Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-25
SPECIAL ELECTION
TO OCCUR TODAY
O'Neill and COlsOn Will Compete
for HOnOrs in City Council.
BOTH PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS

nation by Their Friends, and Have
Made No Fight, Feeling City Would
be Well OF at Any Event.
Today will be election day.
Jnst think Of that!
The idea Of city Of the size and i'm
portance Of Gainesville, q city that IL
trying with the utmost endeAvor 10
seenre q position in front Of other
cities ir the same Glass In inteFior
Florida, not wrAngling over an tlee.
tion for the position ofaldcFmsn Of the
great people Of such sn important
town.
But there 10 q reason for this. Tits
10 q special election, called by the Az
thorlty vested in the honorable mayor.
for the completion OF vacancy caused
by the resignation Of @. O. PrdricE,
one OF the best, most conservative and
most competent aldermen the city has
ever had.
As ls we'll known, Mr. Pedrick was
honored few months ago by the cleo
ton OF county commissioner from The
Gainesville district. Mr. PedrIck has
served the city faithfully for three
years ~ councilman, and at the time
Of his election was holding an alder
manic position, on his second term.
His friends, realizing his ambition and
efficiency, determined TO place him on
a higher political plane, with the result
that he now holds one Of the most i'm.
poFtant offices in the county, and the
most important In this city-that OF
county commissioned from this district.
RealiEing that IL would not be quite
fair TO the public 20 hold both po-
sitiOns, after his election ne county
commissioner Mr.. Pedrick resigned NJ
alderman. His resignation was &C.
cepted with regret, but Inasmuch a.
he insisted upon the resignation. moth.
ing was TO be done.
subsequently Dr. ]. II. ColSon and
Edward A. o'Neill, two progressive
citizens, we're regularly placed in nom.
ination for alderman for Pedrick's sue
CeSsoF. A special election was called
for today, and the result will be known
shortly after sundoWu.
Both gentlemen are worthy, bot,
from past indications, neither IL par
tioulaFly aspiring for the position. IL
10 M important position but = friendly
fight, and both feel that the office In
the hands OF the other would be sale,
and no sleep will be- lost either way.
The friends OF the candidates brought
them out, aud IL 10 \ battle among
iTiends" The result either way will
make no particular difference TO either
the candidates or the people,
Mr.. 0'Neill is a progressive mer-
chant. lie IL also chief OF the Gaines.
willie Fire Department, having been
elected 10 succeed Chief A. J. Near
thur upon the removal Of that official
from Gainesville lie 10 n young man
full OF energy, who has manifested
great deal Of interest Ia the municipal
welfare Of the city, and will no doubt
poll good vote
DR.. Coson IL LEI" we'll known here,
merely because Of the fact that he has
not been 30 Tonga resident. He 10 a
practising physician Of prominence,
has recently purchased valuable prop.
crty here, and has come TO Gainesville
Ia make this his home, lie Ia man OF
energy and ambition. and Il elected
will have In municipal way, AZ he has
ina private way, the interest Of the
city aud the people At heart Alwuys.
Take your choice and mark your
ticket