Legislature
They are Nathan Mayo in group on
: and A. C. Blowers, w. J. Folks. c. W
Hunter and L. S. Light in group two.
: Mr.. Mayo is not opposed and hi
l name will not appear on the ticket
= Mr.. Hunter is Mr.. Mayo's side partne
5 and was the first to announce in grou
:. two. Mr.. Light was in group one
D but as soon as he saw himself facin
!, Mayo, he beat it for group two. The
= along came Mr.. Blowers, who ais
: feared to tackle Mayo, and followe
0 Light. Finally Mr.. Folks thought h
n would like to go back to Tallahassee
n and he, also thought he had bette
a chance in the ruck than out on til
field, so he also was soon millin
e around in populous group two.
Il This is a good deal like the gul
S ernatorial campaign of 1916, with NJ
/ Folks trying to act the part of Gait
Mr.. Light was the first to announ(
fol- the legislature, and if he prefere
to oppose Hunter rather than May
IS nobody had a right to kick. but whe
j. the others rolled into group two
% began to look like the cards were b.
l. ing stacked. We don't say they wer
1t but it looked that way.
II When Mr.. Light announced, it seen
'e ed like Marion would have no repr
sentative in the lower house. He HI
served three terms in it, knows tt
ropes and if he is elected he may
10 trusted not to let his county be nel
: lected.
,r A number of leading citizens fro
/ all over the county got together al
decided they wanted a strong deleg
ton for Marion in the next hous
4 They decided to put Messrs. Mayo al
l. Hunter in the race, and after consi
" cradle urging these two gentlem'
it consented to run. The good wol
r done toward making a success out
the Marion county fair by Mayo, HUI
ter and other live wires, and the
ability in regard to handling 9th
e public matters, was the reason f
rs their selection. They have not be-
- picked out by any caucus or tactic
but by a considerable number of M
who are weary of the position lo1
held by Marion in the lower house
Mr.. Mayo has been with US sin
hoxybnoI ua &c no11fiaio a