The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-26
INTERFERENCE FROM OUTSIDE
The Florida No-Fence League
Chas. H. Brown, President
3. L. Hammer, Secretary


3. L. Hammer, Secretary
Tampa, Fla, May II, 1920.
Mr.. c. w. Hunter, Ocala, Fla:
Ny dear Sir-You have announced
as a candidate for the legislature in
your district. We trust that your
position on the no-fence law will be
such that it will not be necessary FOR
US to oppose vigorously your candi-
dacy.
We enclose herewith a statement
of the platform of the Florida No
direct reply to this letter and to the
question, "Will you vote for such a
bill ?"
We want you to note that the bill
We ask is that the people shall be
permitted by referendum vote to ex-
press themselves on the question and
then to give in the bill the right to
any county or part of the county TO
mold a local option vote and vote
themselves as a free range territory.
You might believe in free range
and might not be willing to vote for
a straight out no-fence law, but GER
tainly you could not conscientiously
substitute your judgment in the mat
ter and refuse to let the people vote
on the question.
1t you will pledge yourself to vote
for this measure and do not want
your position made public on it we
will keep it confidential, but if you
will not pledge to vote for it we can
not keep our hands off.
Every other state in the Union has
gone through this matter and proper
fence laws have been the means of
promoting progress and securing
farm development and Florida can no
longer be held back.
We shall expect your response at
an early date and would appreciate
the names and addresses of all other
persons running for the legislature in
your section.
We have the names of every other
voter in the state. Our campaign
will be vigorous and / sincerely trust
that we shall not have to oppose you
because we hope you are right and
with US. Very sincerely. yours,
Chas. H. Brown, President
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Ocala, May 18th, 1920.
Florida No-Fence League, Tampa:
Gentlemen-Replying to your letter
of the 18th. l desire to state that my
election to the legislature depends
solely upon the citizens of Marion
county, to whom / have stated that if
elected | will represent them to The
best of my ability. They have been
informed as to my position on the
question you have asked. | fail to see
what right your organization has to
attempt to dictate or force your con-
illusions upon the voters of Marion
| county.
In this connection, it appears to me
| that your letter is uncalled for, Tn
reasonable and in this case am sure
| will do the cause you wish to advance
more harm than good. | am sure
that mature judgment could not have
passed on the contents. To threaten
what you will do pertains more to the
bully and is hardly to be expected in
correspondence among or between
gentlemen, and | can only say that
am sorry that the "No-Fence League
has seen fit to place one so lacking in
tact, judgment and ordinary cour.
tesy in charge of it's correspondence.
| / would not presume to ask your
league any questions, but inasmucf
as your literature contains the state.
ment that there are "no Dues" the
voters of Marion county will wonder
who is paying for all this "propa
I ganda."
! AS far as l am concerned, you may
oppose my candidacy as vigorously
as you chose.
In conclusion | wish to say that
believe that the citizens of Marion
county are fully qualified to Judge a:
to the proper requirements desired il
their representatives, without outside
assistance, be it advice, coercion OF
threats. Yours truly,
G.. W. Hunter.