The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-23
Assessments Fixed For Can
didates Who Enter the
Primaries.
COST ESTIMATED AT ABOUT
$1,000, WHILE ESTIMATED RE-
cEIPTS ARE $1,000, LEAVING
DEFICIT OF $4oo-HEAvIEsT AS.
SESSMENT ON CANDIDATES
FOR COUNTY TREASURER, WHO
WILL HAVE TO PAY 5000 EACH.

The campaign committee Of the
County Democratic Executive Commit
tee met at the court house last night,
fixed the assessments for candidates
who will enter the coming primaries.
and issued call for the primaries to
(be held May 10 and June Z. The as
sessments were fixed as follows:
COST OF PRIMARIES.
County Treasurer ..-....... $4,000
Tax Assessor ................ 1880
Tax Collector ................ 1880
Supervisor Registration ...... 1000
State Senator ..,............ 1000
Member Legislature ........... 1000
Circuit Judge (1-6 pro-rata) 49,. 5000
Member School Board. ...... 500
County Commissioners .. 1000
CANDIDATES ASSESSMENTS.
1t was estimated that the total cost
of the two primaries would be about
$1,S00, while the estimated receipts
from assessments would not amount
to more than $1,400, leaving a deficit
of about S400. The committee was un-
able to determine how this money
could be raised, but decided to wait
until all of the candidates had paid
would 'be made to either raise moKe
money, if needed, or to reduce the ex-
pense.
After disposing Of this business
the committee adjourned to meet
Monday night, April II, for the co,
pletion of the campaign work. TT
present were Chairman F. Be-
cliffe, SecretsSy Jos. |. Johnson
Committeeman A. c. Tippfn, Cha,
Levey, Thos. Kent, P. Mcclellan, H
CIopton, W. B. Crawford and Fran
l.. Mayes. The call is as follows:
zoFFIcIAL CALL
For Democratic Primary ELECTION IN In Es-
1910 and June 9TH, 1910.
Whereas, The State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee has duly called a. primary
election to be held in each county of the
State of Florida, on May 10th, 1910. and a
second primary. If necessary, on June 1th'
Resolved, That the Democratic County
Executive Committee for Escambia Coun-
ty, Florida, hereby calls and provides for
the holding of Democratic primary, cleo
ton, to be held in conformity with the
terms of the call by the State Democratic
day of January, 1910 said primary cleo
tion to be held in each voting precinct in
Escambia County on the 10th day of May.
necessary. on the 7th day of June. A. D.
1910, in accordance with such instructions
spectors and clerks of election at such
elections, agreeable to the terms of the
call issued by the Democratic State
Executive Committee.
Each elector qualified to vote in said
primary shall have the right to vote. in
addition to the candidates for national,
state and congressional officers and com
mitteemen, as provided for in the call
by the state executive committee, for the
following named officers, to-wit:
One Judge circuit court first judicial
circuit, one state senator Escambia coun-
ty, for two representatives to the state
legislature, for one tax assessor, for one
tax collector, for one county treasurer,
for one county supervisor of registration,
for one. member of the board of public
instruction, for districts one, two, three,
respectively, for one member of the state
democratic executive committee, for one
executive committee, for a chairman of the
county executive committee, for secre-
tary of the county executive committee.
commissioners district in said county
shall have the right to vote for one coun-
ty commissioner from such district.
Each such elector in each of the cleo
ton districts in said county shall have
the right to vote. for one member Of the
county democratic executive committee
from such election district.
The respective candidates to be voted
for at said election In this county, and
which has not been assessed by the state
or congressional executive committees
are hereby assessed respectively in such
election committee appointed by this exec
utive committee, after inquiry as to the ex-
pense attendant upon the conducting of
the two primary elections herein provided
for, and the assessment as made by the
primary election committee for each Of
flee shall be published with this call.
The name of no person shall be printed
upon the official ballot to be used in the
said election unless he be certified as a
candidate by the state or congressional
executive committee, or unless he shall on
or before the 11th day of April, A D.
1910, file in writing with the chairman of
this county executive committee notice of
his candidacy and application to have
his name placed on the said official ballot
and also pay to this committee the assess
ment to be hereafter and herein provided
for. Only persons whose names are