The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-12
Lively Session of
City Committee

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all Of said votes so cast at said pre-
cinct were illegal In. this: That all of
said votes were numbered In such a
manner as to identify each ballot with
the person by whom said ballot was
cast, and for that reason none Of said
ballots should have been canvassed or
returned.
2. That H. p. Ball, one Of the in
spectors at precinct No. 80 in said cleo
ton, was not qualified elector in said
precinct at all, but was a qualified elec-
tor in altogether a different precinct.
and that said inspector was in favor
Of the said Frank Reilly and opposed
to the said A. Greenhut and exercised
and used such influence as he could
against the said A. Greenhut and in
favor Of the said Frank Reilly; that in
truth and in fact the said H. P. Ball,
at the primary held on the 9Th day of
May, A. D. 1911, for the election of
mayor for said city of Pensacola, ac-
cording to the records in precinct No
81 voted in said precinct No. 81.
3. That If it should be decided that
the numbering of said ballots in such
a manner as to identify the said bal
lots with the person who cast same
should not render all of said ballots
illegal, yet nevertheless the said in
voted in precinct No. 81 in said prim-
airy to vote whose names did not ap-
pear upon the registration books in
said precinct, and who were other
wise disqualified by reason of not be-
ing naked as having paid their poll
tax upon the registration books of said
precinct, and who had not paid their
poll taxes for the year 1910; that all of
the said eight men SO voting cast
THAR said ballot for fha said Fra nh
Reilly.
And for the reasons above set forth
and alleged, the said A. Greenhut pro-
tests against the canvassing Of the re-
turns of said election from precinct
No. 80 in said city.
MAYOR REILLY OBJECTS.
Mayor Reilly arose and entered an
objection to the committee entertain
ing this communication.
Mr.. Forcheimer started to speak but
Mayor Reilly interposed an objection
until the chairman had ruled on his
objection to entertaining the Greenhut
protest.
Chairman Anderson sustained the OBJ
lection by the mayor and also ruled
that further discussion of the matter
was out Of order.
Mayor Reilly said he would like to
have the entire committee vote on this
ruling.
A discussion here ensued that gave
promise for a time of being some
what spicy Mr.. Forcheimer said that
the matter of the regularity of the
election in precinct No. 80 was Of i'm
portance to the entire city and ought
to be cleared up. Mayor Reilly wanted
to know If Mr.. Forcheimer had not
said that Mr.. Greenhut was willing to
give up the contest, but that he Cor
cheimer) wanted to save the money his
friends had bet on the election. Mr..
Forcheimer said he was speaking OF
his friends who wanted fair election
as well as Mr.. Greenhut.
J. n. Broughton moved that the
communication from Mr.. Greenhut be
not considered and that the mayors
objection be sustained. The motion
was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Forcheimer then announced
that he would withdraw the Greenhut
protest If the committee would open
| the ballot box OF No. 80 and exhibit
and count the ballots so that the pub
| lie might know the actual situation. II
could, he said, in no wise affect Mayor
! Reilly's nomination, no matter what
the result showed. but It would give
| the public the facts and at the same
| time, If the ballots were found to be
straight, exonerate the men who served
| as inspectors there from any imputa-
ton of wrong doing.
This request was denied and Com
mitteeman Riera said that the ac-
ceptance by the committee OF the re-