The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-27
But Will Not Be Adopted
Until Meeting of Thurs
day, February %.
CITIZENS INVITED TO
DISCUSS PROVISIONS
And to Make Objection, IF
any They Have, at the
Next Meeting.
ASSESSMENTS ON CANDIDATES.
AMOUNTS TO 2 PER CENT. oP.
ANNUAL SALARY, AND THIS, 1T
is ESTIMATED, WILL BE suFF.
GENT TO BEAR EXPENSE OF!
THE TWO PRIMARIES.

Inc lily democratic Executive COm<
mlttee held an adjourned meeting in
the City Council chamber last night.
when the call prepared by the SUBJ.
committee was read and discussed at
some length, finally terminating Il; q,
motion that its adoption be deferred.
until a meeting to be held Thursday.
night, February 2S This was done in
order that the candidates and citizens
might read the provisions. of the call
and thus be prepared to discuss IL in
a more intelligent manner. The dates
set for the two primaries are April q
for the first and May for the second.
An assessment of two per cent. of tie
annual salary of the Office was placestl
upon each candidate, and this is ex-.
pected to defray the expense of both
primaries.
When the meeting convened shortly
after 6 O'Clock there were present
Chairman John B. Jones, representing
precinct No. Is, DR.. Warren E. Ander-
son, of No. IA, Ed Gale Quina of No.
IA at large, l. Fl. Aiken of No. Is, and
j. n. Broughton of No. H. There were
also a number of candidates present >
After the minutes of the previous
meeting were read and adopted, Chair
man Jones stated that it was neces-
sary to elect a secretary, as Mr..
Aiken was only serving temporarily,
until a secretary could be elected. Ed.
Gale Quina was nominated and unani-
mously elected.
The Call Read.
The call as prepared by the sub-com-
mittee was then read, as follows:
The City Democratic Executive
Committee of the City of Pensa-
cola, Florida, hereby calls and
provides for the holding OF
democratic primary election to be held
in said city on Tuesday. the End day
of April, 1907, at the usual polling
places therein, during the hours fixed
by law for the holding of general cleo.
tons, for the nomination of democrat
ic candidates to be voted for at the
municipal election TO be held in The
City of Pensacola on Tuesday, the ith
day of June, 1907, for the following
Offices:
A mayor
A city marshal.
A city comptroller.
A city treasurer.
A city tax collector.
A recorder.
A chief of the fire department
One alderman at large from precinct
No. u.
One alderman at large nom precinct
No. IS.
One alderman at large from precinct
No. II.
Two precinct aldermen from pre-.
cinct No. II.
One precinct alderman from pre-
cinct No. IS.
One precinct alderman from pre-
cinct No Ia.
One precinct alderman from pre-
cinct No. Is.
Five members of the city democrat
ic executive committee, one of whom
shall be elected at large, and one from
each precinct
A candidate who receives a majority
OF all t0e NOteS Cast IOJ any OliCH HeIE-
in designated shall be declared the
nominee of the democratic party for
that Office.
a second primary election shall be
held on Thursday, the End day of May
1907, to choose between the two can-
didates receiving the greatest number
of votes, but less than a majority,
cast in the first primary.
Those, and only those persons shall
be permitted to becomes candidates
before, or to vote at, or participate. in
the management of said primary, who
are white democratic electors, who
are, by the laws of the state, lawful
electors of the precincts IN which they
offer to vote, as shown Dy the regis
trstion books Of the supervisor Of reg
istration of Escambia COUNT. Florida,
who have paid their poll taxes legally
due for the years 1905 and 1906, not
less than ten days before April End,
1907, and who shall, when challenged
by any elector, pledge in writing, upon
oath, before an inspector, his honor