The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-12-31

popular men in Palatka, and chairman
of the county democratic executive
committee 1t is also rumored that
Attorney J. N. Blackwell will also be
in the race. Mr.. Blackwell was en-
gagged in a case at the court house on
Thursday morning and could not be
interrupted to find out his intentions.
1t is also rumored that ex-Sheriff
Howell, at present deputy sheriff,
will be candidate for Justice of
Peace to succeed Justice Marshall, but
this could not be verified.
For Superintendent of Schools The
News could not ascertain on Thursday
morning whether Prof. Cottingham
would be candidate to succeed him
self. Mr.. Cottingham was not in his
office. He has. been in ill health
good part of the past two years and
many have said that because Of this he
would not liktly be candidate. How
ever, it does not pay to take these
things second handed. We regret our
inability to see Mr.. Cottingham and
get his statement Anyway Mr.. c.
H. Price, the Lemon street grocer,
young man who is scion of one OF
the old and most respected families in
the county, has said positively that ne
would be a candidate. He is well
qualified for the place. He has edl-
cation, tact, energy and mannerism
about him that is sure to win votes,
and in case of election something that
would fit well into the administration
of the office. P. ]. Becks the real
estate man and the Putnam county
member of the State democratic ex-
exutive committee has also been men,
toned as candidate, but when seen
on Thursday morning Mr.. Becks smil-
ed and said "Russell, ! don't know;
haven't quite made up my mind" Mr:
Becks was for two years chairman OF
the county school board, and is more
or less familiar with the work Of the
schools. He is popular in the county
and would make good run. But ne
don't Enow, yet.
This is only starter-there will be
a host of candidates, never fear-and
the next two weeks will bring many
if not the majority of them to the
surface.
For County Commissioners.
The News is not posted as to the
intentions of members of the board
of county commissioners regarding
another term. 1t has heard it said
that the president of the board, Hon.
w. C. Alvers of the First district,
would not be candidate. During the
summer, for a month or more, Mr..
Alyers was not feeling well, and the
report got out at that time. He is
better now. One thing is certain
and that, he is more popular now
than ever before during his long ser
vice on the board and it would take
a miohty strong man to beat him,
provided he decides to again become
a candidate.
Mr.. Rowton who represents the Pa
latka district is filling out the unex-
pired term of a resigned member;
he has been but a few months on
the work, but he has made hard
working and conscientious official
and if he concludes to seek renomi-
nation he will likely get it.
Tom Waldron of the Third district
is very popular; he is serving his
first term and is making good; he
would be a hard man to down. He
is a farmer who known his business
thoroughly and he is working the
county's business just as thoroughly.
D. P. Hancock of Bostwick would
be a hard man to beat provided he
wants to sit longer on the board; he
is a very conscientious member and
has plenty of intelligence.
Mr.. Perry of the Fifth district IS
also popular, especially throughout
his district. He has been on the
board several terms and is familiar
with county business and in the event
of his reelection this would be worth
much to the county. He is kind of
'watch-dog' of the county treasury,
and this has sometimes gotten him
criticized by men who wanted to get
a hand in it; but "watch-dogs" are
good things to have in the family or
county or state-real watch-dogs.
Possibly there are men in the coun..
ty ambitious to fill the places of
some of these commissioners, but so
far The News has not been informed
as to who they were.
Medical authorities state that it