Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 27, 1912, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Ine Evening Telegram —————————————————————————— Publisbed every afternoon from the Kentucky Build.ag, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postotlice at Lake- 1and, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. HETHERINGTON, " A, J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager. M F EUITUK, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: OQue year ....-. Six months ...... Three months Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week, ol Lue saue ollice 1> 1ssued THE LAKELAND NEWS s weekly newspaper giving a Te- sume of local matters, crop condi- uens, county affairs, etc. Sent acywhere for $1.00 per year, Woodrow Wilson Ticket Voters desiring to cast their bal- lots for Woodrow Wilson for presi- dent should familiarize themselves with the tollowing names which will appear on the ticket. Be sure and put & cross mark (x) before each of the names printed below, to insure that Woodrow Wilson gets the full benefit of your vote. For President—Vote for one: WOODROW WILSON. For Delegates State at Large—Vote for six: J. E. ALEXANDER. A. J. ANGLE. MONTCALM BROWARD. JOHN S. KEANE, HAYES LEWIS, GEO. G. MATTHEWS. For Delegate First Congressional District—Vote for two: E. D. HOBBS, WAYNE THOMAS. Do expect to know ali about “how happened’” Tuesday night, will disappointed. The great length of the ballot will cause much delay in getting returns from over the State. Those who it be —0 One thing is certain—whether your candidate wins or loses, Florida i going “marching on” to the goal ot greater prosperity, just the same. We can not conceive of a political happening—at least, none that is now foreshadowed by any presiden- tial possibility—that would material- ly affect Florida's progressive for- ward movement. So, let us not get too greatly exericsed over either na- tional or local politics, As far as each of us individually is con- cerned, the reflection that it will be all the same a hundred years hence might help some. -—_—0 The only thing Braxton Beacham's opponcnts have been able to say against him is that he has not “done anything”--meaning he has not been active in politics. Well, let us tell you one thing he “done;” he was| able to pledge to the Florida Citrus Exchange one hundred and twenty- five thousand boxes of oranges for the coming season. Can any other candidate congressman at large show as much for his year's work? That's what we call doing thinks being a producer, a state developer. A man who has business sense and industry suflicient to develop from a poor man to a position where he| ships an eighth of a million boxes of oranges is a pretty good kind of man | to select to attend to the business. for people’s SO NE—— A contributor to the Florida Chris- tian Advocate advises his readers to aw denominational lines in select- reround during the last Seminole war, IMR, DEEN MAKES PLEA ‘ FOR HON, W. M. TOOMER. l'o the Voters of Polk County: For the benefit of those who have (not decided how they will vote foi congressman at large in the coming primary, 1 desire to give a few facts | concerning one of the candidates for this office, whom 1 have known and in a business way and a social way, Lor Lae past lifteen years—Mr. W, M. Toomer, of Jacksonville, who began | his career as a stenographer; owing to his ability as a stenographer he was uppointed court stenographer o the Brumswick Circuit in Georgia, during his service as court stenogra- pher he was admitted to the bar, and soon became solicitor general of the Brunswick Circuit, which position he filled with marked ability. Today he stands among the best lawyers in the ernment as assistant prosecuting at- torney in some of the largest cases coming before Court in Florida, which cases he been and is a very successtul busi- ness man, @ most desirable quality in In ull my dealings with Mr. Toomer, both in a social and a business way, | have tonnd hin to be honest, honorable and upright in every particular, and 1 believe he is absolutely competent and qualified to take care of the interest of the people of Florida, which, Kknowing him as | do, | unhesitatingly say he will do if elected. I will personally appreciate any support given him in the coming pri- nary Respectfully, . W. DEEN. i congressman, A VALUABLE ADDITION. Hon. B Beacham, who is a candi- |date for at large, has made many in the present campaign and promises to be one of the leaders when the votes are count- ed next Tuesday. Mr. Beacham is o man of much ability and if he se- the nomination will prove a (valuable addition to Florida's dele- gation in the halls of Congress, Kissimmee Journal. THE AUTHORSHIP OF THE ANONYMOUS CIRCULAR, Judge W, S, Preston is up from Bartow today in the interests of his candidacy. 1le says that people ev- erywhere have treated the anony- mous circular attacking him with the utmost contempt. Referring to the circular issued by his opponent in which the suggestion is made that the defamatory anonymous circular was gotten up by Judge Preston or his friends for political effect, Judge Preston declared this suggestion was preposterous, and that no office that could be aspired to by him would pay him to defame himself in manner, congressman friends cures such a IN MEMORIAM. Again the grim monster Death has linvated the ranks of our beloved or-| VOTE FOR TRAMMELL and stamp [der and translated our brother, B, . out the idea that a man has to have Wilder, from the Lodge Terestrial to the Lodge Celestial above, Brother 1. Lownes 1847, March G, Wilder was born in county, Georgia, Feb, 17, and died at Lakeland, Fla,, ot 1913, (1) 1 month and 7 days to Polk while quite young, in fact, among the pio- aged years, He came county neers being ofrted up at Fory Camp- He was buried at the old Bethel charch by his Masonic brethren, with a@oared U nost of sorrowing friends and relatives, many of whom gave testi- manv to his standing as a neighbor, ng their candidates, i it a mun fs a member of your chureh, ulhvr: things being equal, vote for him. We do not think this advice of the rev-| erend gentleman is wholesome, Pol-| itics and relizion are mix tow e, bad thines t R acter in seld cortainly | church 1 W u pui! played eral! ner o intendent rested on and B L e M e al ] bound over to the) ! T Criminal Conrt gay to their credit, they made no|his plans is denied at Mr. Morgan's they we One thing we can cowardly attack on the official, but placed their names under the state- wents they made. office. of probability in its favor. Christian, Mason and soldier, ;| for the offi country; owing to his ability he was appointed by the United States gov- the United States prosecuted most successfully, He has EVENING YELEGRAM LAKEL MR. CLOUGH ENDORSES MR. TUCKER'S CANDIDACY. Lakeland, Fla., April 26. Hon. Eppes Tucker, Jr., Fla.: Lakeland, | '1 acknowledge receipt of your com been intimately associated with boti | munication of recent date regarding | vour candidacy, and my patriotisp | [as well as friendship prompts me ¢ answer the letter and say to you that |it shall be my pleasure to cast my {vote for you in the coming primyy { » you seek, I have Knogn |you for years—since childhood—n1 1 feel positively assured that, shogll H’(nl receive the nomination, the pei- ple of Polk county will have jo ;uuw~ to regret placing the lau"h upon your shoulders, I hope that when the votes are counted that you iwill have a sufficient number to &nr- ry your candidacy to victory ®@rd again place among the officers of gur county another of Polk’s zealous avd ;vm-rg(-m sons. Again wishing ym unbounded suceess, 1 bheg to reman, C. D, CLOUGH, Park Trammell | | Candidate for Governor PARK TRAMMELL is the LEAD- ING CANDIDATE is the report from all over Florida. He will have a big lead with a chance to win in the first primary. PARK TRAMMELL'S record as Legislator and Attorney-General has been one of aggressive, loyal, and ef- ficient service for the people. No man in Florida has worked harder to stamp out the abuses of the special interest classes. PARK TRAMMEL In the future, as he has always done in the past, :will champion the cause of the peo- Iple and fight their battles. PARK TRAMMELL is not running on money. He has not and will not spend one penny for speakers or their CXPONSes, tor hired workers, or 'money to win for Governor. CONVICTS-ROADS: Placing the | State convicts on the roads, with the county as the unit for road-building, ins advocated by PARK TRAMMELL, My Dear Mr. Tucker—It is witk|accepted and inserted in this column much pleasure and gratification tha |for one month or less for $5.00, or TLA., APRIL 27, 1912, “% POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. g o CE-2-2-E-R-F-2-2-5-X-R-X-R-X -1 [Political announcements will be will be carried daily until date of election for $10.00. This fee MUST be paid in advance.] FOR STATE SENATOR. To the Democratic Voters of Polk County: I beg to announce my candidacy for the office of State Senator from this ! district, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries, the date of which will be announced later. Respectfully, H. J. DRANE. i FOR STATE SENATOR. To the Voters of Polk County: 1 hereby announce myself a candi- date for State Senator from Polk county., Having the will to serve the people's best interests, I will use |such ability as I possess in the ef- | fort to do so, should they entrust me with this commission. I respectfully | sclicit the support of all the voters. ; JOHN F. COX. . | FOR MEMBER C0 U SCHOOL BOARD. The friends of Mr. J. C. Owens Lave gained his consent to offer for member of Board of Public Instruc- tion, and present his name to the voters of this distiict, subject to the Democratic primary of April 30, and ask all voters to give him their sup- port. —— FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. I am a candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attorney fot Polk county, and respectfully lollc!g the vote and support of the reader ana every democratic voter at the Ori- mary election, April 30. I prom'e that {f elected, I will devote my timy and energy to the duties of the of- fice in prosecutions for the State. Respectfully, EPPES TUCKER, JR. FOR TAX COLLECTOR. I hereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of Tax Collector of Polk county, subject to the Demo- cratic Primaries. If elected I prom- ise to discharge all duties of the office faithfully and to the best of my ability. HENRY J. LEWIS. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. The friends of Mr. N, A, Riggins, believing him to be a most desirable man to fill the important office of County Commissioner, present his name for the consideration of the voters, and solicit their support for him at the coming primary. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. The friends of J. C. Brown hereby announce his candidacy for member of the State Legislature from Polk county. They know Mr. Brown's worth and efficiency, and recommend kim to all the voters of the county, assuring them that they will make ro mistake in casting their vote for (X) J. C. BROWN., WILL NOT INCREASE TAXES as fclaimed by Mr. Milton, as the ex- pense for labor will be cut off when the convict labor is worked in the place of labor now paid for. CONVICTS-SUGAR: Mr. Milton's plan for a convict cane farm and sugar faciory WILL, INCREASE TAXNES about EIGHT MILLS to get ready for EXPERIMENTING in cane rowing for sugar on the new un- brother! has fallen, will be sadly missed Alas, A prince in Israel rother Wilder | my in the church, | family circle, Veter the nei led borhood, th o amd mp ol A Ox J. C. OWENS, L. WILLOUGHRY P the 1 to The that lanned to return storv Morgan' United States on the Titanic and changed It did not have the element |against 2 RIG TAX INCREASE. TRAMMELL. tried and unseasoned Everglada lands SUGAR PROFITS: Louisiana’s convict cane farms have made no such profits as figurnes sot forth in Mr. Milton's 1 The facts show bt hare r the con- FAXPAYER 0 1 war Q 1 ds- ! I Y\ X, of do 3 1 that with t RESULTS " UNCERTAIN. PARK TRAMMELL is with the TAXPAYERS and VOTERS nnon this matter. He wants to protect them | VOTER: Give no heed to elev- nth-hour falsechoods and mud-sling- ng if attempted against PARK for the office of Circuit Clerk of Polk ‘ooun:y. subject to the action of the Democratic primary. ask your support and if elected I promise an efficient business admin- istration of the office. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I hereby announce myself as a candidate fbr the office of County Commissioner from the Fifth Dis- trict of Polk County. If elected will fill said office to the best of my abil- ity, treating all parts and all the people of said district alike. Thank- ing all who support me in advance in the primary of April 30, 1912, 8. JOSEPH HENNECY. — FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. |233 Red I am a candidate in the approach-| ing primary for nomination for! county commissioner, and if elected I shall endeavor to meet and dis- charge every duty faithfully an honestly invelved upon FOR COUNTY CO give him their vo FOR CLERK CIRCUIT COURT. I hereby announce my candi I respectfully L. 8. MORROW. O 000000000 % Y NOTICE TO ELECTRICAL CON- %! TRACTORS & PROPERTY OWNERS z rate of seventy-five cents ., Each re-inspection of In conformity with the revised or-{head, underground or i dinance, Mr. C. R. Sidman bas beea |or apparatus shall be ¢ appointed Electric Inspector and is cording to the time req authorized to collect the following ;re-inspection at the rut. fees for inspection: Up to ten lamps, | five cents per hour. 25 cents each; over ten and up to| (Signed) MORRIS G. \i twenty-five lamps, 10 cents each; | President of t} over twenty-five lamps, 6 cents each.| P. B. HAYNE: No inspection shall be made for less Chairman of Light ang . than one dollar. m'ttee. Inspections. of temporary installa- Attest, tions for show window exhihitions | I L. SWATTS, conventions and the like, shall bé City Clerk, charged for according to the time re- April 8, 1912, "N Vote For BRAXTON BEACHAM FOR CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE Extracts from His Platform: Material Federal Ald for Hard Roads in the Several Stat. s More Money Appropriated for N avigable Streams. There is no way that the people of the interior can receis rect benefits from the millions appropriated annually by the ment, except an appropriation for hard roads. \ BLUCHER WILSON Candidate for Office of CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT OF POLK COUNTY MONEY THAT GOES UP IN SMOKE is well expended if it Inman Blunt cigars. Fo tainly afford much than rrent and comfort represents. Try an Inn day. You'll never reucie? you pay for it Manufactured br Phone Inman Cigar Factory "=~ R B ' D GET D We Make a Hit With Our D: