The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-23

The candidates who are to run for
the Offices recently made elective by
the city charter amendment win sub
nit their names to the voters in. q
white democratic primary Thursday,
May g
Ehe primary will be separate and
distinct from the regular primary, but
will be duplicate of the latter In
every respect and the city democratic
executive committee viii have charge
of all the details just as it does OF
the regular primary.
The candidates will meet with this
Executive committee at the city hall
at z O'Clock next Thursday evening to
arrange for the appointment of in
.spectors.
The time limit in which candidates
may file their applications to have
their names on the ballot will probably
be set for u o'clock noon, of Wednes-
day, April 30.
Last Nights Meeting.
These questions were all unanimous
iEe decided at the meeting OF the city
executive committee and the candf-
dates held at the city hall last night.
Chairman Jno- p. Jones presided and
called the meeting to order. there be-
ing present of the committee. DR. W.
r. Anderson. Ed Gale Quina, and !
y. BrOughtOn. l. H. Aiken Was alb
sent owing to the illness of his father
Secretary QUina read the call for
the meeting and the latter was adopt
ed by the committee. The candidates
present were Their noted as follows:
City Physician. II. PierpOnt, c.
w. D'AIemberte, s. R NJ Kennedy. 6
VI, Gonzalez, F.. F. Bruce, and J. II
Bickerstaff
Inspector of BuildinCS-JaS VI. John
son and John D. Kendall.
Registration Offtcer-J y. Goss
Street SUperintendent-Joh Burns
NJ. L. Wilkinson and w. II. Hutchin
son.
Board Of Pubic Safesy-Abe DanieH
Board of Public Works-W. ]
Forbes, J. r. Kellar. Mike OIearv
Gus \. SOderlind, J. s. Walton, Chris
Mitch JaCOby was not prescn
but was represented by Phillip Klein
City EleCtriCian-Len LeBaron, Phil.
lip Pearl. and w. c. Walker.
City Attorney-John B. Jones.
Tax Assessor-Thos. Johnson.
White Voters Wanted Primary.
Chairman Jones said the committee
felt that il had no right 10 compel the
to submit to a primary. but
inasmUch as the white people of the
city favored primary. the committee
had issued the call to hear the de-
sires OF the candidates and the latter
We're invited to express their senti-
ments.
c. Theisen said that a primary seem.
ed to be the customary and proper
thing and he was in favor Of it.
Len LeBaron moved that all OF the
candidates present agree to 90 into the
white democratic primary May 3
There were many seconds to the mo-
ton. DR.. Pierpont proposed an
TO the effect that a plural
ity vote shall nominate. This also re-
ceived many seconds. and was accept
ed. The original motion, as amended,
was then discussed.
Several questions being asked as to
how the primary was to be conducted.
whether in connection with the regular
primary or not, resulted in the a1ccu-
tive committee voting that it was the
sense of the committee that separate
clerks. inspectors. ballots. and ballot
boxes be provided for this primary
Mr.. LeBarOns motion that all Of the
present agree to go into z
white primary on May and that
vote should nominate. was
put and carried unanimously The
vote on the motion was by roll call
and each of the candidates voted
yes
DR.. PierpOnt moved that the execu-
tive committee be requested TO make
all necessary arrangements for the
primary Al amendment WAS pro-
posed by W H Hutchinson to the et-
feet that the primary be held at this
same polling places as the regular
primary if possible, was adopted and
the original motion as amended WAS
carried unanimously
In the matter of selecting clerks and
the committee took vote
Of its members and announced that
the rule heretofore governing the Sc
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