The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-20
Incomplete Returns Make It
Hard to Forecast the
Result.
FEW PRECINCTS
FINISH COUNTING
These are the Smaller Ones,
and as a Result 1t Will Be
Late Today Before The
Total Vote is Definitely
Known.

Owing to the length of tbs ticket
to be voted yesterday and -CSa heavy
vote in each of the eleven city pre-
cincts, it is impossible this morning
TO give the result of the primary cleo
ton of yesterday. In only three of
the precincts was the count cOmplet-
ed this morning at O'Clock. and these
were in the smaller ones. where less
than one hundred votes were polled.
In precincts y, IS, IA and 10 the
inspectors will be unable to complete
their work until a late hour today,
and probably i'm u and Is this will
not be dome until nearly nightfaI.
PROBABLE WINNERS.
From the incomplete returns at ;
O'Clock this morning the indications
are that Williams has been reelected
as county treasurer over both his op-
pnnents. while Loftin has defeated
BloWnt for solicitor, and Begss has
big lead over Avery for criminal court
judge.
Van Pelt and Sanders viii probably
be in the second primary for sheriff.
The race between Anderson and Bel
lfneer is very close, and this morning
ii cannot be told which will be the
winner. Either Brown or McGibbon
will oppose Mcmillan in the second
primary. with probabilities of Brown
being the man.
Roberts las been re-eNcted tax
collector over D'AlembeTJe, and posi-
bly, G0ss has won In the first primary
over all CT his opponents for super
visor OF registration.
For harbOr master, AbercrOmbie is
leading, with such a majDity that he
MAY be elected in the first primary.
COMMENCED EARLY.
BaIkoting commenced early in the
forenoon, ana in all of the city pre-
cincts continued throughout the DAY.
The length of the ticket was the cause
of many voter spending more than
five minutes in a polling booth At
tempting to figure out how he should
vote, and only about % per cent. or
the ballots cast showed that the
voters voted upon every Office. That
the county commissioners acted wisely
was clearly shown yesterday, for flad
the city precincts not been divided
it world have been impossible for all
70 vote. Even as the districts are
now divided many spent from five to
twenty minutes in line IN tine two
larger ones before getting an oppor-
tunity TO vote.
COMPARATIVELY QUIET DAY.
The day was a comparatively quiet
one, considering former elections, and
although there were hard workers at
each polling place all bent upon Sc
curing as many votes for their par
ticuLsT candidate as possible, they
did not go TO extremes, and but few
If any cross words We're passed There
were two or three fights near polling
places, but possibly with one excep-
ton, whisiey was the cause of it.
At some Of he polling places the
workers practically took charge,
crOwdine the entrances to the doors
and in some instances entering the
polling places to solicit for their
friends. In precinct 10 this was es-
pechaIly noticeable, and if a deputy
sheriff was there he did not make
himself known, st least. not to the
extent OF keeping the workers clear
that tire voters might go uDmolested
into the booths. Late in the after
noon however. the inspectors caused
the polling place TO be cleared o;
workers.
COUNTING THE BALLOTS.
At shutdown the polling places were
closed and the work Of counting the
ballots commenced. This was nearly
Z O'Clock, and slow progress was
made en- account of the length Of the
ticket Inspectors after working for
a short time. stopped, and after eat
ing supper resumed their work. which
kept UP for hours. some or the pre-
cinctS being unable TO finish their
count by 4 o'clock this morning. and
the probabilities are that it will be
late today before the count is con-
Guided.
Precinct No. %. che of the new
ones, at the corner of AIcanfz and
CadSden streets, was the FIRST TO con-
clude. 1t was about $50 O'Clock when
this was done, due to the fact that
the clerks and inspectors rushed thei-
work.
SALOONS WERE OPEN.
The saloons in all sections Of the
city were open throughout the day.
It was the general impression that on
the occasion of primary elections thac
be saloons closed the same as on
general election days, but this was
not done in Pensacola.
In Jacksonville the officers com
PEELED the saloons TO close. claiming