The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-17
Jos. I. Johnson Endorsed to
Fill Vacancy on Board of
County Commissioners.
NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
COMMITTEEMAN WAS ELECTED
IN PERSON OF FRANK L. MAYEs
-cAMPAiGN COMMITTEES AP-
POINTED TO MAKE ARRANGE.
MENTS FOR PRIMARY I'M Es.
GAMBIA COUNTY.

The Escambia County Democratic
Executive Committee last night voted
to place the names Of candidates for
circuit judge on the ballots to be
voted in the coming primary. Jos. /.
Johnson was endorsed to succeed Jos
Brown, resigned, as county commits
sioner from district No. 2. Frank L.
Mayes was named as the Third Con
gressional district committeeman. sue
ceeding A. II. DAlemberte, who had
removed from the state. Four pre-
cincts where vacancies existed were
provided with committeeman.
good crowd of spectators watch
ed the proceedings, and county candi-
dates were numerous in the bunch.
The committee was strongly repre-
sented, twenty responding when the
roll was called.
DETAILS OF MEETING.
Roll call showed representation
from twenty precincts last night at
the meeting of the County Democratic
Executive Committee, but four va,
cancies were filled by election. and
the entire voting strength of the COM
mittee was increased to twenty-four.
Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5. 6, s, 8. II, 13.
#15. IL, Is. 20. %, %, "a, 25, 2S,
20, 80 and 33 responded to roll call.
Vacancies were filed as follows: Pat
McHugh was elected committeeman
from IA. Frank l. Mayes from 81.
Thos. J. Shelby from 81. and w. B.
Crawford from a., the new precinct.
Pat McHugh came into the meeting
holding the proxy Of Jas. McHugh
from No. IA. 1t developed, however,
that Jas. McHugh had moved from
that precinct and had been trans.
ferred, and it was declared that No.
IA was vacant. Pat McHugh, how
ever, was elected to represent that.
Fpreeinct as a committeeman for the
remainder of the term.
Chairman Frank Radcliff presided
and Secretary JOS. !. Johnson was
also in attendance. The meeting
was called to order by the chairman
and minutes of the past regular meet
ings were adopted.
A discussion relative to the right
of proxy representing one precinct
when residing in a different one
brought out the statement from VIM.
Archer. answering for precinct No. 2.
that he had moved into the city, was
now a qualified voter Of precinct 80,
to which he had been transferred. No.
was therefore declared vacant, but
the vacancy was not filed.
No. "a was filed by the election of
w. B Crawford, whose nomination
was opposed by Mr.. Sennott when he
offered as candidate the name OF
Frank Riera- Upon ballot, Mr.. Craw-
ford was elected in vote Of 13 to 8.
After the result was announced, Mr..
Sennott moved that It be made unani-
nous, and this was done.
Thos. Shelby was elected to fill No.
81. Then, in the adjustment of the
precinct representation, p. Mcclellan,
IL, suggested that No. Ia be straight
ened out. This was passed for the
present, but Pat McHugh was later
elected.
A CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Kent, from 20, offered reso-
luton providing for the appointment
Of campaign committee of. seven.
The resolution was carried and Chair
man Radcliff appointed the following:
c. ]. Levey, %; H. G. Clopton, II;
A. c. Tippin, 4; Frank l.. Mayes, 27;
Thos. w. Kent. 20; w. B. Crawford,
"a; Peter Mcclellan, IL. This commit
tee will meet Tuesday night and will
have charge of the general arrange
ment of the primary.
JuDGESHIP QUESTION.
Chairman Radcliff called attention
to the fact that the state committee
had not provided in the call for the
nomination by primary of circuit
judges and state attorneys, and he
said that he had taken the matter
up with several of his lawyer friends
and had been informed that the COM
mittee could take an expression of
the wishes of the voters in the prim-
airy and certify their choice to the gov
ernor. A copy of letter which he
had written the committee was then
read, as follows:
RADCLIFFE LETTER.
To the Members Of Escambia Demo
cratic Executive Committee,
Gentlemen: The official call from
the state committee does not provide
for the nomination of circuit judges