The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-08
CITY CONVENTION
/. MEETS TONIGHT
To Nominate a Candidate For
MayOr--Dr. Warren and
Benz. |. Gay ReCep-
tive Candidates.
Aldermanic Candidates Named Monday
Night.


The Democratic city convention TO
nominate candidate for Mayor OF Pa
laika will be held in the City Council
chamber at o'clock this Friday) even
ing. The delegates to the convention
were named by the various ward eau
cusses on Monday evening, only one of
the wards going to the length of instruc-
ting its delegation. The First ward ink
structed for DR.. Warren.
During the week the friends of the
doctor have been interesting themselves
in his behalf, but as far as the News can
learn DIR. Warren himself has had no
part in the plan of certain friends to
make him Mayor. DR.. Warren told the
News that he had been asked if he
would take the office of Mayor if ii was
rendered him, and his reply had been
that he would. He also said that he
would not enter into scramble for the
place; If the convention saw fit TO nomi-
nate him he would consider that he had
been honored.
There has been much pressure
brought to bear on Mr.. Gay. That gen
tleman told the News that he did not
want the office and would not accept
the nomination-that was some two
weeks ago. Since that time he has
been besieged and there was, when last
interviewed, some evidence that he had
weakened somewhat from his original
resolve. Mr.. Gay has long been val
ued member of the city council, and OF
the retiring council he is the president.
Since his last election he has moved
out of the First ward and is now resi-
dent of the Third. This made him in
eligible to a rejection to the board OF
aldermen from the First ward. Since
Monday his friends have been very ac-
tive in urging him TO run for Mayor.
Mr. Gay has steadfastly said NO." but,
as said before, there is now evidence OF
his willingness TO accept in case the
nomination is forced upon bim.
Neither DR.. Warren nor Mr.. Gay are
candidates in the sense of seeking the
office, but it is probable that either
would accept if the office is handed
him tonight. Whatever work has been
done, and whatever the outcome of to-
nights convention, it may be set down
after as certainty that this is one case
where the office sought the man and
not the man the office-an outcome i'm
possible in primary.
The delegates to the convention are:
First ward-William Turnage, w. E.
Wattles, ]. N. Walton, r. R. Brakeman,
A. T. Reed, Peter Gardner and ]. e.
Vertrees.
Second ward-M. NJ. Vickers, Walter
McNally, H. Petermann and J. M.
Pounds.
Third Ward-Marvin Martin, Luke
Parrott, B. |. Gay and F. A. Gerber.
Fourth Ward-Leo Jacobson, A. S.
Willard, Fred Priest and D. w. Ram
Saur.
Fifth Ward-Tom Holden and Charles
Merwin.
Seventh Ward-W. M. Cannon, ]. c.
Hagan, ]. H. Faulkner and c. H. Wigg.
The same caucusSeS that selected the
delegates to the city convention last
Monday night, also made the nomina-
tions for Aldermen for the ensuing year,
There were no contests except in the
Second and Third wards, and where
the results seem to have depended
largely upon the ability displaced by the
various candidates in getting out their
friends. The aldermanic nominations
are:
First ward, w. P. Merriam; Second
ward, ]. H. Yelverton; Third ward, W.
A. Hicks; Fourth ward, A. USina; Fifth
ward, w. H. Minton; Sixth ward, Joe
Adams; Seventh ward, c. w. Budding
ton. All but two of the aldermen
named are new men for the council,
though ]. H. Yelvertoa served on the
| 1910 council.