The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-21

Organizing By the election OF Chas-
J. Levey as chairman and NJ Langley
Bell as secretary, the new democratic
executive committee Of Escambia
county at it's first meeting recon
mended that the proper authorities
place the name Of A. M. Mcmillan on
the official ballot Tor the &ovenber
election for clerk OF the court Of rec
ord. adopted a resolution 10 retain
part OF the surplus money now on
hand and return the balance TO the
candidates, took a few side -swtpes ar
Gov. Trammell and fIlled vacancies in
many precincts In the county where
no party had been elected to repre-
sent the precinct
w II KiIbee, one Of the oyd-tiue
members. took the chair when the
members assembled and called the
meeting to order Ndr. L1evey was
placed in nomination and unanimously
elected chairman. after which he made
a short talk thanking the members
for the honor. NJ Langley Bell was
unanimously elected secretary of the
committee and thus organized the
body proceeded to other business
The following committeeman ans
wered roll call r O. stanton, j. r.
Merritt, M. L. Bell, W A. Fiulay. Gus
Soderlind, W. Fl. KfTbee. J. A. Gilmore.
J. r Faghy, F. Ward, Pat McHuEh.
p. NJ. PriLohetL w. II. Mayo d. j.
Levey w. c. Jones, H. p Phillips
Mark Joseph
FILLING VACANCIES.
Ten precincts were without repre-
sentatiOn. no one having qualified for
committeeman. and the committee
proceeded to fill these vacancies ~
electing the following.
Precinct No. &c. c. Eupfrlan.
Precinct No. 4.-NIck Condor.
Precinct No 8-F S. Cay
Precinct No. 19.-T. r. Todd
Precinct No. I6.-W 3 Hubbtrd
Precinct No. 2l-C- r. Vaughn
Precinct ". 25.-J- Q. Van Pelt
Precinct No. TT NJ. Farrior-
Precinct No. 3O.-E :. MCMILLAN
Precinct No. Si.-iE- r. Swatne
RETURNING MONEY.
Chairman LDevev reported that the
committee had on hand almost $4O0,
this amount being left over after the
expenses Of the last primary had been
betrayed, and Er. RfIbee moved that
the amount be returned 90 the Candi-
dates, being pro rated according TO the
amount Of their respective assess
ment.
future meetings during which Msgsrs
RfJbee, McHugh and others took oc-
caston to rap Governor Trammsu far
his alleged failure to heed the recon
nendatious OF the committee. IC waa
thought that at heast one other meet
ing would be necessary before tho next
primary, and possibly some oRf3Ciat
would either resign or die before two
more years expired, so the COMMITTEES
was adverse TO returning an OF the
money as they wanted 70 provide for
future neettnEsB II was generally
understood that under the new pr
mary Law the committee must asBern-
Bile and mako fts recommendation
and that the governor would make
appointments Of parties 80 recon
meuded. Mr.. Eigbee thought that f1-
tLre meetings for such a purpose
would be unnecessary rs Gov. Tram
nell has two more years in office, but
general opinion prevailed that tho
governor would. IN future. DO guided
by recounl en- da tons.
Mr.. Mcjugh introduced a resolution
TO the effect that the chairman and
secretary estimate the cost Of two
meetings OF the committee, reserve a
sufficient sun to cover the cost Of
such and refund the remainder Of the
amount on hand to the candidates in
the recent primary. Included IN this
motion was that IN addition to actual
that country members he paid
50 per diem and that city members re-
ceive 81 per diem. the secretary and
chairman being paid So for each meet
ing. This was passed unanimously
The committee then passed a res
oiution. which had been adopted 5n
the old committee 10 the effect thai
in future no person he endorsed a-
tteemen for any office unless
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