The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-03

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ]. Morgan.
Treasurer-Harry 7. Rowland.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Cary Whiting.
Recorder-Wn,. M. johnson.
Fire Chief-W. r. Bicker.
Aldermen-Frank Reilly, L. S.
Brown, 3. S. Williams, j. NJ. Andrews,
3. Rochblave, w. A. Durham.
TO RUN IN SECOND PRIMARY.
mayor-chas. II. Bliss and Walker
Insrahsn1.
MarshaI-Frank D. Sanders and c.
n. VIIlar.
Aldermen-WiIl L. Meyer and Louis
D. Marzoni; Sol. Calm and Alex. Ze-
Illus.
A "CIean Sweep" Day.
Yesterday was Clean Sweep" day
with the voters of Pensacola. Only
one member OF the old city council
pulled through, that being Alderman
Frank Reilly. who made phenomenal
run and won out by a small majority
Five out of the eight Clean Sweep"
couucilmen were elected, and two will
go into the second primary to finish
the race there These two are Will =
Meyer and Alex Zelius who will con
test again with Louis Marzoni and Sol
Calm, respectively.
Passed Quietly. ~
The primary of yesterday passed OF
quietly. Notwithstanding the fact that
great interest was manifested from
morning until the last vote was count
ed at an early ,honr this morning, All
during the day the candidates and
their friends worked hard TO set the
voters to the polls and much heavier
vote than was anticipated. was polled.
The count shows oveS sixteen hItn-
bred votes, out of about nineteen hun
bred. were polled at the various city
precincts, No 10, leading with the
largest lumber. The large vote is due
10 the good weather and the fact that
there were many candidates for the
various offices who worked to get those
to the polls whom they thought would
cast votes in their favor. Hacks and
buggies, with banners upon them start
ed as soon as the polls opened and
continued until they closed at night
and not candidate, was idle during
the day. AS usual the candidates had
many workers at the polls who would
endeavor to get votes for their IA
vorites. and altogether the primary
was an interesting event.
Selecting inspectors.
At some of the precincts the in
spectors and clerks named by the City
Democratic Executive Committee fail
ed TO appear and the voters selected
from those present who were qualified,
parties TO fill their places In this
manner there was little or no delay eX-
perienced and the polls opened almost
on the hour. There were crOwdA 1t
each voting place and these soon e ed
the booths and the voting began ar
lively. From the hour until the clos
ing of the polls at 6:06 last night
there was hardly a moment that tie
booths in the larger precincts were not
we'll filled. the voters coming and go
ing il a steady stream.
Beginning the Count.
After supper had been obtained b.
the inspectors the count OF the vote
began. and then the interest Increased,
If possible. and il was impossible al
most during the early hours Of the
night 10 get near a voting place BE
fore O'Clock the results in some OF
the contests could be easily predicted
and some OF the candidates, who saw
the manner in which the votes were
running left for their homes, but
others, MutIe lIE IdCt y d. larry Htll
balanced, remained at the polling
places until the last vote had been
counted and the returns made to the
proper Offices.
Some Surprises Developed.
While many believed that a majority
OF the old aldermen would either be
defeated OF have 10 run in the second
primary. there were some surprises,
regarding the remarkable
strength of some OF the clean sweep"
who not only defeated their
opponents, who were admittedly
strong, but polled an exceptionally
large vote. There were also much
surprise at the exceptionally -9
votes poIled by Harry 7. How'll -
city treasurer, Frank Sanders 81.
marshal and ". r. Bicker f.
chief.
No Disorder at Polls.
There was no disorder whatever at
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