The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-02

An unusually quiet campaign was
brought tn close last night and tho
stage is set for the battle OF ballots
today with the prospect that the per
eautuge OF votes east win he excep-
touauy large, considering the total
number qualified. But listen at this
weather forecast:
unsettled Tuesday with occasional
showers; gentle tn moderate south
winds"
Ordinarily this forecast would hes
nailed with delight by ALL but just
at this particular time there are some
.of the candidates who would much
prefer that the Occasional shower"
feature be postponed for a day. for
the. election or defeat OF some OF the
boys depend largely on how the couu-
try people come TO tho polls, and H.
is ciure bct that with occasional
showers the country people viii elect
10 stay at homo and begin work on the
long suffering crops. AT least, a por-
tiou of ,hCm viii, and a portion to-
day way Inean the election or defeat
Of some Of the candidates,
/ POLLS CLOSE AT 6:46 p. NJ
The polls VIII open this morning at
#E o'clock In every precinct and the
clerks and inspectors have all prom
i@Cd 20 be on hand at that hour The
close is at sundown or GAG o'clock
D. IN. Every preparation has been
made for thc election. The clerks and
inspectors receive their instructions jim
the ballot boxes sent out "a few days
ago while their tally sheets, ballots
and ether stationery went along at
! the same slime.
/ The Jou nal prints I'm another col
/ umn a sample ballot that the voters
may study it carefully il wlll ba
noted in this ballot that the names OF
Iauite a number Of candidates, both
state and county, do not appear. These
include eEoctive committed In all Of
these cases the candidates have no
opposition and the new law does not
require the names Of candidates where
.hey have no opponents to appear ON
/ the ticket.
NEW PRIMARY LAW.
/ Todav will give the new primary
law. With its first and second choice
/ features, its first test 1t Will also put
into effect numerous other reforms ef-
Ifectiug the voters, who under this new
system are given more protection
while the candidates ara assured or
7 as fair an election as a law can make
! q'Fat money talks and has been do
ling all OF the talking in recent cam
IDafgn is evidenced by the fact that
/ In the campaign just closed there has
! been little talking for the reason. that
1.-The money has been absent. The can
dldates and their friends, from all ap-
i pearances. have been living strictly up
1 to the law and have refrained from
hiring any workers or doing other
things that have heretofore made "A
campaign almost prohibitiye for the
poor man.
THE VOTING PLACES.
CIe1K ~ the Circuit Court James
INacgfhbon has furnished the follow
ling list Of polling places for the city
precincts for the primary today, as
4 prepared by the board Of county com
4 rnissiOueTs:
Precinct 12-Romana and Aloania
+ streets.
Precinct 13-Court house.
/ Precinct 14-Ronnana and Baylen
/ streets.
Precinct 15-John MalorAys store.
Precinct 26-JsuaI place
/ Precinct 27--Farrar's store.
! Precinct 28-Southeast corner of
+ Gonzalez and Alcaniz streets.
4 Precinct 29-Padcltne's store.
! Precinct 30-Gonza1ez and Pa1afoE
streets.
streets.
Precinct 32-Bedsole's store
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