The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22
Candidates are Now Out for
Many of the County
Offices.
THE FIGHT FOR IMPORTANT Of
FIcEs is NOW ON, AND PROM
Uses TO BE BOTH INTERESTING
AND INsTRucTIVE-BUT FEW
OFFICIALS ARE TO ESCAPE
WITHOUT A FIGHT.

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still hunting for some time past,
/ the county campaign has only recent
/ " begun TO take on the appearance
/ OF an election year. Candidates are
now out for almost every ofTfce, the
cuTbstone politician is beginning TO
make himself heard. and the CRATER
with his DID, WORKOUT I'm for you.
you know" is here and there seen
trying TO make touch
Things, in fact, look different than
they ald few weeks ago, and indi
cations are that by the time the East
er season arrives. politics viii be get
ting as warm as the weather itself
is likely to be-
The Candidates.
For clerk of the circuit court and
sheriff there are numerous candidates
already announced, and it is not prob
able that there viii be any more add,
lions TO those VINO have offered them
selves. For clerk there are the pres
ent incumbent, A. NJ. Mcmillan; Frank
Johnson, who served for many years
as county commissioner and who bears
the distinction OF being one of the In
auguraJors of the good roads move
ment; Lucius S. Brown with the IL
ties of Clean Sweep Brown" as
result of his whirl-wind campaign in
King Priscus," by reason of the fact
that Pensacola paid homage to him
during Mardi GFas; and James McGib
Don, practically an unknown quantity
in the game of politics This
four-cornered race should prove
both interesting and instructive, by
reason of the fact that only two Of
the four have been before the voters
TO any extent during the past hall al
dozen years.
The sheriff's race should ProTA also
an interesting contest Fred Sc'lai-
considered an aspirant for t3t. office.
has sidestepped for legislative h01or5.
provided the voters so choose, but me-
leaves a, trio TO fight it out in Jas. c.
Van Pelt, who filed unexpired term
OF Geo. E. Smith, and who was after
wards elected in one OF the hottest
fights witnessed in this county: Frank
d. Sanders, who served for innumeT-
able years as chief deputy to various
sheriffs, and who walked away with
the marshals office last year against
a field of half a dozen opponents;
and W. H. Kilbee, who has also been
connected with the office under many !
sheriffs at various periods.
County Solicitor Loftin also has OPP
position in the person of w A
Blount, Jr. The latter. never before in
politics in this county, has offered him-t
self for the Office. Both are young
one has had experience in politics, |
having served as legislator with
credit to- himself. and they should
give the va ers, during the campaign |
food for rejection. I
Coming on down the line. there are
]. S. Roberts the tax collector So far,
he has no opponent. Neither has Tax
L
Pinney, criminal court clerk, is also in
-cording TO their expressions, hope to
remain so.
Judge z. D. Beggs has opposition IN
the person of ]. Campbell Avery, Jr-,
who served one term in the leSlsla-
ture, and who was before the city
voters as a candidate for mayor dur
ing the recent city election.
Nat. Cook mas two opponents out for
his job as superintendent OF public
instruction, G. ]. Bell, who aSpired
eight years ago has again announced;
and Clyde E. Wilson Is making hisl
debut into the political arena, as
candidate for this office.
Ex-Mayor William E. Anderson is
out for the position of county judge.
and 90 is Judge Henry Bellinger, the
present incumbent II Is not be-
lieved there Will be a third entry, and
these two gentlemen win consequently
" settle their differences in the first
primary.
Legislative candidates are somewhat
slow in presenting themselves. So far,
Fred Schad, former city marshal, is
the only announced candidate. There
are, however, two proba ble candl
dates, in A. H D'Alemberte, who
served for many years as tax col
lector, and J. P. Stokes, the popular
young attorney. IntimationS are that
there will be several others.
The fight or county treasurer prom
fses to be an. interesting one, which
will extend into the second primary,
for there are VIII G. Daley. former
city treasurer; Ed. Williams, the pres
ent incumbent, W. NJ. j. Scott, who
resigned the Office of supervisor of