The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-02
PENSACOLA ELECTION
CITY IN THRoEs OF POLITICAL
CHANGE.
Close Races Predicted-oparaatin Of
fcers Busy--Carnivnl sAssocla-
tion Meets-sociaI Circles
Buxnlng.

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Pensacola April i.---tspeciai ITO
night witnessed the close OF the city
campaign for the first primary and ev-
cry candidate and his workers II ready
The battle of ballots tomorrow will
practically settle the race In many In
stances. as a number OF nominees will
no doubt be chosen by tomorrow's
election for positions to which they
aspire. Notwithstanding the fact that
a second primary Is to be held. The
latter is for two candidates who re-
ceive the highest vote, where there are
more than two for an ONCE and neither
receives a majority
The general election is to follow on
June 2. but the nominees of the. white
Democratic Party Will be elected, the
Republicans and negroes not being
strong enough to defeat them.
From Indications today II looks as
though Frank Reilly will run far ahead
of J.. N. Andrews and John Burns for
Mayor. and some bets have been made
that he will receive a majority and be
elected in the first primary
1t Is conceded that Chief of Police
Sanders will be elected over his. two
opponents with many hundreds Of votes
to spare. 81
The presidency Of the City Council
lies between A. Greenhut, o promi-
nent wholesale merchant. and Fred W.
Dennis, Jr.s printer. with odds in, ia
yor of the former
John Cary Whiting will probably de-
feat n. Nick. Oerttng for Tax Collector.
though the race win be clore.
For Building Inspector there are
four candidates. but indications point
to J. d. Kendall and Jas. NJ. Johnson
lighting II out in the second primary
for the nomination.
For. Alderman from precinct No. IL
It Is believed that John q. Oliver win
be high man. while e. Mead Wilson
and Thos. Kent will be left to fight 1t
out In No. 10 for precinct Alderman.
while John s. Pfeiffer will defeat 8.
8. Leonard for Alderman at large from
that precinct, In No. IL Walker An
derson Is picked as winner for pre-
cinct Alderman and HI. q. DeSilva from
at large. 8
most interesting, but appearances In
dictate that Walker Ingraham will lead
his opponents for Alderman-at-lerge
while w. b Wright will possibly lead
by . small number as precinct Alder
man. as., -, &
For FIVE members of the Board of
Works 1t looks as though T. A. Jen-
htASSt LII Az. e. Quihds at 1<Outo
dem. Blocker, J. r. Kellar and C. F.
Schad will be chosen. but on the Board
of Safety none of the politicians have
offered to forecast the result. excepting
that H. o. Arson will be returned as
a member OF the board. se
Quarantine Work.
The closed quarantine season with
the Marine Hospital Service became eff
fective today, and Port Physician
White, his force of assistants, accom-
panied by customs inspectors. left the
city for Santa Rosa island, whefe they
will spend the summer months at the
quarantine station. Hereafter every
vessel entering port will be taken by
pilots to the station for inspection, and
only where vessels are from coast
wise or non-infected port will they be
given pratique. TastI
Those from infected ports during the
season will beheld for inspection and
fumigation at the station. in addition
to being detained for FIVE days before
being allowed to come to the city
wharves to receive cargoes. The port
physician and his forces are to occupy
the new quarters. which have recent
ly been completed, the old hospital
and many other buildings being wash
ed away by the hurricane of 1906.
Carnival Association Meets.
The Pensacola Carnival Association
has called a meeting of its stockh old
ers of April 6, and 1t is also sending
out invitations to the merchants of
the city to be present. for upon the
latter depends whether or not the as
ISOLATION will take upon its shoulders
the work of another carnival. The
support from the merchants for these
events. which annually brings thou
sands to the city, has not been salts
factory to the carnival association. In
fact the merchants are the only ones,
with the exception of the hotels and
restaurants, who reap any benefit, and
the association will put 1t up to the
merchants to either assist or else
there will be no carnivals in the flu
ture, not II the present men have to
do the work and worry over raising
the thousands of dollars necessary to
make the events a success.