The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-20

corporation matter q public interest
without first submitting y 20 tne
people
AR. bingham replied that n cor
poration desires g "a thc price q any
thing if puts the voting trust" in the
sands ~ one o. two q the 30 stock
holders and that. Ia referring % q city
commission a. voting trust ne
meant that "a dsvolves upon the CON
mission 90 select the sub ofictala. thuA
doing the voting for the public and
that % that extent. AZ least the pub
be delegates sc POWER to tSem.
DERATE STARTED.
Al thIs POINT AIaermac Semmca tcok
the foor and made the first q q half
score speeches e variable ,ength that
acre called from him az personal ex-
rTeFal0ns ST la reply O. questions q
men attending q was the aeginuing
81 twenty minute debate betwesn
Dir. Bingham end himself
Incidentally, several n those whom
attended set new records Tor speeches
last night Mr. semmes and Mr Bing-
ham made from eight to twelve each
and Mr. walker spoke several times.
Mr. semmes said the objection %
Mr. Bingham. az explained hy him. -
undoubtedly the strongest point On "a
yor 90 commission government
~ you had sent" BE- said. ia saw
yer. nle-sCftsr. engineer and 50 on up
90 MuscoEse t0 run a sawmin for lie
Southern states Lumber Company,
would they have made n success %
itf Not af all But when you secure
n superintendent and put w ~ % him
90 SET che men ~ needed % make %
q success and held him responsible then
Sc vac a success. wasn't Dc"
II be- just the same with Ire city
commissioner. he knows that even
eve Il uT1n him that hr must deliver
the goods and deliver them Through the
men under hins.
n am az present a member - thc
committee on franchises. When there
is franchise comes uU thr commit
tn0 Krauts a. ! defy anyone 90 show
that Be- doesn't We make our report
and au ths rest 20 the twelve members
Of thc council say ave
There Il Capitalization there and
wy not condenHs t7
Another th.nE Mr bingham would
not have stood fnr the things which
have recently been shown in council
under commission form % government
NEGRO NOT FACTOR.
"Iti sa cry OF ths weak when an az
tempe o. made 20 intect into tsis thine
tire negro. on the ground that he viii
vote on the recall N one is found nee
ossarg believe. hat 3 commissioner.
once elected wil have you 100 per cent
with him and the neEro viii stay where
he rs unlsss some rabid politician
. comes along and stirs sim up"
Mr Bingham made reply. stating b.
I had attended the council every night On
I three years that 10 has had q reEular
/ meeting and never failed 10 see
quorum
Mr.. Bingham made reply. stating thai
/ ~ a commissioner SO % work % build
I himself up a machine he would choose
T men a. sub-ofncials who would not
7 look after the city's best interests.
I afr. Semmes replied that two com
I missioners, az least, must favor each
appointment
/ Mr. Bingham then took ID the
Y friendship phase 20 the question and
I AR. scmmes answered that the com
E missioners would BE- held responsible
and that their reelection would De-
pend upon their work. that they wouli
not need 90 figure upon reelection.
I thus hndlnE h necessary 20 spend much
~ their time mixing" In and ward
Z heeIing 90 gain prestige n wouldn't
/ De- necessary for any prominent sub
F rnicial % get n 8o-day leave ~ absence
ta 60 ont "polvtirk'u'- be said
Mr. Bingham said ~ bad srrn re-
ports ~ committees turned down W
. the council even those 0f tho fnan-o
F. committee.
tie said also that hC doesn't believe
the recent irreguiarltios in the council
referred 90 by Mr. Semmss were 90 So
much moment and thar they are little
things likely % creep ~ any umr. ii
don't think Mr. Srmmss7 D. said
J.. -thaf vuur charges ~ 'rattcnnrEE' were
/ altogether sustained
HONOR ~ COUNCIL.
Hr recalled that Mr SemmeE had
said 20 is no honor % b. "a councilman.
hHf that Co b. commissioner would 20
an honor. a. "a commissioner Or max
ing history He said BE- thinks there
Is honor iu being q councilman and
named r.. *. NouEe a. q man that has
4 been councilman and done much which
entities hirn 20 honor
A. n "uvorrcseIKr republican. NJ
said Do iW0Ehaml can not take fhr
! stand az Attorney John =. stokes that