The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-02
PENSACOLA ELECTION
LITTLE OPPOSITION TO THE DEM
OCRATIC TICKET.
Mayor-eiect Frank Reilly Will Take
Up His once In Juiy-Cftlxens
Want Battleship to

Mayor-eiect Frank Reilly VIII Take
Up His once In Juiy-Citlxens
Want Battleship to
Come.
Pensacola, Fla, June 1.-(Special.)--
The general city election passed off
quietly today, and with the lightest
vote polled in the history OF the city
for a general election. for the reason
that heretofore the Democratic nomi-
nees have always met with stiff opposi-
tion, either at the hands OF the In
depudents or Republicans.
The only opposition candidates to be
voted upon today was few Social
lists. That party had candidates out
for half q dozen offices. but the vote
they received was Insignificant.
The great majority of those who
Democratic ticket but 80 quiet was
the election that the polling places had
the appearance Of q fruit stand on the
Sabbath.
Under the Florida laws. all saloons
Of the city were closed, and no intoxi-
cants could be purchased inwany sec
tion of the city. The saloons will have
to remain closed until tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock.
On July Q, the newly-elected city
ofncials, headed by Mayor-elect Frank
Wants BattIeship.
The Chamber of Commerce has re-
newed its efforts to have the battle
ship Mississippi sent here for an in
definite stay after she leaves Horn
Island, which will probably be tomor-
row morning and with this In view,
the Navy Department is being tele-
graphed, as we'll as Florida's Senators
and Congressman, with the hope that
direct to the League Island yard at
Philadelphia will be countermanded and
the ship sent here.
The Chamber of Commerce sets forth
in its request that the battleship has
visited many of the prominent gulf
ports, and also came to Pensacola, but
that during the stay she was engaged
in coaling. which precluded visits upon
the part of citizens, many Of whom de-
sired to see the ship, and that the de-
parture last Sunday was too early in
the day to allow of anyone making
call.
with the exception of a call upon
the part of the Mayor and Government
officials, no one In the city had an op-
portunity Of boarding the ship.
A Drinking Fountain.
A handsome granite fountain, the
gift of the National Humane Alliance,
is to be placed at the corner of Garden
and Palafox Streets, and work upon
the foundation was commenced this
morning.
The fountain was applied for over a
year ago by the Mayor. who noticed
that a number Of Southern cities were
receiving them It is six feet in height,
with a bowl for horses of six feet In
diameter, while the smaller bowls are
provided for dogs.
Exclusive Of the cost of freight and
placing in position. the fountain cost
$1,000.
Negro Girl Killed.
Lucy Goulding. a negro girl of about
IL years, was instantly killed early
last night in the western section of the
city, when she was caught in wind
lass at the wharf of the Dunwody-
Aiken Towboat Company and almost
ground to pieces.
The child had been riding on the
windlass as 1t was turned in hauling
out vessels for repairs, and her clothA
ing was caught in the wire ropes, which
drew her body into the coil and ground
1t up.