The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-05-25
RETURNS ARE
CANVASSED
County Committee Gives Out
the Official Count.
NO PROTESTS MADE
A Second Primary Called for June 18th
to Decide the Contests for Sheriff
and School Superintendent.

The Democratic county executive
committee of st. Lllcie county met at
the office of the clerk of circuit court.
May 10, pursuant to call for the pur-
pose of canvassing the returns of the
primary election in and for st. Lucie
county on May Is. Those present were
ID. r. Austin, of Jensen, chairman. Il.
f.. Minis, Jr., and +. l.. HemmingS, of
Fort Pierce, Mr.. Hemmngs having
filed with the committee his proxy for
X. b. Raulerson, and was appointed
acting secretary.
On motion the committee then can
vassed the returns from the following
precincts: No. /, Sebastian; No. 2, Fort
Pierce; No. 3, AnkOna; No. A, Jensen;
No. 5, Fort Drum; No. 6, Tantie; No.
8, Narrows; No. 10, White City; No. II
Vero; No. IL, Viking.
The election districts No. z, Wabasso
and No. 8, Quay, were passed temper
arily, as there were no returns signed
by inspectors and clerks or any of them
before the committee.
On motion the committee then took
recess till Monday, May 81, when they
reassembled. Present: ID. l.. Austin,
chairman, +. l.. Hemmings, acting
secretary, X. E. Minis, Jr., and X. A.
Hardee, of Sebastian.
The proxy of M. b. Daniels, a mem
Der of the committees, appointing ID. +.
Austin to act for him was read and ac-
cepted.
On motion, it was ordered that the
returns from precinct No. 8 be taken
up. The chairman stated that if anyone
had any objection or protest or any re-
marks to make an opportunity was Of
fered them to speak. c. II. McCarty,
as attorney for Il. w. Lennard, then
addressed the committee, stating that
the rejection of Quay returns would
benefit Mr.. Leonard by giving him a
clear majority and the democratic nom
nation, but that Mr.. Lcnnard believed
in justice and fair play and was willing
to waive any irreguarity and ask that
the vote be counted in order to give eff
feet to the will of the people. No other
were made and no objections
were made, and it was moved that the
returns before the committee be ac-
cepted, The motion was carried by
unanimous vote and the returns from
Quay, No. 8, were them canyaased.
The returns from Wabasso, No, Z,
We're taken up and an opportunity
given by the chairman for any protests
or remarks. None We're made
and ON motion the Wabasso returns
were canvassed
The totals We're then calculated and
the chairman publicity proclaimed the
result of the canvass.
The official count in tabulatcd form
will be found on page 1, as given out
by the committee. Where any cand-
date received majority of votes cast
for that office he was declared to be
the nominee of the Democratic party
in the general election to be held in
1906.
1t was moved and seconded that as it
was evident that the vote for justice of
the peace in district No. 2, was intended
as a joke the vote being very small and
that the vote be disregardcd
and the matter he left to the general
election. The motion was carried bat
D. T.. Austin asked that he be recorded
rs voting "no.
No candidate for the following offices
having received a majority, those
named will run again in the second
primary, they having received the
highest vote for their respective Offices.
For Sheriff d. s. Carlton, X. ".
Lennard.
For Superintendent Of Public lnstruc-
tion--W. Y. Lame, c. =. Platts,
For Justice of the Peace, Dist. IL
n. o. Penny, j. Z, Roberts,
For Member of Committee, Dist. Il
Walter j. Bass, o. Roach.
On motion the same inspectors and
clerks were appointed for second pri-
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