The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-07-04
GOVERNOR HARDEE
WANTS REAPPORTIONMEN


Cary A. Hardee, governor of Flor
ida, and Mrs. Hardee and Attorney
General Buford were in our midst
yesterday. Mr.. Buford arrived first.
The Star reporter was looking out for
him, and the attorney generals sigma
ture was hardly dry on the Harring-
ton register, when the scribe was
chasing him to the third floor. 4
Mr.. Buford was just off the train,
hot and tired, and was refreshing
himself with bath and shave when
the reporter arrived, but as press
time was near he admitted the re-
porter to his apartment. Mr.. Buford
received Every informally" in his
union suit, hoeing himself in the face
with safety razor meanwhile. The
scribe, who uses that kind of a razor,
and never fails to cut off section of
his countenance when he does so, was
divided between admiration of the
deft manner in which Mr. Buford
welded the instrument of torture, and
the lines of his shape which were
symmetrically brought out by his
union suit. We wish we had a picture
of Buford in that union suit. If we
put it in the Star it would cause the
sale of large number of extra copies.
1t would also probably aid Buford in
the next campaign. He is one of the
few men who can look at home in an
union suit. 'n
Mr.. Buford wasn't pessimistic about
the gasoline law, but refrained from
revealing any of his plans. Speaking
of the inaccuracies discovered in the
recent primary count, he expressed
himself much in hope that the next
Legislature would abolish or change
the present primary law. Mr.. Buford
favors the primary, but prefers the
old, double primary to the present
first and second choice system, which
he says is deliberate invitation to
both voters and inspectors to make
mistakes. # 4
Governor Hardee arrived later, and
he and Mr.. Buford went out to the
Industrial school, where they were
very welcome, all the scholars having
taken strong liking to them both. /
They took look at the new dining
room and kitchen, which is almost
complete, and will probably be accept
ed this month. = g,
After supper, the reporter found
the governor and attorney general
comfortably enjoying their smokes in
two of the big chairs in front of the
Harrington. The governor gave the
newspaper man his usual quiet but
pleasant greeting, and then began to
ask questions about Ocala and Mar
ion county. The governor didn't seem
inclined to talk politics much
more interested in economic affairs. /
He expressed himself much pleased
with the industrial sehool-withs the
good order that prevails, the appar-
ent good health and cheerfulness of
the scholars and their progress IN
their work and studies. He said it |
was the policy of the board of state
institutions to divide the benefits of
the school as equally as possible
among the different parts of the state,
SO that each should receive its share
in return for paying taxes to main
tain the institution.
On being asked what he thought
of the next legislature, the governor
said that the nominees looked to him
like an efficient body of men and he
expected good work from them. He
is glad that Mr.. Mayo is going back
from Marion county, as at the last
session he had found him good man.
He also expects efficient work from
Mr.. Hooker, in which opinion he was
Joined by Mr. Buford. Both know
Erred" well. saw
The governor is much in favor of
the reapportionment amendment to
the constitution, and is DESTROYS that
it shall carry in the November cleo