The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-06
CAL EoR pRrMARY.

CALI FQH PRIMARY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the
Democratic Executive Committee Of the
City Of Pensacola, Florida, hereby calls
and provides for the holding of e Demo-
cratic Primary Election TO be held on
usual polling places IN the city Of Pensa-
cola, during the hours between 200
O'Clock a. m. ard shutdown, for the nomt~
nation Of Democratic candidates to be
voted for at the municipal election on
June 9Th, 1916, for the following City
Offices, to-wit;
One III Commissioner;
One u Member of the City Demo-
cratic Executive Committee from the
City at Large:
One (D Member Of the city Demo
cratic EXECUTIVE Committee from Pre-
One ID Member Of the city Demo-
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
one "a Member Of the city Demo
cinct No. IA;
One % Member OF the city Demo
cratic Executive Committee from Pre-
ONLY one PRIMARY SHALL BE
HELD In such primary the form Of the
ballot and the method of voting and
determining the result shall be in ae-
cordance with the provisions Of the state
law regulating primary elections for the
nomination Of state and county officers
In the event there are three 90 or
more candidates for any one or more Of
the above named offices then and in
| such event the ballot used shall be
printed so as to permit the electors TO
vote for one candidate for first choice
and another candidate for second choice
/ for such offices, and the clerks and in
| speetors Of election, in making their
| returns, shall tabulate the number of
/ hrst choice votes and the number Of
/ second choice votes received by each
candidate, respectively, for each office.
| The City Democratic Executive Commit
/ tee IN canvassing such returns shall
| eliminate all candidates for each office
except the two candidates receiving the
/ highest number Of first choice votes,
1 and to the total number Of first choice
/ votes so received by the two candidates
/ receiving the highest number Of first
choice votes shall be added respectively,
| the number of second choice votes re-
eetyed by the two candidates receiving
! the highest number of first choice votes
/ upon those ballots upon which the first
choice votes were cast for the candi-
/ dates eliminated, and the candidate re-
| ceiving the highest number Of votes,
after the same shah have been conn
4 puted IN the manner herein prescribed,
| shall be declared to DO the nominees Of
the Democratic Party for their respec-
| tive Offices.
In the event there are less than three
| t3) candidates for any one or more Of
said offices then and in such event there
/ shall be no second choice votes and that
candidate receiving the highest number
ONCE.
Those and only those persons shall be
permitted to become candidates, before
or TO vote at. or in any wise participate
/ in such primary, who are Democratic
| electors, who are by the laws of the
state Of Florida lawful electors of the
precincts in which they offer to vote
| as shown by the registration books Of
! the Supervisor OF Registration Of the
city OF Pensacola, who have paid their
| poll taxes legally due for the years 1914
and 1915 not less than ten (10) days
! before April II, 1916. and who shall,
4 when challenged by any elector, pledge
/ in writing upon oath before an inspector
/ his honor to abide by and support the
/ results Of such primary and to vote
| for the nominees thereof.
No elector shall be allowed 10 vote in
any precinct other than the one IN which
| he is registered and resides, as shown
by the registration books aforesaid.
Each and every person desiring to have
/ his name printed in the official ballot to
be used in said primary as a candidate
| for any Of said offices, shall Gle with
| Joseph v Riera, Secretary Of the City
/ Democratic Executive Committee, at or
day Of April 1916, his notice Of candi
| day and application In writing to have
| his name so printed upon said ballot.
and shall also, on, or before said time
1 and date pay 70 the said Secretary Of
the City Democratic Executive Commit
| tee the amount Of the assessment here
| matter provided.
The assessment fxed by this Commit
tee, and which. the persons desiring to
be candidates In said primary are re-
ouired to pay to the Secretary Of this
Committee are as follows, to-wit:
Each candidate for the Office OF City
Commissioner the sum Of $4,000.
All candidates for Offices enumerated
in this cali shall be voted for By the
duly qualified white Democratic voters,
and by such voters only, IN each and
every election district In the City Of Pen
sacola, Florida, except the precinct
members of the City Democratic Execu-
tive Committee. who shall be voted for
only by the voters of the precinct re-
spectively that they are candidates to
represent.
The inspectors and clerks Of election
to conduct said primary. win be appoint
/ ed by this committee ct a meeting 10 be
held for that purpose I'm the City Han, at
p. N. on April Srd. 1915 Al candidates
are invited to attend this meeting.
This committee VIII meet on the 18th
day Of April. 1915. at noon, 70 publicly
/ canvass the returns and declare the re-
suit Of said primary and the nominees
Of the Democratic Party to be voted or
at the General election TO be held June
: sth. 1915.
} Each candidate to be voted upon al
said primary shall have the right Z
place one watcher at the polls who shall
be entitled to be present during al the
time that the polls are open, to chal
counting Of the votes and certifying O
the result after the polls are closed.
hi All ballots, poll lists. tally sheets and
returns and other records Of said prtmsr1
] shall be preserved by the City Demo
cratic Executive Committee.
CLEMENT BLOUNT.
HI JOS. Y. RIERA, Chairman
HI secretary.