The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-05-13
THE RESULT OF
THE PRIMARY
Unofficial Returns from Every
Precinct Except Tantie
SURPRISING RESULTS
Poppell Wins Over Both Competitors -
Entire New School Board Two New
County Commissioners

After one of the most quiet and in
teresting campaign in St. Lucie county
the primary election was held Tuesday.
The large number of contestants for
many Offices, has resulted only in the
elimination of the lowest man, for the
two highest to carry on the contest be-
fore the primary of June 7th.
The greatest surprise of the primary
was the election of F. C. Poppell, as
tax assessor, over both of his opponents
j. E. Andrews and w. H. Robinson,
with majority of Sc. No one doubts
the accuracy of Mr.. Poppell's reputa-
ton as the slickest politician in st.
Lucie county. but that he could win
over two able opponents by such
large majority, was not entertained by
many, if Mr.. Poppell even anticipated
such result.
Mr.. Andrews made his campaign on
pledge to raise the assessed valuation
of the large land holding corporations
of the county on an average OF one
dollar per acre, which would have add
ed a million dollars to the taxable
wealth of the county, and would have
produced an increase in county taxes
of 80 per cent, OF lowered the millage
of taxation more than one-third. He
gracefully accepts his defeat, and has
offered Mr.. Poppell the information in
his possession, showing that the con-
templated raise is fully justified, which
the people trust Mr. Poppel will ac-
cept and put in effect.
In the three cornered race for Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, j. w.
Hodge leads his highest opponent, &. E.
Coon, by 50 votes. S. G. VanLanding-
ham secured only 122 votes and is elm
mated from the second primary.
For Fish and Game Warden, Frank
Depew leads his four opponents, with a
total vote of l47, VIM. Hogg, of Jen-
sen, is second high man, with l43 votes.
These two will contest for the office in
the second primary.
In only three of the County Commits
sioners districts was there any contest.
In the first district, E. A. Holt defeats.
Paul Kroegel by the narrow margin
of three votes. A. N. Hoofnagle is re-
turned with majority of over N. c.
Jorgensen, and Peter RaulersOn wins
over WV. Potter by 2 votes. This will
make two new members on the board Of
commissioners. CHI Edwards for Sec
ond district and d. E. Austin for fourth
district being elected without oppos-
ition.
The school board will be composed en-
tirely of new members, although B. F.
Hardesty, elected for the first district
without opposition, has had previous
experience. In the second district, w.
B. Cross wins over w. E. Tylander by
"a majority, and in the third j. F. Bell
is elected over VIM. Pomeroy by u
majority.
w. R. Jackson is again selected as
executive committeeman for the second
district, his majority over R. l.. Brown.
his opponent, being 81. No other exc
cutive committeeman had opposition,
and in several districts no election for
this Office occurred.
Among the candidates without oppo-
ston, Frank M. Tyler, for tax collee-
tor, leads with total vote of 436; John
H. Wynn, for county treasurer, has
total of 42S; Ed Edge, for supervisor of
registration, 1886; A. B. Brown, for
State committeeman, 35l; Otis R. Par
ker, for Prosecuting Attorney, 3l2.